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Continuing with this weeks’ goal, this is the current status of my studies:

• CM1025 Fundamentals of Computer Science: Week 6 *
• CM1035 Algorithms and Data Structures I: Week 7
• CM1040 Web Development: Week 8

And accompanying that, this was my TO-DO list for today:

• Study through 2 pomodoro sessions
• Prepare dinner
• Prune the plants
• Tidy the house up

Note *: I have already begun to watch the lectures and solve the exercises, so I am on my way to completing week 7 (but I’m am not right there quite yet).

Pursuing this week’s goal of getting to week 8, I’ve managed to accomplish the following so far:

• CM1025 Fundamentals of Computer Science: Week 5 -> Week 6
• CM1035 Algorithms and Data Structures I: Week 7
• CM1040 Web Development: Week 7 -> Week 8

Despite my acknowledgment of the fact that it is my responsibility to stay on track of my progress, I’ve been lagging behind “Fundamentals of Computer Science” because the content delivery is awfully done. There is no spontaneity in the class, no grace, no passion… It’s just people reading slides and nothing beyond that.

This week I’ll need to double up on the study efforts I’m making so as to stay ahead by one week on all my courses.

We are currently on week 7 so the goal is week 8. Staying ahead by one or two weeks is really helpful once we reach week 10 because the midterms tend to be rather time consuming. Since I also work a full-time job, time management tends to be key to success.

As of today, this is the situation:

• CM1025 Fundamentals of Computer Science: Week 5
• CM1035 Algorithms and Data Structures I: Week 7
• CM1040 Web Development: Week 7

I’m lagging behind my studies. These first few weeks have been packed with activities and responsibilities as so I need to catch up with two of the three courses I’m taking this semester. Today I’ll be focusing on Fundamentals of Computer Science, and if I have some time to spare (which I highly doubt) I’ll do some exercises from my english grammar book.

• Rosen, K.H. Discrete mathematics and its applications. (New York: McGraw-Hill, 2011) 7th edition, Chapter 1.7, pp.80–90.
• Solve week 3 exercises
• Watch week 4 lectures
• Read Rosen, K.H. Discrete mathematics and its applications, pp.311–330.
• Solve week 4 exercises

Tomorrow is exam day.

I’ll be solving some practice exams today. And later, in the afternoon, I’ll visit the raspberry pi store to see if I get my hands on a new raspberry pi.