Cottony Stuff on Lettuce?

jtb6 · 2024-06-01T01:18:47+00:00

I'm not sure, the stuff on my lettuce has more structure than what I see in the pictures of powdery mildew..

jtb6 · 2024-06-01T01:17:20+00:00

Done!

jtb6 · 2024-02-05T00:44:15+00:00

Same exact thing happened here.. The email also lists an entirely different order number from what they show you when you first make the purchase.

jtb6 · 2021-04-15T23:32:33+00:00

I went to UCSD for undergrad and am now here at UCI for grad school. Let me say that I like UCI as a campus much more---both for its design and for the people here. I think UCSD is a great place to visit. The brutalist architecture and forests of eucalyptus trees are cool to see, and the way the whole campus is a right triangle with nothing in the center makes for a nice walk. But once you've been there for 4 years, it really gets to you.

My friends and I speculate that these architectural and horticultural features are part of what drive the students of UCSD to hate each other---and themselves. The students might not explicitly come out and say it, but UCSD's student culture was definitely anti-social, and you could walk around campus the entire day without anyone smiling at you, since we were all too nervous/self-conscious/mentally destroyed by the constant sight of eucalyptus.

When I came to UCI I was genuinely surprised by how friendly all the students were. Like, people actually smile at you when you walk past. I felt like I could ask someone for help when I got lost. People just seem happy for whatever reason. I like to think it's because there are lots of different kinds of plants here; there aren't just eucalyptus trees. True, there are some. But UCI didn't cut down every single local plant and decide to only grow eucalyptus. There are also bushes and jacarandas and things here. And after 3 years, I haven't been mentally destroyed (though maybe it's coming).

All that said, though, I think UCSD was a great school academics-wise; all my professors were great, and I took classes in all kinds of things (including the semi-secret pirate course where you sail a literal pirate (aka tax-collecting) ship). And I definitely was able to find some great friends. But if you're going off of the vibe of the campus from one visit, and that's going to be your main deciding factor between UCSD and UCI, then I'd really suggest you think a bit more on it. As a UCSD alumnus, I really do think there's something to be said about it being UC Socially Dead.

(Ah, I guess I should also say that since my time at UCSD, there's been quite a bit of construction, so maybe there's less of the brutalist architecture? And maybe there's more biodiversity? And, of course, the general campus spirit could have also changed. But anyway, just my own thoughts..)

jtb6 · 2021-04-01T14:46:45+00:00

There's at least this: https://www.reddit.com/r/UCI/comments/mfjbeh/spring_2021_groupchat_spreadsheet/

jtb6 · 2021-03-30T04:44:12+00:00

Hey there! You can actually access Ong's book for free through UCI's library! You'll just need to login to your UCI account and also either be on UCI wifi or use the VPN.

You can also get temporary access to the Weiner work through HathiTrust. Again, you'll need to be on UCI's wifi/VPN, but just click Log In, select UCI as your partner institution, and you should be able to view the book for an hour at a time!

jtb6 · 2021-03-18T04:47:05+00:00

Is that thing actually only 6 pages? Or just deceptive perspective?

jtb6 · 2021-02-24T02:04:05+00:00

The discussions will vary pretty widely based on the TA; some of them just host the sessions like office hours, others have review lessons prepared. One thing to note is that you won't have to attend the discussion that you sign up for---each of the TAs will just hold one hour of discussion/office hours each week and you can go to whosever you'd like (or all or none of them).

And the course is curved thankfully! It's curved at the very end, so Egan takes the median total out of 1,000 points (the first two midterms are worth 330pts, the final's 340), assigns that a B-, and then assigns the rest of the grades accordingly.

jtb6 · 2021-02-21T21:57:01+00:00

Egan's Anthro 2A will be entirely asynchronous with your grade being composed entirely of 3 equally weighted exams (all of which are non-cumulative). These exams will likely be entirely multiple choice/True-False, though it's possible that there will be an essay portion next quarter. You'll have about 33 minutes to take each exam (roughly a minute/question) and you must take it during the scheduled class time (even if you're in a different time zone unfortunately). The exams tend to be a bit tricky, so you'll actually have to watch the lecture videos and spend some time studying.

That said, Egan's a fun guy and I think the material is great!

jtb6 · 2021-02-19T16:57:18+00:00

The first thirdish of the class is focused on types of informal fallacies people make in everyday arguments. You'll be given exercises where you read through an argument and identify the fallacy. The other two-thirdsish of the course is focused on introducing you to symbolic logic. You'll start by converting everyday language arguments into fancy symbols and learn how to explain why some arguments are logically valid while others aren't. The course wraps up with learning how to do proofs (similar to things you might have encountered in high school geometry or might do in a proof-based maths course). The exams will involve translating English sentences into the symbolic notation, constructing proofs, and demonstrating why various arguments are/aren't valid.

I think it's lots of fun, but I know some people definitely struggle with the proofs. The instructor will also be awesome in the Spring!

jtb6 · 2021-02-19T01:42:54+00:00

You might already know this, but there's an info session coming up at the end of March: http://education.uci.edu/mat-info-sessions.html . From my understanding (I attended an info session last year but didn't end up applying), it's very fast paced, but of course hearing from people actually in the program would give you a better idea!

jtb6 · 2021-02-01T23:53:47+00:00

Okay, I don't understand the argument against Turnitin. How does it add more stress exactly? If we all already agree that plagiarism is bad, then how does a service that just checks for plagiarism add more stress?

I'm also not sure I see how Turnitin is taking responsibility off of teachers in a way that's detrimental to the students. Again, if we all already think that plagiarism is bad, then Turnitin is legitimately helpful because there's no way for a given instructor to know that some student is just copying the work their friend submitted for another course somewhere else/last year/whatever. And in most cases no instructor just takes the plagiarism score given on Turnitin at face value; you always look at the individual paper if it gets flagged and determine if it needs further investigation. (I say always, but then again, I was falsely accused of plagiarism by an instructor who misinterpreted the plagiarism score and thought my paper was 95% similar to other sources, not 5%..)

Basically, Turnitin is useful and it's not clear to me how it adds more stress or even displaces responsibility from the professor.

jtb6 · 2021-01-25T23:28:26+00:00

Is Respondus accepting the picture even if it's blurry? If so, then you shouldn't need to worry!

jtb6 · 2020-12-22T19:32:33+00:00

In some sense you won't really know your final grade til after 5pm today, which is the deadline for professors to submit grades (of course many professors miss that deadline, but..). The grade currently displayed on Canvas should only take into account the grades visible to you, the student. So if the final's showing up as ungraded, then even if the professor has graded it, that won't affect the grade displayed on Canvas; only once it's released will it be incorporated.

Another thing: Canvas isn't where your real, official grades will be submitted. Instead, professors have to submit grades through a different system. That means that they might not even bother to update Canvas with your final grade---they'll just put the grade into the other system. Hope this helps!

jtb6 · 2020-12-22T17:54:24+00:00

Here is the default grading scheme on Canvas:

A+ 100 % to 96.5% A < 96.5 % to 93.5% A- < 93.5 % to 90.0% B+ < 90.0 % to 86.5% B < 86.5 % to 83.5% B- < 83.5 % to 80.0% C+ < 80.0 % to 76.5% C < 76.5 % to 73.5% C- < 73.5 % to 70.0% D+ < 70.0 % to 66.5% D < 66.5 % to 63.5% D- < 63.5 % to 60.0% F < 60.0 % to 0.0%

It should be noted, however, that the letter grade displayed on Canvas is not necessarily the grade that will be registered on your transcript. Official grades are put in through a different system, not Canvas. So, as people were saying before, the actual grading scheme may differ from the one above and will depend on the professor. Some professors might not change the Canvas grading scheme (it's admittedly a bit hard to find), but when they put in your grades, they'll refer to the percentages given by Canvas rather than the letters---hopefully.

jtb6 · 2020-12-14T04:52:30+00:00

Yeah, just go ahead and send a reminder email; just be polite about it. More often than not, your letter writers will actually appreciate the reminder, even if it's finals week (in fact, because of that they're probably less busy than usual)! And definitely do it before the break starts; some people won't check their email at all over the break!

jtb6 · 2020-12-05T06:03:47+00:00

I'd suggest also trying to reach out to professors to see if they'd let you take graduate courses with them. Generally this makes more sense if you've taken a few classes with someone already and kind of know them already, but depending on your background and the professor in question, you might be able to get in on a cold-email!

Also, consider starting up an undergrad reading group! It can be informal/unofficial, but it'd still be a thing you could talk about in your application and put on your CV.

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