My experience was in the dark ages but when I was a frosh engineering student we took the hardest calc class, 5 credits per semester business and liberal arts students only took 3 credit course
OT: 126 students caught cheating on a test
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What's the big hubbub? I didn't read the whole thing, but if those 126 students cheated, they should get a zero on the midterm. If the student's a repeat offender, they should be separated from the school.
Sometimes it is, sometimes it isn’t . Like with many things in life there are gray areas.
In theory, 01:640:135 (Calc I) in the spring semester was easier than the fall semester (or at least traditionally considered by many to be so), as many of the other freshmen would be taking 01:640:136 (Calc II) by the spring. So it might be less competitive and perhaps not push as many students into cheating since the grading would hopefully be marginally easier.
This was because it would largely be comprised of students who potentially started behind by a semester if they placed only into Pre-Calc (01:640:115) and had to take that first in the fall and then they wouldn't take Calc I until the following spring.
This was because it would largely be comprised of students who potentially started behind by a semester if they placed only into Pre-Calc (01:640:115) and had to take that first in the fall and then they wouldn't take Calc I until the following spring.
Freshman year they basically set your classes. You could pick and choose days and times but I don't remember an elective course. Do remember it was 19.5 credits each of the first 2 semesters.
[roll]When I read response the ( alleged) RU professor posted on Reddit.
I believe you're right .
As for the cheating:
You were on the football team right ?
I would hope nowadays our players are taking the least amount and easiest classes they can. Stay eligible, graduate and win games!
I had a roommate in the 5 or 6-credit Intensive Calculus (as it was called at least many moons ago in early 90s). But it wasn't the hardest calc which was generally Honors Calc (191-192). My roommate always said they had it easier than the honors and regular calc classes because they had their hands held more. He especially realized this when he struggled with the pace when he got to Calc III in the fall of our sophomore year.
The intensive calc class setup was more "time intensive" (read: more hours per week to study the subject matter, hence more credits earned) as they felt certain students might benefit from more time with the material. On balance, it might have actually been easier than the regular 151-152 Calc I-II. All Calc I & II at Rutgers were 4 credits at the time, except for the Intensive version.
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If this situation is true, I think the issue is the professor going on a profanity-infused written rant not really being a good look. It's not the worst thing ever but reminds me of something my Mom taught me years ago: "If you're right, don't make yourself wrong."
Joe P.
Back in the 60’s as an engineer you had no choice of anything freshman year. You came to orientation and they handed you your schedule. It was 16 credits + 1.5 credits for ROTC, if you chose not to be in ROTC, you had to take a three credit elective to replace the ROTC credits. Soph year, after I transferred out of C of E I got to pick and choose but had to take 18 credits each semester to catch up on liberal arts requirements since only nonscience/math course I took was frosh comp. Also had required Phys Ed first to years.
Apparently this changed at some point...by the early 90s, the standard freshman engineering schedule was 17 or 18 credits per semester which included a 3-credit elective (humanities/social science, typically, but could have been among a few technical courses as well) in each semester.
No phys ed at all by the 90s....some of my classmates were only about as physically fit to use a joystick for computer games/consoles or through many hours in the Busch student center arcade.
Football and Golf on became an option because of changing majors. There was no way to do anything but school work that first year.
Uhh, it's actually "bring these cheaters to tar heel".
Neither did I until I started reading these threads on Reddit. Our school system here uses it for our kids.
The pussificstion of America continues. whats different between a professor and a football coach swearing at players? Or a women’s soccer coach for that matter. You don’t think a DLine coach well get in the face of a player and tell him to stop being a *****?
While I agree with you, a certain little wannabe made a stink a few years back when Cohen called him a certain female genitalia.
Swearing can't help. It's another new operation politely insulting kids in educational learning. Lessons seem totally related. It's not good enough, really, and stopping helps
Do you see any football, soccer coach going ONLINE and publicly cursing a player...ever?? Your analogy is beyond stupid. This professor didn't call out students in a classroom.
As a Computer Science student at Rutgers in the last decade, I was aware of so much cheating that I felt compelled to cheat in order to keep up with the rest of my classmates.
It's unfortunate, that there are probably some students who felt that way who get grouped in with the 126 students.
However, it's not fair for the actual students putting in the time and effort.
Side note:
MAT135 (Calculus 1) was the most failed course at Rutgers when I was there.
It's unfortunate, that there are probably some students who felt that way who get grouped in with the 126 students.
However, it's not fair for the actual students putting in the time and effort.
Side note:
MAT135 (Calculus 1) was the most failed course at Rutgers when I was there.
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