Yeah modelling with calculus was usually the harder 8 markers towards the end of the paper. Usually they aren't that bad but can just get to like 3 pages of working out, just tedious. Stats is fairly easy but I don't know how it's gonna be like there. Labs contribute alot to Ur grade but isn't it mostly just writing reports?
Stats isn't bad. You'll learn more about error propagation. So how to use calculus to quantify experimental errors. You'll learn that in Statistics then have to apply that in your lab reports. Labs are very technical. What makes them difficult is you that you probably will not have done the module where the engineering concept comes from. So it becomes very difficult to analyse the results for your report. You're basically having to learn all the theory AND report on it and relate it to your findings.
Ther's also another type of assessment called posters. Posters are basically reports in the form of a 1 pager. So after doing a lab you'll either have to do a report or a poster. There's no fluff and is just the results and analysis presented as brief but clear as possible.
For reports you need to do a lot of analysis and be able to write clearly. Luckily ChatGPT can help but only to an extent. Learn to use ChatPGT once you start uni but don't rely on it as that will be at the detriment of proper understanding. Also, good thing is all the labs are repeated across the years so if you know a few second, third years and they had that lab and scored well, you can just get their reports. You'll know at least two higher year students from going to the PASS sessions. I'll say don't skip those sessions. It's once a week for an hour I think. And you'll get so much advice and help from them. It's like an informal chat where they just help you with anything related to the course or uni in general. It could be coursework, questions from class, etc.
Thank you for all this help, genuinely. I don't think I'll have much of a social life at uni as sad as that sounds 💀 just the way I am. I will try my very best to attend all lectures and sessions. Grok and all that I gotten pretty good at using, actually helped me with bio and chem with blurting. But nah if I need to learn something conceptually I will stay away from AI in general
No worries. Luckily for you UoM is ELITE when it comes to career stuff. A lot of people on chem eng got placements in my year including myself. I started my placement year in July just over a month ago. Make sure you take advantage of everything. Don't forget to have fun at uni though 🤣. Grades are really not as important as you think. Obviously everyone wants a 1st class, but you're not going to look back in 10 years and cherish the grades. Make friends, go out, skip a few classes to go to Liverpool or Leeds with friends. It's all fine.
Good thing is all lectures are recorded so you can watch them back later. Honestly you'll zone out of some classes and not get anything out of them. So you should try to go for at least 70% percent of them but it's not like high school. Some people do fine without going to lectures it just depends on you.
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u/owowthatreallysucked 21d ago
Yeah modelling with calculus was usually the harder 8 markers towards the end of the paper. Usually they aren't that bad but can just get to like 3 pages of working out, just tedious. Stats is fairly easy but I don't know how it's gonna be like there. Labs contribute alot to Ur grade but isn't it mostly just writing reports?