Why don't Physics 1B03/Bio 1B03 have any tutorials listed on Master Timetable :| ?
07-04-2010 at 06:46 PM
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Why don't Physics 1B03/Bio 1B03 have any tutorials listed on Master Timetable :| ?
Is the Master Timetable just deceiving me... or am I reallly just doomed to failure? I mean no tutorials for Physics? This is federal emergency lol :|
*1A03 Bio, that is....
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07-04-2010 at 07:55 PM
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Don't worry yourself, at least for Physics 1B03. The labs are the most helpful things in that course, as they teach you things you learn in class through application. They're better than tutorials where a TA teaches things in front of a class.
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07-04-2010 at 08:03 PM
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there is a physics help center with TA's available to help you, it's a drop in sorta thing and there's plenty of availability. every time i ever went, it was fairly empty (except around test times)
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07-04-2010 at 08:09 PM
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so... there are really no lectures designated for these coures?
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07-04-2010 at 08:21 PM
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There are definitely lectures...that's the C01, C02, etc. But no, there are no tutorials.
Although, for Bio 1A03, I seem to remember that in the week we didn't have the lab, we had a tutorial of sorts...not sure if they still have that though. Phys 1B03 definitely doesn't have tutorials. In the labs you 'figure stuff out yourself' since the TAs aren't allowed to tell you anything, even whether you're right or wrong...so I didn't find the labs all that helpful, just really frustrating at times. The Thode help centre was good, though  |
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07-04-2010 at 08:28 PM
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Chemistry courses were the only ones that had the alternating lab and tutorial weeks last year - bio 1A03 and Physics 1B03 both just have labs (physics labs are weekly). I enjoyed the physics labs a lot more than the bio ones, personally. Alex is a true god of the physical realm.
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07-04-2010 at 08:32 PM
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Chemistry courses were the only ones that had the alternating lab and tutorial weeks last year - bio 1A03 and Physics 1B03 both just have labs (physics labs are weekly). I enjoyed the physics labs a lot more than the bio ones, personally. Alex is a true god of the physical realm.
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Hm, I guess they changed it from my year then. They weren't that useful, anyways, especially at 8:30am 
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07-04-2010 at 09:04 PM
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Yeah, they must've changed it. Better for you though, cause I remember Bio 1A03 tutorials being a waste of time in my opinion, although I know some people benefited from them.
I never used the Thode help centre, but heard lots of great things from it. Main reason I didn't use it though was because the format of the labs really tries to make you learn the concept. I remember one time I thought I had the concept of... something.. all figured out, but during the lab, I made a mistake and figured it out and realized "WOW I was off on that one" lol.
Alex is a god indeed btw. I fear the man.
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07-12-2010 at 08:57 AM
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Hey guys, who is this Alex you've been referring to as the man lol?
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07-12-2010 at 09:26 AM
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Alex is a ruthless monster that lives in the deep dark basement of BSB, he is so scary ! he will be your Physics Lab Co-ordinator! he eats bimbos alive ! hell i seen him do that in front of me ! word of wisdom: never go to ur lab without doing your prelab assignment U DO NEED THAT PAPER ! actually do the lab before going to class try to research for the answers ... because he wont have mercy on u !
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07-12-2010 at 09:48 AM
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He also has a heavy accent and at times I have no idea what he is saying. Just remember, nod when he looks at you...
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yeah u do that .. u will be fine ... if he jokes with u LAUGH so hard so he likes u ...
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although his jokes are so lame !
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