Editing Thread (Computer Science)

<onlyinclude>Like Electrical and Computer Engineering, Computer Science offers eight distinct threads, which act as specializations. Majors must complete two threads + the core and major requirements to graduate. CS minors must select one thread and complete the minor core requirements (these do not include MATH requirements or some intro CS classes). Each thread combination also dictates the number of [[free electives]] a student must take in order to graduate.

== Thread List ==
# [[Theory]]
# [[Systems and Architecture]]
# [[Information Internetworks]]
# [[Intelligence]]
# [[Modeling and Simulation]] (split into Scientific Computing and Data Analysis minors)
# [[People]]
# [[Media]]
# [[Devices]]</onlyinclude>

=== Systems and Architecture Guide ===
Take [[CS 2110]]:
* LIKE → declare either Modeling and Simulation, Systems and Architecture, Devices, or Information Internetworks.<ref group="Note">It does not matter which of these threads is declared for now.</ref>
* DISLIKE → definitely do not declare any of the threads above.
Take [[CS 2200]]:
* LIKE → declare either Systems and Architecture, Devices, or Information Internetworks based on preference.
* DISLIKE → either keep Modeling and Simulation for fewer requirements or declare another thread.<ref group="Note">If another thread is chosen, then CS 2200 will be counted as a free elective.</ref>

==== Systems and Architecture Advanced Elective ====

* Enjoy pipelining, caches, and multithreading → take [[CS 4290]].
* Enjoy multithreading, virtual memory, and scheduling → take [[CS 4210]] (requires [[CS 3210]]).<ref group="Note">Always verify prerequisites on [https://oscar.gatech.edu/ OSCAR].</ref>

Unsure → take CS 3210:
* LIKE → take CS 4210.
* DISLIKE → take CS 4290.

=== Theory Guide ===

Take CS 2050/CS 2051/[[MATH 3012]]:
* LIKE → declare Theory or Intelligence
* DISLIKE → definitely do not declare Theory
Take [[CS 3510]]/[[CS 3511]]:
* LIKE → declare Theory or Intelligence.
* DISLIKE → definitely do not declare Theory.
Take [[CS 3600]]:
* LIKE → continue with Intelligence
* DISLIKE → definitely do not declare Intelligence
Take [[CS 4510]]:<ref group="Note">CS 4510 is a good gauge for students who have declared Intelligence and are unsure about Theory.</ref> 
* LIKE → declare Theory.
* DISLIKE → do not declare Theory.

==== Theory Advanced Math Elective ====
Take MATH 3012:
* Enjoy generating functions and recurrence relations → take [[MATH 4032]].
* Enjoy graphs → take [[MATH 4022]].
* Enjoy generating functions, recurrence relations, ''and'' graphs → take MATH 4032 or MATH 4022.
* Dislike generating functions, recurrence relations, and graphs but enjoy cryptography → take [[MATH 4150]].

=== People Guide: ===
Stage 1 - Take CS3001 and PSYC1101

LIKE BOTH → Consider people  

LIKE ONE → Consider people, but choose thread picks carefully  

HATE BOTH → Probably not, unless really enjoy CS 3750

Stage 2 - Take CS 3750/CS3783.

LIKE → Probably take People/Media.  

Stage 3 - Take MATH 3670 sooner rather than later allowing you to take PSYC 2015 sooner.  

LIKE 2015 → Definitely people.  

==== People Upper Level ====
1. Take PSYC 2210/PSYC 2760/PSYC 3040 depending on what you liked in PSYC 1101 and PSYC 2015  

2. Choose thread picks based on preference between CS 3750 topics vs PSYC 1101/2015 vs CS 3001 topics.  

Liked PSYC 1101/2015 More - Consider CS 3790, CS 4472, CS 4460  

Liked CS 3750 More - Consider CS 4470, CS 4605  

CS 4660, CS 4745 are a bit of a wild card

=== Media Guide: ===
Take MATH 1554

LIKE --> Media could be for you (esp if you liked Homogeneous Coordinates)

HATE --> Definitely not Media

Take CS 2261 or CS 2110

LIKE 2261 --> Media is very probably for you

HATE 2261 --> Likely not Media

LIKE 2110 GBA Project --> Media may well be for you

HATE 2110 GBA Project --> Unclear

==== Media Upper Level ====
Take CS 3451 - choose thread picks on comparison of 3451 and 2261.

Like 3451 more than 2261:

* CS 4480 Digital Video Special Effects
* CS 4496 Computer Animation

Like 2261 more than 3451:

* CS 4455 Video Game Design and Programming

=== Honors Courses ===
Take CS 2051:

* LIKE → take CS 3511 and the CS 4510 honors section if possible.
* DISLIKE → do not take another honors class.
* UNSURE → take another honors class.

== Notes ==
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