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biology sucks
« on: January 05, 2010, 11:43:58 am »
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I hate biology

It's the worst subject ever.

You do all this work then they hardly even test you on (as much of) the knowledge (as other subjects)

that's why I am not going to put in even 10% of the effort i put into other subjects into biology
what's the best way of me to 'wing' biology?

my parents got me a tutor and the tutor expects me to do at least 5 multiple choice and 2 short answer questions per day.

If i fake doing it, it'll be obvious when I get tested.

he also shows the class all the results and makes it public.

it'll be really embarrassing for me if i don't do it.

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Re: biology sucks
« Reply #1 on: January 05, 2010, 01:07:25 pm »
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easy: put effort in... do all the work...
there's no use asking us what to do if you already sure your not doing anything for it.

but i reckon biology is awesome:D
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Re: biology sucks
« Reply #2 on: January 06, 2010, 01:51:12 am »
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From what I've heard, you can do well in biology with minimal effort; provided that you enjoy the subject :)
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Re: biology sucks
« Reply #3 on: January 06, 2010, 02:00:01 am »
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Quote from: amar on January 05, 2010, 11:43:58 am

You do all this work then they hardly even test you on (as much of) the knowledge (as other subjects)


I don't do bio, but still, isn't there some way to separate redundant information from useful information?
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Re: biology sucks
« Reply #4 on: January 06, 2010, 02:10:00 am »
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Quote from: kyzoo on January 06, 2010, 02:00:01 am
Quote from: amar on January 05, 2010, 11:43:58 am

You do all this work then they hardly even test you on (as much of) the knowledge (as other subjects)


I don't do bio, but still, isn't there some way to separate redundant information from useful information?

It's quite hard. Well more specifically, it's quite hard to do so and do well at this subject. Those who strictly follow study guides don't do too well from my experience. Biology requires continual exposure to seemingly irrelevant case studies and applications given that most exam questions are based off such things and not theory straight from the textbook.
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Re: biology sucks
« Reply #5 on: January 06, 2010, 02:18:07 am »
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Why don't you just drop it.  It's not a prerequisite for anything.

If you want an easy subject that you can "wing,"  then Further Maths is pretty good.
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Re: biology sucks
« Reply #6 on: January 06, 2010, 02:22:17 am »
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Quote from: stonecold on January 06, 2010, 02:18:07 am
Why don't you just drop it.  It's not a prerequisite for anything.

haha that's what I noticed when I first looked at prerequisites, I thought for sure that biology would be needed for medical stuff, and instead chem is everywhere.
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Re: biology sucks
« Reply #7 on: January 06, 2010, 02:26:00 am »
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Quote from: monokekie on January 06, 2010, 02:15:43 am
really wish i did bio i love bio stiff cept for the cutting mice part....


I never had to do that.

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Quote from: stonecold on January 06, 2010, 02:18:07 am
Why don't you just drop it.  It's not a prerequisite for anything.

haha that's what I noticed when I first looked at prerequisites, I thought for sure that biology would be needed for medical stuff, and instead chem is everywhere.

That's because you'll learn Biology inside the actual course, whereas the principles of Chem aren't taught at all.
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Re: biology sucks
« Reply #8 on: January 06, 2010, 02:28:48 am »
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Quote from: shinny on January 06, 2010, 02:26:00 am
Quote from: monokekie on January 06, 2010, 02:15:43 am
really wish i did bio i love bio stiff cept for the cutting mice part....


I never had to do that.

Quote from: kyzoo on January 06, 2010, 02:22:17 am
Quote from: stonecold on January 06, 2010, 02:18:07 am
Why don't you just drop it.  It's not a prerequisite for anything.

haha that's what I noticed when I first looked at prerequisites, I thought for sure that biology would be needed for medical stuff, and instead chem is everywhere.

That's because you'll learn Biology inside the actual course, whereas the principles of Chem aren't taught at all.

Really?  I thought that chem was a really big part of medicine because you have to know which substances that are harmless on their own that can be lethal when mixed together?
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Re: biology sucks
« Reply #9 on: January 06, 2010, 02:30:44 am »
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Quote from: shinny on January 06, 2010, 02:26:00 am
Quote from: monokekie on January 06, 2010, 02:15:43 am
really wish i did bio i love bio stiff cept for the cutting mice part....


I never had to do that.

Quote from: kyzoo on January 06, 2010, 02:22:17 am
Quote from: stonecold on January 06, 2010, 02:18:07 am
Why don't you just drop it.  It's not a prerequisite for anything.

haha that's what I noticed when I first looked at prerequisites, I thought for sure that biology would be needed for medical stuff, and instead chem is everywhere.

That's because you'll learn Biology inside the actual course, whereas the principles of Chem aren't taught at all.

O...surgeons have to learn about flowers? What?

I got turned off in Y10 because of flowers...
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Re: biology sucks
« Reply #10 on: January 06, 2010, 02:46:39 am »
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The fact that Biology is not a prerequisite for medicine leads me to believe that 98% of what you are taught in VCE Biology is crap, and hence why it is taught again from scratch at Uni.

kyzoo, you are right on!  as if i'm going to waste my time learning about plants.
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Re: biology sucks
« Reply #11 on: January 06, 2010, 02:49:08 am »
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Quote from: stonecold on January 06, 2010, 02:46:39 am
The fact that Biology is not a prerequisite for medicine leads me to believe that 98% of what you are taught in VCE Biology is crap, and hence why it is taught again from scratch at Uni.

kyzoo, you are right on!  as if i'm going to waste my time learning about plants.

Evolution is crap. The other 75% I've all used though. Chem jumps straight to the pharmacy side of things; it's not that we don't learn Chem, it's that we just skip everything that was in VCE. The chem is mixed with Biology anyway though. It becomes quite hard to separate the two.
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Re: biology sucks
« Reply #12 on: January 06, 2010, 02:52:08 am »
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Thanks for clearing that up shinny.

You are also correct.  Chem and Bio do seem to overlap quite a lot.
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Re: biology sucks
« Reply #13 on: January 06, 2010, 02:55:16 am »
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yeah chem and bio go very well together
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Re: biology sucks
« Reply #14 on: January 06, 2010, 03:03:22 am »
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^ only in 3/4 with all this stuff about DNA, carbohydrates, proteins, fat, etc. There's little connection between 1/2 Chem and biology.
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