09-24-2011 at 09:56 PM
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i m taking this course. not really enjoying it that much b/c i dont know how to study for it. so for those people who have taken this course, how did you study for it and how do u recommend i study for it?
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09-24-2011 at 10:11 PM
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hey, im taking the course with u know
wht im doing is just making notes on the lectures and reading the book: underling, hi-lighting and making lil paragraph summaries on the side
Its not like we have a test for this class. So focus on the material for the quiz in tht week and u shd be fine.
This wht im doing, other ppl have diff. ways of studying...
wht ever work for u
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09-24-2011 at 10:15 PM
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Go watch the web module, and actually attend the tutorial, and really try to participate, and finally for the quiz, always do it in groups, never by yourself
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09-24-2011 at 10:16 PM
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The thing I enjoyed most about this course was the content itself was just so damn interesting... i don't understand how you're not enjoying it because you don't know how to study for it... :/
Do you have the custom coursewear?
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09-24-2011 at 11:10 PM
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watch the web modules and take thorough notes on them... ask lots of questions in tutorial about the things you don't understand... do your quizzes in groups with other students... do the experimentrix to have 5% weighted off of your final exam
I bombed the midterm, got 52% but somehow managed to end up with a B as my final mark
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09-25-2011 at 10:20 AM
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Apparently this class is harder now than the past years.
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09-25-2011 at 10:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Silver
Apparently this class is harder now than the past years.
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Not really, it's about the same difficulty, but there's no midterm anymore so the difficulty of the quizzes has been raised to match what the midterm would've been like.
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09-25-2011 at 12:00 PM
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Not really, it's about the same difficulty, but there's no midterm anymore so the difficulty of the quizzes has been raised to match what the midterm would've been like.
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That sucks that there's no midterm anymore... That just added a lot more pressure onto doing well on the quizzes HAHAHAHAHAHAHA THAT SUCKS! (well not really if you do them in groups because then there's a higher chance of getting all the answers right) |
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09-25-2011 at 01:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Tailsnake
Not really, it's about the same difficulty, but there's no midterm anymore so the difficulty of the quizzes has been raised to match what the midterm would've been like.
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Actually, I hear that the e-book that was optional in past years is now a required textbook, which would probably make the course a bit more difficult
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09-25-2011 at 01:22 PM
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Do the readings and focus on conceptual learning. The material is intensive, but it is possible to do well if you keep on top of things. Visit office hours (as described on the Course Outline) and TA's will be happy to help you.
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09-25-2011 at 04:20 PM
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Actually, I hear that the e-book that was optional in past years is now a required textbook, which would probably make the course a bit more difficult
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The textbook is really just further explanations and examples of the content in the web modules, there's really nothing new in the course conceptually.
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