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    #452
    DancingQueen:)
    Registered Users Posts: 2,062 ✭✭✭DancingQueen:)


    anothernight wrote: »
    Yeah I found the last question very confusing! Especially the wording. In my group (group I!) they gave us a few minutes to do a question before correcting it. It worked out ok in the end.
    I'm very shy about asking for help though! As are the guys sitting near me.

    Well that is a much better way of doing it, everyone in my class just works away quietly and only one or two have asked for help. I've no idea if my answers are right or not!
    anothernight wrote: »
    To be honest I preferred it today than yesterday because I find maths easier than theory. Yesterday it was pretty tough =/

    I'm the same, I love maths. In saying that I still thought the questions were really difficult >_< Definitely better than yesterday anyway.


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    #453
    Aoiferz
    Registered Users Posts: 112 ✭✭Aoiferz


    anothernight wrote: »
    Yeah I found the last question very confusing! Especially the wording. In my group (group I!) they gave us a few minutes to do a question before correcting it. It worked out ok in the end.
    I'm very shy about asking for help though! As are the guys sitting near me.

    To be honest I preferred it today than yesterday because I find maths easier than theory. Yesterday it was pretty tough =/



    Have you done Physics for the LC? A lot of what was taught in the lecture today was basically about the spectra different elements produce. They explained what covalent and ionic bonding was, and a few other things. Not too much to learn at all, if you did Physics. They also explained kinetic energy, potential energy, etc. and at one point the lecturer gave us the equation of Coulomb's Law.

    I'm sure you'll be able to catch up :)

    Oh brilliant! Yeah, I did Physics for the LC. Its what I want to get my degree in actually :D That's great, thanks. I was worried I'd walk in totally lost tomorrow :o


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    #454
    Tragedy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,057 ✭✭✭Tragedy


    How do the Ents nights work? I don't know a single person as an incoming fresher and it seems weird freshers week is before you start lectures :pac:


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    #455
    ED E
    Registered Users Posts: 36,167 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    Tragedy wrote: »
    How do the Ents nights work? I don't know a single person as an incoming fresher and it seems weird freshers week is before you start lectures :pac:

    You apply to the Ents Crew(part of the SU) for a ticket, and then collect them next monday. Then simply turn up at the nights. I suppose it would be weird if you had no wingmen/mates but fortunately I know a few people.


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    #456
    leinster2010
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27 ✭leinster2010


    Tragedy wrote: »
    How do the Ents nights work? I don't know a single person as an incoming fresher and it seems weird freshers week is before you start lectures :pac:

    Just buy your band from the Ents Crew and turn up during Freshers' week. Nearly everyone is in the same boat with the amount of people they know. I only know 3 other Freshers', and I've barely ever spoken to 2 of them :P Be good craic getting to know other people though on it!


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    #457
    Larianne
    Registered Users Posts: 35,954 ✭✭✭✭Larianne


    My advice if you don't know anyone - go to the pav, buy some bavaria and just start talking to people. Always a good time to be had in the Pav.

    I'll be around Freshers week on one of the stands so PM me and if there's enough of yiz could do a Monday after freshers madness in the Pav pre going outty drinks. :pac:


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    #458
    dazco
    Registered Users Posts: 90 ✭✭dazco


    anothernight wrote: »
    Yeah I found the last question very confusing! Especially the wording. In my group (group I!) they gave us a few minutes to do a question before correcting it. It worked out ok in the end.
    I'm very shy about asking for help though! As are the guys sitting near me.

    To be honest I preferred it today than yesterday because I find maths easier than theory. Yesterday it was pretty tough =/

    Same, found today's problems better than yesterday's but some of the wording threw me off.
    The lecture seemed heavily based in physics too so I found that alright....


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    #459
    Hannah Emilie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34 ✭Hannah Emilie


    dazco wrote: »
    Same, found today's problems better than yesterday's but some of the wording threw me off.
    The lecture seemed heavily based in physics too so I found that alright....

    the physics bits were the only bits i found ok! and the pink fire.. that was good too! ha :)


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    #460
    anothernight
    Registered Users Posts: 2,541 ✭✭✭anothernight


    I hate to say this but one of my distracted thoughts during the first lecture was "I wonder how many people here are boardsies..." :o

    You don't need to buy a band if you're not planning on going to all four nights right?


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    #461
    Hannah Emilie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34 ✭Hannah Emilie


    anothernight wrote: »
    I hate to say this but one of my distracted thoughts during the first lecture was "I wonder how many people here are boardsies..." :o

    You don't need to buy a band if you're not planning on going to all four nights right?

    i kept thinking that too!! haha

    and i've heard you can buy individual tickets at stalls during freshers week?? not sure if thats true or not though!


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    #462
    Mark200
    Registered Users Posts: 3,536 ✭✭✭Mark200


    You can just go to the door of the club on the night and pay in. You don't need to have tickets beforehand. But if you're pretty sure you're going to go to all 4 nights then the wristband probably works out cheaper.


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    #463
    zam
    Registered Users Posts: 829 ✭✭✭zam


    It has come to my attention that there are two traffic light balls, one in PK (hist) and one in the Academy (ents). That's a bit stupid and confusing...


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    #464
    amlcig
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9 ✭amlcig


    you can buy tickets for each event seperately, the risk is not getting in like...it's something like 7 euro per night


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    #465
    ajjmk
    Registered Users Posts: 338 ✭✭ajjmk


    @DancingQueen:) I kiiinda caught up today! I thought the lecturer had a very..well..boring style of teaching, & the only time I really perked up was when he took out the blowtorch!


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    #466
    dazco
    Registered Users Posts: 90 ✭✭dazco


    Yeah, I say the fire woke most people (including myself) up.
    I find that lecturer fairly easy to follow until he tries to make analogies, they always throw me off and make me more confused.....


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    #467
    theowen
    Registered Users Posts: 1,744 ✭✭✭theowen


    zam wrote: »
    It has come to my attention that there are two traffic light balls, one in PK (hist) and one in the Academy (ents). That's a bit stupid and confusing...
    PK?
    Hist?
    :rolleyes:


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    EuropeanSon
    Registered Users Posts: 2,819 ✭✭✭EuropeanSon


    theowen wrote: »
    PK?
    Hist?
    :rolleyes:
    PK=Purty Kitchen.
    Hist=Historical Society
    I think...


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    Carl Sagan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 856 ✭✭✭Carl Sagan


    Didn't have a clue what the lecturer was talking about today during the preliminary chemistry course. Any one else find it hard?


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    #470
    zam
    Registered Users Posts: 829 ✭✭✭zam


    theowen wrote: »
    PK?
    Hist?
    :rolleyes:

    Hehe sorry. One is organised by the Hist and is on in Purty Kitchen whereas one is organised by the SU and on in the Academy. They're on the same night. Bit stupid imo as people will no doubt get confused. :P


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    #471
    DancingQueen:)
    Registered Users Posts: 2,062 ✭✭✭DancingQueen:)


    ajjmk wrote: »
    @DancingQueen:) I kiiinda caught up today! I thought the lecturer had a very..well..boring style of teaching, & the only time I really perked up was when he took out the blowtorch!

    Good! Yeah I was the same, delighted he let us go early aswel!
    Carl Sagan wrote: »
    Didn't have a clue what the lecturer wastalking about today during the preliminary chemistry course. Any one else find it hard?

    I thought it was easier to understand that the past few days. Do you mean the first guy or the second? I understood the first one until people started asking questions and then it went down hill! Except for logs, I knew them. The first lecture went on for ages! Second one was ok, I was wrecked. Taking notes kept me awake but he had everything printed so I didn't have to.

    You going in tomorrow?


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    #472
    ihavequestions
    Registered Users Posts: 711 ✭✭✭ihavequestions


    Can I just ask what course that chem thing was for?


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    #473
    Carl Sagan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 856 ✭✭✭Carl Sagan


    DancingQueen:) wrote: »
    Good! Yeah I was the same, delighted he let us go early aswel!



    I thought it was easier to understand that the past few days. Do you mean the first guy or the second? I understood the first one until people started asking questions and then it went down hill! Except for logs, I knew them. The first lecture went on for ages! Second one was ok, I was wrecked. Taking notes kept me awake but he had everything printed so I didn't have to.

    You going in tomorrow?

    I found the first one harder. It didn't help that I kept falling asleep during it though.

    Yeah I should be, are you? I don't think I'll do very well in that computer assessment thing.


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    #474
    blubloblu
    Registered Users Posts: 1,226 ✭✭✭blubloblu


    ihavequestions wrote: »
    Can I just ask what course that chem thing was for?

    It was a preliminary course for people who either didn't to chemistry for the LC or got less than a C. Mostly science and engineering students but also health sciences.


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    #475
    DancingQueen:)
    Registered Users Posts: 2,062 ✭✭✭DancingQueen:)


    Carl Sagan wrote: »
    I found the first one harder. It didn't help that I kept falling asleep during it though.

    Yeah I should be, are you? I don't think I'll do very well in that computer assessment thing.

    I'm guessing that didn't help much! I started getting really hungry about an hour before the end of the first lecture so spent most of the time thinking about lunch. It was really hard to concentrate : (

    Nope, don't think I am. I don't do much in the problem sessions, for the first few minutes I try the questions and then just chat until the hours up. So I could just do that at home. At the start of the week there were 6 girls in it, today there were 4 and tomorrow if I went it would be just be me. Also takes a while to get in and out and i'd ratehr not fail miserably in the test thing!
    ihavequestions wrote: »
    Can I just ask what course that chem thing was for?

    Not sure exactly but I know there are people from Science, Health Sciences and Engineering there.


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    #476
    ihavequestions
    Registered Users Posts: 711 ✭✭✭ihavequestions


    :( I only got offered human health and disease yersterday and I did'nt do chem for leaaving!


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    zam
    Registered Users Posts: 829 ✭✭✭zam


    ihavequestions wrote: »
    :( I only got offered human health and disease yersterday and I did'nt do chem for leaaving!

    I'd recommend getting a grind for about 3 sessions over the next couple of weeks to give you an introduction, it'll really help!


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    Carl Sagan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 856 ✭✭✭Carl Sagan


    ihavequestions wrote: »
    :( I only got offered human health and disease yersterday and I did'nt do chem for leaaving!

    Don't worry! Have a look on Google for info about Atomic Structure, The mole, Stoichiometry, Bonding , pH/ Acids and bases and Organic Chem and you'll find loads. Just learn the basics of each and you'll be grand.


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    #479
    Jammyc
    Registered Users Posts: 1,979 ✭✭✭Jammyc


    You do it all again anyway. Just at a slightly quicker pace than the lectures this week.


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    Craguls
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,986 ✭✭✭Craguls


    ihavequestions wrote: »
    :( I only got offered human health and disease yersterday and I did'nt do chem for leaaving!

    You also do a different chemistry course to general science. (Specifically the Radiation Therapy courses chemistry course)


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    #481
    theowen
    Registered Users Posts: 1,744 ✭✭✭theowen


    DancingQueen:) wrote: »
    I'm guessing that didn't help much! I started getting really hungry about an hour before the end of the first lecture so spent most of the time thinking about lunch. It was really hard to concentrate : (

    Nope, don't think I am. I don't do much in the problem sessions, for the first few minutes I try the questions and then just chat until the hours up. So I could just do that at home. At the start of the week there were 6 girls in it, today there were 4 and tomorrow if I went it would be just be me. Also takes a while to get in and out and i'd ratehr not fail miserably in the test thing!



    Not sure exactly but I know there are people from Science, Health Sciences and Engineering there.
    Did you find the course worthwhile then in the end?


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