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Incredibly good advice. Do everything you can to make sure the research project and supervisor are a good 'fit' for you. If I had my time again, I'd have paid a lot more attention before jumping into an honours project at USyd - what looks good in writing isn't always the reality of daya to day...

Quick comment: I did GR at MQ in 3rd year (& yes of course there is some elementary tensor math) but they have now discontinued this course next year, any GR will be done as part of a Masters. At USyd, GR is currently an honours unit and their structure for choosing honours courses is really...

Times https://timetables.mq.edu.au/2019/Default.aspx Unit guides will hint at compulsory / flexibility re lectures/tutorials etc.

Thanks for such honest & comprehensive info. 24 Units in 2 years is Nuts!! The trouble with no breaks is that you don't get time to even reflect on what you've learnt, does not seem optimal.

So if anyone else is interested I got told SSAF has not yet been issued and might be ~ Mar 10th! This is the first time in my 3+ years at MQ that the fee hasn't been asked prior to semester starting, I think?

no its never been a problem before - ill call student connect tomorrow because i think its due by the end of the week

I don't seem to have a SSAF fee to pay, is this some sort of beautiful glitch, or is it just me?

Check your unit guide (if it's out yet).. https://unitguides.mq.edu.au/units Or wait for your iLearn to become active, this can be as late as the Monday of week1 (but only if you're doing physics!), most will come active the week or weekend before uni starts - don't panic, you'll be fine, all...

So in a blaze of no publicity, MQ seem to have dropped the People / Planet requirement for anyone starting a degree this year? I heard from a staff member that this was the case a few weeks back but couldn't find any info. A look at this years handbooks and the requirement seems to be gone...

You're a legend. MQ should really pay you for all you do for us !!! :spin:

Anyone have any link to the 'important dates' for 2019? On the website I get only the 2018 + S3 but nothing for this year - i'm trying to work out when mid-sem is in S1.. Cheers :)

Re: Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion - Total energy of Circular and non-circular orb My apologies, I thought maybe it might have been a 'research yourself' type investigation/project similar to the extension science unit. It's certainly feasible to quote results (such as the integral I...

Instead of integration, use anti-differentiation - problem solved :) Merry Christmas!

Back in the day there used to be Diplomas & Advanced Certificates in Electrical Engineering (taught at TAFE) that would have electronic units. But i don't know the landscape of Tafe courses these days.. see your school careers people?

I think you are confusing a trade description of 'electrician' with a electronics type vocation? Electricians deal with the distribution of supply from power stations to the home and there are niche components of what a typical "electrician" may get up too in those environments. The only...

I actually deleted my 1st year reviews of Math, Phys & Astro subjects because, on reflection, I've noticed how deeply personal and varied these experiences become. For example, in second year math units I had a lecturer who I (still) consider to be the worst communicator I've had the personal...

Yeah commenced 2016 - so the new system differentiates between Distinctions and High Distinctions, is that right? If so, I'm happy to be on the old system, I'm 21 units in with one Credit and a 50/50 mix of Ds & HDs #humblebrag :haha:

Managed 3Ds, was much better than I could have hoped for and helped by a 3rd Yr PHYS policy of 'if you do better in the Final exam than your Mid-Sem test then the Final exam result is used for the mid-sem weighting'. Considering I barely got over 50% in my mid-sem, even acing the final would...

Re: Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion - Total energy of Circular and non-circular orb Hey frog0101, I'm sorry I have no idea what the hsc wants in regards to the phrase "investigate", perhaps a qualitative explanation? Quantitatively, circular / elliptical trajectories can be derived using...

Finished; who'd have thought Advanced Quantum Physics & General Relativity would be so hard? (rolls eyes) Exam's themselves suck, but i really love the period between end of semester & actual exams; this time really does enable epiphanies of concepts or just plain plug & play problems to reveal...