The first week of lessons went by like a flash; we are starting to get homework and really dive into things. So far, my lessons have all been really interesting (amazing what happens when the professors are interested in their subject).
We have had three algebra lectures, three calculus lectures, two computer science lectures and one "mind machine" lecture. The algebra lectures are very good, but also very fast paced, which I find amusing because Dr. Grant talks more slowly and calmly than Dr. Hepworth, but still seems to go a lot faster. I really like listening to Dr. Hepworth; he is a really good teacher because he gets very excited during the lessons and makes you want to get involved. So far, I've known a lot of stuff that he's talked about, but I still get little odd tricks that I can already tell will make my life easier in the future.
Really, the hardest course to follow has been the one on the principles of computer programming and I'm pretty sure that is because it's easier to understand when you get more hands-on with it. I am sure that it doesn't help to have all of the lectures at the end of the day at the end of a week. Also the professor tends to be a bit of a rambler, who has a tendency to read the slides out loud, which makes him harder understand. In my math courses, the teachers write everything down by hand. You wouldn't think this makes much of a difference, but it really does. It slows the lectures down to a pace where you can take notes, and encourages a steady stream of logic from one mini topic to the next, instead of a jump from one slide on a mini topic to a slide on the next mini topic.
Unfortunately, my mind machine course also uses slides, but the lecturer is better at connecting one to the next. It is a fascinating course on the brain and what makes you you. It really is quite something. There are a lot of scientific terms to learn, but I think I'm going to stick with it because it really is interesting.
Today, I have my first practical for my computer programming course and I am a little bit nervous about that because I heard that homework was going to start coming up but I can't find anything with a due date on it (or any that I can do any of the problems on) so I'm hoping that they will let us know a bit more in detail about what all we have to do. Apart from that, I have two other lectures, one in algebra, one in calculus. And that is it for the day.
Ciao,
Florence
We have had three algebra lectures, three calculus lectures, two computer science lectures and one "mind machine" lecture. The algebra lectures are very good, but also very fast paced, which I find amusing because Dr. Grant talks more slowly and calmly than Dr. Hepworth, but still seems to go a lot faster. I really like listening to Dr. Hepworth; he is a really good teacher because he gets very excited during the lessons and makes you want to get involved. So far, I've known a lot of stuff that he's talked about, but I still get little odd tricks that I can already tell will make my life easier in the future.
Really, the hardest course to follow has been the one on the principles of computer programming and I'm pretty sure that is because it's easier to understand when you get more hands-on with it. I am sure that it doesn't help to have all of the lectures at the end of the day at the end of a week. Also the professor tends to be a bit of a rambler, who has a tendency to read the slides out loud, which makes him harder understand. In my math courses, the teachers write everything down by hand. You wouldn't think this makes much of a difference, but it really does. It slows the lectures down to a pace where you can take notes, and encourages a steady stream of logic from one mini topic to the next, instead of a jump from one slide on a mini topic to a slide on the next mini topic.
Unfortunately, my mind machine course also uses slides, but the lecturer is better at connecting one to the next. It is a fascinating course on the brain and what makes you you. It really is quite something. There are a lot of scientific terms to learn, but I think I'm going to stick with it because it really is interesting.
Today, I have my first practical for my computer programming course and I am a little bit nervous about that because I heard that homework was going to start coming up but I can't find anything with a due date on it (or any that I can do any of the problems on) so I'm hoping that they will let us know a bit more in detail about what all we have to do. Apart from that, I have two other lectures, one in algebra, one in calculus. And that is it for the day.
Ciao,
Florence
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