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Re:Consider getting a “DIY” degree online instead of a tradi... by lorenzorhoades on Wednesday July 22, 2020 @11:46PM (#23923978)
i've seen this comment a couple times on HN and find it funny. My classes and lectures were mostly about what was not in the book and if you tried to read the book and take the test you'd get around a 50%.
Re:Consider getting a “DIY” degree online instead of a tradi... by throwawaygh on Friday July 24, 2020 @09:25PM (#23946124)
Really depends on the field. Parent comment is pretty accurate for most pure mathematics courses. Not so much in other fields (even non-pure math)