PHYSICS 1B03- Question regarding CAPA
01-09-2011 at 12:43 AM
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PHYSICS 1B03- Question regarding CAPA
Hey everyone!
I was just wondering if anyone in this course knows if we're deducted marks for every incorrect CAPA question attempt? I tried e-mailling Professor Hughes but haven't gotten a response!
Thanks!!
(Also, does anyone know if the discussion forum will be activated for physics 1b03?)
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01-09-2011 at 12:47 AM
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Marks weren't deducted in Engineering, so I highly doubt they would be for you.
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01-09-2011 at 02:06 AM
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When I took physics 1b03 last semester with hughes, no marks were deducted for an incorrect try.
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01-09-2011 at 07:48 AM
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You don't lose marks for getting a CAPA question wrong. Usually you only get 10 tries though
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01-09-2011 at 10:34 AM
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10 tries is way better than the 5 we got for maths last term...or the 6 we got for chem...
Glad to hear there's no mark deduction.  |
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01-09-2011 at 11:21 AM
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But they are kinda hard so don't put an answer until you are sure
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01-09-2011 at 11:58 AM
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the discussion board wasn't activated last semester either
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01-09-2011 at 12:28 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jamalf
the discussion board wasn't activated last semester either
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ye i didnt like that :(
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01-09-2011 at 01:27 PM
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No, you do not. As long as you get it right, you're get the mark.
Trust me, some questions will take you at least five tries, so don't sweat it.
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01-11-2011 at 11:26 PM
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Are we supposed to put units in our answers, or they usually just take the numbers? I tried putting my answer in scientific notation, and it told me it read the answer as a unit.
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01-11-2011 at 11:30 PM
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You are supposed to put in units, unless it says specifically not to. in order to do scientific notation you do it like this:
say your answer is 1.0 x 10^-3, for capa you would put 1.0e-3
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You need units in your answer.
For example, 1.6*10^4 m/s.
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01-12-2011 at 12:44 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SciMania
You are supposed to put in units, unless it says specifically not to. in order to do scientific notation you do it like this:
say your answer is 1.0 x 10^-3, for capa you would put 1.0e-3
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01-12-2011 at 01:32 PM
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if it is taking the power as a unit make sure you dont have a space netween your answeer and the power
ie 1.5e-3 cm is right not 1.5 e-3 cm
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