Science Education

reacher20013

Hello I'll be starting first year Science Education up in NUIM soon
Wanted to know who else will be doing the course ?

Boeing777

I'm a second year science ed. Any questions, ask away! There's a thread a few pages back if you want to give that a read.

reacher20013

Boeing777 wrote: »

I'm a second year science ed. Any questions, ask away! There's a thread a few pages back if you want to give that a read.

Thanks , is it difficult to do subjects like physics or chemistry? I didn't do them for the LC, i did biology tho. Also, i did OL maths - is the course difficult to do when one hasn't done the HL Maths course for the LC

Thanks again

Doctor Strange

reacher20013 wrote: »

Thanks , is it difficult to do subjects like physics or chemistry? I didn't do them for the LC, i did biology tho. Also, i did OL maths - is the course difficult to do when one hasn't done the HL Maths course for the LC

Thanks again

The first year stuff is standard enough. OL maths should well see you through, and I picked up biology within a year (debatable based on exam results, but I digress). The physics isn't too tough (really, it's just more maths) and chemistry is fairly okay. Just do the work and you should be grand.

Boeing777

reacher20013 wrote: »

Thanks , is it difficult to do subjects like physics or chemistry? I didn't do them for the LC, i did biology tho. Also, i did OL maths - is the course difficult to do when one hasn't done the HL Maths course for the LC

Thanks again

You're in the exact position I was in last year. I only had LC Biology and OL maths going into the course and I had to pick up Physics, Chemistry and essentially Maths. I'm not going to say it was easy because it wasn't, but it definitely wasn't impossible. Physics and Chemistry in 1st year are basically the LC courses plus a little bit extra so by 2nd year everyone will be on the same page. Maths is the tough one. The content is definitely challenging but there's so much help available for maths. There's a drop in centre available for when you're having trouble with the assignments and there's a maths workshop every week which is great too. You'll be fine!

reacher20013

Rightio thanks a million, looking forward to starting - the waits a killer :pac:

EDIT: oh and i forgot to add, what are the hours like for lectures/tutorials/lab each week?

Doctor Strange

reacher20013 wrote: »

Rightio thanks a million, looking forward to starting - the waits a killer :pac:

EDIT: oh and i forgot to add, what are the hours like for lectures/tutorials/lab each week?

You'll have a fairly full timetable (about 20 hours, iirc). You *may* be able to work it so you can have Fridays off (not 100% on that). You'll have a lab each week for Biology, Physics and Chemistry, as well as Chemistry tutorials and Maths tutorials.

reacher20013

Unforgettable _ Fire wrote: »

You'll have a fairly full timetable (about 20 hours, iirc). You *may* be able to work it so you can have Fridays off (not 100% on that). You'll have a lab each week for Biology, Physics and Chemistry, as well as Chemistry tutorials and Maths tutorials.

Rightio thanks again and sure hopefully it goes well - I know no one in NUIM cause im from the ole Limerick county :rolleyes: so said id ask all these questions on here thanks!

skype919

See ya there, i'm also starting Science Ed next week

Doctor Strange

reacher20013 wrote: »

Rightio thanks again and sure hopefully it goes well - I know no one in NUIM cause im from the ole Limerick county :rolleyes: so said id ask all these questions on here thanks!

Give it a week tops. You'll know everyone in your class.

djhaxman

reacher20013 wrote: »

Rightio thanks a million, looking forward to starting - the waits a killer :pac:

EDIT: oh and i forgot to add, what are the hours like for lectures/tutorials/lab each week?

On tutorials, it was first come first served in choosing tutorial slots when I did maths so get in as soon as the options become available or you could end up with a crappy tutorial time or one which overlaps with another lecture/lab/tutorial.

Boeing777

The class will have only have about 20 something people so you will become very close friends with everyone. It can be quite a cliquey group when in lectures with all the other science students. Science Ed's tend to stick together :pac:

TheHardyViper

Hey guys, I'm doing Science Education there! My name's Conor, I'll see ye all there!