Econ101 had us photocopying several chapters of the Mankiw textbook for our discussions. Recently, Father required us to write a ten-page argumentative research paper on the implementation or repeal of EVAT.
Philo102 also had us photocopying articles in the Philisophy of Man book and writing reaction papers on philosophical writings. I didn't really like his class. He's sort of a religious man. So on the lesson on the dualistic notion of man, he always talked about God. I don't like it. So I think I am going to write about the article 'Death of God' for my second-quarter reaction paper. }:-)
Lit103 again required a photocopy of each story, which she excellently read to us by the way. So far she's the best Literature teacher I've had because she didn't have us write literary pieces. Too bad she can't see how good I am in 'hatred poetry.' She honestly said she hates writing. That may not make her the perfect Literature teacher. But she's really good at interpreting and analyzing the stories we read. So she made us understand and appreciate seemingly incomprehensible literary works, like 'Dead Stars.' Now we are about to write a paper on a 23-page hand-out, which is actually a book. More paper will be taken from us. But at least we don't have a final exam.
Math232 again had us photocopied two chapters on probability. But they were useless! Our math teacher has been neglecting us, expecting that we can and would rather study on our own because we were CS and Engineering students. How discriminatory! I think we only had one serious meeting with him. I don't think it was even really serious, because on that period alone , he attempted to discuss the whole chapter two! "This is the fastest lesson ever..." I remember him commenting in the middle of the "discussion" that night. I barely learned from him. Actually, I learned more from my classmate who had innate math powers. When the teacher showed me my shocking midterm grade, I was puzzled yet delighted. A few days later, he made an offer. If we choose not to take the second quarter, that's fine with him as long as we agree that our midterm grade will be our final grade! It's unbelievable! I accepted it even though I felt uncomfortable. I mean, when people will see my final grade for 'Math 232: Probability and Statistics', they might say, "Wow that's impressive. You must be excellent in advanced probability and statistics that requires a strong background in integral calculus!!" when in fact I only learned basic probability that I will surely forget about next month. I am so guilty. But that's life. Unfair. And this time, I'm on the lucky side. ^_^
CS 215 photocopies were about explanation of the structure of programming languages and how they work. We were also assigned a research from the beginning of the sem with a 20-30 page written report. More paper!
The worst is CS311! Aside from the photocopies on how to make DFDs, our group has just passed half-a-rim sheets of bond paper and they were only DFDs with redundant Data Descriptions! Now we are about to pass the whole documentation, which we expect to be thicker! OK, now I know why it would be hardbound.
