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MU123 Unit 8 and second tutorial

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Completed unit 8 which is all about geometry.  I found the first half of this unit quite tough going, much more so than anything else I've encountered on the course.  I have generally found that a lot of this module has jogged memories from school and as such it has been quite easy to take on board but the stuff around angles and the associated rules feels brand new, I struggled with some of the activities and had to read a few pages a couple of times before I fully understood.

The second half of the unit was around triangles, areas, volumes etc and I'm pretty comfortable with that.  I am about half way through TMA03 and think that I will tackle the questions associated with unit 8 before moving onto unit 9 whilst it is fresh in my memory.

Unit 9 which is up next is back on to algebra which will be a welcome relief after the geometry unit.

Had the second of the face to face tutorials a few days ago.  This time only a few others turned up which is suprising to me, I'm quite far ahead of the pace now but I still find them useful even if it is covering units that I finished quite a few weeks ago. 

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MU123 Unit Five and First Tutorial

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Edited by Stephen Campling, Thursday, 24 Oct 2013, 13:38

I've just completed MU123 Unit Five which covers algebra.  Really enjoyed this unit, surprised myself at how quickly I took to it and ended up just thinking of them as little geeky puzzles and found the task of solving them quite rewarding.  I'm looking forward to studying algebra more in depth as the course progresses.

Also had the first face to face tutorial over the weekend at Huddersfield university.  Had no idea what to expect as I pulled into the university car park.  There were only a handful of other students who managed to make it and we covered some general tips about OU study and then went through some more specific items from the MU123 early units.

We got a chance to meet our tutor which is good and everyone spoke about where they were up to.  I also stopped behind at the end to get the tutor's view on taking on another module this academic year. 

The second lot of tests are out tomorrow so will be spending the next week getting through them and then it is onto unit six - graphs which I am not looking forward to.  I used to hate them in school and can't imagine too much has changed!  I think this time I will complete the iCMA and submit it but I will wait until I have had the results of the first TMA before handing the second one in as the feedback will probably change the way I answer some of the questions.  I might also have a go at typing out the TMA this time as hand writing it wasn't my idea of fun.

 

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