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3/2/2007 7:19:31 PM

...? is about all I'm getting from that class.

3/2/2007 8:10:47 PM

..? is all i can remember from that class.

oh, yeah, also that "Professor Austin is not a Dualist".

I remembert that.

and I remember the GPA boost when I got that "A+"

would definitely do it again.

3/3/2007 2:54:14 AM

^so it is as easy as he makes it sound?

3/3/2007 3:48:11 AM

IIRC, your entire grade can be based solely on four exams.

four open note exams.

four open note exams that you have a full 24 hours to complete, at your leisure, in the comfort of your own home.

what more do you need? the answer keys handed to you?




[Edited on March 3, 2007 at 4:20 PM. Reason : ]

3/3/2007 4:20:01 PM

just checking

3/3/2007 6:42:30 PM

sorry. i guess that wasnt meant to be directed at you.

it was more directed at the people i see here every semester complaining about how hard the class is and how they got a C- or D+ or something.

i dont get it.

3/3/2007 6:49:48 PM

^understandable with all the noobs lurking about here.

i'm taking it online this summer. it looked far too easy from the description, so i was wondering if he's a hardass and asks random, obscure crap to ensure complete and utter anihilation of your grade.

3/3/2007 6:52:56 PM

i have no idea about the online class. but effectively thats what i took during the normal semester, becasue i rarely ever went to his lectures. all his materials were already online.

his exam questions are not easy. but you have all the material available online, its all from his materials. you have 24 full hours to look up every single question. some questions are tricky, but they're not "trick questions". if you have the reading comprehension skills expected of a university student, youre gonna get an A.

if however you're like many people here and can't read and/or cant figure out how to do keyword searches, well, you're probably destined for a C.

3/3/2007 9:08:48 PM

Eh, I hated that class. Just because the tests are open notes does not make it easy. My reading comprehension/searching skills are just fine and the exams were still hard as anything. Yeah, you do get 24 hours for each exam, and you'll probably need most of them to do well on it. The only exam that's actually an easy A/B is the final (which is optional to begin with, but I think it's essential if you want a decent grade). Just be careful, because it is ridiculously easy to get a C or something like that.

I would honestly think twice before deciding to take it.

3/4/2007 7:43:10 PM

I guess he changed the course from when I took it. We had in-class tests and a paper. The one thing that class did was convince me that philosophical arguments based on any kind of science were complete garbage and a waste of time.

3/4/2007 11:36:29 PM

This class is making me lose my mind.

3/5/2007 12:50:27 AM

Let me save you some trouble.

You slack and put in a little work: you get an A-

You work really hard and lose sleep over the class: you get an A-

3/5/2007 3:13:07 AM

I'm putting in no effort, and I think i'll get a B. I could put in some effort and probably get a solid A (which I should do).

3/5/2007 11:49:41 AM

^^you mean, you slack and don't do anything at all?

3/5/2007 1:55:50 PM

So...what did we do today?

3/12/2007 2:30:22 PM

false is the magic word to owning this class

3/12/2007 7:40:15 PM

Does anyone have any copies of old tests. I talked to a buddy about how long it took to do the first test doing the keyword searches and everything, and he laughed at me and asked why I don't just find the old tests. Well I guess that'd be nice, but I don't know anyone who has them.

[Edited on March 18, 2007 at 4:08 PM. Reason : sp]

3/18/2007 4:06:17 PM

Old tests would be awesome, but no one has them... I say let's all go take the test together in the library on Friday.

3/18/2007 9:22:48 PM

I may have a few of the old tests laying around.

Those tests were a pain in the ass.

3/18/2007 9:47:28 PM

Please for the love of god, send them to me.

3/18/2007 9:58:07 PM

good lord people. do you not know how to do "keyword searches" on fucking webpages?

3/18/2007 10:44:30 PM

[good lord people. do you not know how to do "keyword searches" on fucking webpages?]

Not quite that simple or easy... but, your missing the point. The point is we're trying to not spend 5hrs. doing keyword searches!

3/20/2007 7:02:18 PM

^ wrong.

i didnt spend more than 2 or 3 hours on any exam.

3/21/2007 12:01:17 AM

"^ wrong."

Your still missing the point... 3hrs. is an insane amount of time to be spending on a 20 question test.

all right... I think the horse is officially dead...

3/21/2007 12:24:14 AM

Quote :

"good lord people. do you not know how to do "keyword searches" on fucking webpages?"

it would take three seconds. there have been more than twenty threads on this one class i guarantee it

3/21/2007 1:49:48 AM

Quote :

"Your still missing the point... 3hrs. is an insane amount of time to be spending on a 20 question test. "

three hours included a lot of goofing off at the coffee shop while i did it on a laptop.

but fine, whatever. get a C, then. Because I'm really sorry if you're expected to look up the finer points of some obscure bullshit on a take-home, open-note, online exam that you have 24 hours to complete.

and you're still missing the conjunction.








[Edited on March 21, 2007 at 2:02 AM. Reason : ]

3/21/2007 1:58:05 AM

Attention Everyone:

joe_schmoe is the man at PHI 340!!! He finished his tests in only three hours! And, get this, he was goofing off and drinking coffee at the same time! To finish it off, he knows how to use a elementary logic (because he uses the big word "conjunction" to finish off his beating of the horse)!

[Edited on March 21, 2007 at 1:14 PM. Reason : joe_schmoe is the man at PHI 340!]

3/21/2007 1:13:04 PM

3/22/2007 12:09:11 AM

3/22/2007 10:50:57 AM

3/22/2007 4:42:04 PM

you know, i meant to say "contraction" ... not "conjunction" so, ironically, my grammar joke failed because i suck at grammar.


but that still doesn't change the fact that ^ you're a freak.

good luck on your exam BTW.






[Edited on March 22, 2007 at 8:21 PM. Reason : ]

3/22/2007 8:21:34 PM

Thanks joe_schmoe. I'm sure I'll do fine.

P.S. Name calling is the coolest thing in the world. It's a great way to get back at someone when you get owned; especially when you use harsh words like "freak" (because they don't confuse the illiterate when they try to use them suitably in a sentence). Seriously Joe, take it back.

3/22/2007 9:55:09 PM

Quote :

"Seriously Joe, take it back."

no way dude.

oh, and by the way...



lol

3/22/2007 10:43:42 PM