Monthly Archives: December 2016

First Year – Term 1 Course Memories (each in 10 words)

Math 102 – Differential Calculus with Applications to Life Sciences

Webwork, 10 tries, piazza, FREAKING OSH, Transit police are rich

Biology 112 – Biology of the Cell

Hydrophobic Effect, Glycolysis, Acetyl CoA synthesis, Citric Acid cycle, mitochondriaaaaa

Biology 121 – Genetics, Evolution and Ecology

Mutations, genetic drift, Hardy Weinberg, M&M demonstrations, tree planting, iClickers

Physics 101 – Energy and Waves

Buoyancy force, ν=ƒλ, related to chem, webassign, piazza, nodes, Po=1.013×10^5 Pa

Physics 101 – Lab (you can see that I did not enjoy physics labs)

Anxiety, nightmares, ERROR ANALYSIS, being confused together, questioning everything

Chemistry 121 – Structure and Bonding in Chemistry

Resonance structures, quantum mechanics???, orbitals???, antibonding??????, ν=ƒλ, related to physics

Chemistry 121 – Lab

Anxiety, titrations, 10 minutes quizzes, being confused together, questioning everything

Free Time

Frantically cramming, questioning my self worth, wait what free time?

 

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1st Term Thoughts

About a week ago from today, I was supposed to have finished my last final of the term. (Except it was a snow day, so finals got cancelled and now I have to write a final the first week back from winter break – I’m totally bitter but no matter)

Marks were released last Thursday (seriously December is so stressful for so many different reasons), and that marked (heh) the end of my first term attending UBC.

Ohhhh man were the last 4 months a wild ride.

I took 5 courses last term, despite many people suggesting first years only take 4 courses to ease into the ways of uni. There were some times that I wish I had listened to their advice, but I would think about my friends in the Engineering department and convince myself this is better than taking 7+ courses (respect to you people).  Continue reading →

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