Any 'easy' 3rd year courses?
07-04-2011 at 10:54 PM
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Any 'easy' 3rd year courses?
Open/bird/easy..any 3rd year course suitable to take as an elective (and of course one that would offer a good mark 10-12 with fair efforts)
Note: Good at writing, no issues with essays
Thanks in advance.
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07-04-2011 at 11:07 PM
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That's pretty vague.. What faculty are you in or interested in exactly?
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07-05-2011 at 08:47 AM
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Please for the love of god (or whatever deity you may enjoy the company of) take a course you're interested in and not one you think you'll get a 10 in. I made that mistake countless times in the first 2.5 years of me being here. I worked my ass off last semester taking Origins classes and trying to keep up, and yes, I didn't get a 10, but it was the most rewarding experience of my career here.
It drives me nuts when people ask for bird courses like Gemstones and Water and then they complain the whole time while they're in them like they've wasted their money, and blah blah blah.
It's your choice, but I'm just looking out for the part of your brain that would like to be more awesome with knowledge, and not taking crap courses that are "easy".
Origins of Spacetime blew my mind beyond repair, for what it's worth. Best course of all time.
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07-05-2011 at 11:20 AM
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Well, you can take a class that's easy/ moderate in difficulty and it can still be interesting. You don't have to sacrifice interest.
I've heard mixed reviews about water. Some people say it's really boring but I also have friends who loved it mainly because they learned about fresh water crisis etc.
I would highly recommend Geo 3HH3. I absolutely loved it. The material was really interesting and I got a 12.
Maybe look into doing a placement like Science 3EP3. If you have a good supervisor and you do the work, I'm sure u'll end up doing well.
Some other suggestions:
Life Science 3A03, 3C03 - moderate difficulty, really interesting
I heard nucleus (bio) was a good class ( an 11 is doable)
Maybe look into some history or sociology courses. Also, I took a health and aging courses (2G03). I found it really interesting, and I ended up doing well. Look up other health and aging classes and check out the reviews sections here on macinsiders.
Also, I loved taking music classes and you can do well in them too.
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07-05-2011 at 01:52 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Willmountain
Please for the love of god (or whatever deity you may enjoy the company of) take a course you're interested in and not one you think you'll get a 10 in. I made that mistake countless times in the first 2.5 years of me being here. I worked my ass off last semester taking Origins classes and trying to keep up, and yes, I didn't get a 10, but it was the most rewarding experience of my career here.
It drives me nuts when people ask for bird courses like Gemstones and Water and then they complain the whole time while they're in them like they've wasted their money, and blah blah blah.
It's your choice, but I'm just looking out for the part of your brain that would like to be more awesome with knowledge, and not taking crap courses that are "easy".
Origins of Spacetime blew my mind beyond repair, for what it's worth. Best course of all time.
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Did you take ASTRON 2B03? If so, how did you find it? I'm really interested in the space/time stuff, but I hear that the tutorials can really get to you because they're so subjective. Right now I'm debating between this course and PSYCH 2B03
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07-05-2011 at 02:17 PM
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env sci 3cc3. bernier is teaching it, so should be easy
env sci 3ee3. padden is teaching it, so should be easy
other courses: kin 3ss3, life sci 3a03, biochem 3g03, bio 3ss3,
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07-05-2011 at 02:53 PM
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Thanks to all those who replied and provided suggestions.
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07-05-2011 at 03:30 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bernard
Did you take ASTRON 2B03? If so, how did you find it? I'm really interested in the space/time stuff, but I hear that the tutorials can really get to you because they're so subjective. Right now I'm debating between this course and PSYCH 2B03
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I'm in Astronomy 2B03 this year. So excited. I haven't taken it, but I've heard really good things about it. It's exactly what I'm talking about. It's intellectually stimulating, and while it is quite subjective, I don't think the course it toooooo heavily weighted on being right.
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