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McTaggart:
--- Quote from: 20 jazz funk greats on 20 Jun 2008, 13:19 --- so was the fact that she expected us to do presentations. uhhhhhhhh it's a math course...
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This is actually a really useful thing. So many maths types are completely terrible at explaining what they're doing. Being able to be coherent as you solve problems is useful for when you're writing papers and you end up with arguments that follow each other in a sensible and readable way, and not just in a strictly logical way that will probably be tough to follow for anyone who reads it.
20 jazz funk greats:
eh, i didn't find it helpful, but maybe that's because i'm actually not a "math type" (this is the last year i have to take it, and i'm quite happy about that) and tend to be fairly coherent most of the time.
McTaggart:
Oh, if you're never going to have to explain to your supervisor or students what the hell it is you're doing, or discussing with people why your model of something only you and two other people care about isn't giving you sensible results then it might not be so useful.
I suppose teaching people in lower years or helping your classmates while you're doing the course will help you consolidate what you know and remember it later. You might just get a mark for what you yourself have done, but that doesn't mean you can't work as a team to get good marks (plagiarism is pretty low though). Make friends with people who are good at things and stay aware of deadlines and suchlike, but be actual friends rather than just raping their knowledge. That's a bit of a dick move right there.
RedLion:
--- Quote from: carrotosaurus on 20 Jun 2008, 13:32 ---Try to eat at the school cafeteria as little as humanly possible.
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I disagree! Belgian waffles are fantastic.
Social Bacon:
I must say I've found this thread quite useful as I am also going off to university in the fall. Though I must say all the bureaucratic crap is already pissing me off.
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