SLOG #4

Things have recently started to ramp up since the first assignment has been handed in. The mid-term test was written this past week and overall I think it went well. The past-tests provided were definitely beneficial in preparing for what to expect on our test.

This is the first mid-term where I've been allowed to bring in an aid-sheet to use during the test. At first I was a bit concerned since we were not given any guidelines on to what should be on the sheet, but rather to put whatever we wanted on it. I ended up going through every lab exercise set and quiz that we have done and rewrote the important questions and answers until I felt I had everything I needed on the sheet.

Although I didn't end up using about 70% of the information I squeezed onto that page, I found that being able to make one of these aid-sheets is a very productive way to review information. Even though I may not have used some of the examples I put on the sheet, I believe that going through all of them and making sure I understood what I was putting on the sheet greatly improved my understanding of many of the important topics we have covered. Hopefully the review and studying paid off.

SLOG #3

As the first assignment has been completed and handed in, no time is wasted in preparing for the upcoming mid term. The first assignment has proven to be challenging, engaging and thought provoking. I found that many different times I had to take a step back from the assignment and sleep on my thoughts. Although some concepts are fairly simple to understand, they might be harder to apply in certain situations. Overall I feel I did well on the assignment and am excited to see the results.

Once the assignment was handed in, there was no time to relax, it was time to focus on the upcoming term test. I'm hoping that the first assignment got my head in reasoning mode, but there is still a lot to review before Wednesday.