/sci/ - Science & Math

[Anonymous No.4669141]

>tfw accidentally skipping a problem on final
>tfw the absolute highest grade i can get is a B now
>tfw i will therefor lose my A in the course and get a B due to accidentally skipping a problem on the heavily weighted final
>mfw

[EK !EKFnQG0UBo No.4669147]

how the fuck did you do that??
i fucking double chec...no, TRIPLE CHECK the god damn paper everytime and make sure that stupid shit like that doesnt happen.

shit, i actually feel sorry for you.

[Anonymous No.4669157]

>tfw you couldn't get the tough problem on your Separations final
>tfw you'll probably not get a good grade in the class now

[Anonymous No.4669165]

>>4669147
>>4669147
You're a cunt.

[Anonymous No.4669178]

>>4669147

We do our exams on looseleaf since there's a lot of writing in the conceptual part, and there's typically 3-5 subproblems a->e for every numbered problem..so it's easy to get lost in checking it over i suppose. Fucking Calc 3

[EK !EKFnQG0UBo No.4669192]

>>4669165
whoah, im not making fun, i said i genuinely feel sorry for ya.
fuckups like this happen to the best of us, dont worry about it too much, it aint the end of the world.
and theres no point taking it out on me.

>>4669178
ah, i see.
unlucky. :(

[Anonymous No.4669199]

Skipped a problem on the scantron?

Second thoughts about that theorem you applied?

Can't remember if you accidentally put in the answer of a review question on your test question after pulling an all-nighter?

Oh god, please tell me you put in the units next to those numbers.

YOU ARE NOW ANXIOUS ABOUT YOUR LAST TEST.

Cheers, mates.

[Anonymous No.4669209]

>Taking calculus final, just need to do well on final exam to get an A- in the course
>Final goes well for the most part, breeze through it without much of a sweat
>One problem is worth like 15% or 20% of the test
>Requires that I know the formula for area of a cylinder
>No problem that's...
>Uh...
>Yeah okay I got it...no wait, that's for a cone
>Oh boy...
>OH YEAH oh no that's for a circle
>Well wait a cylinder is just a bunch of circles if you think about it so maybe if I integrate the formula for area of a circle...yeah yeah, that'll work
>Hey this looks familiar all righ-oh goddamnit this is a sphere, duh.
>Well maybe if I multiply by length and then integrate? shiiiiiiit
>Time up
>Get B+ in course

All because I blanked out on a single formula I knew back in high school geometry.

[Anonymous No.4669223]

>>4669209

Damn, that's where I'm at. A- currently, will end up with a B+.
No +/- grades at my uni unfortunately, so it's a huge difference between that A and the B

[Anonymous No.4669227]

>>4669209
What the fuck? How can you not derive that with just intuition and common sense?

[Anonymous No.4669234]

>>4669209
>tfw no scantron for calc final
>prof always gives partial credit for working some of the problem
>no possible fuck-ups associated with bubbling in answers

[Anonymous No.4669237]

>>4669209
You should have just asked your teacher for the formula.

[Anonymous No.4669239]

>>4669209
>can't revolve a fucking line around the x axis

[Anonymous No.4669250]

>failing class
>final is only way to pass, need an A- on it
>teacher leaves me alone for an hour to do the final
>too beta to full on cheat
I hate myself.

[Anonymous No.4669262]

>>4669250

That is exactly why the instructor left you alone for a final.

[Anonymous No.4669268]

>>4669209

pi*r*r*h

no need to thank me

[Anonymous No.4669271]

>>4669209
I was going to post a scathing remark about your (lack of intellect) and say the solution is obvious, 2*pi*r*h but then I realised I forgot about the top and bottom circles. Embarrassing.

[Anonymous No.4669275]

Let this be a lesson OP. You need to learn to pay attention to details. Assuming you want to get a job with your degree when you get out, this can be a good lesson. You fucked up by not paying attention, taking the necessary time and doing it right. Because of this you get a slightly lower GPA. If you had done this in the professional world it could have resulted in something more substantial. Learn from this and don't let it happen again. Everyone makes mistakes but some are avoidable and minimizing these will make you more successful once you're done with college.

[Anonymous No.4669274]

>>4669199
>pulling an allnighter

why do you people do this? do teachers tell you that you'll get an exam a week before?

get your shit together, students.

[Anonymous No.4669283]

>Question on exam: "Derive an expression for zero impedance of cable line by using formula for flux around lonely conductor /formula given/.
>This one is easy. Did it without problem.
>25 points out of 50
>"You didn't write any text."
What fucking text?

[Anonymous No.4669288]

>>4669234
It wasn't a scantron test, it was a normal math exam. The problem was set up in a way where if you didn't know the formula you couldn't even begin to solve it.

>>4669237
I did. He was like "sucks for you" and walked off.

[Anonymous No.4669291]

>>4669262
I figured so, but I was afraid to risk it. I feel I did pretty damn well on it though.

[Anonymous No.4669303]

>>4669268
Try again, mang.
That's volume.
2(pi)(r)(h) + 2(pi)(r)(r) = 2(pi)(r)(h+r)

[Anonymous No.4669313]

>>4669288
Then I guarantee you that if you had gone with some gut formula for area and shown all your work for the rest of the problem, and it was right, he would've given you credit.

[Anonymous No.4669329]

>>4669288
Wow what a faggot teacher.

[Anonymous No.4669379]

On my final, they wrote a problem that said the velocity equation was given by s(t)=whatever. And then asked for the total distance traveled.

This, even though we had learned s(t) as the position function and s'(t)=v(t).

They way the question was written, it made it sound like you had to integrate the position function (which was really the velocity) to get the velocity function.

I caught it, but that's just fucked fishing for a mistake.

[Anonymous No.4669636]

>>4669379
Meh. Basic reading skills easily prevents this sort of thing. If it was a mathematics course and not physics, then it really shouldn't have mattered in the first place.

[Anonymous No.4669654]

>need a C on a final to pass the course, regardless of what the course grade turns out to be
>problems on the final are absolutely nothing like what was shown in class or on homework
>full panic mode engaged
fuck me fuck me fuck me
grades will never be posted

[Anonymous No.4669660]

>>4669141
ITT: The flaws of standardized and higher education at their worst.

>How are those degrees working you for /sci/

[Anonymous No.4669661]

>>4669660
need degrees for good jobs
just need to stop dropping spaghetti in interviews

[Anonymous No.4669664]

>tfw working on graduate level algebra final and I totally nail a problem so I don't bother to go over it

>tfw I reread the problem when there is basically no time left and I realize it gave me different assumptions than I thought

Got an A- in the course because of it.

[Anonymous No.4669671]

Last semester our professor specifically told us we did not need to know about convolutions for the final. He also skipped basically all information on it as he wanted to cover different topics.

The final had a problem regarding convolutions, and when we asked him about it he just told us it didn't matter what he said, we were responsible for knowing everything in the course.

Fucking chink faggot

[Anonymous No.4669677]

>>4669660

Try getting a research position without a degree.

[Anonymous No.4669686]

>tfw accidentally skipping problems in final
>tfw your neighbour whisper to you
>tfw you were saved by your neighbour and had dinner with him

U jelly, individualists?

[Anonymous No.4669692]

>>4669686
>tfw you must be in babby's first university class

When there are 8 total students and the professor is right there, you can't just fucking whisper to each other.