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crankyoldmanOr something like that.
Suffice to say, after studying for a week (intermittently, I have work, you know) and having spent nearly all of yesterday studying (at work, they kind of told me to study for my final and not worry I was still getting paid. <3) the professor still managed to make a final that made me feel like an idiot.
Highlights!
- The first problem was a variation on a problem that we never covered in class or homework!
- The second problem was my bad, I didn't study as much from the earlier sections. So yeah.
- The middle problems were awesome! Especially the spring problem. YES I WANTED A SPRING PROBLEM.
- The last two problems were ones that I knew until I got to the end where you get the answer. Hopefully I will get shit ton of credit for working up to that point.
Now, I shouldn't be that angry (which I'm not anymore, after chai and probably more dance music than I care to think about right now) except for one fact: she totally told us that this final was going to have 2-3 questions from stuff we haven't covered on either previous exam.
There was one question.
Considering that was my study focus? I'm a bit miffed. Contrary to popular belief, you cannot study everything that a class has covered completely. You have to prioritize and focus on what you're weak on and all that. I know this. If not for this concept, I wouldn't have lasted as long in engineering as I have (though, typically most of my classes didn't have cumulative finals. true fact!). But nothing gets my goat more than when a teacher puts up study guides (which were awesome!) and then doesn't follow them.
Granted, I'm a shitty test taker. I don't memorize well, and guess what math classes are all about. MEMORIZING. I tend to gravitate more towards the process side of things, not specific formulas. Gah.
At least it's over, and I can look forward to a REAL semester at school. Joy!
Suffice to say, after studying for a week (intermittently, I have work, you know) and having spent nearly all of yesterday studying (at work, they kind of told me to study for my final and not worry I was still getting paid. <3) the professor still managed to make a final that made me feel like an idiot.
Highlights!
- The first problem was a variation on a problem that we never covered in class or homework!
- The second problem was my bad, I didn't study as much from the earlier sections. So yeah.
- The middle problems were awesome! Especially the spring problem. YES I WANTED A SPRING PROBLEM.
- The last two problems were ones that I knew until I got to the end where you get the answer. Hopefully I will get shit ton of credit for working up to that point.
Now, I shouldn't be that angry (which I'm not anymore, after chai and probably more dance music than I care to think about right now) except for one fact: she totally told us that this final was going to have 2-3 questions from stuff we haven't covered on either previous exam.
There was one question.
Considering that was my study focus? I'm a bit miffed. Contrary to popular belief, you cannot study everything that a class has covered completely. You have to prioritize and focus on what you're weak on and all that. I know this. If not for this concept, I wouldn't have lasted as long in engineering as I have (though, typically most of my classes didn't have cumulative finals. true fact!). But nothing gets my goat more than when a teacher puts up study guides (which were awesome!) and then doesn't follow them.
Granted, I'm a shitty test taker. I don't memorize well, and guess what math classes are all about. MEMORIZING. I tend to gravitate more towards the process side of things, not specific formulas. Gah.
At least it's over, and I can look forward to a REAL semester at school. Joy!