Originally Posted by david_08

they were handed in as individual when i took the course

Hmm, maybe they were... or many I just handed in one with both names on the page... I can't remember.

Originally Posted by cjdzl

how do you select lab partners? just random? you just go up to people and ask if they want to be partners or not?

pretty much... jus say hey. lets be partners..

Is it hard to do well on these labs? I'm afraid I'll mess up my experiments >:S.

Originally Posted by Angoose

Is it hard to do well on these labs? I'm afraid I'll mess up my experiments >:S.

Nothing is hard if you study! Oh wait, thats not true..

Originally Posted by Angoose

Is it hard to do well on these labs? I'm afraid I'll mess up my experiments >:S.

It very much depends on what course you're talking about. Some labs are impossible to mess up, and some almost never go right. Don't stress too much about it though. You will mess up at least one experiment. Accept it, and move on You'll either redo the experiment (if there is time) or borrow someone else's data for the analysis. For the most part, though, the marking is pretty easy. In first year, labs are meant to boost your mark!

Originally Posted by blackdragon

Nothing is hard if you study! Oh wait, thats not true..

LOL..ohh, if only that was true

Originally Posted by Angoose

Is it hard to do well on these labs? I'm afraid I'll mess up my experiments >:S.

Physics 1B03 is easy, 1BB3 is a bit more challenging but still easy.
Bio 1M03 are dry labs (they might have been switched to tutorials), pretty easy
Bio 1A03 pretty easy
Chem 1A03 is easy depending on your TA, same with 1AA3.

The labs are literally just instructions, as long as you follow them you'll be fine.

Lab reports are more challenging but still easy.

if anything labs will help your mark (unkess u get a picky TA)

Originally Posted by giftedchick

if anything labs will help your mark (unkess u get a picky TA)

Or if you are taking Bio 2A03 >.> But you don't have to worry about that until second year XD

Originally Posted by jhan523

Or if you are taking Bio 2A03 >.> But you don't have to worry about that until second year XD

damn.. im takin that second term :(... wat exactly made them terrible?

Originally Posted by jhan523

Or if you are taking Bio 2A03 >.> But you don't have to worry about that until second year XD

bahaha...or chembio 2A03/2AA3...or if your orgo TA decides to mark solely based on the length of what you wrote, and docks 15% if he decides it's too short, even though all of the information was there and correct. In first year, though, labs will almost always boost your mark

Originally Posted by giftedchick

damn.. im takin that second term :(... wat exactly made them terrible?

There are like no outlines for what they want. So I suggest talking to your TA lots to see what they are looking for.

Originally Posted by nerual

bahaha...or chembio 2A03/2AA3...or if your orgo TA decides to mark solely based on the length of what you wrote, and docks 15% if he decides it's too short, even though all of the information was there and correct. In first year, though, labs will almost always boost your mark

Yeah, but that depends on the TA while Bio 2A03 was horrible throughout all the lab sections :(

Originally Posted by jhan523

There are like no outlines for what they want. So I suggest talking to your TA lots to see what they are looking for.

*sigh* thanx

Originally Posted by nerual

bahaha...or chembio 2A03/2AA3...or if your orgo TA decides to mark solely based on the length of what you wrote, and docks 15% if he decides it's too short, even though all of the information was there and correct. In first year, though, labs will almost always boost your mark

Agree on the 2A03/2AA3
lol you TA thought it was too short Wow my orgo TA just wanted one sentence
-if you're talking about the conclusion

Stop worrying and start enjoying your summer! You're gonna miss these days!