How did your exams go?

Thomas_S_Hunterson

Linear Models - bit of a toughie
3 down 3 to go

rainbow kirby

Had Operating Systems 2 today, paper was almost the same as last year's one, but annoyingly enough on a question I knew well I blanked a bit. :mad:

Econoline Van

When do we get results does anyone know?

I'm in first year.

If I fail anything I'm going back to work!

rainbow kirby

*thanks Michela*

Spatial Information Systems - paper has barely changed in 5 years. Woot.

Frisbee

Datastrucures was ok. Stacks came up which was nice.

Dave!

I f*cking hate exams where you have to memorise and write code by hand!

Therefore DS&AI = sh*t.

rainbow kirby

Dave! wrote: »

I f*cking hate exams where you have to memorise and write code by hand!

Therefore DS&AI = sh*t.

Agreed... anything which involves memorising pseudocode can go die in a fire. That said, I didn't hate Data Structures in 2nd year, or AI in 3rd year, it's just that style of exam that's annoying.

That's just one of the many reasons why the thought of my AI For Games And Puzzles exam on Tuesday is making me **** bricks.

Donald-Duck

Dave! wrote: »

I f*cking hate exams where you have to memorise and write code by hand!

Therefore DS&AI = sh*t.

Remember DSAII last year? They have to be rectangles, not circles,squares or any other shape. Your objects always have to be rectangles or you get no marks

Waltons

rainbow kirby wrote: »

Agreed... anything which involves memorising pseudocode can go die in a fire. That said, I didn't hate Data Structures in 2nd year, or AI in 3rd year, it's just that style of exam that's annoying.

That's just one of the many reasons why the thought of my AI For Games And Puzzles exam on Tuesday is making me **** bricks.

Ditto. Been happy enough so far with OS and Spatial, but with Machine Learning and Game AI coming up it'll be a killer

dyl10

Algorithms and Data structures was reasonable and looked alot nicer than previous years.

Databases tomorrow should be nice and rosy

Mr.Nice Guy

Had my exam today on Genocide & the International Community. It went better than I expected although I struggled with the second part as I was running short on time. I reckon I made a decent go of the first question though. I just hope I don't fail it.

Only the one exam left now for next Friday. Then I can spend Christmas with Football Manager. :cool:

dyl10

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

Had my exam today on Genocide & the International Community.

That sounds like a very interesting subject!

Frisbee

dyl10 wrote: »

Databases tomorrow should be nice and rosy

Hopefully...

Mr.Nice Guy

dyl10 wrote: »

That sounds like a very interesting subject!

It is one of the more interesting ones. A lot of politics modules tend to be mind-numbingly boring.

Mushy

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

Only the one exam left now for next Friday. Then I can spend Christmas with Football Manager. :cool:

Next Thursday for me and the plan is the same:D

Had Sociological Theory 2 today. Throughout the module, I definitely thought it'd be a tough exam, due to the coordinator of the module, even if he is a good lecturer, he just seemed the sort who would set a tough exam. So past papers were fairly useless in the end. But in saying that, my first question on the culture industry went very very well, but my Gramsci and domination question fell apart halfway through when it became clear I was bluffing a bit.

One question in it was 'Explain the use of Freudian psychoanalysis in the Frankfurt School in a discussion of Marcuse's critique of neo-Freudianism?'. My mouth just dropped.

Dave!

Mushy wrote: »

Next Thursday for me and the plan is the same:D

Friday for me

Rancho

6 exams...5 for 100% and one for 80%... I thought it was hilarious laughing at people who had to do assignments during the year...

Notorious

Last exam tomorrow morning at 0900. Lets hope this all-nighter proves worth it! ... If I can stay awake

Frank Grimes

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

Had my exam today on Genocide & the International Community. It went better than I expected although I struggled with the second part as I was running short on time. I reckon I made a decent go of the first question though. I just hope I don't fail it.

It was the other way round for me, did a good second question but the first one wasn't the best at all. There was just way too much stuff to cover to know everything really well imo.

Also had Integration, fragmentation and the global system. That went well, the stuff I covered in detail all came up so I'm pretty happy with that. 3 down, 3 to go now!

getting worse

Intermediate Economics terrible paper, I was studying entirely different topics, based on lecturer's "hints" sshe was obiviously trying to lead us down the wrong path.

I feel completely dejected and want to give up and I have four more exams to sit.

RIP-sanity

Had the historical novel in italy yesterday at 9am,
not terrible,
not great.
But out lecturer was there at half 8, drinking coffee and chatting to us about anything but exams,
and she stayed for the entire exam, just in case.

Deirde O'Grady = Absolute sweetheart.

Dave!

Program Construction I went really well! Considering I did not understand ANYTHING on the course until about 3 weeks ago, I'm quite happy. Quite confident that I did enough to pass. Moderately confident that I did enough to get a C. There's a slight chance that I got a B though

Next up... Foundations of Computing! :eek: *kills self*

bnt

Maths for Engineers IV at 9 this morning. The exam was OK, I suppose, but I wasn't. Far too many fiddly little procedures that I've tried hard, but failed, to memorise. It's one of those subjects where a tiny misstep can completely derail the solution, leaving you struggling, and it all seems ultimately pointless from an Engineering perspective. I think that anyone who can remember all the geeky details under exam conditions should be in Mathematics, rather than Engineering. :cool:

dyl10

Databases and Information systems was probably the most boring paper I've ever sat. Finished in 50 minutes.
The paper itself was fine, although Michela deviated from some of the common questions a bit more this year, than previous years...

rainbow kirby

dyl10 wrote: »

Databases and Information systems was probably the most boring paper I've ever sat.

Michela doesn't exactly do interesting stuff. :pac:

RandolphEsq

Done 3 exams after today so halfway there! 2 law, 1 philosophy done, 2 philosophy, 1 law to do.
Finish Thurs at 8 (Logic). The collection of random beers is growing for the festivities. At the moment; Cobra; Biere Special; Budweiser; Some Swedish Cider (NOT Koperberg); A Belgian brew that comes in a plastic screw cap bottle (In Tesco), Vitamin H and of course, Dutch Gold

mc1990

irish literature went ok I think, hope what I wrote was actually relevant, not just words to fill space....

Waltons

Dave! wrote: »

Program Construction I went really well! Considering I did not understand ANYTHING on the course until about 3 weeks ago, I'm quite happy. Quite confident that I did enough to pass. Moderately confident that I did enough to get a C. There's a slight chance that I got a B though

Next up... Foundations of Computing! :eek: *kills self*

Foundations of Computing *horrible memories*
Good luck...

Donald-Duck

Waltons wrote: »

Foundations of Computing *horrible memories*
Good luck...

Bad for you, worse for us. We have Joe.

rainbow kirby

Donald-Duck wrote: »

Bad for you, worse for us. We have Joe.

Yeah, have fun with that. Franz was way too Germanic to have at 9am twice a week (hence me only turning up to 3 lectures) - but if you went to the tutorials it was fine.

Was thoroughly glad to see the back of that course. :mad: