How Did Your Semester Exams Turn Out?

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The discussion revolves around participants sharing their experiences and feelings regarding their semester exams, including the challenges faced and the subjects involved. The scope includes personal reflections on exam difficulty, study habits, and upcoming exam schedules, with a focus on various academic disciplines such as physics, mathematics, computer science, and language studies.

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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants express relief at having completed their exams, with one noting the difficulty of their physics exam on electricity and magnetism.
  • Others share their ongoing struggles with upcoming exams, including extensive reading and preparation for multiple subjects.
  • A participant mentions the challenge of a philosophy exam, contrasting it with a perceived failure in a computer science exam due to recursive methods.
  • There are discussions about the performance of recursion versus loops in programming, with some participants agreeing that loops are generally better for performance.
  • One participant reflects on the pressure of public exams in Hong Kong and the impact on future university admissions.
  • Another participant shares their extensive course load for upcoming exams, expressing a sense of overwhelm and the need to prioritize studying.
  • Some participants inquire about the academic status of others, with one asking if finishing mock GCSE exams counts as an achievement.

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Participants generally share a common sentiment of stress and relief regarding exams, but there are multiple competing views on the effectiveness of different programming methods and the varying levels of difficulty across subjects. The discussion remains unresolved regarding the best approaches to studying and exam preparation.

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Participants express varying degrees of preparedness for their exams, with some feeling confident and others overwhelmed. The discussion includes references to specific subjects and exam formats, which may influence individual experiences and perceptions of difficulty.

Who May Find This Useful

Students preparing for exams, particularly in STEM fields, as well as those interested in shared experiences related to academic pressures and study strategies.

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Exams are over!

Hey all you students,

How did your exams go this semester? I had 4 extremely hard exams this semester. I've never studied so hard in my life. But I am happy about them, i feel i did good. (hopefully).

Lets see i had a physics exam (electricity and magnetism). That was an elective course i took (yeah I am crazy), the exam was a tricky one. I had Discrete Mathemeatics(which was the hardest one, lots of proofs), Linear algebra (it went ok) and an exam on Java which was the easiest one but still very hard.

How did everyone elses exams go?

Holidays! Yuppieee!
 
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My exams are Jan 7 and 9, and I still have to read 8 chapters and a binder filled with research articles.. going to be a fun christmas.. :frown:
 
I'm in last year of high school. School's final exam will be held on 23rd February which includes everything that I learned since september 2002.

In March and April, I'll have public exams.
30/3 Chinese language and Culuture (CLC) (4.5 hours)
31/3 CLC listening (1 hour)
2/4 Use of English (UE) (4.5 hours)
3/4 UE listening (1 hour)
20/4 AL pure mathematics (6 hours)
23/4 AL chemistry (6 hours)
28/4 AL physics (6 hours)
:frown:

For us, Form 7 (upper six / grade 13) students in Hong Kong, Christmas holiday, Chinese New Year holiday and Easter holiday (3 long holidays) are holidays of studying . Whether we can enter good universities and to study the subjects that we want to study depend on the public exams.

Books and notes have already been scattered everywhere in my room.

On 28 April at 5pm, when the examinars say time's up, pens down, I'll put a full stop to high school education and enjoy my 4 months long summer holiday. :smile:
 
Nothing sucks like having a final in the last time slot (6:10-8pm) on the last day of the week. But now it is all over, and I get to pack for my 13 hour drive home tomorrow (which goes right through the kill-zone in Ohio).
 
I finished my exams a week ago and the last day was my hardest exam, philosophy. I pretty much bombed my computer science exam. Damn those recursive methods!
 
Originally posted by Chrono
I finished my exams a week ago and the last day was my hardest exam, philosophy. I pretty much bombed my computer science exam. Damn those recursive methods!

Recursion can be a ***** sometimes, depending on the situation. But practice makes perfect even though recursion isn't the best way of coding, its just the best way mathematically.
 
Originally posted by gimpy
Recursion can be a ***** sometimes, depending on the situation. But practice makes perfect even though recursion isn't the best way of coding, its just the best way mathematically.

Out book even said that loops were better in terms of performance.
 
Phew, I am glad exams are finally over. I didn't realize Christmas was so soon this year, as I was so concerned about my exam days on thursday and friday. I havn't even gotten my relatives gifts yet.
 
Goddamn... my exams are only starting January 13th, and they last al the way till January 31, a Saturday, grumble...

KL Kam, I know the feeling of having to study during the holidays.

I'll be expected to do:

Analysis III (Hilbert-space, Fourier transform, ...)
Algebra II (Ring, Module & representation theory)
Theoretical physics I (EM and continium mechanics)
EM & Solid State physics (christallography...)
Astrophysics I (HR, easy models for stellar evolution...)
Affine & Projective geometry

And that's about it. What the hell am I doing here, I should be studying!
 
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Originally posted by Chrono
Out book even said that loops were better in terms of performance.

Yes loops are better in terms of performance. My professor said that you can program anything without using recursion.
 
  • #11
Originally posted by Dimitri Terryn
Goddamn... my exams are only starting January 13th, and they last al the way till January 31, a Saturday, grumble...

KL Kam, I know the feeling of having to study during the holidays.

I'll be expected to do:

Analysis III (Hilbert-space, Fourier transform, ...)
Algebra II (Ring, Module & representation theory)
Theoretical physics I (EM and continium mechanics)
EM & Solid State physics (christallography...)
Astrophysics I (HR, easy models for stellar evolution...)
Affine & Projective geometry

And that's about it. What the hell am I doing here, I should be studying!

Wow, that's one hell of a course load you have going there. If i was you i would camp out in the library. I guess your a physics major? My exams feel so easy now
Good luck with all of them!
 
  • #12
Originally posted by gimpy
Yes loops are better in terms of performance. My professor said that you can program anything without using recursion.

Makes me wonder why we studied it for so long.
 
  • #13
Halleluja, finally done!
 
  • #14
oookay so I am guessing ur all uni and collage students
right? who like took maths and science courses etc

does finishing your mock GCSE count?
:smile:
i did my last exam last week

isn't there an inie person who's still in
high school?
 
  • #15
originally posted by Dimitri Terryn
And that's about it. What the hell am I doing here, I should be studying!
I always ask myself this question!

Good luck for everyone who need to have exams after Christmas :smile:

alias25, I'm still in high school. Also, good luck for GCSE!
 
  • #16
Originally posted by KL Kam
I always ask myself this question!
Idem dito
 

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