Going Back To School
I really like programming. My education isn’t in computer science though. I have an anthropology undergraduate degree and a masters in library science. Maybe I took a wrong turn somewhere because I didn’t feel comfortable about my math. I work as an engineer now, but a recent experience has led me to believe that I’m not skilled enough for my choice of career.
So I am going back to school. I took precalculus in college and did well, but I know I didn’t have a grasp on the fundamentals enough to move forward. In high school I had a lot of problems where I lived at the time and just wasn’t able to excel. So I’m going to start over.
I’m going rebuild my math fundamentals. I have signed up at San Jose’s City College and will register for summer classes in Geometry and Intermediate Algebra. Just a refresher. Some have suggested why not read a book or learn online, and my answer is that I need the structured discipline a classroom environment provides.
My goal is to continue to take math classes until I can begin taking computer science courses, with the hope of transferring into San Jose State for a second Bachelors in computer science. I predict this will take more than a few years. But ultimately I will benefit.