EulerFan. Thanks, that makes sense! That's impressive you've already competed second year units aswell, did you notice much of a increase in difficulty between the first and second year units?
On another random note, just received an email today from the Science faculty offering myself an internal transfer to your course mentioned in your signature (BSc Advanced - Research (Honours), looks like a pretty good course actually, going to consider it.
YOU SHOULD DO IT AND YOU CAN COME TO THE COMMON ROOM AND SING AT KARAOKE NIGHT AND WE CAN BE BEST FRIENDS FOREVER AND EVER AND EVER. :3
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I should warn you, though, that you should be aware of our more strict conditions on completing the degree. Namely how you need to complete two majors, or an extended major/minor. This will mean you'll HAVE to do SCI2015 in second year, unless you're very careful in how you've planned things. For example, I could do SCI2015 in third year - however, I've also completed a minor in statistics already, and so I won't need all my third year for third year subjects. (in fact, if I did do SCI2015 in third year, I'd be able to get my major in stats next year). That's not to say the degree doesn't have its own advantages, though (aside from looking fancier on the resume, of course.
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If you want to know more about the course/associated student society, feel free to send me a message so we don't derail the thread too much.
For your first question:
Let me clarify that even though I did three second year units, one of those is noted by many to be easier than its first year counterpart (MTH2010 vs. MTH1030), and is a unit that a lot of first years take in second semester. (assuming they did specialist maths in year 12). The other two, however, were not standard, and I was one of the only few first years doing them (one of them also had another first year from these boards in it).
For the two non-standard units, there was a TREMENDOUS increase in difficulty. I failed the mid-semester test for both (however was above average for both, with one being purposefully hard and the other having shoddy marking that the unit coordinator apologised for, because he was unaware of it), and did have to put much more effort into them to do well. However, I really enjoyed those units, so when I think back on the year, it doesn't feel like I did a lot of study for them, as it wasn't a chore. (minus the long nights the day before the assignments were due LOL) In contrast, I feel I spent more time on my first year subject, because I was really struggling with it. In fact, due to the amount of enjoyment I got from those units, they've actually become my best and third best mark all year, and my two best for the semester. (funnily enough, the standard unit was my lowest this semester LOL. Goes to show you should still study for things, no matter how easy they seem~)