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Family Forum / Parenting / Mothers / February 2005FAO: Mo
How did the exam go?? Sarah > How did the exam go?? Thanks for asking sweetie. The exam was in Swahili. I don't speak Swahili ;-(. I had *no* idea what they wanted me to do in most cases. I don't even have to check the official answers on the OU website tomorrow to know how pityful I did, sigh. All my months of hard studying brought me nothing. Not even one more point (out of a total of 100) scored than at the previous attempt. I have two more chances to pass this academic year. Next attempt will be 12th April, the day before my birthday, ack. I wonder if there will be enough time for me to study everything I need to study... There's so much that I don't get. Meanwhile I'm reading Harry Potter (in English this time around) and will start working on my other OU tomorrow. I have no doubt some math will slip in as well.  SignatureMo >>How did the exam go?? > [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > will start working on my other OU tomorrow. I have no doubt some math > will slip in as well. huge {{{{{{{{{{{{{Mo}}}}}}}}}}}}} I remember some of my exams seemed the same way (I did mechanical engineering, specialising in thermodynamics and fluid mechanics) (some seemed to bear absolutely no relation to what we had learned). I still have nightmares about them 12 years later, so I fully sympathise. I wish we lived closer my dh would be able to help you - hes a good explainer. Sarah Aww - that's too bad Mo - hopefully you will get there You have the same birthday as probably my closest friend in rl.. :o)) Kate > Aww - that's too bad Mo - hopefully you will get there I *will*, eventually :-). > You have the same birthday as probably my closest friend in rl.. :o)) What a lovely coincidence :-). SignatureMo > huge {{{{{{{{{{{{{Mo}}}}}}}}}}}}} Thanks Sarah :-). I'm doing my best to let go, since I urgently need to get going on the math again. > I remember some of my exams seemed the same way (I did mechanical > engineering, specialising in thermodynamics and fluid mechanics) (some > seemed to bear absolutely no relation to what we had learned). Ha, BTDT. I remember my statistics course. I've always been good at statistics, really, but this course was written by a Martian, I swear. I'd go over the chapter and at the end of each chapter there's a test to see if you got it. I was doing this test and thinking: are we talking about the same chapter? > I still have nightmares about them 12 years later, so I fully > sympathise. I wish we lived closer my dh would be able to help you - > hes a good explainer. I can assure you I would be very trying on him ;-). No doubt the most clueless person he ever taught LOL. But at least effort is never a problem with me :-). SignatureMo > The exam was in Swahili. > > I don't speak Swahili ;-(. What type of math are you doing? Mine was always in French, I managed that most of the time ;-) I'm sorry you are having such a hard time with it ((((Mo)))) Seriously, what type of course is this? Statistics, analysis? Signature-- I mommy to DS (July '02) mommy to four tiny angels (28 Oct'03, 17 Feb'04, 20 May'04 & 28 Oct'04) preggers with twins EDD August'05 guardian of DH (33) >> The exam was in Swahili. >> [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > that most of the time ;-) I'm sorry you are having such a hard time > with it ((((Mo)))) Thanks Ilse :-). > Seriously, what type of course is this? Statistics, analysis? Statistics are two separate courses (100 hours each). I only needed to take the first and thankfully passed it :-). The math course pretty much covers everything. <sorry people, have to this in Dutch, bit much to translate>: rijen, functies, limieten, asymptoten, continuïteit, afgeleide functie, functieverloop, differentiëren, exponentiële en logaritmische functies, grafieken, integraal, functies van twee variabelen, partiële afgeleiden, extreme waarden, optimaliseren, matrices, vectoren, stelsels lineaire vergelijkingen, eliminatiemethode en financiële rekenkunde. And there are of course sub-subjects to those, IYKWIM. I get the first and the rest, the rest is a blur at best. Its math VWO-B and then some. I made it to HAVO-3 and only got a 6 because I was ditching math ;-). I think you see my problem now, don't you ;-)? SignatureMo >Its math VWO-B and then some. I made it to HAVO-3 and only got a 6 >because I was ditching math ;-). It sounds basically like a precalculus course if I am translating the concepts correctly. College Algebra does some of this, but I do think that many of the ideas like limits are difficult. Once you figure out limits and functions, the rest should fall into place though. I don't know if Schaum's outlines comes in a Dutch version, but it has examples worked out and pretty decent explanations if you want to buy a book that helps more than your textbook does. http://www.amytoons.com/shop/product/ASIN/0070572615/Schaum's_Outline_of_Precalc ulus.html There is an online tutor here, but more for algebra than pre-calc http://cgi1.math.umb.edu/~greeley/PreCalculusReview/Diagnostics.html There is a study page here as well. I can't tell if it covers all the topics you need though. It has homework and solutions and quizzes http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Launchpad/2426/ This one is calculus. It may be too advanced. I am not sure how much of beginning calculus is covered in your course. It might have some of what you need. http://www.math.ttu.edu/~williams/etcalc/online.html Mathaid precalculus and Mathaid college algebra can be downloaded here. They are shareware. I am not sure how long the free period lasts, but you can dl it and work with it for a while free, I believe. Download for mathaid precalc is in the middle of the page. To get college algebra scroll down and click on that icon, then go to the same place on the new page. http://www.freedownloadscenter.com/Games/Educational_Games/MathAid_Precalculus.html This one gives step by step solutions for some limit problems. It's free to use. http://www.ies.co.jp/math/products/calc/menu.html I hope some of this helps. I think if I were you I would opt to get Schaum's outline and go through their problems. -- Dorothy There is no sound, no cry in all the world that can be heard unless someone listens .. The Outer Limits >> Its math VWO-B and then some. I made it to HAVO-3 and only got a 6 >> because I was ditching math ;-). [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > figure out limits and functions, the rest should fall into place > though. So there's hope ;-)? > I don't know if Schaum's outlines comes in a Dutch version, but > it has examples worked out and pretty decent explanations if you [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] > I hope some of this helps. I think if I were you I would opt to get > Schaum's outline and go through their problems. I'll look into that one, thanks, there might just be a translation of the book. I'll go over my favourite book sites, if there is a translation, I'll find it :-). Thanks for the advice and the links, Dorothy, you're the best :-)! I have taken a peek at the sites, but not really been able to study them, because of the eye thing, but I'll get going first thing tomorrow :-). I've been seriously slacking in the studying department, if I could kick my own behind, I would LOL. SignatureMo That's too bad, Mo... I'm impressed that you'd be able to recognise Swahili, though ;-) Any idea how you could approach it differently to make it work a next time...? It sounds like just putting more hours in won't be the answer, but obviously I'm only guessing. Peter >>How did the exam go?? > [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > will start working on my other OU tomorrow. I have no doubt some math > will slip in as well. > That's too bad, Mo... I'm impressed that you'd be able to recognise > Swahili, though ;-) And score a 4/10 in it :-p. > Any idea how you could approach it differently to make it work a next > time...? It sounds like just putting more hours in won't be the > answer, but obviously I'm only guessing. ATM I really can't see any other way to eventually get there, than to continue revising the highschool math books I got, work on the areas that I may eventually get and then work through the course. It's not realistic to expect that I will ever get all of it, and I *do* only need 55/100. Well, actually I need 45/100 for a 6/10, since I have 10 extra credit points. Problem is that I took math for three years in highschool (HAVO), but I kinda let go in the third year and everything from the first two years has been erased from my memory. And I do mean totally. I'll dig up my old math notebooks from the basement if I can find them, perhaps all that old knowledge will magically reoccur ;-). That way I can at least skip some things I am currenly having problems with. SignatureMo <snip> > I have two more chances to pass this academic year. Next attempt will be > 12th April, the day before my birthday, ack. I wonder if there will be [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > will start working on my other OU tomorrow. I have no doubt some math > will slip in as well. Oh, how very frustrating. Time for a new tack, eh? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ {{{{{{{{}}}}}}}}}}}} Marc > Oh, how very frustrating. Time for a new tack, eh? LOL, I think it's time for a new brain ;-). > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > {{{{{{{{}}}}}}}}}}}} Thanks Marc :-) SignatureMo *husg* will pray for you :( Caroline > > How did the exam go?? > [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > will start working on my other OU tomorrow. I have no doubt some math > will slip in as well. > *husg* will pray for you :( Thanks Caroline, I'll be needing it, I can assure you. Considering there were many questions about interest in this exam, it will be even harder for me to pass in April or June. I get the interest thing, I had a near perfect score on that :-(. What a waste, I wasn't going to pass anyway and I won't be seeing the interest questions again the rest of this academic year. There are a few possible topics for the open questions and any one of them occurs just once a year at best. This was my best shot to pass this academic year... SignatureMo |
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