I spent days studying for the test I took this afternoon. It was a waste of time to do so. If I'd have had the answers in front of me, I don't think I could have copied them all within the allotted time of 1 hour. Of course this leaves no time for thinking about a problem or formulating an answer. By the time I got done with the definitions and proofs (which I had pretty much memorized) there was next to no time left for the problems, for which I'd have had to think a little.
I didn't even have a chance to succeed.
Update, 4/24/17: Got my test results back today. The good news is that of the problems I was able to complete I pretty much got them all right. But as I said, there were a couple of letter grades' worth of problems I didn't even get to...
Lowest test score I've gotten in almost 5 years of this program. I'll need at least a low B on the last homework packet and unit test in this course (only one of each left!) in order to keep a B in the course--which will score me a pay raise next semester because of the 30 semester units I'll have completed. If I do that and pass the program cumulative final exam this weekend, I'll get the degree and the pay raise.
Feeling the pressure....
What class was this for? What were the other students' reactions? Sounds like the teacher didn't construct the test realistically.
ReplyDeleteIt's a class in Groups and Symmetry, a very small corner of abstract algebra. As I'm taking the class online and at my own pace (as long as I finish by May 16th), I have no idea who else is taking the course or how they did on the test.
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