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    Bus from Town Hall to UNSW

    Just head up to hyde park, the bus stops on elizabeth street, between liverpool street and bathurst street. Thats where i catch it, and my bus also stops at QVB
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    Higher Physics 1B

    Yeah PV makes us take higher level physics both sessions. It takes work, and be prepared for marks to be low, except labs, labs are easy. That said, i think most people ended up passing both, with lab marks sort of carrying us through. It is so different to highschool physics. Its basically lots...
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    Electrical Engineering

    Choose the option with section EET
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    B Engineering (Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Photovoltaics)

    The only chemistry we do is a 3 unit subject about chemical processes for RE systems, so its really specific. Its definately an engineering degree, not at all like an advanced science degree. In the renewable degree you learn a lot of stuff, wind, solar architecture, biomass, stuff on...
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    B Engineering (Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Photovoltaics)

    I am about to start second year of Renewable Energy. THey are both good courses, we all enjoy them. Its all interesting and new, the staff are so nice to us all. Its a really close-knit school. Got other questions?
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    Bus from Town Hall to UNSW

    If you walk up to elizabeth street there are many buses which go to UNSW. 392, 394, 396, 397 and 399 which all stop on anzac parade. Also at 8.20 and 8.35 there is an 890 which is express to UNSW and goes up high street.
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    Electrical Engineering

    Photovoltaics isn't a subprogram of electrical engineering....The just have similar first year subjects which is common between a lot of engineering courses. BUT in our first dig circuits lecture the lecture showed us how to design a leap year flag and then said "okay now you know enough to...
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    UNI distance from cbd

    going between the CBD and UNSW you catch a 392, 394, L94, 396, 397, 399 from circular quay or anywhere up elizabeth street
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    Multiple Entry Criteria

    They can't fill the places offered with a cut-off or 78, i have a feeling they will take a decent amount on interview...
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    University Times

    Engineering at UNSW...alternates between 22 and 23 hours a week
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    Iceland

    I went there last year with my dad while he had a conference. It is so beautiful Conference dinner was a trip to the blue lagoon with blue vodka flowing, culmintaing in a "viking feast" so very very cool
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    Mining Engineering.

    Butterfly effect.... In all seriousness though Solar cells do take energy to build, but so does an oil refinery and a nuclear power plant. Solar cells are silicon based and silicon is just slightly abundant on earth... AND the 50% of fossil fuels we have left on earth includes the stuff...
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    phys1231 syllabus

    Simple harmonic motion
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    Mining Engineering.

    Do you know that at the moment the companies sell solar cells with a 25year guarentee? And they have only been making them for that long, which means the ones they made 25 years ago are still in perfect working condition. In another 5 years they will be sold with 30 years warantees and the same...
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    contiki

    Contiki pretty much if partying hard until 4 am and getting up at 6 to go to the next city....talking personal experience here so hmmmmm
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