Science freshers thread

amortentia · 12-09-2011 11:43PM

Did anyone email their tutor yet? Is it a group thing or everyone individually?

My sister was looking up her 3rd year timetable and found the 1st year Science one. Really don't know if it's what the actual timetable will be and I don't think any of the tutorials and labs are on it. So far looks like a 9am start every day. Praying that I'll be out early enough on Fridays to get the train home!

bscm · 13-09-2011 12:06AM

amortentia wrote: »

Did anyone email their tutor yet? Is it a group thing or everyone individually?

My sister was looking up her 3rd year timetable and found the 1st year Science one. Really don't know if it's what the actual timetable will be and I don't think any of the tutorials and labs are on it. So far looks like a 9am start every day. Praying that I'll be out early enough on Fridays to get the train home!

I got timeslots on my letter so I assume I just drop in during them?

Any chance she can screen shot it and post it here?

Jammyc · 13-09-2011 09:10AM

If you're looking for an idea of the timetable, have a search through the Science TR071 thread. I remember us screening ours at some point so it should still be there.

Also, your timetable will be up on www.tcd.ie/science in the local access section. You'll be able to get into the local access when you register.

bscm · 13-09-2011 01:47PM

Jammyc wrote: »

If you're looking for an idea of the timetable, have a search through the Science TR071 thread. I remember us screening ours at some point so it should still be there.

Also, your timetable will be up on www.tcd.ie/science in the local access section. You'll be able to get into the local access when you register.

We're not registered until Friday though so if we wait until then we may as well wait until Monday when we have lectures and possibly assigned tutorials

Jammyc · 13-09-2011 01:48PM

The norm is not having tutorials or labs in the first week anyway, only lectures.

kate.m · 13-09-2011 02:04PM

how difficult are the maths modules/sections? would it require HL maths? thanks guys!

Millsy91 · 14-09-2011 03:22AM

kate.m wrote: »

how difficult are the maths modules/sections? would it require HL maths? thanks guys!

Maths methods is pretty easy, and can be taken with any level of LC maths, and should be an pretty easy decent grade at the end of the year, really easy marks in tutorials etc. If you want to do full maths you should probably have higher level LC, and be pretty keen about it. It starts out ok but goes in depth pretty quick, also very different from LC, you'll rarely see actual numbers, only letters... If you are good at maths though you should definitely give it a go. You can switch to maths methods easily if/when you change your mind, as long as it hasn't filled up, so don't worry about being stuck in one module.

Lawliet · 14-09-2011 01:36PM

Millsy91 wrote: »

Maths methods is pretty easy, and can be taken with any level of LC maths, and should be an pretty easy decent grade at the end of the year, really easy marks in tutorials etc.

I don't know, I did maths method with ordinary maths and I found it tough; the lecturers assumed that everyone had HL, or just weren't aware of how little the ordinary level course covered. If you're not the strongest in maths to begin with its easy to get left behind. Although I hear Levene is leaving, so maybe the new lecturer will be better at explaining the course to OL plebs!

NeuroCat · 14-09-2011 03:32PM

I think I spent the whole of first year asking the same question in every Maths Methods lecture. 'What in the name of God is a Polynomial?!'.

I went to all the tutorials for Levene, didn't understand much of what was going on. I did find it difficult coming from OL maths L.C but I passed the module in the summer exams with very little work.

amortentia · 14-09-2011 05:55PM

Millsy91 wrote: »

If you want to do full maths you should probably have higher level LC, and be pretty keen about it. It starts out ok but goes in depth pretty quick, also very different from LC, you'll rarely see actual numbers, only letters... If you are good at maths though you should definitely give it a go. You can switch to maths methods easily if/when you change your mind, as long as it hasn't filled up, so don't worry about being stuck in one module.

Ah I'm worried now. I want to do physics in 2nd year so I have to do full maths. I got an A1 in pass in the LC and found it really easy.. dropped from honours in 5th year cause I didn't need it for any courses and the workload sounded like a lot. If I work really hard at it do you think I could manage? Will they even let me pick it as a module?!

nommm · 06-10-2011 04:06PM

Question: For the Bio labs, is it the assement on glutahlione that we have to fill out for labs tommorow? And secondly, how are we supposed to fill it out, I can't find the answers anywhere.

Hollzy · 12-10-2011 04:14PM

I'm struggling with it as well :S I have answers to the first three questions on the questionnaire but that's it so far.

Lawliet · 12-10-2011 11:09PM

They should have given you instructions in the lab manual on how to get to a website where you can find the answers

partyatmygaff · 13-10-2011 12:11AM

Lawliet wrote: »

They should have given you instructions in the lab manual on how to get to a website where you can find the answers

The information they provided is completely useless tbh. Hardly any of it is relevant to the questions... I'm doing this module as part of JF Pharmacy and have my lab tomorrow and so far have 4/7 questions done. I've spent the past two hours or so sifting through papers and websites to try and find the information to no avail.

Jonathan · 13-10-2011 12:38AM

Is there merit in keeping this thread open or should it be locked and the conversation moved over to the general TR071 thread?

NeuroCat · 13-10-2011 01:28AM

Jonathan wrote: »

Is there merit in keeping this thread open or should it be locked and the conversation moved over to the general TR071 thread?

Tbh people would get more answers in the TR071 thread.

Lawliet · 13-10-2011 10:13AM

partyatmygaff wrote: »

The information they provided is completely useless tbh. Hardly any of it is relevant to the questions... I'm doing this module as part of JF Pharmacy and have my lab tomorrow and so far have 4/7 questions done. I've spent the past two hours or so sifting through papers and websites to try and find the information to no avail.

Yeah that was me last year, I remember that assignment well. All the answers are on the website and in the lab manual, it's just people don't realise that until they've done the relevant lab. The main problem with that assignment is that they expect you to do it before you understand what it's about.

Hollzy · 19-10-2011 11:30PM

I think you summed it up exactly there. It's like we're supposed to know everything automatically.

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