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Reply 6240

.matt

Why is self-teaching modules one or two days before the exam so effective? It feels like cheating!

Reply 6241

marcusmerehay

Original post by .matt

Why is self-teaching modules one or two days before the exam so effective? It feels like cheating!

Exactly what I'm doing too. :mmm:

Usually write up and shorten all the lecture notes about a week before, then spend the last few days writing up past papers making sure I know what's going on. :awesome:

This springs to mind for some reason.

Reply 6242

Swayum

Original post by .matt

Why is self-teaching modules one or two days before the exam so effective? It feels like cheating!

Very true. I'm not going to work in Easter next year, what's the point? You just forget it all by exam day and end up cramming everything the night before anyway.

Reply 6243

qgujxj39

I have now spent more time wondering whether to learn the proof of Taylor's theorem than it would actually take to learn said proof. fml

Reply 6244

SimonM

Original post by tommm

I have now spent more time wondering whether to learn the proof of Taylor's theorem than it would actually take to learn said proof. fml

Integration by parts.

Reply 6245

Swayum

Original post by tommm

I have now spent more time wondering whether to learn the proof of Taylor's theorem than it would actually take to learn said proof. fml

Taylor's been destroying my life since 2007.

Reply 6246

marcusmerehay

I had to do far too many Taylor expansions in my Optimisation exam. :sad:

Reply 6247

qgujxj39

Original post by SimonM

Integration by parts.

Oh, OK, I see how that could work. The only proof I've seen starts from Rolle's theorem.

Reply 6248

SimonM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor's_theorem#Derivation_for_the_integral_form_of_the_remainder

Reply 6249

qgujxj39

Original post by SimonM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor's_theorem#Derivation_for_the_integral_form_of_the_remainder

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Reply 6250

qgujxj39

I've discovered that, with quotes, "orthogonal bassist" is a googlewhack. Revision is going well.

Reply 6251

Rickelton

Any maths students here ever have problems with using a macbook pro? Eg, any software that doesnt work?

Thanks

Reply 6252

SimonM

Original post by Rickelton

Any maths students here ever have problems with using a macbook pro? Eg, any software that doesnt work?

Thanks

Nope. I have MBP and it runs everything I need.

Reply 6253

Rickelton

Original post by SimonM

Nope. I have MBP and it runs everything I need.

Very very reassuring, thank you very much!

Reply 6254

Hedgeman49

Original post by tommm

I've discovered that, with quotes, "orthogonal bassist" is a googlewhack. Revision is going well.

Or at least it will be until Google next indexes TSR...

Reply 6255

SimonM

Electromagnetism, it turns out, is much easier for me to understand if I do everything in terms of A-level Physics. (And just fiddle the notation to agree with vector calculus...)

Reply 6256

Hedgeman49

FINISHED. Stats went alright, could have been much worse. Just had my Jaquilabomb (Jagerbomb, tequila slammer, another Jagerbomb) and am now doing to the park to drink Carlsberg and shiraz all afternoon. Then I'm going clubbing.