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ameh
dirty trick
I'm in this boat. Did you try applying for a bridging course in Chemistry at Usyd?
I'm going to do the bridging course...
Hopefully everyone there is as clueless as I am (except for the lecturer/tutor/whatever of course). I'd hate to be surrounded by people just wanting to refresh their memories. I'd feel like such a dumb-arse.
Is anyone else going?
Hopefully everyone there is as clueless as I am (except for the lecturer/tutor/whatever of course). I'd hate to be surrounded by people just wanting to refresh their memories. I'd feel like such a dumb-arse.
Is anyone else going?
whats the differencs between doing normal chemistry and fundamentals?Tennille said:Also, there is a Chemistry Fundamentals course during the year for those who haven't done HSC Chemistry. You might want to consider that.
do i have a choice i whether i do fundamntals or not?
plus didthe othertwo science courses biology and physics - does that effect anything?
I was more referring to the case of a friend who got into ssp in 2004 with 99.30 UAI and no chem whatsoever (as opposed people you mentioned who did prelim).
Fundamentals is for people with no background in chem. Basically tries to teach you all the basics. Syllabus varies substantially from normal/advanced. Try to avoid at all cost, very poor scaling.
Normal is just normal. Try to avoid if possible, poor scaling.
Advanced is for people who did well in the subject in the HSC. Covers normal course plus a bit more. Good scaling.
SSP is for those who did really well in the HSC, either overall and/or in chem. Identical to advanced except that it has fun pracs instead of the crap you get in normal/advanced, and lab conditions are better (less cramped, less supervision, more chemicals to play with).
Fundamentals is for people with no background in chem. Basically tries to teach you all the basics. Syllabus varies substantially from normal/advanced. Try to avoid at all cost, very poor scaling.
Normal is just normal. Try to avoid if possible, poor scaling.
Advanced is for people who did well in the subject in the HSC. Covers normal course plus a bit more. Good scaling.
SSP is for those who did really well in the HSC, either overall and/or in chem. Identical to advanced except that it has fun pracs instead of the crap you get in normal/advanced, and lab conditions are better (less cramped, less supervision, more chemicals to play with).
ameh
dirty trick
i query said:
Yes.
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munchymoocow
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I did the bridging course back in '04, and doing fundamentals of chem like I did is a waste of time after doing it. Regular Chem I and Fundamentals courses are almost the same, save for the first six weeks of first semester, and those six weeks is just a rehash of the bridging course.
And if you want to get into Chem II from fundies, there's a supplementary course you've got to do in the summer holidays, but it's free so it's all good.
And if you want to get into Chem II from fundies, there's a supplementary course you've got to do in the summer holidays, but it's free so it's all good.
nit
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Yeh SSP seemed to scale rather dodgily in second semester. And phantom SSP people appear to have topped the course...