How Do You Prepare When Class Starts in 2.5 Hours?

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The thread revolves around participants sharing their feelings and experiences regarding the start of a new academic term, including their course selections and preparations. It encompasses a range of topics from personal reflections on breaks, class schedules, and specific subjects being studied, to humorous anecdotes about the challenges of academic life.

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  • Some participants express excitement and anxiety about the upcoming classes, with one noting the suspense of the countdown to class start.
  • Several participants share their course lists, highlighting a variety of subjects including Calculus, Physics, Chemistry, and programming languages.
  • There are mixed feelings about the length of breaks, with some finding them too short while others feel they were adequate or even too long.
  • One participant mentions their newfound interest in programming after trying it for the first time, while another reflects on a previous Java course they found boring.
  • Participants discuss the workload and expectations of their classes, with some expressing concerns about lab work and grading policies.
  • Humorous anecdotes about the challenges of school life are shared, including mishaps in labs and the desire to return to full-time studies.

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The discussion reflects a variety of personal experiences and opinions regarding the start of the semester, with no clear consensus on the ideal length of breaks or the enjoyment of specific courses. Participants generally share their individual perspectives without resolving differing views.

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Participants' comments reveal a range of academic experiences and expectations, but specific details about course content, grading, and personal preferences are not universally applicable. The discussion includes both positive and negative sentiments about the academic environment.

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Students preparing for a new academic term, individuals interested in course selection and academic experiences, and those looking for a sense of community in shared educational challenges.

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Class starts in T-2.5 hours...the suspense is killing me!
 
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Yep. And like always, the break was way too short :smile:
 
Too long for me, but I'm odd like that... we started last Monday and I have 830 classes this time around. :cry:
 
Too short!

I only had a week!

I wanted to do some stuff that I wanted to do.

Note: I did programming today for the first time. I'm hooked.
 
OMG! When the guy started talking the only thing that went through my mind was "Bueler...Bueler...Bueler...". :zzz: :zzz: :zzz:
 
what does everybody have this term?
 
Topics in Astrophysics
Calculus II
Math Integrated with Computers
Waves and Modern Physics
 
Calculus II
Intro to Physics continued
Intro to Comp. Sci.
Intro to Economics continued
Earth Sci. - Evolution and Origin of Planet Earth

I think I declare my major soon. I want to do Honours Specialization in Planertary Science and a minor in Astronomy, but maybe I'll just Major in Planetary Sci. and minor in Astronomy insted.

What about everyone else?
 
Philosophy of Mind :confused:
C++ programming :smile:
Also, maybe Philosophy of Religion o:) :devil: (if time permits)
 
  • #10
Calculus II
Mechanics II
Listening to Music
Intro to Anthropology

Good news is after spending 250 bucks on bucks last semester I'm only going to spend 20 this semester. And my earliest class is 12:30.

:approve:
 
  • #11
JasonRox said:
Note: I did programming today for the first time. I'm hooked.

I took a Java course last semester. Most boring class ever. I wish I had had your enthusiasm. Maybe I would've done better than a C.

 
  • #12
This term, I study:

Maths for Physicists 3
Electromagnetism 2
Quantum Mechanics 2
Physics of Stars
Structure in the Universe
 
  • #13
ek said:
I took a Java course last semester. Most boring class ever. I wish I had had your enthusiasm. Maybe I would've done better than a C.

I have no clue what Java is, but I will look into it.

I'm actually just doing Visual Basics .NET and it is quite simple, for now anyways. :biggrin:
 
  • #14
Intro to Chemistry II
Chem (separate course)
E&M
Calc II
Modern World History
On Being An Astronomer (affectionately known as "Baby Journal Club")
Physics Today and Tomorrow (a get to know the dept/subject seminar like the former)
Orchestra (not for credit but second violin's where it's at! so there I am)
 
  • #15
I was in skool since Jan 3...

Here's my class breakdown and hours this semester
Light - 51 hours
Electrical Measurement - 51 hours
Quantitative Analysis Theory - 51 hours
Quantitative Analysis Lab - 102 hours
Organic Chemistry - 34 hours
Organic Chemistry Lab - 68 hours
Physical Chemistry Theory - 34 hours
Physical Chemistry Lab - 51 hours

So far so good :biggrin:
 
  • #16
ShawnD said:
I was in skool since Jan 3...

Here's my class breakdown and hours this semester
Light - 51 hours
Electrical Measurement - 51 hours
Quantitative Analysis Theory - 51 hours
Quantitative Analysis Lab - 102 hours
Organic Chemistry - 34 hours
Organic Chemistry Lab - 68 hours
Physical Chemistry Theory - 34 hours
Physical Chemistry Lab - 51 hours

So far so good :biggrin:

I hate labs!
 
  • #17
The labs are fun when not much is expected of you. Analytical is totally hard-ass, you lose 10% for every 1% relative error you have. Today I spilled my powder product on the counter and the floor, then I skooped it up using my bank card... I'm going to hate that class.
 
  • #18
fourier jr said:
what does everybody have this term?

Quantum Phase Transitions
 
  • #19
ek said:
Calculus II
Mechanics II
Listening to Music
Intro to Anthropology

I wouldn't mind one of those every quarter.
 
  • #20
Ok, here's mine:

Calculus IV (Ordinary Differential Equations)
Computer Systems and Assembly language Programming
Geography of East Asia
Discrete Math
Interpersonal Communications
 
  • #21
Ugh! Reading this makes me soo want to begin my studies full time again. The only thing I could manage beside my job was litterateur exams in:
Organic chemistry
Inorganic chemistry
 
  • #22
I'm done with classes on the first semester.I'll have a month of exams and from the middle of Feb:
*The Physics of the Chemical Bond.
*Particle Physics.
*Quantum Theory of Solids.
*General Theory of Relativity.
*Theoretical Nuclear Physics.
*Advanced Mathematical Physics.

Daniel.

PS.Yeah,u've seen it well,no experiments... :biggrin:
 
  • #23
Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Stats, Calc.

School starts on 2nd of feb as well. Aaaaahhhh time to relax in the sun :smile: o:)
 
  • #24
Lucky bastards, my new semester doesn't start until mid-february. My exams start in a week

This is what my next semester will look like :

Quantum Mechanics III
Quantum Electrodynamics (yay!)
Many-body Quantum Systems
Solid State Physics
Atomic & Molecular Physics
Astrophysics
Advanced Labwork

Cool, huh :biggrin:
 
  • #25
^^Very Cool, actually. :smile:

I started Jan. 4

This semester

Complex Analysis
Partial Differential Equations
Probability with Physical Applications
Applications of EM Theory (E & M II, in other words)
Circuit Theory II
Fluid Mechanics
A Stupid Materials Eng. Lab.

It's a particularly "mathy" term this time...
 
  • #26
I'm taking:

Robust Multivariable Controls
Advanced Stuctural Dynamics

and of course the neverending research.
 

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