Science TR071

The_Joker. · 08-09-2010 08:04AM

AliceXD wrote: »

Hey, is there any way of seeing a past timetable or an example one for this course? Just wanna know what to expect .. early mornings, late evenings? :S

Here...

u60gypx5jakoti · 08-09-2010 08:41AM

What about tutorials for Chemistry, Biology and Maths?
And can you pick which lab group you would like to be in, for example to avoid labs on Friday?

Craguls · 08-09-2010 10:22AM

AliceXD wrote: »

Hey, is there any way of seeing a past timetable or an example one for this course? Just wanna know what to expect .. early mornings, late evenings? :S

Sorry about the poor quality, but subjects depending it's normally 9-5 at least three days a week. You could get lucky and get two of your labs together on the same day thus getting you a day off though.

Ben Delightful Lodge wrote: »

What about tutorials for Chemistry, Biology and Maths?
And can you pick which lab group you would like to be in, for example to avoid labs on Friday?

Chemistry Tutorials should be on Monday to Wednesday at 1pm, you only need to attend one. You're normally timetabled one but this is mainly to ensure one doesn't get over subscribed, if you've any problems Noelle Scully the course co ordinator is fantastic for sorting all of this out.

Biology tutorials were optional but they helped a lot in the exams by giving you extra material to expand upon. They were thought by two phd students.

As far as labs go you're randomly assigned them. People have managed days off because if their labs but it's rarity if you're being realistic (2 in 15) the course will only move you if you've solid reasons too, wanting a day off will likely not be enough.

08-09-2010 01:11PM

I think a few people managed to get moved from the last Friday lab to an earlier one last year, but I'm pretty sure it was because they lived across the country and needed to catch trains home for the weekend. If you're just looking to move around for easiness sake or to get a day off then I'd advise you not to, I'm not sure if you'd get it or not but it would definitely be a bit unfair on other people. Alas nobody (that I know) likes 9am labs, it's just something you gotta do. They can't let everybody pick and choose.

If you do have a proper issue with it though I'm pretty sure they try to accommodate as many people as they can. I'd also advise you to meet with your tutor just to say hi etc, most people don't but I did and found it really helpful.

JamesJB · 08-09-2010 01:24PM

true-or-false wrote: »

I'd also advise you to meet with your tutor just to say hi etc, most people don't but I did and found it really helpful.

I'll be sure to do that.

Also, having a lab early in the morning wouldn't bother me so much either, although the idea of having a weekday off is actually mind blowing and exciting coming out of high school, even if it's highly unlikely :pac:

JC06 · 08-09-2010 08:15PM

Semester 1 timetable for 2nd year is up on the science website if anyone hasn't seen it yet!

Mysterious Man · 08-09-2010 10:05PM

JC06 wrote: »

Semester 1 timetable for 2nd year is up on the science website if anyone hasn't seen it yet!

Can someone post it?

My password for portal isn't working.

JC06 · 08-09-2010 10:32PM

Mysterious Man wrote: »

Can someone post it?

My password for portal isn't working.

It's not up on portal yet it's here: https://www.tcd.ie/Science/local/undergraduate-students/timetables/

JamesJB · 08-09-2010 10:38PM

I won't really need a laptop for this course, will I?

I live in Blanchardstown (North-West Dublin-ish) and have my own desktop.

Jammyc · 08-09-2010 10:40PM

JamesJB wrote: »

I won't really need a laptop for this course, will I?

I live in Blanchardstown (North-West Dublin-ish) and have my own desktop.

In short, no.You can access things/print notes no bother from college computers. Laptops do come in handy though, like if you were in the library and wanted to look at the slides for a paticular lecture but dont have them printed.

dog_pig · 08-09-2010 10:59PM

Jammyc wrote: »

In short, no.You can access things/print notes no bother from college computers. Laptops do come in handy though, like if you were in the library and wanted to look at the slides for a paticular lecture but dont have them printed.

I've just seen that it says in one of the PDFs on science/local that Physics & Computer Simulation may not be offered past September 2010.

Great, it's not like that was why I chose the course in the first place or anything.

JamesJB · 08-09-2010 11:28PM

Jammyc wrote: »

In short, no.You can access things/print notes no bother from college computers.

Hmm, I do have my own desktop and printer as I said. Unless printing notes out is something everyone does on campus?..

I do have access to a netbook too, I suppose, though it isn't actually mine. I don't want to ask for a laptop unless it's really necessary (even if my desktop is getting a little desperate...)

Craguls · 08-09-2010 11:39PM

dog_pig wrote: »

I've just seen that it says in one of the PDFs on science/local that Physics & Computer Simulation may not be offered past September 2010.

Great, it's not like that was why I chose the course in the first place or anything.

You likely would've been warned somewhere about them withdrawing the option. However word on the street is that they're bringing out a newer version closer to nanoscience with computers.

dog_pig · 08-09-2010 11:57PM

Craguls wrote: »

You likely would've been warned somewhere about them withdrawing the option. However word on the street is that they're bringing out a newer version closer to nanoscience with computers.

Well I'm going into JF Science now after doing first year of a different course last year and I've heard absolutely nothing.

It was still on the website up until pretty recently

The_Joker. · 09-09-2010 07:27AM

Craguls wrote: »

However word on the street is that they're bringing out a newer version closer to nanoscience with computers.

True, I overheard some drug addicts discussing this topic when I was walking by the boardwalk yesterday.

Jammyc · 09-09-2010 09:02AM

JamesJB wrote: »

Hmm, I do have my own desktop and printer as I said. Unless printing notes out is something everyone does on campus?..

I do have access to a netbook too, I suppose, though it isn't actually mine. I don't want to ask for a laptop unless it's really necessary (even if my desktop is getting a little desperate...)

It would probably work out cheaper for you to do it on campus. If you print almost everything, then you'll use a lot of ink.

09-09-2010 11:12AM

Ok so, SF, lets see if I've got this somewhat right, because I feel really confused:

We go to all the lectures on the timetable from week 5.
We don't go to labs in week 5.
Once we're registered, we go to all labs and lectures.

So does that mean we ignore the fact that some bio labs on the timetable are marked week 5?
I'm assuming that we also don't have to go to labs on the day that we register, because we'll be busy registering, but if we register in the morning to be told that we have an afternoon lab, do we not have to go to that lab until the next week?

AAArrrgggghhhh. Why with the complicatedness? Hopefully I'll feel less flustered once tcd portal starts talking to me again. And admits it's not 2009-2010 anymore.

Craguls · 09-09-2010 11:23AM

true-or-false wrote: »

Ok so, SF, lets see if I've got this somewhat right, because I feel really confused:

We go to all the lectures on the timetable from week 5.
We don't go to labs in week 5.
Once we're registered, we go to all labs and lectures.

So does that mean we ignore the fact that some bio labs on the timetable are marked week 5?
I'm assuming that we also don't have to go to labs on the day that we register, because we'll be busy registering, but if we register in the morning to be told that we have an afternoon lab, do we not have to go to that lab until the next week?

AAArrrgggghhhh. Why with the complicatedness? Hopefully I'll feel less flustered once tcd portal starts talking to me again. And admits it's not 2009-2010 anymore.

Pretty much. There were loads of signs around last year for SF students not to attend labs until week 6.

EDIT: We'll also have to spend week 5 buying lab books for our labs just like first year

09-09-2010 11:35AM

Craguls wrote: »

We'll also have to spend week 5 buying lab books for our labs just like first year

So if we're not in labs in week 5 then we sort that out in lectures?
Sorry for all the questions btw

Craguls · 09-09-2010 11:41AM

true-or-false wrote: »

So if we're not in labs in week 5 then we sort that out in lectures?
Sorry for all the questions btw

I imagine as much. We'll likely have an introductory lecture from Rochford, Scully and the other heads of department in the first timetabled lecture again or something to that effect. S'grand! No worries.

Mysterious Man · 09-09-2010 04:06PM

Tried getting into portal today and it worked but the timetable is still the same as 1st Year.

Anyone have any ideas when this will change because i'd like to know when i have lectures and the like, as the one we were emailed is pretty ****ed up.

Craguls · 09-09-2010 05:08PM

Mysterious Man wrote: »

Tried getting into portal today and it worked but the timetable is still the same as 1st Year.

Anyone have any ideas when this will change because i'd like to know when i have lectures and the like, as the one we were emailed is pretty ****ed up.

Won't change until we register apparently. Print off the emailed one and cross out the modules you don't do. Should be easy enough to read then.

The_Joker. · 10-09-2010 06:21PM

Can someone tell me how many labs per week there is for CH1101 please?

I see on the timetable , Friday it says 10-12 CH1101 LAB D , and then Friday afternoon 2-4pm CH1101 LAB E ... Is there 2 Labs in the one day or do we get assigned one of these times?

Its the same on Thursday CH1101 two labs for those times...

The_Joker. · 10-09-2010 06:23PM

Jammyc wrote: »

You do one lab session per week per module. (3 hours) Labs are allocated so you dont know which session you'll be in.

Thanks, what about tutorials -any particular day for them? :pac:

Jammyc · 10-09-2010 06:25PM

The_Joker. wrote: »

Can someone tell me how many labs per week there is for CH1101 please?

I see on the timetable , Friday it says 10-12 CH1101 LAB D , and then Friday afternoon 2-4pm CH1101 LAB E ... Is there 2 Labs in the one day or do we get assigned one of these times?

Its the same on Thursday CH1101 two labs for those times...

You do one lab session per week per module, i.e. 3 hours. Labs are assigned so you dont know which of these labs (A, B, C...) that you'll be in untill you get your online timetable.

Aside, timetable is rough next year. half way through semester one I get a lovely 10-5 no break and have a lovely big 6 hour gap on a Wednesday.

Jammyc · 10-09-2010 06:28PM

The_Joker. wrote: »

Thanks, what about tutorials -any particular day for them? :pac:

No problemo.
IIRC, Chemistry Tutorials were Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday at 1. Weren't particularly strict on which you should go to. Biology labs were random times and again not strict on which sessions. Can't remember the times exactly.

Cant remember the times of the Maths Methods tutorial, but I do remember having one at 5pm on a Thursday, which meant I had to wait around for 3 hours for it. Can't speak for anything else really.

The_Joker. · 10-09-2010 06:34PM

Jammyc wrote: »

No problemo.
IIRC, Chemistry Tutorials were Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday at 1. Weren't particularly strict on which you should go to. Biology labs were random times and again not strict on which sessions. Can't remember the times exactly.

Cant remember the times of the Maths Methods tutorial, but I do remember having one at 5pm on a Thursday, which meant I had to wait around for 3 hours for it. Can't speak for anything else really.

Cool, thanks for the info..
Now if I could only get that Chemistry lab for the Thursday, I don't have anything else down for friday( providing there's no tutorials friday).

A friday off would be nice:cool:

Jammyc · 10-09-2010 07:14PM

The_Joker. wrote: »

Cool, thanks for the info..
Now if I could only get that Chemistry lab for the Thursday, I don't have anything else down for friday( providing there's no tutorials friday).

A friday off would be nice:cool:

Cool, no bother!
Haha, I remember hoping the exact same thing last year, then I was bitterly dissapointed when I had 2 labs given to me on Friday.

The_Joker. · 10-09-2010 07:20PM

Jammyc wrote: »

Cool, no bother!
Haha, I remember hoping the exact same thing last year, then I was bitterly dissapointed when I had 2 labs given to me on Friday.

Yeah, it sounds a bit too good to be true :pac:

Craguls · 10-09-2010 08:13PM

Got assigned decent labs! YEAY

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