I wasn't able to make it to any of the sections of 2Z03 today. Did they talk about tomorrow's midterm at all?

I don't have a good feel for what the focus of the test will be on... Laplace seems to be harped on, but we only did 4.1/4.2...


Happy studying!

be prepared for the worst

I heard last year the average was 50 percent. And here I am thinking 1st year materials midterms were bad.

Just try your best but if you fail, don't worry too much about it since most other people do too but you will still have a good chance of passing in the end

Originally Posted by AngryBean

I heard last year the average was 50 percent. And here I am thinking 1st year materials midterms were bad.

I have a sinking feeling that it was a tad bit lower, which is bad because I was a part of the course and I'm uncertain if I should feel proud or not for having lived through that turbulent reign of Prof. Gabardo.

Those were terrible times, and the Prof's paranoia over the assumption the engineers were pulling the wool over his eyes and cheating did not help matters.

Claiming you did better than the average was something like saying you passed.

... I think I forgot what I originally wanted to say.

Whatever he tells you it prob won't matter. Be prepared to be flabbergasted at what you do know and what he is giving u

that turbulent reign of Prof. Gabardo.

He's still on the throne.

the engineers were pulling the wool over his eyes and cheating did not help matters.

What did he do?

Originally Posted by AngryBean

that turbulent reign of Prof. Gabardo.

He's still on the throne.

the engineers were pulling the wool over his eyes and cheating did not help matters.

What did he do?

He dug his own grave. The mechanical engineers had a big midterm on the day we had the 2Z03 midterm, so he let them defer to the following Saturday. Turns out, he gave them the same midterm we had. Two days later. Yes. The same one.

So what did he decide to do? He decided that for 2ZZ3 you can't be marked correct, for even the multiple choice if you don't have justification. No justification, but you circled the correct answer? No problem, zero.

I realise I might be exaggerating a wee bit, but I am repeating what he said about the marking scheme in class. I asked him about it and he seemed put out by us and said we were conniving rascals, or something to that effect. The details escape me.

I am well aware that he still sits on his throne of bone.

Originally Posted by Zachary

He dug his own grave. The mechanical engineers had a big midterm on the day we had the 2Z03 midterm, so he let them defer to the following Saturday. Turns out, he gave them the same midterm we had. Two days later. Yes. The same one.

So what did he decide to do? He decided that for 2ZZ3 you can't be marked correct, for even the multiple choice if you don't have justification. No justification, but you circled the correct answer? No problem, zero.

I realise I might be exaggerating a wee bit, but I am repeating what he said about the marking scheme in class. I asked him about it and he seemed put out by us and said we were conniving rascals, or something to that effect. The details escape me.

I am well aware that he still sits on his throne of bone.

No this sounds about right. Also, I heard a couple years ago a bunch of engineers started a petition to make the class easier so it is marked like a normal class instead of belling it 30% each year. He didn't like that

Originally Posted by Snowman

No this sounds about right. Also, I heard a couple years ago a bunch of engineers started a petition to make the class easier so it is marked like a normal class instead of belling it 30% each year. He didn't like that

Probably because the course is in fact doable. If you either just study from the book, or go to a different prof.