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There looks to be a trend of taking ~5-6 classes during fall/spring but only passing 4 of them. Considering those are are all 1st/2nd year semesters with what looks like a lot of elective courses (philosophy, English, history, religion) I would say you should back off on the course loads because...

How do you come up with a 10:1 ratio when there are only 4 people in the class? There is a surprisingly small male:female ratio in my classes; I'd estimate it to be 3:1 to 4:1.

Don't worry too much about doing something foolish. If you don't understand something, ask stupid questions and be willing to learn. He's probably asked you to work with him because he sees ability/research potential in you, rather than a thorough understanding of thermodynamics and quantum theory.

1) I go to school using public transit. There is a subsidized bus pass program offered in BC for students at certain universities. Like oedipa maas said, usually there is 10 minutes between classes for you to get back/forth. That being said, my campus isn't too large and 10 minutes is usually...

I agree with this when the student is still learning the math (beyond this, use whatever you need to be efficient). I guess I am a fan of learning 'by hand' before using the tools that make it easier, instead of just jumping straight to the tools. I see people use calculators all the time and...

UBC science cut-off marks when I applied (2005) were 88%. I would imagine that other universities are similar, but don't quote me on that! edit: That is not last year, but I noticed universities don't post their cut-off numbers publicly anyway. The number is from the letter of acceptance.

My high school had 5 classes a day (75min each, one is a lunch block) 5 days a week for 4 months. At university each of my classes are typically 3 x 50min lecture + 1 x 50min tutorial per week for about 13 weeks, which I find sufficient (though I have had professors who have a hard to going...

Undergraduate research experience!

Might you be referring to a dish of Malaysian fried noodles (char kway teow)? It's delicious!

They've already found their way to higher dimensions. ... they're actually mice.

I agree that not many in first year chemistry and biology courses are taking the courses to study those fields (separately). However, those classes are required for molecular biology & biochemistry, and that seems to be a pretty hot major which bridges the two fields of study. In addition...

I just have TeXnicCenter and MiKTeX installed (you can google these; apparently I need 15 posts to post URLs!) (windows OS)

Jordan Joab is right about tasks. When you start coop work term, the employer has no idea what your abilities are (beyond what you have stated in your resume), and needs to assess them before he gives you any interesting/more complex work. When I started my first coop work term (8 months in...

Will there be another poll, for non-maths intensive people, just to see if the results are the same?

Usually if I get stuck on a problem I skip to the next one, then go back to it afterward. It gets extremely deflating spending an hour on a single problem, because after a while I start thinking if I'm ever going to finish the assignment or about all the other assignments I have to do. I also...