Panic attack. Engineering first year is so hard. (1 Viewer)

[Survivor39]

No need to panic now. When I was an undergrad, I didn't understand everything taught in lectures and still ended up getting the uni medal. All I can say is learn and understand what you NEED - you don't have need to know everything.

I hope this helps!

 

[Wake Up]

so today is the first physics lab
i did not understand at all
just got 3/10 and that's because the marker was very lenient and i basically just copied my partner's answer (he got 3/10 as well)

i am so depressed right now

 

[_deloso]

haven't done my first lab yet but looking at the introductory experiment, it shouldn't be that hard if you did the pre-lab and read all about the experiment. what did you guys do today in the lab anyway?

 

[TheStallion]

It's just one lab man, don't worry about the low mark, plenty of time to fix it up. I remember the first lab was error calculation or something, it's actually pretty important that you understand how to calculate the error in values correctly, so go over the work for future labs.

Having said that, labs really aren't that hard if you just read over the experiement the hour before the lab or something.

 

[Wake Up]

i think it's my fault that I only read the experiment an hour before the lab.

 

[benji_10]

There's a phys quiz that tests your error calculation skills. It's on moodle, and it helped me quite a lot. I didn't even know about the prelab reading and still got an 8, thanks to that quiz. There's also a whole section in front of the lab manual that deals with error as well.

 

[kaz1]

Yeah, I just used to get someone elses lab that did it earlier in the week and copy the results and calculations in my own lab.

 

[jamesfirst]

so today is the first physics lab
i did not understand at all
just got 3/10 and that's because the marker was very lenient and i basically just copied my partner's answer (he got 3/10 as well)

i am so depressed right now

i got 9/10. just ask shit loads of question.


i didnt even read my lab manual b4 the lab.........but copying others is ;S

 

[Wake Up]

i didnt copy completely,i just copied the method from the demonstrator.

do you guys working while doing your engineering degree?
I am working 18 hours a week in the weekend

and do we find any help for math/phys?i know that phys has consultation,but math doesn't have consultation at all

 

[D94]

i didnt copy completely,i just copied the method from the demonstrator.

do you guys working while doing your engineering degree?
I am working 18 hours a week in the weekend

and do we find any help for math/phys?i know that phys has consultation,but math doesn't have consultation at all

Assuming I know what you're trying to say, you can ask questions in tutorials for Maths, and the "Other" for Physics as well.

 

[Wake Up]

sorry, i meant how do we find any help for phys/maths?

yeah i know about tutorial and other but i prefer 1-1 consultation

 

[kaz1]

sorry, i meant how do we find any help for phys/maths?

yeah i know about tutorial and other but i prefer 1-1 consultation

level 3 red center for maths, but I think it starts week 3

 

[TheStallion]

As above yeah, also all lecturers have their own consultation hours which you need to be aware of.