higher courses? (1 Viewer)

[mp3mojo]

Just want to ask if ppl who did higher courses in semester 1, was it worthwhile?

interesting & good marks (from massive scaling)?
or
interesting but low marks?
or
just not interesting at all?

cos im hvin trouble deciding about higher comp, thanx

 

[routemarker]

well i did Higher chem and it seems that there isnt a scaling system involved. I know Higher maths gets scaling but you should check about Computing.

 

[mp3mojo]

i thought there's scaling for all Higher courses?
sum1 pls correct me if im wrong

 

[anti]

higher computing is apparently more fun, and our assessments are more interesting.

it moves a lot faster, too, but there's a section of the exam which has content which is the same as the normal course... mhm.

 

[McLake]

Higher Maths wasn't very good.

Higher Computing sounded better (from what i had heard from those in "lower" computing).

 

[anti]

marks are out!

i got a DN for higher comp. w00t.

 

[Lazarus]

Originally posted by Asquithian
DN ??!!?!? whats that

i thought unsw marks were out tomorrow?

DN = Distinction

check your unimail released early

mp3mojo: The scaling isn't massive, but it's better than that of the normal stream...

 

[mp3mojo]

DN, wow! congrats anti!!

hey mclake & anti, do u guys plan 2 continue with higher comp nxt sem?

 

[anti]

thanks sunshine

yep, i will be. mclake is smrter than me so i assume he will too

 

[McLake]

I am? Thankyou anti, your too kind.

I will stay in higher to begin with, but I have never really touched "C" before, so I may drop done if it all goes to fast ...

 

[mp3mojo]

mayb ill do the same & start with higher then drop later if so
thanx for all the suggestions

 

[sunny]

I did remember Richard once saying to us that we're "on average 20 marks or so higher" than normal computing.

Damn it I was ONE MARK OFF A HD

 

[yoshi]

mp3mojo... if it's a higher comp class you're talking about, definitely do it! A great challenge, and you'll end up learning a lot more.

There also seems to be an accelerated tute/lab for Higher Comp 1B, if you're higher-higher, I guess

 

[mp3mojo]

nar, i think accelerated is goin to way to far for me

i was actually doin higher computing 1a, until the train network was due & i couldnt finish it.

hope there's no trains in higher comp 1b

 

[anti]

rofl. probably no trains.

there's a higher higher comp 1b class mainly 'cause C is a pretty popular language...

 

[sunny]

I'm going to hang myself if there are trains again.

 

[yoshi]

Originally posted by mp3mojo
nar, i think accelerated is goin to way to far for me

i was actually doin higher computing 1a, until the train network was due & i couldnt finish it.

Really? So was I. Hrm.. so were a lot of other people on this board (I've met mclake and I was in sunny's tute/lab). I'll have to be careful or I'm going to get paranoid delusions.

 

[maniacguy]

There's an Advanced Higher Comp 1B class because quite a few people already know C at a level that means they could get bored by Higher comp 1B as it normally goes.

The tutor for the last couple of years has a website at:
http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~kchan

 

[anti]

Advanced Higher Comp 1B. BAHAHAHA.
They're so boring with titles

 

[maniacguy]

That's not the actual title - I'm just calling it Advanced Higher Comp 1B because it's the Advanced Tute/Lab...