Electrical engineering (3 Viewers)

[brent012]

UTS Bridging Courses are (were) free, I think they started charging for the booklet a year or two ago but it is still not much. May as well go it, not sure if it was necessary but it would have helped. I found the pace a little slow considering i'd thought bridging courses were really fast paced and tough, seemed more tailored towards mature aged students or people with a lower background than 2U.

Back when I did MM1 and MM2 they went over concepts from 3U or 4U briefly as part of the subject, so I didn't find it much of a disadvantage not having done HSC 3U. From what I have heard, if anything, those subjects have become easier or have more easy marks on offer than when I did them due to high failure rates.

But like AD said, UTS have a fundamentals (foundations? Idk the name) math subject which can be taken as an elective. It's essentially a bridging course done over a semester and is not a waste of an elective as you could go pretty well in it. MM2 is typically run over summer so if you choose that path you can catch up to normal course progression. There is a maths exam before starting uni where you'll be placed in that foundation course if you fail.

 

[anomalousdecay]

Back when I did MM1 and MM2 they went over concepts from 3U or 4U briefly as part of the subject, so I didn't find it much of a disadvantage not having done HSC 3U. From what I have heard, if anything, those subjects have become easier or have more easy marks on offer than when I did them due to high failure rates.

This.

Even for the higher maths courses at UNSW (I'm guessing UTS and USyd also have a normal and advanced stream for maths courses that are equivalent but with a harder final exam), they will briefly go over topics from MX1 and MX2 that require most attention to. I know that at UNSW 2U is assumed, and I can imagine this being similar at UTS and USyd, so you can learn all the necessary MX1 and MX2 work over time at uni as long as you have a relatively good knowledge of 2U.

 

[seventhroot]

This.

Even for the higher maths courses at UNSW (I'm guessing UTS and USyd also have a normal and advanced stream for maths courses that are equivalent but with a harder final exam), they will briefly go over topics from MX1 and MX2 that require most attention to. I know that at UNSW 2U is assumed, and I can imagine this being similar at UTS and USyd, so you can learn all the necessary MX1 and MX2 work over time at uni as long as you have a relatively good knowledge of 2U.

the key word is 'briefly'. If you can keep up; you will be fine

 

[brent012]

the key word is 'briefly'. If you can keep up; you will be fine

I think it's a lot easier to "catch up" in uni maths than people make it out to be, it's a bit like how people studying 3/4u find 2/3u easier than people not studying that higher level.

 

[seventhroot]

I think it's a lot easier to "catch up" in uni maths than people make it out to be, it's a bit like how people studying 3/4u find 2/3u easier than people not studying that higher level.

yeah definitely; the ones that have been doing 3/4U in high school would just have some gaps in their knowledge after the 4 month break where as some content would be completely new to a 2/3U student (or even a 2U student) which would be going at a very fast pace

 

[anomalousdecay]

yeah definitely; the ones that have been doing 3/4U in high school would just have some gaps in their knowledge after the 4 month break where as some content would be completely new to a 2/3U student (or even a 2U student) which would be going at a very fast pace

To be fair, maths is much more professional in uni, which hence means the MX1 and MX2 students will have gaps to begin with (like learning MVT, IVT, etc is pretty important but is swept under at HSC level).

 

[seventhroot]

To be fair, maths is much more professional in uni, which hence means the MX1 and MX2 students will have gaps to begin with (like learning MVT, IVT, etc is pretty important but is swept under at HSC level).

ohh yeah but we got it pretty much straight away because of all the maths we did

 

[Simile]

Ok! I will cover ext 1 and ext 2 math over the holidays. Someone agreed to help me over the holidays. Should I touch up on physics as well?

Is UNSW or UTS Better for electrical eggs emerging

Some say unsw, some say Uts and there is a new engineering building with better facilities. Any input?

 

[Rhinoz8142]

Ok! I will cover ext 1 and ext 2 math over the holidays. Someone agreed to help me over the holidays. Should I touch up on physics as well?

Is UNSW or UTS Better for electrical eggs emerging

Some say unsw, some say Uts and there is a new engineering building with better facilities. Any input?

All depends on what you want.. Obviously UNSW students will say UNSW and UTS Students will say UTS.

I am also wanting to do Engo in UTS, and I choose UTS because of many reason.. 1) Less time wasted in traveling because its just a train travel away 2) I know alot of family members who went there 3) I actually went to UTS and I liked the environment

but in the end the electrical eng in both uni will learn the same thing and both engineers will graduated with papers with different Uni name.

 

[anomalousdecay]

You don't need to touch up on HSC Physics much really. However, I would recommend you touching up on Moving About from prelim physics a little.

You might want to understand Newton's Laws of Motion, Momentum and Impulse, Energy and Work, etc.

 

[seventhroot]

All depends on what you want.. Obviously UNSW students will say UNSW and UTS Students will say UTS.

I am also wanting to do Engo in UTS, and I choose UTS because of many reason.. 1) Less time wasted in traveling because its just a train travel away 2) I know alot of family members who went there 3) I actually went to UTS and I liked the environment

but in the end the electrical eng in both uni will learn the same thing and both engineers will graduated with papers with different Uni name.

this. if you want to learn; you will learn

 

[Rhinoz8142]

You don't need to touch up on HSC Physics much really. However, I would recommend you touching up on Moving About from prelim physics a little.

You might want to understand Newton's Laws of Motion, Momentum and Impulse, Energy and Work, etc.

How about in Maths, any particular topics which is used in First year Maths Engo subjects ?

 

[seventhroot]

How about in Maths, any particular topics which is used in First year Maths Engo subjects ?

all of them from 2/3/4U but you will learn it

 

[anomalousdecay]

all of them from 2/3/4U but you will learn it

This. However, I would emphasise that without a doubt MX1 is more important than all for first sem UNSW Physics (only UNSW though). You barely MX2 type maths in first sem Physics.

 

[Rhinoz8142]

all of them from 2/3/4U but you will learn it

Hmm okay, I got my work out for me for the summer

Anyway,OP. I am not sure if u are a HSC 2014. If there is no need to think all about this now when u could do it after the HSC.

HSC are just around the corner (sorry if I am scaring you ) just study and see what happens they are many pathways to get into whatever you want. I know it looks so interesting and exciting but the HSC are the first priority right now

 

[seventhroot]

This. However, I would emphasise that without a doubt MX1 is more important than all for first sem UNSW Physics (only UNSW though). You barely MX2 type maths in first sem Physics.

well yeah MX1 is assumed; in the textbook/notes they go through it really quickly. You're expected to know like projectile motion and expanding sin(x+y) but it does come in handy to know 4U.

HSC "Physics" isn't even used; except for facts like acceleration is a center seeking force and things like that

 

[anomalousdecay]

except for facts like acceleration is a center seeking force and things like that

dafuq?

PASS PHYSICS THIS TIME PLEASE.

 

[seventhroot]

dafuq?

PASS PHYSICS THIS TIME PLEASE.

soz; was a partial troll

dw I got this; I get a notional pass if I fail but I have to make a serious attempt at the course

 

[anomalousdecay]

soz; was a partial troll

Did not look like a troll at all maybe you are just tired.

 

[seventhroot]

Did not look like a troll at all maybe you are just tired.

maybe

but yeah something like that; don't really want to explain/derail but yeah the point still stands