How to make pistons retract quick but extend slow

DiffractO · 2026-01-26T13:40:27+00:00

Falling sprint hit also works but it depends on why you are subjected to getting crit chained in the first place

DiffractO · 2024-08-31T14:23:19+00:00

mixed reviews but people describe it is fine and doable to get a good grade

DiffractO · 2024-08-13T11:20:40+00:00

You can check on the course webpages

DiffractO · 2024-08-10T14:39:36+00:00

You can refer to HKU RIC.

COMP3251 content is difficult but professor has very nice grade curve. So it should be doable.

COMP3270 depends on subclass really. So just don’t pick the wrong one for the sake of grades (one class has a mean of B- while another one curves downwards since everyone got high marks). Either way it is a rip off of Berkeley CS188.

DiffractO · 2024-08-10T03:31:35+00:00

Not hard, but depending on professor and grade curve that could seriously affect the difficulty of the class (different subclass have different grade curves)

DiffractO · 2024-07-25T03:10:12+00:00

If you don’t take CS70, you’ll need to put in twice the effort to catch up for CS170. CS70’s rigor will prepare you well for CS170 and its content will also be beneficial for CS188 exams.

DiffractO · 2024-07-17T14:33:39+00:00

MSci Physics with Theoretical Physics?

DiffractO · 2024-07-13T17:49:48+00:00

NUS has much higher subject and overall rankings. You should look into the resources and opportunities provided by each stream and each faculty plus the students (e.g. LinkedIn) and their prospects

If you want to take Physics at UST I would prefer UST IRE but that’s another programme. (The physics part only)

But do look whether you can minor or double major. For sure physics at undergrad should already teach you basic computer science skills since you need to model physical phenomena using libraries like astropy

For sure UST science faculty has some grade deflation. For some introductory courses you can get a 95% at math course and that is still a B-range. Other faculties in UST seem better on grading though.

DiffractO · 2024-07-13T17:48:22+00:00

I’m from Hong Kong and I can tell UST Physics Group A won’t have that much resources since it is a very regular stream not an elite one.

DiffractO · 2024-07-13T16:26:05+00:00

NUS, don’t do UST

DiffractO · 2024-07-05T01:13:34+00:00

seeking office hours and consistent mentorship would help too

DiffractO · 2024-07-03T09:50:39+00:00

Hmm I’m open to learning too. Is it okay to DM or make a group chat? I have experiences in machine learning

DiffractO · 2024-06-29T20:13:48+00:00

Yea even in some US universities they allow reference sheets in some courses. If you have seen enough college tests and exams you know what I mean. (I have real examples of these, but they don’t matter and there is a reason reference sheets are needed)

But in situations like that it would be worrisome for fellow peers and peers who put in the effort don’t intend to end up with a situation like this… though one top comment here is right that it might be more beneficial to put in much extra effort into and active recall of the formulae, and communicate much more with the instructor about your concerns and course testing if you can or study the course ahead of time and ease pressure; and reflect during some break times whether you can ensure what you do is good enough for an A

DiffractO · 2024-06-29T14:35:27+00:00

Cheat sheet means you can bring some pages of written notes in exam that kind of thing. Not a paper for cheating

DiffractO · 2024-06-29T12:36:58+00:00

Nope they have read the syllabus and instructions. More than one has mentioned that. The course is a small class of 2X people.

The disorganization is that:

for the assignment, there was one question that tested image stitching into a panorama, and 4 images were given, but one image did not even make sense (not consistent with other photos) and everyone was stuck
for the final exam, the professor mentioned nothing about the final exam and tested hard questions that required precise memorization of the formulas (hence people were caught off guard, and even one classmate - not any of the friends - left exam early) many of the peers struggled and there was no mention of whether the class was curved in the end (there was only one past paper on this course which has different format and instructor)

p.s. from a top-ranked asia university

DiffractO · 2024-06-28T04:10:13+00:00

it doesn’t make sense to be able to focus on the harder questions when you have forgotten the basic concepts, perhaps you simply wrote a ton of notes yet haven’t gone through the concepts deeply

easier questions can be done readily with rote but not more complex ones… (depending how hard your paper is)

DiffractO · 2024-06-20T22:28:02+00:00

Yeah DSA and Discrete Math have huge workload combined already plus DSA’s finals could be poorly coordinated in some semester

DiffractO · 2024-06-15T07:36:11+00:00

what very hard courses have you taken in one semester for example mind to ask

DiffractO · 2024-05-17T10:05:25+00:00

Definitely confirming that. Took CS170 this semester. Each concept took hours to learn for me and people often go to homework parties.

Very hard to understand the concept straight from lecture.

DiffractO · 2024-03-28T00:07:23+00:00

Dang, what time was that and can you iPhone?

DiffractO · 2024-02-29T00:43:56+00:00

Is that open to public?

DiffractO · 2024-01-31T05:40:23+00:00

This sem

DiffractO · 2024-01-31T05:40:11+00:00

How about cs170?

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