"prosecutors throughout the country now worry about juries that refuse to accept eyewitness accounts or even outright confessions"
When called for jury duty, it was made very clear that the 'burden of proof' is set on the prosecution solely. It sounds to me like they are just being too lazy to adapt to a new level of (mis-)awareness.
Carnegie Mellon University, one of the best CS/ECE colleges in America, is like 2-3 blocks down the road.;)
But, seriously, I have to agree with gtwreck: The old-school interfaces that you're learning probably aren't that far off from current technology.
It's a heck of a lot of work to structure a good course. You may talk to your prof about projects done outside of class (in place of a paper or as extra credit) to start out.
The whole idea is to go from fundamental physical principles and derive everything. This is unlike high-school physics books which merely force you to accept various equations, while handwaving over the assumptions required to get their simplified result.
I am a Physics Major. I have used both books in-class, and I keep them around because they're good, comprehensive Classical references.
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"prosecutors throughout the country now worry about juries that refuse to accept eyewitness accounts or even outright confessions"
When called for jury duty, it was made very clear that the 'burden of proof' is set on the prosecution solely. It sounds to me like they are just being too lazy to adapt to a new level of (mis-)awareness.
Carnegie Mellon University, one of the best CS/ECE colleges in America, is like 2-3 blocks down the road. ;)
But, seriously, I have to agree with gtwreck: The old-school interfaces that you're learning probably aren't that far off from current technology.
It's a heck of a lot of work to structure a good course. You may talk to your prof about projects done outside of class (in place of a paper or as extra credit) to start out.
If the examples are long, and you have an available scanner, just cut and paste it in.
The whole idea is to go from fundamental physical principles and derive everything. This is unlike high-school physics books which merely force you to accept various equations, while handwaving over the assumptions required to get their simplified result.
I am a Physics Major. I have used both books in-class, and I keep them around because they're good, comprehensive Classical references.
Hope this helps.
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