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From: Thomas.Kendelbacher@erno.de (Thomas Kendelbacher)
Subject: Re: Programmers -> Engineers; Engineers -> Programmers
Date: 1996/08/20
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Date: 1996-08-20T00:00:00+00:00
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In article <Pine.GSO.3.92.960819102006.27186B-100000@nunic.nu.edu>, Richard Riehle <rriehle@nunic.nu.edu> writes:
> If I understand his underlying point, the need for engineering education
> as part of the computer science curriculum, it is hard to support an
> argument against that position. The notion that Computer Science
> students should take a principles of engineering class is worthy of
> serious consideration.

FYI: In Germany, a basics course in EE has always been part of the standard
CS ("Informatik") curriculum, at least at the Technical University of Braunschweig
which I attended, but many others, too.  (At other universities, the courses are
sometimes called "Technische Informatik" with a stronger emphasis/specialization
on digital circuitry.)

At the TU Braunschweig, the 2-semester course covered "everything" from Ohm's Law,
complex resistor networks, Fourier/Laplace transformation, semiconductor theory,
electronic circuitry including AD/DA converters, up to digital circuitry, PLAs
etc.

Phew, it _was_ tough (including the exam.)  ;-)

Not that I need much of it in my daily work, but it was certainly a good
experience to gain some insight to an engineering discipline. Yes, I think
it can be recommended (maybe a bit less "bare-metal basics" and a bit more
"engineering", but some "basics" are required, of course!)

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