Posted by alexandra_k on July 20, 2014, at 22:15:33
In reply to Re: classes..., posted by alexandra_k on July 19, 2014, at 16:00:44
yay... classes today... so happy... so good to be back.
:)
physics is okay. young post-doc for the first quarter. he seems nice. might be his first time teaching. they have lots of extra help available... a 'stop by pretty much anytime' room... so... no excuses...
pythagoras theorum is for resolving a perpendicular vector. i learn.
a lot of the same kids from chemistry last semester. i think because a few of them have decided to apply for bio-med next year... which means they are trying to get their GPA up. so... taking the easiest papers they can find... it is actually nice to have familiar faces... they are nice kids, really.
law was great. like coming home. philosophy, ha. speel on how it isn't about learning facts it is about engaging with the content. on how the lecturer has opinions and is opinionated but she doesn't want us to say what we think she wants to hear she wants us to engage for ourselves.
lots of new words. familiar... but i don't know what they mean. and little phrases. technical terms, i guess. she did a lot of getting us to talk. we only have 4 tutorials... so the lectures are lectures and small group work as part of that... i had a grumble about group work... but... whatever.
she's older... but seems younger. i mean... she said she taught the course for the first time the year before i was born... but i would have guessed she was roughly my age. so she's maybe early 50's... knows her stuff... obviously enjoys teaching it. dynamic. so... it will be fun. i was surprised that most of the class said they intend to apply for law... but it doesn't make sense to me... because it is a pre-req for the other first year law paper and you need both of them... so... they did badly last semester and are repeating? it makes no sense...
the class is graded to a strict curve... it is notoriously a course to stay away from if you are looking for an easy pass... i don't actually know whether that is true or not, but that's the grapevine. even though it is classified 'gen ed'. anyway... that's why i'm taking it this year. wouldn't risk it next year...
anyway... i was thinking about dropping it... but will keep me sane after physics, i think. which is all calculations.
animal bio... in 45 minutes... icky gross things here i come...
so good to be back.
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