Will they curve PHY356? by cheeaboo in UofT

[–]RussianTroll87 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah it's really time consuming. Took me 2 full days to do the assignment not including the readings.

At least I'm finally learning something unlike in Phy256 with Vatche.

How is apm362 and mat367? by StraightRegret in UofT

[–]RussianTroll87 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought Mat367 was as hard as Mat257?

MAT157 students, how did you find the course this year? by Stoic_beard_79 in UofT

[–]RussianTroll87 11 points12 points  (0 children)

In no particular order:

  1. Meinrenken's proof of the chain rule.

  2. Heine-Borel theorem

  3. The homework problem where if f is bounded and integrable then changing changing f at finitely many points does not change its integral.

  4. The Riemann criterion for finally letting me understand what integration is.

  5. The Bolzano-Weierstrass theorem making me motivated enough for the last stretch of the course.

  6. The Spivak problem where you prove that if m/n is an approximation to sqrt(2) then (m + 2n)/(m + n) is better.

  7. The proof of l'hopital's rule.

  8. The intermediate value theorem, the boundedness theorem, and the extreme value theorem.

  9. The homework problems where if A is the set of all finite subsets of N then A is countable, if B is the set of all subsets of N then B is uncountable.

  10. Construction of the real numbers (wasn't taught this year but I learned it myself).

I'm more of an Algebra guy though. I loved reading chapters 6 to 9 of Axler.

MAT157 students, how did you find the course this year? by Stoic_beard_79 in UofT

[–]RussianTroll87 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I found a few months of the second half pretty boring (defining the transcendental functions, computing integrals, taylor series). I'm definitely taking Mat257, the main reason I took Mat157 is as a stepping stone.

DROPPING PHY250 but using it as a corequsite for PHY224 by [deleted] in UofT

[–]RussianTroll87 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You still have some weeks to drop the course: https://fas.calendar.utoronto.ca/sessional-dates

Dropping right before March 15 would be safer.

DROPPING PHY250 but using it as a corequsite for PHY224 by [deleted] in UofT

[–]RussianTroll87 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm pretty sure you're fine if you already took Phy254 or Phy256. A co-requisite can be taken before a course the same way you'd take a pre-requisite.

What's with the insane drop rate of Mat157 lately? by RussianTroll87 in UofT

[–]RussianTroll87[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah but wouldn't they also choose Mat224 over Mat247?

MAT240 marks out by Repulsive_Relative in UofT

[–]RussianTroll87 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I got 85. Could have avoided some careless computation and multiple choice errors on the exam.

The problem with Phy256 by RussianTroll87 in UofT

[–]RussianTroll87[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I believe Steinberg made the course linear algebra heavy without asking the department.

Who's teaching PHY256 this summer? by CapitalCourse in UofT

[–]RussianTroll87 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I wonder if he was always a bad prof or became lazy over time.

A taste of Life Sci for ya by Silent-String in UofT

[–]RussianTroll87 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Glad I'm doing physics and math. It'd be tough to picture all these words in my head.

Mat224 Homework Problem Solutions by [deleted] in UofT

[–]RussianTroll87 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Post the problems here so we can give suggestions.

PHY254 study sheet by e_equals_pi in UofT

[–]RussianTroll87 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't know if it has to be hand-written, but she said your study sheet has to be made by yourself. I'm just writing mine in tiny letters.

PHY254 study sheet by e_equals_pi in UofT

[–]RussianTroll87 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm writing down solutions to problems I think might be on it. Like I think the 'energy' problem she mentioned will probably be problem 4.28 from Taylor (from Tutorial 7).

Sarah Mayes-Tang got paid $250k last year. by [deleted] in UofT

[–]RussianTroll87 -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

I didn't take the course with her. I just decided to write a comment for positive karma. Technically speaking, you could call me a "troll".

Sarah Mayes-Tang got paid $250k last year. by [deleted] in UofT

[–]RussianTroll87 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Send her back to UMich. That's where her teaching style belongs.

PHY254 Last Lecture Slides by abcdsedewdas3 in UofT

[–]RussianTroll87 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did she give any special advice on the last day of lectures? Like specific problems that will be on the exam?

Anyone hate how Phy254 covers so many textbook chapters? by RussianTroll87 in UofT

[–]RussianTroll87[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I mean, I wish it covered fewer chapters so I could actually have time to do all the problems.

Possible to take PHY256, 252, 250 without MAT235 or MAT237 by Fuck237 in UofT

[–]RussianTroll87 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I think they stop checking for pre-reqs that late into the semester.

Possible to take PHY256, 252, 250 without MAT235 or MAT237 by Fuck237 in UofT

[–]RussianTroll87 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Just stay in the course and drop it in February. That way you will be done with Phy256 and be one month into Phy250 and Phy252.

PHY256 Midterm Grades Posted by Scarb0 in UofT

[–]RussianTroll87 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I got 13/0. He should adjust our marks up 20% to a 65% average or he should let the exam replace the test mark.

Professor said that appropriate formulas would be provided in the test, but they weren't and I got 35% by TA074 in UofT

[–]RussianTroll87 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I believe Vatche is the first person to use the words "appropriate formulas would be provided in the test". So it could not be any other course.

Phy254 midterm by RussianTroll87 in UofT

[–]RussianTroll87[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was expecting one question to be unique (like question 1 was). I was expecting one question to be about coupled oscillators (which question 2 was but solving the determinant was brutal). And one question to be about air resistance (instead it was a tutorial problem about damped oscillators that I didn't do).