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Archived Discussion => 2009 => Mid-year exams => Exam Discussion => Victoria => University Exams Discussion => Topic started by: Edmund on June 10, 2009, 04:57:53 pm

Title: Physics 1 - DISASTER =/
Post by: Edmund on June 10, 2009, 04:57:53 pm
Alright who did todays 131 exam? I thought it was so much harder than last years - there were 2 essays which weren't too bad. But the motion questions were rather hard and time consuming  :tickedoff:



It was so hard that I actually laughed during the exam lol


Title: Re: Physics 1 - DISASTER =/
Post by: transgression on June 10, 2009, 04:58:27 pm
:(
Title: Re: Physics 1 - DISASTER =/
Post by: charm on June 10, 2009, 06:03:14 pm
=(
i was crushed. and it made it worse that the reb is a FREEZER....and mixed with panic and the sound of rain that seemed to pummel your already taxed brain i was relieved when they said "pens down".
Title: Re: Physics 1 - DISASTER =/
Post by: IntoTheNewWorld on June 10, 2009, 06:50:45 pm
...you do essays in uni physix?
Title: Re: Physics 1 - DISASTER =/
Post by: Mao on June 10, 2009, 07:02:51 pm
essays =\
Title: Re: Physics 1 - DISASTER =/
Post by: Ken on June 10, 2009, 07:13:26 pm
well for the engineering exam we have to write 4 essays and answer 2 problem-solving-like questions
Title: Re: Physics 1 - DISASTER =/
Post by: squance on June 10, 2009, 08:19:22 pm
Quote from: Edmund on June 10, 2009, 04:57:53 pm
Alright who did todays 131 exam? I thought it was so much harder than last years - there were 2 essays which weren't too bad. But the motion questions were rather hard and time consuming  :tickedoff:

Essays in Physics??! WTF....

Quote from: Ken on June 10, 2009, 07:13:26 pm
well for the engineering exam we have to write 4 essays and answer 2 problem-solving-like questions

Heh. Writing essays in that exam was what probably helped me pass ESD1 last year. :D :D :D
YAY for the essays!
Title: Re: Physics 1 - DISASTER =/
Post by: kurrymuncher on June 10, 2009, 08:40:23 pm
omg... essays. I had no idea.
Title: Re: Physics 1 - DISASTER =/
Post by: enwiabe on June 10, 2009, 08:41:09 pm
We never had essays in first-year physics at Monash! But we do have one in second year, but we're given the topic beforehand so yeah... and it's only worth 1/6 of the exam. The rest is ALL calculation and stuff :D
Title: Re: Physics 1 - DISASTER =/
Post by: Edmund on June 10, 2009, 09:03:19 pm
They were 10 mark questions, that required written explanation, essay type. I swear the lecturer said 1 of them but there were 2 :s

Would there be any scaling if the number of people getting H1 is lower relative to previous years?
Title: Re: Physics 1 - DISASTER =/
Post by: /0 on June 10, 2009, 09:58:16 pm
uummm
is this

physics 640131??

Do you have to write ESSAYS? wtf
Title: Re: Physics 1 - DISASTER =/
Post by: Edmund on June 10, 2009, 10:17:56 pm
Quote from: /0 on June 10, 2009, 09:58:16 pm
uummm
is this

physics 640131??

Do you have to write ESSAYS? wtf
yep
Title: Re: Physics 1 - DISASTER =/
Post by: dcc on June 11, 2009, 06:40:30 pm
640-111 exam was typical, there were the usual few impossible questions but apart from that was reasonable. go physics ADVANCED!
Title: Re: Physics 1 - DISASTER =/
Post by: charm on June 12, 2009, 10:47:38 am
Quote from: Edmund on June 10, 2009, 09:03:19 pm
They were 10 mark questions, that required written explanation, essay type. I swear the lecturer said 1 of them but there were 2 :s

Would there be any scaling if the number of people getting H1 is lower relative to previous years?


yeah im pretty sure we were told ONE essay queston. but oh wells. as for the H1 scaling, i heard that the pass mark is allocated according to the average mark the whole cohort gets , but not sure about the H1s and stuff specifically. I would assume so though...
Title: Re: Physics 1 - DISASTER =/
Post by: midas_touch on June 14, 2009, 10:11:26 pm
Expect mega scaling for physics :P
Title: Re: Physics 1 - DISASTER =/
Post by: /0 on June 15, 2009, 03:25:34 pm
Im so stoned after that lol

Didn't study at all for optical instruments so I got screwed on the double slit question.
Also screwed for the relativity question even though I studied a bit (because relativity makes my head hurt).

Did alright with the rest I thought...

Lol @ Tarzan... good thing George Clooney was there to rescue him from the crocodiles ;p
Title: Re: Physics 1 - DISASTER =/
Post by: QuantumJG on July 22, 2009, 01:12:34 am
Quote from: dcc on June 11, 2009, 06:40:30 pm
640-111 exam was typical, there were the usual few impossible questions but apart from that was reasonable. go physics ADVANCED!

You do advanced too? Advanced was still very, very, very hard (that question referring to the signal being emitted really got me!).

Hah but no essays now that was a real plus! I checked quantum mechanics advanced exam though and there is essay questions.

Doing advanced next semester?