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    Annie's Struggle in Astronomy Class: A Freshman's Plea for Help

    Darn... I've always believed in the philosophy of "quality not quantity," but I think I agree. This time it seems like we're getting a lot more practice though. Now I think my problem is going to be the massive amount of content covered. We not only have to know everything that the...
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    Annie's Struggle in Astronomy Class: A Freshman's Plea for Help

    All of these suggestions are greatly appreciated! Unfortunately, she only let's us review the tests, then she collects them again. I certainly hope I don't get another 51% because there are only a total of 4 exams all semester! http://academics.uww.edu/physics/courses/Astronomy_112J.htm" The...
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    Annie's Struggle in Astronomy Class: A Freshman's Plea for Help

    sorry, I forgot that it's sometimes hard to convey humor online... on the first day of class she specifically said it's only going to be about 7th and 8th grade level math. I don't necessarily have a problem with the math being too difficult, only that she said it would be of a different level...
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    Annie's Struggle in Astronomy Class: A Freshman's Plea for Help

    Hi! My name is Annie and I am a freshman at UW-Whitewater. I am currently in the introduction to astronomy class. In high school, I took physics and loved it. I even got the 2nd highest grade in the class! This is even more telling when you know that it was a predominantly senior class and...
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