1st Year Engineering - Textbook/Subject requirements. (1 Viewer)

[undalay]

Engineering:

Semester 1

MATH 1001 :

Lectures: Not compulsory, Not recommended
Tutes: Not compulsory
Textbook: Not recommended, buy booklets (NOTES/QUESTIONS) from copystop

MATH 1002:

Lectures: Not compulsory, Not recommended
Tutes: Not compulsory
Textbook: Not recommended, buy booklets (NOTES/QUESTIONS) from copystop

CHEM 1101:

Lectures: Not compulsory, Recommended
Tutes: Not compulsory, Recommended
Textbook: Not required, Notes are posted online every week


ENGG1800 :

Lectures: Not compulsory, recommended
Tutes: compulsory
Textbook: There is none afaik - go to lectures

ENGG1801 :

Lectures: Not compulsory,
Tutes: Compulsory
Textbook: Not recommended, Required notes are posted online

Semester 2

MATH 1003:

Lectures: Not compulsory, Not recommended
Tutes: Not compulsory
Textbook: Not recommended, buy booklets (NOTES/QUESTIONS) from copystop

MATH 1005:

Lectures: Not compulsory, Not recommended
Tutes: Not compulsory
Textbook: HEAVILY RECOMMENDED (No copystop booklets)

ENGG1803:

Lectures: Random attendance taking that affect marks.
Tutes: Compulsory
Textbook: none / dont buy one

CHNG1103:

Lectures: Not compulsory
Tutes: Compulsory
Textbook: Not recommended (plenty of notes available)

 

[hysteria85]

Going by your HSC marks (and tutoring testimonials), you seem to be quite a smart guy, so you may have found your 1st year maths courses easy without attending lectures or tutes, but this does NOT apply for everyone doing engineering (also, not everyone has done 4U maths in school, which is a huge advantage in 1st year uni maths).

My point being that Maths lectures and tutes ARE recommended, unless you really do find them incredibly easy. Using myself as a case study, looking at my results and attendance patterns of the 6 Maths units I've completed:

1002, 1005, 2061 - D's - attended most lectures
1001 - high C - attended about half the lectures
2065 - low C - attended just under half the lectures
1003 - high P - attended 2 lectures

So unless you are supremely confident with the material, attend the lectures and tutes where possible. You will notice the difference come exam time.

 

[undalay]

Going by your HSC marks (and tutoring testimonials), you seem to be quite a smart guy, so you may have found your 1st year maths courses easy without attending lectures or tutes, but this does NOT apply for everyone doing engineering (also, not everyone has done 4U maths in school, which is a huge advantage in 1st year uni maths).

My point being that Maths lectures and tutes ARE recommended, unless you really do find them incredibly easy. Using myself as a case study, looking at my results and attendance patterns of the 6 Maths units I've completed:

1002, 1005, 2061 - D's - attended most lectures
1001 - high C - attended about half the lectures
2065 - low C - attended just under half the lectures
1003 - high P - attended 2 lectures

So unless you are supremely confident with the material, attend the lectures and tutes where possible. You will notice the difference come exam time.

I agree completely with most of your points.

However regarding lectures for maths, I found that they are just a merely regurgitation of math notes (sometimes word for word)! I would highly recommended attending the math tutes, I am just pointing out that they are not compulsory to attend : )

 

[hysteria85]

I would highly recommended attending the math tutes, I am just pointing out that they are not compulsory to attend : )

Ah my bad regarding tutes, I misread.