The Terror of EG1108...

EG1108 Terror
Well, this is a letter sent by one student to our lecturer, that is being posted on the IVLE.

Dear Sir,

It is respectfully stated that I and a large number of my classmates are having trouble with eg1108. We are all really working hard to catch up in these vacation.

They lectures went too quickly for us (90% of class) to catch up!We are really working hard.Usually when you went too fast, we would loose interest in the class

this is beacuse we were not able to understand things.You would have noticed that a large of students either chatting or smsing and many of the students actually

leaving the hall. Please sir Eg1108 and CS1101C are the toughest for electrical engineering students. I have got to know about the negative marking policy that will

be followed in this Mid-Term exam. For each incorrect answer, 1 mark will be deducted.Please sir it is respectfully stated that we will hardly be able to score any marks and

with the negative making thing our score might end up to be in negative !!!! "This policy is in fact discouraging students from attempting all the questions!!!!!."

Please sir give this a second thought. Is it possible to make changes to this policy? Most of the students are already facing a lot of problems with this module. Plaese sir

we will highly appreciate your act of kindness !!!



Thankyou!

Yup, I strongly agree with the fact that EG1108 is the toughest module. Don't be fooled by the fact that it's only 3 MCs. This 3-MC module is extremely powerful enough to kill all our brain cells.

This module may just be dealing with the electrical part of Physics, but it goes way in depth. The circuits given are extremely complex at the start, and we have to use complex numbers to solve of AC circuits. Anyway, I've check up on PC1432 AC circuits topic, and I don't see any complex number being involved inside. Well, I supposed they didn't want to use complex numbers to make things more complex...

If they really have negative marking for EG1108 term test, thing a lot of people are going to get zero marks for the test. Haiz... Anyway, the circuits thing are just the 1st part of EG1108. Hopefully, things will get better when we get to the 2nd part, which deals with magnetic fields, transformers, generators and so on.

Hello Panda!!!

The Blackened Eyes
Yup, after 6 weeks in NUS, my eyes had blackened so much that I really looked like a panda. At least I'm wearing a spectacle, so it wouldn't look to obvious to other people. Haven't been sleeping too much due to that terrible timetable the administrative staff from the Faculty had plan for me. Yup, that's also the same reason why I haven't been blogging recently. By the time I got home, I was feeling so exhausted that the only thing I want to do is to sleep...

ZZZZZZZzzzzzz......

The Timetable
Just for those interested, this is how my timetable is like.

Monday
0900 - 1200: Common Lab (For EG1108 and PC1432)
1300 - 1400: MA1505 Lecture
1600 - 1800: EG1108 Lecture (Good for ZZZZZZzzzzzz......)

Tuesday
0800 - 0900: MA1505 Tutorial
1400 - 1500: EC1301 Tutorial (Yup, there's 5 hours break in between...)
1600 - 1800: MA1505 Lecture

Wednesday
0800 - 1000: EC1301 Lecture
1000 - 1200: CS1101C Lab (Even Week)
1200 - 1400: PC1432 Lecture (Yup, from FASS to SoC and to FoE... An Amazing Race...)
1400 - 1500: CS1101C Tutorial
1600 - 1800: EG1471 Seminar
(Yes, this is the most hectic day, especially for even week...)

Thursday
1400 - 1600: CS1101C Lecture
1600 - 1700: PC1432 Lecture

Friday
0900 - 1000: EG1108 Tutorial
1100 - 1200: PC1432 Tutorial (Wk 4, 6, 9, 11, 13)
1400 - 1600: EG1471 Seminar

CS1101C: Programming Methodology (C programming)
EC1301: Principles of Economics
EG1108: Electrical Engineering
EG1471: English for Academic Purposes
MA1505: Mathematics I
PC1432: Physics IIE

Modules
Ok, let me talk a bit on the modules that I'm taking.

CS1101C
This module isn;t that bad, in fact can be fun. Yup, you create those simple programs like creating, currencies/units conversion calculator, Cumulative Average Point calculator... Once you finish the course, you may even create simple games like Guessing Number, Mastermind, some MCQ questions and so on. The lab on the other hand... Haiz... Even squeezing out all the brain juice that you have, you might not even get the solution. Yup, they are REALLY testing your concepts. The same goes to their tests and exams (after attempting some of the past papers). The good thing? Testes and exams are open book (of course it has to be open book, if it is not, your brain will explode after trying to remember so many programming definitions).

EC1301
Well, I've got a fun lecturer that also tells interesting stories and jokes, so the lecture is not bad (I know there's another lecturer that is kind of bad...). Well, you have to know the concepts, and those taking Econs in A level will have that advantage, since it covers the basis of Economics. Too bad I'm not one of the, so I have to work harder... Anyway, the beauty of this module is that the test and exam are in MCQ format, yup 100% MCQ. Well, this also means it's harder to get Grade A due to that bell curve...

EG1108
NEVER TAKE THIS MODULE AS UEM!!! (Anyway, I don't think anyone will take it as UEM) This module only has 3 MCs, and the concepts are so difficult to understand. Haiz... Not only it is difficult, the lecturer (the current one) is also bad... It will be better off to stay at home to read up on your own rather than to stay for 2 hours listening to to his lecture... Yup, he just merely reads from the slides and talk a bit more... You'll never understand anything from the lecture. Anyway, I discuss with Hong Joo about the economics costs and benefits of attending his lecture, and both of us agree that the cost is a lot much greater than the benefits for that. Yup, the good thing about taking Economics...

EG1471
Well, can be quite fun, but also time consuming. There's no MCs allocated. You could be doing something else rather than to write paragraphs or essays. Well, never mind, I wanted to improve on my language anyway.

MA1505
This module is mostly on Calculus, so if you are the one that hates differentiation and integration, this will be one of your most problematic module. Yup, you will definitely do a lot of differentiation and integration. In fact, differentiation and integration will be the most important things that you need to know in university. Unless you are applying for FASS (except those intending to major in Economics), differentiation and integration is a MUST know topics.

PC1432
Haiz... Even though it's just only a step-up of A-level Physics, the step-up is just too great for me to handle. Yup, maybe I could have forgotten most of the stuff while in the army, so I need more time to absorb what I've learn into my brain. Anyway, there are quite a lot of integration (that's why integration is important) involved as well, sometimes it makes some concepts a bit complicated... Well, I have to say, take this module IF you are really good at Physics (this also holds for all the following Physics module as well: PC1141, PC1142, PC1143, PC1144 and PC1431).

Lecture Theatre Comments
Currently, I'm attending lectures at LT2, LT7, LT7A and LT11, and these are the comments I have to give.

LT2: A lot of broken tables, and tables that have split lines. Always have problems finding seats with tables in good condition, especially for this kind of small LT that only has 200+ seats

LT7: Very old LT that uses uncomfortable seats and small tables. The air-con are also not functioning properly, so you might feel a bit hot inside...

LT7A: A lot of broken seats. Some of the seats are stained as well. Think this LT must be overutilised that the seats start to "drop off" from their positions and other seats start to have stains.

LT11: So far this is one of the best LTs. The seats and tables are relatively new, and the leg-room is wide. Think they just renovated this LT before I matriculate.

Hopefully they will do something to LT2, LT7, LT7A and most of the LTs that need some servicing... :P

Music Results
Think I haven't post this yet. Well, got my result like about a month ago. Here it is.

Grade 2 Violin: 120/150 (Merit)
Grade 3 Flute: 123/150 (Merit)

Hmm... Think I must have have performed my pieces a bit badly... Anyway, I've got full marks for aural for both my exams, so think that's how I got my merit.

Marathon, Anyone?
Currently, I've sign up for the Standard Chartered Marathon (21km), and also mailed my application for Vertical Marathon (waiting to be approved). Anyone keen on joining me for the run?