It's Tuesday ladies and gentlemen. In exactly one week and a few hours, I will be sitting for my first Maths paper which I hope not to screw up because I really really really don't want to do a resit or get a 'just passed' mark. That would simply lead to a mess up in my already planned out life.. and then it would give a rather good indication why I shouldn't be doing a Mathematics degree. Don't you think? :-P
The weather outside is effing freezing and I haven't had a decent night's sleep for a few days now.. I get up at odd hours of the night. Something is disturbing my thoughts and I can't squash it away, so you can guess that my brain is pretty much frazzled and I was planning to do some Maths today.
Yesterday was Bank Holiday.. it was Aimi's 20th birthday. :-) I gave her a ring at midnight Ozzie time while we were all having a group convo between myself, Mi, Qi and Jit. I love those three.. I know that best friends like them are forever, and I know that when there are days I can't face, they'll be there for me no matter what.
I miss the days back in JIS when we used to just sit down and have lunch together, talking about girly things and when we should have our next dimsum :-P Aimi's always been my sports partner in most of the things we did back in JIS, she's better than me of course, but hey, who cares. I probably love sports as much as she does. Qi was my what-are-you-doing-lets-go-out partner. We're probably the least organised when it comes to meeting up, someone will always be late or somehow manage not to get a ride at the last possible minute. :-) Jit is, and will always be, my main competition with almost every thing. But he's around us three so much that his opinions are appreciated and he thinks too much. :-P I'm really looking forward in going back in two weeks so I can spend time with all three of them and forget my troubles that are churning around.
Yesterday was Bank Holiday.. it was Aimi's 20th birthday. :-) I gave her a ring at midnight Ozzie time while we were all having a group convo between myself, Mi, Qi and Jit. I love those three.. I know that best friends like them are forever, and I know that when there are days I can't face, they'll be there for me no matter what.
I miss the days back in JIS when we used to just sit down and have lunch together, talking about girly things and when we should have our next dimsum :-P Aimi's always been my sports partner in most of the things we did back in JIS, she's better than me of course, but hey, who cares. I probably love sports as much as she does. Qi was my what-are-you-doing-lets-go-out partner. We're probably the least organised when it comes to meeting up, someone will always be late or somehow manage not to get a ride at the last possible minute. :-) Jit is, and will always be, my main competition with almost every thing. But he's around us three so much that his opinions are appreciated and he thinks too much. :-P I'm really looking forward in going back in two weeks so I can spend time with all three of them and forget my troubles that are churning around.
My sleeping patterns are in a mess since last weekend came and went, I've been sleeping at two in the morning, doing god knows what.. I spend the morning and afternoon "studying" although I don't think my way of "studying" is the best way to remember things.. but I'm usually better off listening than reading about a subject anyway. That's probably why I prefer going to lectures and not reading my notes..
Most of the time I recall the things I've learnt during lectures so once I revise (i.e skim) though my notes, I'll remember that this lecturer said this and this. Unfortunately, for Mathematics, it's a bit different because you have to understand why you're using this equation and not that one, why it's plus and not minus, why you need this variable and why this one is arbitary.
Your whole life becomes a learning process, if you don't understand a topic, you have to work on it until you do or you won't understand the next steps and other formulas related to it. In other words, you're screwed. Unlike subjects like Business Studies, you can not understand one topic and you'll still be able to stand with the other things they talk about with the subject. In some ways, I'm thankful I didn't end up with a full Accounting & Finance degree, I don't think I'd be that happy with it.. because I don't enjoy writing essays and droning lecturers keep on talking without really explaining a topic. My Math lecturers are funny characters.. you can identify each and every one of them with just a few words :-) I enjoy going to their classes because when they start writing notes, they talk about it, they explain it and most of all, they look like they enjoy it.
50% of my degree is Mathematics and the other 50% is for Accounting and Financial Management. So it's a joint degree and I'm from the Mathematics department. We don't have jumpers, shirts or socks from our department because we're boring people (I kid. I kid) and our Math prez hasn't done much for us anyway. :-P Most of the people in my Math classes are doing mixed degrees.. Math with Economics (75% Maths, 25% Econs), Sport Science with Maths, Maths with Management, etcera. I haven't met anyone who's on a full Math degree because I'm pretty sure they're doing a whole different level of Maths compared to us. Haha
I wonder how much maths other people are doing in other degrees? What topics? Can anyone tell me please? :-) I was looking at my friend's Maths.. he's from the Electrical Engineering department. He has to sit one paper for maths.. just by looking at his paper, I can see that it's like THREE of my modules summerized in one. I have like three times the amount of work he has to do. lmao.
I need to go to tesco. EXAMS PEOPLE EXAMS!!! :-)
Your whole life becomes a learning process, if you don't understand a topic, you have to work on it until you do or you won't understand the next steps and other formulas related to it. In other words, you're screwed. Unlike subjects like Business Studies, you can not understand one topic and you'll still be able to stand with the other things they talk about with the subject. In some ways, I'm thankful I didn't end up with a full Accounting & Finance degree, I don't think I'd be that happy with it.. because I don't enjoy writing essays and droning lecturers keep on talking without really explaining a topic. My Math lecturers are funny characters.. you can identify each and every one of them with just a few words :-) I enjoy going to their classes because when they start writing notes, they talk about it, they explain it and most of all, they look like they enjoy it.
50% of my degree is Mathematics and the other 50% is for Accounting and Financial Management. So it's a joint degree and I'm from the Mathematics department. We don't have jumpers, shirts or socks from our department because we're boring people (I kid. I kid) and our Math prez hasn't done much for us anyway. :-P Most of the people in my Math classes are doing mixed degrees.. Math with Economics (75% Maths, 25% Econs), Sport Science with Maths, Maths with Management, etcera. I haven't met anyone who's on a full Math degree because I'm pretty sure they're doing a whole different level of Maths compared to us. Haha
I wonder how much maths other people are doing in other degrees? What topics? Can anyone tell me please? :-) I was looking at my friend's Maths.. he's from the Electrical Engineering department. He has to sit one paper for maths.. just by looking at his paper, I can see that it's like THREE of my modules summerized in one. I have like three times the amount of work he has to do. lmao.
I need to go to tesco. EXAMS PEOPLE EXAMS!!! :-)
