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A Speck of Dust in the Galaxy

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justwannawish:
It’s been a very long time since I last updated and I’m really sorry for anyone who was interested in reading this! In essence, I just have been flat out with work, assessments and everything else that is coming up, including a few birthdays of my closest friends. But I finally made some time for this, right after a bad test haha. This might just be a rant so be warned (and apologises in advance)

Law
At the start of the year, many older students advised me that this was a dry and boring course, so I went in with an apprehensive outlook. Five weeks into the degree, I find that I’m really enjoying myself with this degree and do personally enjoy it. It seems almost weird to admit that I’m enjoying my classes, especially sincein high school, I wasn’t enjoying anything at all and it was all just work and more work. and I almost can’t believe that I am looking forward to the lessons.

A lot of the material we cover now is very historically based. historical aspect. I have always been a bit of a history nerd and so learning about the Tudors and Stuarts monarchs and their contribution to the rule of law is really fascinating for me (Horrible Histories anyone?). We brushed over the Civil Revolution in England as well as the Magna Carta, and now are heading towards Australia and I think Aboriginal dispossession.

My court report was handed in two weeks ago, I think we’re getting the results this week sometime. But we already have another assessment, a case note, which is due in two weeks. So I’m never not busy haha, but I’m already a lot behind so it’s all very tiring trying to catch up and do everything. Luckily, we don’t have class for law next week, which is my only chance of catching up I feel at this rate.

Microeconomics
 i don’t have much to say about this since I signed up to the web lectures (and then ditched the web lectures after finding how much easier the textbook was to listen to). I did my quiz for it last week which was alright I think. I feel I have been falling behind since I’m not entirely up-to-date for my tutorial homework so I’m going to spend a lot of time catching up this weekend. We have a mid-semester test next week which is on a Saturday, which is an awkward end to my week. but fingers crossed, it should go well?? I’m just really drained

Maths
I did a quiz today and it was not pleasant. I think I walked out in a daze, surrounded by people who were talking about how great their test went and how easy it was. It kind of has demotivated me for the time being since it was the last thing I really wanted. But there were so many people who helped me out before hand and I just want to say a big thank you to all their efforts.

We’re learning about inverse matrices in algebra and just finished the mean value theorem for calculus. It’s a pity I tuned out last lesson to do more practice papers for my quiz since I have neither done well on the quiz or have an idea of what’s happening rn but I might finish doing my notes from last lecture in my upcoming break.

Song of the Week
I've been listening to Silence by Before You Exit a lot recently and I really enjoy. It's a very calming song and it's a perfect fit for some of these rainy train trips home.

Everybody's looking for a love to start a riot
But every time I look in your eyes
The world gets quiet

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7t4qnH8tpd4

justwannawish:

--- Quote from: owidjaja on March 03, 2019, 10:39:22 pm ---My tutor is Russian lol. Not that I have a problem with foreign lecturers/tutors but he's just very difficult to communicate with. Like in the first math tute, we were going through limits and he gave us an example so one of the students suggested to divide by the highest power but then he thought the student was saying polynomial division. The student ended up giving up on explaining. He also straight up told the people who only did 2U math (which was me and another student) that we'll find the course hard so he wants us to ask him as many questions. While I do get his point, it's not really the best way to encourage us.

How about you? Are your tutors good?

--- End quote ---

My tutors are nice people but they don't really communicate very well and a part of their problem is that they only go through problems that they have selected themselves from the homework (which i totally get and i appreciate their work) but they refuse to answer any other questions for other problem in the exercise. Which means they often explain the questions that everyone in the class found doable and not many of the questions we all have difficulties doing. sigh, I have a lot to catch up on!!

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