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Uni Stuff => Universities - Victoria => University of Melbourne => Topic started by: 95atar on May 11, 2014, 04:46:24 pm

Title: Online hws
Post by: 95atar on May 11, 2014, 04:46:24 pm
Who here also reckons the online hw for physics is worthless, it takes about 1.5 hours for each one and only contributes 15% towards the subject score, is it helpful towards the examinations or anything for that matter?
Title: Re: Online hws
Post by: Shenz0r on May 11, 2014, 05:01:01 pm
I did Physics for Biomed and we had to do MasteringPhysics each week. A little bit of it is useful but there are many bits which can be outside the scope of the course.

There are a bunch of answers floating around on Google. The things that were relevant will function as revision
Title: Re: Online hws
Post by: ChickenCh0wM1en on May 11, 2014, 05:03:05 pm
I agree with Shenz0r.

I did Physics Fundamentals last year but I found the online homework pretty draining. Even though 15% of the overall score seems quite small, it's a nice way to get some free marks ;) Esp when the exam is pretty hard (NO MCQ, ALL written responses!)
Title: Re: Online hws
Post by: vox nihili on May 11, 2014, 05:45:30 pm
The answers on Google and the silly weighting of the online homework and the pracs is the only reason everyone passes Physics. To be honest, I got a 78 and I still don't know what any of Newton's laws are...
Title: Re: Online hws
Post by: Leronziia on May 11, 2014, 05:58:09 pm
Total waste of time that can be better spent doing the prescribed questions from the textbook, which in contrast were somewhat beneficial. Use Google to get that 15% though.
Title: Re: Online hws
Post by: Belgarion on May 11, 2014, 07:28:33 pm
I still wake up screaming in the middle of the night from what i had to go through for that semester of physics for biomed...
Title: Re: Online hws
Post by: scribble on May 11, 2014, 08:41:53 pm
I still wake up screaming in the middle of the night from what i had to go through for that semester of physics for biomed...

i do this over vce physics.