Test 1

Well, Test 1 wasn't too bad, I wish I had a bit more time though. The question with sets was worded very awkwardly, and made me misunderstand the question twice, so I had to go through and redo my rough work. That ended up wasting way too much of my time, so I didn't get to complete my last question. The annoying thing was that I knew what to do, just didn't have the time to complete it. One thing that another student brought up was the verbal time announcements. I totally agree with that and would love more frequent verbal announcements. I realize that the time was on the board, but it can be hard to see. I was sitting close to the front and had trouble reading the time, I can only imagine what it was like for the students near the back.

One thing that this test made me realize was that my basic multiplication skills, are really really rusty. Haha, it took me longer than I'd like to admit doing the math for one of the questions, and it was just simple multiplication. As for concepts, I think that the test covered a good set of material. None of the ideas were exactly new and never taught, but they did require proofs that were different.

The thing about tests for this course that I find troubling is that, even if you do all the practice, review all the questions done in class, on problem sets, or for assignments, you can still have no idea how to solve a question. These situations can be so frustrating since even though you know what to do, you just can't connect one part and complete the actual proof. It's very easy to lose track of time when you're frustrated and in deep thought about one of the questions. Seeing as the tests only last an hour, this can become problematic.

As for the new material, I must say I'm not all that comfortable with it. It seems a lot more complicated than the induction we have been doing before, and a lot of it leaves me abit confused. Whenever Professor Heap gives us time to work on a question, I'm not sure what to do now and just feel abit lost. I'm not particularly looking forward to the assignment and test that will cover this material. It feels as if the course suddenly got exponentially harder.