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Computer Science is a field that is fundamentally based on high level and discrete math. Programming is just the tool which is used to apply the theory. That part of it just comes with experience. Not to sound like a Debbie downer, however if you are struggling with pre-calc, you very well may have a tough time with the higher level stuff. A minimum if calc 3 is going to be required before even getting into the higher level stuff.

For that major I'm certain it requires more than pre-calc. 
 
I highly recommend taking up to calculus in HS. Most people that I knew that didn't take pre-calc or calc were either not interested in STEM or didn't go to a four year university. Study really hard and do your best. Once you get good at it, it will even be somewhat enjoyable. Remember graduating requirements are the bare minimum to get a HS diploma. 

From what I have seen most CS degrees you need to complete up to calculus 3, but liked you mentioned it depends on the university you attend. Most universities give BS (Bachelor of Science) for CS, meaning its more math and science intensive, but some give BA (Bachelors of Arts) or BSA (Bachelor of Science and Arts) and these degrees require less math and science courses than a BS.
I personally say not to worry about Pre cal when you get to university you should have more free time to study also their should be study groups to help people.

I'm so glad I decided not to go into computer science even though that's one of my interests. I went into a media course and they cover everything from game design to film and audio. And, they don't deal with math.

Before you worry too much about math, I would focus on learning to program as best you can as you'll likely spend way more time programming (and debugging) than anything else. 
 
If you get in to comp sci and truly hate the math, you can often swap to a different degree program with less maths as there are usually a bit of overlap between subjects in similar disciplines. If in doubt, best to first check with your college what their specific entry requirements are, and if they will accept that course done at school towards your course credit later on. I would be surprised if they didn't have someone to help explain the syllabus to you.
 
You can't really escape maths in the core stuff (like theory of computation and automata theory), but the important part is being able to decipher the jargon, make some reasoned arguments to prove something (and show your working out usually by implementing it in code).
 
Plenty of the maths you will use day to day is more "visual" and dare I say "fun", like discrete maths where you cover things like graph theory, combinatorics, set theory, predicate logic etc. Information theory is also cool. With a bit of research you can pick optional subjects that avoid maths if you want eg. graphics will always be heavy on linear algebra, cryptography will be heavy on abstract algebra.

If you think pre calc is confusing, you are going to have a really bad time with comp sci. You will also be required to take many classes past pre calc for that major.

I am studying software engineering, so take what I say with a pinch of salt - I know the subject but not the teaching methods.
 
On a base level, computer science is math. There's no way around it. Aside from standards like programming languages and system structures, a computer scientists studies algorythms. Which means you need to know quite a bit of math, more specifically statistics, but also calculus and algebra. Almost all important figures in early computer science history are mathematicians. You will of course be thaught all you need to know, however it's up to you to learn it.
 
Don't go in expecting lessons on how to plug a graphics card in a pcie slot, because that won't happen (and besides you don't need college to know how to do that). Hardware is treated as a generic and abstract entity that only remotely concerns you, because that may change drastically over time and it makes no sense to waste time learning what is available now (not for graduating at least).
 
It can still be fun and interesting if you enjoy the subject and want a career in that field, but if you don't and only consider it because you like building computers it's a bad idea.
 
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on a side note, the same goes for software engineering - plenty of math and also some physics. In my case it's also basic electronics because where I go my course shares the first two years with electronic and telecom engineering.

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Can you go into your Settings, then into Battery and look at what is draining it (maybe give a screenshot)? This is different on every phone, but some say what app uses the most, some tell you cellular connection over time - all helpful information. 
 
Without knowing much about your phone, I'd say kill the background processes. Those include the processes that run in the background to kill background processes. If you want the best battery life, you have to do this yourself - go through every app and tune the settings so that you know everything that runs in the background, and be very vigilante of what gets downloaded on your phone. It's not hard to do if you keep up with it, and your OCD description seems like it would be worth it to you.

everything you have tried just increases battery drain. The best thing you can do is remove or disable any application that runs in the background. There is a root application called greenify that disables applications so they don't run but allows you to click on the icon and it opens has normal. That is an option if you are rooted.

you would. upload speed is what maters. You only need 1 monitor as long as you got good admins or you could use a phone or lapotp

For 3. another monitor would help a little as you can check your chat and see whats going on. Your PC should be fine. 

I recently looked into streaming on Twitch TV and am quite interested in starting soon. So here are some questions I have, feel free to give your opinions, suggestions, whatever can help me out, thanks
 
PC Specs
MSI Z170A Gaming M5 Motherboard
16GB DDR4 TridentZ RAM @ 2800MHz
EVGA 800 Watt PSU
Intel i7 6700K @ 4.2 GHz
ASUS Strix GTX 970
 
Would I survive streaming games like CSGO or Rocket League on a single PC and streaming on that same PC? (My specs above) How fast of an internet connection is recommended for streaming HD gameplay? Mine is about 8-10 Mb/s I only have 1 monitor, does getting a second monitor really improve my flexibility while streaming (is it worth getting a second one)? I figured I could just use my phone to read the chat...

1. Probably
2. That seems fine
3. You should get a second monitor so you can have your game open on one monitor, and chat, Skype, Teamspeak etc open on the other.

I believe you can stream to twitch using obs studio and configure obs to use the shadowplay feature for your 970 which would probably make it even easier on your system.

Specs are fine for 720p pretty much any game. Whats your upload ?

I streamed and gamed in my i3 with a 5.5Mb upload speed.
A 2nd monitor is very helpful for streaming and really, a second monitor is good for everything.
You could stream and game GTA V on a 6700k.

The LAN option ROM is a ROM that is invoked by the bootloader to provide for, among other things, an int13h translation if drives are to be remotely mounted (though iSCSI or some other network protocol), etc. 
 
It has nothing to do with operation of a network interface under a non-DOS operating system (ie: one that does not rely upon int13h) such as MS-Windows or Linux.
 
Sounds like either the connector is messed up, *or* the actual interface is fried.  

I just searched it up, and my original statement yields true
 

I think it's boot from lan, which is unnecessary for the most part.
 
 

Windows usually ties itself to the motherboard. I've done this process from 7 to 10 without problems.

If you can get ahold of a copy (not hard to get. you just have to may for it) of Acronis True Image its pretty good for stuff like that (it has a cloning feature. Ive used it 20+ times without fail)

Cloning software like Acronis True Image is really you're best choice here.

http://www.pcgamer.com/how-clone-hard-drive-or-ssd-2014/ That has links to some free tools you can try out.
 
Otherwise, are you cloning your OS install? If not you can just copy and paste. Or if want a more thorough job, you can open the command prompt and run:
robocopy [source] [destination] /MIR