Academic Advice Day

[LOLs99]

I asked this course advisor at the engineering stand at 3pm and she said I need to do ESD 1 and 2. She doesn't seem to understand the course content etc I guess. But ESD 1 does contain MATLAB and stuff that u will need for ESD 2? So lets say if I want to do civil or mechanical, I don't need ESD 1 as pre-req but ONLY linear algebra,calc 2 and ESD 2?

[LeviLamp]

That is correct!

[Dismounted]

But ESD 1 does contain MATLAB and stuff that u will need for ESD 2?

You will *touch* MATLAB in ESD1, but you won't learn anything that will put you ahead in ESD2.

[Hancock]

Yep, MATLAB really comes into it's own in ESD2. Make sure you learn the material to a T, because it will be super super useful throughout your next 5 years, especially if you have a strong foundation from first year.

[hobbitle]

Reiterating. Don't do ESD1.

[LOLs99]

ESD 1 is just some intro into MATLAB? So do I have to study a bit of intro into MATLAB before commencing ESD2?
Is ESD 1 that bad after none of the people I ask here said is good or even okay...

[hobbitle]

Yes esd1 is that bad and no you don't need to swot up on Matlab before esd2 just pay attention in class.

[LOLs99]

Cool! Any ideas which subject is good to replace ESD 1 then?
If I'm confirmed not doing chemical eng, then my plan would be:

Sem 1:
1. Calculus 2
2.
3. Physics: Fundamental
4. Finance 1 or Japanese

Sem 2:
1. ESD 2
2. Linear Algebra
3. Physcis 2: Physical Science and Technology
4. Finance 1 or Japanese

Do u suggest picking a level 2 subject in 1st year?

[~T]

Cool! Any ideas which subject is good to replace ESD 1 then?
If I'm confirmed not doing chemical eng, then my plan would be:

Sem 1:
1. Calculus 2
2.
3. Physics: Fundamental
4. Finance 1 or Japanese

Sem 2:
1. ESD 2
2. Linear Algebra
3. Physcis 2: Physical Science and Technology
4. Finance 1 or Japanese

Do u suggest picking a level 2 subject in 1st year?

If you can find one, maybe choose an area that you haven't experienced before, yet interests you for some reason? I'm doing The Global Environment. It's the first Earth Sciences subject, and it sounds kind of cool for some reason. Plus, the Atmospheres/Ocean Sciences subjects to which it leads kind of sound pretty interesting too. Just browse the first year science subjects at the following link and see if something jumps out 

https://handbook.unimelb.edu.au/view/2014/%21B-SCI-SPC%2B1021

[LOLs99]

If you can find one, maybe choose an area that you haven't experienced before, yet interests you for some reason? I'm doing The Global Environment. It's the first Earth Sciences subject, and it sounds kind of cool for some reason. Plus, the Atmospheres/Ocean Sciences subjects to which it leads kind of sound pretty interesting too. Just browse the first year science subjects at the following link and see if something jumps out 

https://handbook.unimelb.edu.au/view/2014/%21B-SCI-SPC%2B1021

Thanks for the link, it is useful and much convenient!  I'm thinking of doing an IT subj as it might help in some ways for engineering. But which IT subjects is the best for eng? Can IT be taken as breadth ?


Any thoughts of doing level 2 subjects in first year ? Like will it affect my GPA because post grad eng requires an average  of 65 GPA in the last 2 years.. it doesn't mean an average of level 2 and 3 subjects right ? Thanks

[scribble]

^if you want to take a level two subject, you could always take linalg and calc2 concurrently in sem1 and engmath in sem2.

[LOLs99]

^if you want to take a level two subject, you could always take linalg and calc2 concurrently in sem1 and engmath in sem2.

Will I be full of study and no free time with 2 maths in a sem?

[Hancock]

It's an expression haha; just learn it very, very well.

[LOLs99]

It's an expression haha; just learn it in very, very well.

Why not learn to a Z then

[charmanderp]

What exactly is a T?

Please tell me you were being serious. If you meant it as a joke my life will actually have been ruined.