Comments on: Study Differences http://www.willmidgley.com/2006/11/07/study-differences/ A conquest for an expanded World View, and the Ultimate Free Lunch Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:00:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: macguyver http://www.willmidgley.com/2006/11/07/study-differences/#comment-522 macguyver Sat, 11 Nov 2006 02:23:33 +0000 http://www.willmidgley.com/2006/11/07/study-differences/#comment-522 Dave, you should be having sex with people, not exams Dave, you should be having sex with people, not exams

]]> By: Will http://www.willmidgley.com/2006/11/07/study-differences/#comment-519 Will Fri, 10 Nov 2006 12:55:12 +0000 http://www.willmidgley.com/2006/11/07/study-differences/#comment-519 "Subjective"? Pah! We do engineering; everything for us is either right or wrong. Either you got the right value, or you're off by a 'fudge factor'. That is if the tutor can wade through the screeds of pages in your report without falling asleep on it or getting bored before moving on. I love open-book exams :-) [even if they are only worth 20% or something silly] “Subjective”? Pah! We do engineering; everything for us is either right or wrong. Either you got the right value, or you’re off by a ‘fudge factor’. That is if the tutor can wade through the screeds of pages in your report without falling asleep on it or getting bored before moving on.

I love open-book exams :-) [even if they are only worth 20% or something silly]

]]> By: Dave http://www.willmidgley.com/2006/11/07/study-differences/#comment-518 Dave Fri, 10 Nov 2006 09:03:35 +0000 http://www.willmidgley.com/2006/11/07/study-differences/#comment-518 yeah, i'm glad i don't have to worry bout any of that in arts ;) kidding... i don't do arts... and i'm good sach, much more relaxed after taking will's advice here and nailing an exam today ;) yeah, i’m glad i don’t have to worry bout any of that in arts ;) kidding… i don’t do arts… and i’m good sach, much more relaxed after taking will’s advice here and nailing an exam today ;)

]]> By: Sach http://www.willmidgley.com/2006/11/07/study-differences/#comment-517 Sach Thu, 09 Nov 2006 10:50:18 +0000 http://www.willmidgley.com/2006/11/07/study-differences/#comment-517 <p>the best part of a week, dave! I wish... try projects that you work on for eight hours a day for two months and then two weeks before its due you start adding an hour a day until you're at your breaking point... 20 hour days and no sanity. except that they are usually worth about 60% of a triple weight course (hence more important than some other classes in their entireity) and if you screw that one thing up, you actually fail the entire term... and since its so subjective its really up to whether or not your profs have the same opinions as you... and you pray that they do.</p> <p>how're you doing anyway?</p> <blockquote><p> Made more palatable by the Editor on <ins datetime="2007-06-18T13:32:47+00:00">18 July 2007</ins></p></blockquote> the best part of a week, dave! I wish… try projects that you work on for eight hours a day for two months and then two weeks before its due you start adding an hour a day until you’re at your breaking point… 20 hour days and no sanity. except that they are usually worth about 60% of a triple weight course (hence more important than some other classes in their entireity) and if you screw that one thing up, you actually fail the entire term… and since its so subjective its really up to whether or not your profs have the same opinions as you… and you pray that they do.

how’re you doing anyway?

Made more palatable by the Editor on 18 July 2007

]]> By: Dave http://www.willmidgley.com/2006/11/07/study-differences/#comment-516 Dave Thu, 09 Nov 2006 08:13:38 +0000 http://www.willmidgley.com/2006/11/07/study-differences/#comment-516 yeah sach, we do that too... long arse projects that take forever to do with little relevance to anything, yet you still manage to spend the best part of a week straight running through number, equations, formula, simulations, text books and what not all to get something that vaguely looks like it's right but you don't really know cause your not really all that sure... only to be worth 18 percent of half a subject and forgotten quickly after being marked ;) yeah sach, we do that too… long arse projects that take forever to do with little relevance to anything, yet you still manage to spend the best part of a week straight running through number, equations, formula, simulations, text books and what not all to get something that vaguely looks like it’s right but you don’t really know cause your not really all that sure… only to be worth 18 percent of half a subject and forgotten quickly after being marked ;)

]]> By: macguyver http://www.willmidgley.com/2006/11/07/study-differences/#comment-515 macguyver Thu, 09 Nov 2006 01:55:29 +0000 http://www.willmidgley.com/2006/11/07/study-differences/#comment-515 Weibull is Why Bull Reliability is key, we all worked our asses off doing d-three. now its exam time two hours of fun, draw your design lines. remember the crap you spun. failure prediction, sn diagrams too that rock cutting test bed, shows design is poo, do your calculations carefully, then multiply by about two. jamesd Weibull is Why Bull
Reliability is key,
we all worked our asses off
doing d-three.
now its exam time
two hours of fun,
draw your design lines.
remember the crap you spun.
failure prediction,
sn diagrams too
that rock cutting test bed,
shows design is poo,
do your calculations carefully,
then multiply by about two.

jamesd

]]> By: Sach http://www.willmidgley.com/2006/11/07/study-differences/#comment-503 Sach Wed, 08 Nov 2006 14:13:20 +0000 http://www.willmidgley.com/2006/11/07/study-differences/#comment-503 ahh... the open book exam. One engineering idea that I support in its entirity. the ony exams I have ever gotten to bring books in for are my engineering classes. then again, architecture doesn't have many exams... we're fans of the gigantic-projects-that-consume-your-life-and-never-die approach to torture. ahh… the open book exam. One engineering idea that I support in its entirity. the ony exams I have ever gotten to bring books in for are my engineering classes. then again, architecture doesn’t have many exams… we’re fans of the gigantic-projects-that-consume-your-life-and-never-die approach to torture.

]]> By: Denny Crane http://www.willmidgley.com/2006/11/07/study-differences/#comment-502 Denny Crane Wed, 08 Nov 2006 10:40:33 +0000 http://www.willmidgley.com/2006/11/07/study-differences/#comment-502 i get excited by study... in fact, a little too excited. that means i'm ready for another few hours of study, lock and load... denny crane i get excited by study… in fact, a little too excited. that means i’m ready for another few hours of study, lock and load… denny crane

]]> By: macguyver http://www.willmidgley.com/2006/11/07/study-differences/#comment-501 macguyver Wed, 08 Nov 2006 02:26:47 +0000 http://www.willmidgley.com/2006/11/07/study-differences/#comment-501 Im hungry. For learning that is, which in turn leads to lunch time. Im hungry.
For learning that is, which in turn leads to lunch time.

]]> By: GeM http://www.willmidgley.com/2006/11/07/study-differences/#comment-500 GeM Wed, 08 Nov 2006 00:04:34 +0000 http://www.willmidgley.com/2006/11/07/study-differences/#comment-500 A friend of mine likes to study listening to the Dresden Dolls at high volume. Don't get me wrong, they can be very therapeutic, but even fans can't deny most of their music consists of manic shrieking.... I just don't understand... ! Each to their own I guess! :) A friend of mine likes to study listening to the Dresden Dolls at high volume. Don’t get me wrong, they can be very therapeutic, but even fans can’t deny most of their music consists of manic shrieking…. I just don’t understand… !

Each to their own I guess! :)

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