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Do you guys think I can pass Dynamics? I have probably a 36-37% going into the exam, I need a 68-70 to pass the course. I highly DOUBT that I can do it, even with a tutor. I can fail this course, I just have to take it eventually, probably next summer school session. What should I do?
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study and pass
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Josh wrote:study and pass If life were like that, you wouldn't need a Mastercard.
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It's "possible" I had a 50% aftter the bell curve in civ101 (our section got belled up because our average was too low) and I studied like a freakin cave man for 3 or 4 days for the exam, got 95% on the exam and my mark went to 72!
Although dynamics is hard.. I'd say just study for a week or 2 weeks or w/e left, there's plenty of time and it's not impossible to get that mark (there will probably be a bell curve too to help you). I mean look at this way, you're wasting half your summer and a $1000 already.. do you really wanna do it again? That should be enough motivation to get you to become a hermit for 2 weeks lol you gotta take it seriously no slacking off
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I have to study for ECE, I need 30% to pass the exam but I need a tutor cause I did nothing all semester. I am surprised that I have like 13-14 / 20 for the quiz mark. I'd get a tutor for dynamics, but I have to do basically Chapters 16-22 by myself, less 1 chapter I think. And the guy is probably just going to do exam prep, e.g just going there to get refined. I don't want to take this in summer school, as it ghastly killer and I don't want to take it as an elective 2nd year...
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Taiyab wrote: I don't want to take this in summer school Isn't it summer school right now?
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How much % are these exams worth? What brought your mark down so much Taiyab? Tests? Labs? Everything?
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bijanv wrote:Taiyab wrote: I don't want to take this in summer school Isn't it summer school right now? Yeah, but I'd have to take it next year, again.
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de4thx wrote:How much % are these exams worth? What brought your mark down so much Taiyab? Tests? Labs? Everything? For MIE, it's usually a 40-60 split (20 quizzes, 20 mid-term, 60 exam) but it's different this semester (55 exam, 10 quiz, 25 mid-term, 10 online quiz). For me, the kicker was the online quiz and mid-term, 2/10 and 3.5/10.
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Assuming a 50 is a pass, let 'x' be the mark you must attain on the exam in order to pass...
0.45(36) + 0.55x = 50
0.55x = 50 - 16.2
x=61.45
So it looks like you need a 61.5% on the exam to pass ... this is also assuming they don't round to the nearest whole number, in which case you'd need a 60.5% (which would finish you with 49.5%).
Where did the 68-70 percent come from? I'm probably not taking into account weighting factors of things?
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Call me superstitious, but I am not going to bank on a 49.5 hahahha. There could be a bell-curve, up or down so you can't predict it down to an exact number though. But thanks, I feel somewhat relieved. Still not banking on anything.
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Usually what I try to do is aim for 100. Literally. Prepare yourself like you're going to get 100%, and success will follow. Just study as much as you can. If you don't end up passing, at least you died trying 
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Yeah, you can do that. But once University hits, you can't go all out like you used to do for tests and exams. I remember during a Calculus mid-term in October, I saw a class-mate studying material for another course, 30 minutes before the test. It's hard to find the key to getting a decent mark.
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Yeah I believe you. Maybe the true key is time. Lots of preparation before the exam. The best you can do now though is study as much as you can.
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Taiyab, other than APS they will most likley never bell down, trust me on that. Especially with dynamics there's I'd say a 70%+ chance of them belling up at least 5%, getting a 62 on the exam isn't impossible. Just study and don't waste your time, wats 2 weeks in relation to anohter year of agony that you'll have dreading about having to take it again
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