Finally, The Term Break

Yet More to Come...
Haven't been blogging for quite some time, haven't been playing for quite some time, haven't been sleeping well for quite some time... Well, that is what happen when school starts. All your free time will get eaten up, because you have to spent so much time trying to catch up with the lecturers, who are either teaching at an incredibly fast past, teaching nonsense, or even teaching too little and expect us to know everything that is inside the textbook. Projects are coming up as well, with our EG2401 interim report to be submitted to our tutor by this coming Wednesday, and we had to start planning and coding for CS2102 Web Database Project. Hmm... Just hope the next 7 weeks would pass more smoothly and quickly... After the term break, we will be starting on the EE2006 mini-project, so that's really more stuff coming up... Haix... This term break is still not really a holiday to me, because I have too much tutorials and assignments piling up for me to do, and I still owe quite a lot of them (and I didn't do some of the tutorials because the tutorial session for that tutorial is already over).

Well, the good thing is I managed to complete both S1 and S2 lab for EE2009, so no more EE2009 lab for me. Moreover, I will be having my last CS1281 lecture and lab on that Tuesday right after the term break, so next time I can finish my lessons at 4pm, and try to rush up on my projects. Anyway, my assignments are piling up, and some of them are due during this term break, and I need to prepare for my tests, especially CS2102 and EE2006 (both are closed-book tests), because I can't really remember those stuff that are taught during lectures... Yup, my memory is poor, so I need much more time than others to prepare for the tests (and exams).

The Modules
CS1281 - C++ to Java
I think this lecturer is quite lenient in terms of the labs he set. Well, I supposed he really wants all of us to get a Satisfactory grade for this module (unless the person plagiarized the lab). Anyway, the labs are getting more difficult, but still manageable, even though I spent quite some time for my 5th lab, with 10 times more lines the lecturer expect us to write, and only pass 80% of the test cases. Anyway, just 1 more to go...

CS2102 - Database System
A lot of self-studying involved. Yup, the lecturer only teach so little (based on the lecture notes), yet expect us to already know everything under the roof (based on the labs and tutorials). If you are taking this module (especially if the lecturers are the same as what I have now), the 2 textbooks recommended are MUST get for this module, or else you'll get stuck for all the labs and tutorials (and you might not be able to answer a lot of test questions...). Haix... I don't know how badly I'm going to do for this module, based on this kind of standard...

EE2005 - Electronics
One of the 3 D's: Disgusting. You are learning all those electronic devices like Diodes, BJT Transistors, MOSFET, Digital Logic Gates, Amplifiers and so on, and learn about the concepts of electronic circuits with those devices. A lot of formulae involved here, and a lot of circuit analysis as well. Still don't really know how to use Thevinin's circuit analysis, or simplify any circuits though, only know how to anyhow pick and use the formulae to aply on this circuits... Even though it is open book, I don't know what bad is the outcome going to be like for my exams... The labs for this module are quite difficult to do as well. In my latest experiments, I had problems with the machines, so I have to borrow someone else's circuits to do the experiment... Connecting the circuit correctly is difficult as well... Think I almost spoilt the MOSFET while forcing the MOSFET into the breadboard...

EE2006 - Digital Design
One of the 3 D's: Demanding. Yup, The labs are in the form of mini-projects, in which we'll have to take a few lab session to complete, before the ab assessment. Hmm... This lab project needs a lot of planning as well... Well, this module is about designing the circuits with logic devices. Then, there is also VHDL, in which I'm still not really sure how the compiler works... Heard from the seniors that they have difficulty with D2B, which is VHDL programming test... Hmm... looks like I'm going to be like them, or even worse, as well...

EE2009 - Signals
One of the 3 D's: Difficult. Till now, I still don't really understand quite a lot of things for this module. The only thing I know is to apply the very basic concepts for Fourier Series (not important for the exams though) and Fourier Transform. Any questions more difficult that the very basic concepts, and I'll be unable to attempt them. Well, at least I managed to finish both my EE2009 labs. S1, which is about Signals and Spectra, is quite demanding, as you need to draw a lot of spectrum shown on the computer, and a lot of writing as well. S2 is probable easier, but I face some problems at the beginning, because I set up the circuits and devices incorrectly...

EG2401 - Engineering Professionalism
This module is quite philosophical. There's no right or wrong answer (but of course the answer have to be ethically sound). Anyway, the only thing that I'm more worried about is the project. Yup, this Wednesday we had to submit the interim report, so look like I need to rush up with the report. The project also involve a lot of writing and research as well, look like I'll have no time for entertainment for the next half of the semester...

GEK1002 (JS1101E) - Introduction to Japanese Studies
This module is ok, but think I participate too little during the class participation... Ok, I'm going to lose marks for that... Anyway, for this module, we also need to submit 5 reaction paper in total, and so far, I've submitted 3 already, and planning to do the 4th one by this weekend. Hmm... Think I didn't write so well for the first 3 reaction paper, since I only make some general comparison... Hopefully I could come up with better reaction papers for the next 2, or I might not be able to do satisfactorily for this module (especially since the exams is in MCQ format, which makes it harder to get at least a B grade if I don't put in extra effort)...