{"id":10,"date":"2023-07-20T17:22:07","date_gmt":"2023-07-20T17:22:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eportfolio.siue.edu\/hunter-cummins\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2026-09-23T16:47:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T16:47:14","slug":"my-goals","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eportfolio.siue.edu\/hunter-cummins\/my-goals\/","title":{"rendered":"My Goals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Major<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I am planning on majoring in Computer Science. I would like to learn more about computers and how they work and are made. I would also like to contribute to making apps at some point, or tech repair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Career Interests<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ever since I was little, I always wondered how electronics worked. Even to this day, I still wonder and am fascinated when I am able to take something apart and see how it works on the inside. Also looking at just the little parts that make one thing just work perfectly just amazes me. I also like to figure out what is going on &#8220;behind the scenes&#8221;. Did you know that when watching a YouTube video, it is just a copy of the original being processed onto your local machine? Having been passed through many gateways to get just to your computer, all in a fraction of a second.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Courses Completed<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CS 111 &#8211; Concepts of Computer Science<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Covered fundamental CS concepts and computational thinking, with a little bit of programming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CS 140 &#8211; Introduction to Computing I<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First real programming ourse, learning the fundamentals in C++ like variables, functions, and data structures<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CS 150 &#8211; Introduction to Computing II<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Built on CS140 with more advanced topics like Binary Search Trees, and Linked Lists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CS 234 &#8211; Web Development<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Covered web technologies and coded in HTML. Created a website that was like a shopping page for games. This class helped me to figure out how certain components work together for websites and applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CS 286 &#8211; Intro to Computer Organization and Architecture<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Covered how computers are at the hardware level. CPU architecture, memory hierarchy, and how code gets translated to machine code.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CS 314 &#8211; Operating Systems<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Coveered how operating systems manage memory, processes, and system resources. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CS 325 &#8211; Software Engineering<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Covered software design principles and engineering practicies. This is where I build the Job Matcher project, and applied SOLID design principles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CS 330 &#8211; Programming Languages<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Covered how different programming languages are designed and structured, comparing them, and seeing how language affects problem-solving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CS 340 &#8211; Algorithms and Data Structures<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Covered core data structures and algorithms, building the foundation for advanced algorithms courses in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CS 360 &#8211; Ethics and Social Implications of Computing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Explored the ethical responsibilities of working in tech, including privacy, bias, and social impact of technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CS 382 &#8211; Game Development<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Covered game design and principles and practiced with Unity development. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CS 490 &#8211; Applied Graph Theory<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Covered graph theory through ands-on Python projects using NetworkX and Gephi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">IE 106 &#8211; Engineering Problem Solving<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An introductory enginerring course that I took when I was still a Computer Engineering major. Covered multiple different engineering practices, and had hands-on experience with all of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MATH 150 &#8211; Calculus I<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Covered foundational calculus concepts: limits, derivatives, and basic integration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MATH 152 &#8211; Calculus II<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Build on Calc I with more advance integration techniques, series, and sequences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MATH 224 &#8211; Discrete Mathematics<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Covered mathematical foundations of computer science: logic, proofs, set theory, and combinatorics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MATH 250 &#8211; Calculus III<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Covered multivariable calculus, including vector fields, surface\/line integrals, and various theorems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MATH 321 &#8211; Linear Algebra<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Covered vector spaces, matricies, and linear transformations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">STAT 244 &#8211; Statistics<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Covered statistical fundamentals, including a lab applying regression analysis in R.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PHYS 141\/L &#8211; Physics I and Lab<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Covered classical mechanics fundamentals, paired with a lab part.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PHYS 151\/L &#8211; Physics II and Lab<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Covered electricity, magnetism, and related concepts, with another lab part.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CODES<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Worked with the community to shine some light on a sensitive topic with MOBOT. These classes also helped me to reinforce my research, groupwork, and time management skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In Progress (Fall 2026)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Analysis of Algorithms<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Currently studying algorithm design stategies and performance analysis. This has been done with the greedy algoritm, sorting staegy comparison, and time complexity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Networks and Data Communications<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Currently learning networking fundamentals though hands-on socket programming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See an example&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/iris.siue.edu\/megsmith\/my-goals\/\">\u201cMy Goals\u201d page<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Major I am planning on majoring in Computer Science. I would like to learn more about computers and how they work and are made. I would also like to contribute to making apps at some point, or tech repair. Career Interests Ever since I was little, I always wondered how electronics worked. 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