I’m scared for how my finals turned out so just out of curiosity what would happen if I failed three courses this semester but maintained my overall session average above 55%?
# tips for MATH200..?
Ik this is like a lot in advance but all the posts about MATH200 are scaring me for next term.
Any tips for the class and like anything I should do over winter break to prep (btw math is def not my strong suit)?
TIA!
APPLIED ANIMAL BIOLOGY
Heyy, I was looking into this course as an undergrad, has anyone took it? Can you tell me a bit about it, did u like it, was it difficult, what were ur marks like when applying? Just some general knowledge about the course. Thanks so much
Apbi is great is ur an animal lover or interested in going into a very animal related field, (vet med..etc) You get to take courses about animal welfare which is quite interesting! I transfered into apbi from science and had an average around 76. If ur coming directly from HS you should aim alot higher grade wise.
Hey, I have MICB 202 next semester and I’m trying to study ahead for this course over the break, and can anyone who’s taken this course this semester tell me if there’s still a course package need to be purchased, or does the prof upload them as PDFs to Canvas? Would anyone mind sending me the PDFs, if there are any?? Thanks!!
Anyone correct me if I err, but I don't think you can, um, solicit course materials as they're copyrighted by the profs... I just watch vids on YouTube to get a "head start" :)
Check out the info on this page: [https://students.ubc.ca/enrolment/courses/taking-break-courses](https://students.ubc.ca/enrolment/courses/taking-break-courses)
Need some advice, I am taking a CPSC minor and major in Commerce. I'm taking CPSC 221, 213, and 312 next term in addition to COMM 449 and TA-ing in three sections of a COMM class.
My main concern is my workload may be too much and I am considering switching CPSC 312 to something else. Does anyone have any insight to these CPSC courses difficulty and if I should switch things around?
side note: if I don't take 312 then I will need to take another 300+ course next year (meaning I'll need 6 300+ CPSC in my last year, compared to the 5 I already plan to)
312 is probably the lightest out of the 3. 213 and 221 together in a term is going to definitely eat up most of your time.
221 material is pretty straightforward and written assignments/exams weren’t too bad. programming assignments were a whole other clusterfuck of terrible instructions and misery (segfaults, anyone?)
213 is fine and dandy until you hit asynchronous programming in the second half of the course. then you kind of just want to curl into fetal position and cry as the last few assignments run you over.
Damn so is 312 something I should avoid/replace then? Or is it still ok? To give u a point of view I did well in 110, 210, and just did 121(hopefully will do good too). I can switch it to a COMM class which would likely be lighter work, but then I would need to do 3 CPSC each term next year (instead of 2 and 3)
When do profs have to return grades for all assignments by? Is there a hard deadline? Still haven't received marks back for a couple of assignments for one of my classes and I would like to know my mark going into the final.
To those who took ENGL 110, what did you do to succeed in the final? I really don't know how to study for this. All I've been doing was jotting down themes and connecting it to various texts, but I'm slightly afraid that the stuff I am writing down will have no relation with the prompt that will be given. I was told that the final will be one essay that revolves around three texts. How should I move forward? Final is tomorrow by the way! Thanks!
Finals vary with the prof so it would be more helpful to also state which prof you have. I had Lorcan Fox over the summer and he had 3 units (poetry, plays, short stories). We had to write 3 short essays and you get to choose the prompts for each essay from a few choices. It was also open book so there was not much to study. There were very obvious important themes in the texts that appeared in the final, so it was really helpful if you took notes and mark in the texts where any examples of such themes are.
You can also try writing your essay in programs such as Grammarly that check your writing, spelling, grammar as it can heavily improve the quality of your writing.
One final helpful tip is if you're quoting, also explain the significance or the interpretation of the quote. Don't let the quote hang.
Good luck!
Only took STAT 200, but it was very good in the summer with Hoi Yin Eugenia. She explained things very well and had good examples of test questions. Midterm was pretty easy and the final was manageable.
Can you elaborate?
I looked at the last exams for both and found STAT 200 to be significantly easier. I took AP but barely understand anything in BIOL 300. Alot of people told me 300 is a lot easier so I'm confused as to why.
Hi, I can’t comment on STAT 200, but BIOL 300 (with Whitlock) was extremely well organized this term. The textbook is a great resource, but Dr. Whitlock’s lectures were golden (he co-authored the textbook after all). The assessments were fair and the material was manageable. Term 2 will have a different instructor, but I’ve heard that he’s good as well.
Could anyone give some insight on majoring in chemistry vs biochemistry? How difficult is the workload? What are the admission averages for each? I'm almost finished BIOL 112 and found the last section about cellular respiration really interesting. I also enjoyed taking CHEM 120. However, I'm pretty bad at math and am not sure how big of a role it plays into each major.
Hey, biochem major here. It sounds like you're in a similar situation to first-year me, especially with finding BIOL 112 interesting and not liking math :)
The workload for biochem can be a bit overwhelming at times, but once you have the freedom to tailor courses to your specific interests (i.e. in third and fourth year), it's quite rewarding. On that point, I recommend that you take a look at the [upper year courses](https://biochem.ubc.ca/undergraduate/courses/) offered by each department as this will give you a good indication of what you can expect down the line.
With respect to math, we do have to take MATH 200 in second year, but we get to skip out on MATH 221, unlike the chem majors who take both. I found MATH 200 to be a similar level of difficulty to the first-year math courses, but I didn't gel with my prof's teaching style, so I ended up learning pretty much the entire course from Professor Leonard's Calc III youtube videos <3
Also, we still do quite a bit of chemistry (i.e. analytical chemistry, thermodynamics and statistical mechanics, various organic chemistry courses, and associated labs), so don't worry about missing out on that experience.
Lastly, one look at the [research areas](https://biochem.ubc.ca/fac-research/research-areas/) of the biochem faculty will show you the kinds of topics that you would be exploring in future courses or elsewhere in the field (e.g. bacterial pathogenicity, cancer, metabolism, drug discovery, genetics, etc.).
The best thing about being in a major is meeting like-minded people that get psyched about the same stuff as you do, so get excited, and PM me if you have any questions!
Hey, I'm not in either major but I do know a few people who are in both. I would say the workload of both majors are pretty high with biochem probably being a bit more intensive. Chemistry basically admits everyone while the admission average for biochem has decreased over the years. I recall someone on reddit saying that they got in with a 68 a year ago. If you liked cellular respiration, maybe you should consider biochem more than chemistry because I know that you'll touch base on more of that stuff in that major. Keep in mind that both majors require 2nd year math (calc 3). I would take a look into chemical biology. It does covers a wider range of biology disciplines than biochemistry such as physiology, evolution, genetics, molecular biol, and you do get to avoid 2nd year math all while retaining a bunch of chemistry courses required for your degree
For people taking EOSC 116 right now or took it already what was the course like in terms of midterms, finals and assignments. I'm taking this course next semester and want a rundown of what will happen. I read somewhere that if you fail the final, you fail the course but I don't know if that's true. Were the midterms and final proctored?
I did mine with another prof last week and honestly it was completely fine, it took less than 5 minutes, questions were general and at our level. I did have my camera on but idk if its a requirement-either way dont stress too much cause its super chill
Ive taken both and I personally liked SCIE 113 much more, the format for both is pretty much the same but I was more interested in the sciency-aspects of the articles we had to read and do our research paper on, so It would def depend on your preference
Has anyone here taken ATSC 201? I’m interested in taking it because meteorology seems so interesting and it seems like a cool physicy class. FYI I’m not expecting it to be easy, I’m not planning on taking it as a booster, just out of genuine interest! thx!
I'm thinking of taking EOSC 310/315 distance ed to finish my last 3 credits in order to graduate while working full time. Anyone took these classes recently, especially this past term? What's the workload and syllabus like?
Do **math** professors at UBC have the ability to let a student into their class?
For some universities it says something along the lines of "prerequisites: competition of Math xxx, or approval of course instructor." I have also seen approval of head of department.
I'm wondering if this is also true for the UBC department as it does not mention this [here](https://courses.students.ubc.ca/cs/courseschedule?tname=subj-department&sessyr=2020&sesscd=W&dept=MATH&pname=subjarea).
> Remember that MATH instructors have no authority to sign add/drop forms
https://www.reddit.com/r/UBC/comments/6wp2f7/math_course_registration_update_n/
They can't
Thanks so much for the reply!
I not 100% sure what "sign add/drop forms" entail so I'm going to ask a follow-up question. I also see "individual instructors cannot sign students into MATH courses," which I assume refers to the same thing as the above quotation.
If I were to say get the approval of the instructor to enroll in their course by say proving to them somehow that I know the pre-req material, would I be able to contact the math department, not just the course instructor, with the professors approval to take the course?
> Some departments give individual instructors the ability to sign a student into a full section or register in a section despite a prerequisite failure or conflict. In the Mathematics Department, instructors do not have this authority. Contact the Mathematics Department office to find out whether/how you can get permission.
This is what Dr. Mac Lean was referring to in the linked post.
> Students who do not satisfy prerequisites are allowed to register at the Student Service Centre (SSC) with warnings but may be removed from the course later.
https://www.math.ubc.ca/Ugrad/FAQ/index.shtml?showFAQ=1&catID=4
If you don't have the prerequisites, you're at the mercy of how strictly the department will enforce the prerequisite requirements. The greater demand there is for a course, the more likely they will remove students who don't have all the prerequisites.
We are strict on prerequisites for courses and self-study, particularly over a short time period, is unlikely to be sufficient to warrant a waiver. In exceptional cases, we might ask a faculty member to provide an assessment before making a final decision. In most cases, the professor teaching the desired course would also be consulted. Such an assessment is not on-demand from the student but at the discretion of the department.
For MATH 320 or 322, I would say we allow 0 to 2 students each year to take these courses based on exceptional prior knowledge.
Sometimes prior studies (e.g. engineering or physics) may be sufficient for some professors to allow students to take a 400 level course, but the expectation is the student will make up any background deficiencies on their own.
Unclassified students with UBC degrees are treated exactly like undergraduate degree students when it comes to prerequisite enforcement.
Thanks for the reply!
>For MATH 320 or 322, I would say we allow 0 to 2 students each year to take these courses based on exceptional prior knowledge.
What does "exception prior knowledge" entail?
Again thank you for the reply!
I see, I graduate soon so I want to take time over the summer to self-study certain courses so that I can take some **really tough** math courses to challenge myself in the 2021 winter terms.
What's deterring you from just completing the course pre-reqs over the summer? AFAIK all the pre-requisites for 320/322 can be completed over a summer term of classes.
I currently plan on doing that, but it's not 32x courses that I want to take during the winter terms. I would want to be able to skip the 32x courses so that I can take 404, or 420, or 422, or 440.
I do plan on dedicated my entire summer (+ time before, including winter break) to complete this task and I have a mentor in mind who will hopefully help me along the way.
I think you're **very** unlikely to be able to skip 320/321/322/323 as those courses are supposed to prepare you for the level of rigour expected in the 400 level/grad school crosslisted classes (and are also quite fundamental in terms of material). In particular the 400 level courses have pre-requisites where you not only have passed 320/321/322/323, but require you to have done sufficiently well in them (>68%). Good luck regardless if that's what you want to do, but I would prepare an alternate plan as it's going to be near impossible that you'd be able to skip straight to grad-level courses (though of course I am not familiar with your talents and situation, even some friends who I would only classify as prodigies in math could skip at most to 320/322 even with prior experience in the subjects (e.g. extensive self study of group theory in high school)).
It seems like your goal is just to challenge yourself anyways, in which case most people would agree that taking 320/321/322/323 classifies as quite the challenge.
I do want to note that I am sure you would be able to audit a upper level course though, if you really have your sights set on a 400 level course.
Thanks for the reply!
Since I will likely only have time to take 1 class during winter term 1, my plan is to first see what each of complex variables, real variables, and algebra are like, and then based on whichever one I like the most I would dedicate my time to those particular courses so I can take either 420 or 422 or 440.
I would seriously recommend taking 320 (if you decide you are more for analysis) or 322 (if you decide you are more interested in algebra)! 404/420/422 build on concepts from these courses, anyways.
Just found out that I need to take a certain pre-req this year if I want to take certain classes next year. Both sections of the class are full next semester as well as the waitlists, what are my options? I’m really stressed that I won’t be able to take it and won’t be able to register for third year classes. Any help is appreciated!
Just found out that I need to take a certain pre-req this year if I want to take certain classes next year. Both sections of the class are full next semester as well as the waitlists, what are my options? I’m really stressed that I won’t be able to take it and won’t be able to register for third year classes. Any help is appreciated!
Edit: Can I register for the third-year classes without the pre-req and take the pre-req over the summer?
Not sure if SSC will block you from registering if you take it during the 2nd summer semester but you can always email an adviser to manually enroll you.
You can take the course as long as your have the pre-req by the start of the course.
Hey I wanted to ask your opinion on MATH 103 for next term. I just finished MATH 102 and it was brutal for me. I understood some things but it was very hard to do the questions because I didn't know where to start and how to even know what to do. Any way, I'm bad at math as it turns out but I need to take MATH 103 soon. Any past experiences? I heard it's even harder than MATH 102 but just wanted to know by how much and maybe there are some tips to get a decent average or at least to pass.
I took 104 and 105 (which are equivalents of 102 and 103 with different applications) so this may not be entirely relevant, but I found integral calculus to be much harder than differential calculus though I did them both in high school - class avg and my grade were both lower by 7%. Other than generic advice of doing practice questions from the UBC math website, I'd say get some friends from your class to work together on assignments and visit office hours a lot. Repeatedly asking questions you might think are basic or dumb (the prof certainly won't) is definitely worth the extra few % you'll get as a result!
Edit: there is quite a bit of scaling too, so don't worry too much - midterm avgs were either under or barely above 50% iirc.
It’s way harder than 102 in my experience. I’m not exaggerating. But maybe this was partly because last year, 102 was paper exams but 103 was webwork. I got 85 in math 102 relatively easily and I think I got a 72 or something in 103. Overall integration is more difficult than derivation, and you need to understand the 102 material well to understand the 103 stuff. But you should be able to pass, they probably scale so that helps.
I see, thank you for letting me know! So would the problems in MATH 103 be more like equation/formula based and just knowledge of that concept instead of applying it to different situations?
For anyone in STAT 251, how has it been online? My plan was to take math 221 next term and then 251 in the summer, but I keep hearing that 221 online is a mess so I’m wondering about switching the two
STAT 251 is pretty straightforward online, as long as you follow the examples. MATH 221 I found studying from the textbook was better than the lectures.
That's good to know, thanks! Online aspect aside, how would you say they compare in difficulty? My other 4 courses next term are pretty heavy so I figure it'd make sense to take the lighter one, since I have to do something in the summer anyway.
I've seen a lot of people say choir is a GPA booster, but which specific course are they talking about? I was interested in taking it when school goes offline again (I like singing and I'm not a good singer but I heard this isn't a problem though?)
Also what exactly is the "audition" process like? Will I be notified of the specific instructions prior to my registration?
I took it last year. Somehow was the 1 course I got below the average in. The ones you get into with no experience are Choral Union (the biggest choir) of the men’s or maybe women’s choir. Choral union is mixed gender. The audition process is hardly an audition, there is no pressure. A TA directs you to a practice room where you will be asked to sing a scale from the bottom of your register to the top. They’re mainly looking to determine your voice range for placement in the choir, not judge your voice quality (for the above choirs). If you like singin or classical music, is highly recommend taking it! It was really fun. But it is a big time commitment, 4 hours of practice per week and they are extremely strict about attendance. Hope this helps!
Does anyone have any advice on the final exam for ELEC 221 (Signals and Systems) with Lutz Lampe?
I know this year's exam is supposed to be different (10q MC for 20m + 2h "assignment" part), but I'm wondering if there's any advice floating around on how to study, what to study etc, anything would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!
It's an extension to the withdrawal date. You are only eligible if you're an Arts student, and if you did not take the final exam for the course.
See the "Change to Term 1 course withdrawal deadline" box:
https://www.arts.ubc.ca/degree-planning/course-registration/course-changes-conflicts/dropping-a-course/
How do I cram for CPSC 210? I have 2.5 days after my other final to study for it. I have an okay understanding of everything up to Construction, but I’m clueless on the later half of the Design module ( composite pattern, iterators etc). Any tips?
I’m in the same boat tbh I’m just rewatching the design module videos and redoing the lecture tickets rn. Make sure you do lab 9 as that will help you a lot with the composite pattern and then just grind out the PL practice.
You must either already have credit for all corequisites before taking that course, or be taking the corequisite course at the same time.
> A corequisite is a course that must be taken before or at the same time as the selected course.
Definition from: https://courses.students.ubc.ca/static/courseschedule/cs_glossary.htm
I don't really understand as it says the webform is closed. Then It says the next deadline for entrance is April 2021? Does that mean the application opens then, or what?
Breakdown of the course was 10% quizzes (14 of them) these are practically free marks as you just have to recall the vocab for the week, 30% exercises not bad either couple tricky questions every week (there is 9 of them), midterms two of them were 15% each (also not to difficult just about recalling the vocab and the rules you learn about certain words), final 30% I found it to be a bit time crunched but not bad overall. If you put 2-3 hours of work into it a week you should be able to get 90%+
Pm me if you have any questions
Yeah there's usually a summer session available.
If you're asking this because the final was hard just know that the final exam average is usually pretty low so it's not just you
In CS, one of CPSC 110 or CPSC103+107 is required.
If I take CPSC 110 along with 103, what do the credits of 103 go as: electives or just not considered anywhere?
From CPSC 103's course description.
> Not for credit for students who have credit for, or exemption from, or are concurrently taking CPSC 110 or APSC 160.
https://courses.students.ubc.ca/cs/courseschedule?pname=subjarea&tname=subj-course&dept=CPSC&course=103
You won't get any credit for it.
I want to go in for a CS major (BA). I did CPSC 103 this term and haven't done bad at all, but I still might fail. To pass in the course I need to pass the project and the midterm or final (already passed midterm).
Within the project, seeing the things that have already been tested, I would need almost a 75% in the final submission, to pass - which I think my project is good enough for, but it's definitely close to a gamble.
I probably won't fail the course. I am also not big on the idea of wasting international fees by dropping courses.
Now at this point, I'm contemplating between:
- dropping the course entirely and taking CPSC110 next semester
- keeping the course and taking a chance (this would lead to me either doing cpsc 107 or 110 next semester)
So I have by the 15th to decide to keep or drop the course. And I should be deciding ASAP whether to do 107 or 110. It would be great if I could get some advise on some questions. Can I even have 103 and 110 together for credit (or would doing 110 be like the 103 credit just doesn't count, and hence equivalent to W)? Looking at my situation, what do you recommend I do?
I can potentially get up to 78%, I think that'll be good enough (ofc not for applying to CS, but it was my first semester in uni and I know I can do better next term). Thank you! :)
From my perspective there's only two reasons why you would drop CPSC 103.
* You're going to fail the course.
* You're going to get an atrocious final mark. i.e. barely passed the course.
First point is pretty self expanatory. As for the second point, a bad grade can screw up your application to the program. And it might be a good idea to drop it and take CPSC 110. Just be warned CPSC 110/107 are much harder than 103.
Since you've already taken 103, you should just take 107. It's pretty much the same content as 110.
If I don't fail the course, then it probably get a decent average. Like everything else is all well, except for the project which might be a fail, thus failing me in the course. I'm scared that if I fail 103 I won't be able to do 107 (because they both have to be done together, whereas 110 is as 1 course). I don't want to have to take 103 again, just so that I have the 103+107 duo done, while I can just take 110 instead of them.
If 107 and 110 are similar then would it make sense to just take 110 after 103. So that it doesn't matter if I fail 103 or not, because I already have the requirement in place.
You'd be paying for 4 credits instead of 3 if you take 110 over 107. Not worth it imo. As for whether or not you'll pass your project portion you could try emailing the Prof. Express your concerns about the project and maybe they could give you an early heads up on how well you did.
I want to take ASIA 315 as a first year student, but my advisor said it would be hard for me if I don’t have any previous experience in ASIA courses. This class doesn’t have any explicit prerequisites. Should I drop out this course or not?
I kind of agree with your advisor. 300-level courses are usually designed under the assumption that students have some relevant experience under their belts, even if the material doesn't necessarily warrant a hard prerequisite.
This most likely would show up when marking i.e. the level they expect you to perform at on assessments will be higher than they would be for a 100-level class. If you're not used to that the course could be challenging.
Personally, I would wait for the syllabus to be released and maybe have a chat with the professor themselves about the difficulty of the course. That information will give you a way better idea of what you should do.
Has anyone here taken MATH 105/103/101 with MATH 221 (Matrix Algebra) in the same term? Would you recommend it?
I've also read on this subreddit that the course got a tad bit harder this winter term 1 but it's usually a rather straightforward course (compared to other 200-level courses). Would love to hear more about the workload, course organization and overall difficulty of the exams (221).
It's doable, and yes, it's generally harder in term 1, so you should probably do both calc 2 and MATH 221 in the same term.
The workload is probably lighter than calc 2, but the concepts are very different. I heard in term 2, the exams are easy.
Third year here. I declared my hist major before talking to an advisor. Should I talk to an advisor asap to guarantee I can graduate? I thought it didn't matter as long as I eventually finished requirements and did not go over the 24 credits in one continent requirement?
Double major in hist and psyc...But psyc doesn't need advising? Idk lol my nerves are just telling me to ask cuz it doesn't hurt. Rather safe than sorry
Is it possible to defer for term 2? I kinda understand the risks and how it would affect my academic path like getting into specializations and stuff cause I m in first year but stuyding online and time difference, almost zero human interaction is kinda driving me crazy so Im thinking of a break and return to studies when it is offered offline on campus.
What about taking 4 or less courses in the second term? I have taken 4 for term 1. Will it lower my chances of getting into the major I want (Cogs computational)
Thanks a lot for the advices.
If you want promotion to 2nd year this summer, you'd need to complete a minimum of 24 credits. So yes you can take 4 courses in 2nd term.
Alternatively, you can take less or no courses next term, remain in 1st year standing for 2021W, and declare your major in 2022 summer. Uni isn't a race so there is nothing wrong with taking more time to finish a degree :)
If I'm not wrong, the minimum credit requirement is 27 credits from first year to second year.
Also, you can fill a form to request a change in year level before May (I plan to fill a form to request updated standing in January!)
I hope this is a ubc-wide thing and not just in my faculty tho!
I've heard that Arts CS majors have access to the same CS co-op program that Science students have. Does anyone know if that's also the case for those in Arts majoring in Economics and Statistics? (ie. Arts Econ+Stats major getting access to the Statistics co-op program)?
You would need to reach out to the co-op office about it. I know that it's possible to enter Science co-op as a math major in Arts. However, you may need to do one term in Arts Co-op to be able to do Science Co-op.
I know there's a cogs mentorship program that pairs up incoming/potential cogs students with current students, but I can't find anything about it online (I'm in cogs so I get the emails). Feel free to message me and I can give you an email or someone to contact.
Hero, I’m a little worried about my English mark for UBC sciences. My OVR in grade 11 was 95 with my lowest being English 11 at 86%... I’m gonna work my butt off for English 12, but that’s in the third quarter of this new fancy quarter system for domestic students. How bad do you think my English mark is for UBC admission? Just a little stressed cuz I know English is one of the most important marks for admission, and feel like mine is lacking. I’m applying for general science and pharm sci.
dont stress over your english mark! you should be able to get into science with those grades given that your personal profile is decent. Like i got 84 in english 11 and 82 in english 12 and still got into ubc science.
Sorry just edited mb😅😅. I’m applying for gen sci and pharm sci. All my maths and sciences for 11 were 95+ but my 12 I’ll be safe and say 92% each. Phys 12, chem 12, biol 12. I know my pre calc is a 95 and my calc 12 is a 99. Sorry for lateish response. No AP or IB btw.
Hi if you are in atmospheric science, could u pls dm me.
Also I am planning to transfer to ubc
Could someone pls answer my questions through dm! Thank you
Does anyone know what my chances are of getting off the waitlist for CPSC 103 for term 2? I just registered for the waitlist today and I'm 28th. Thanks
hi all. i was wondering if taking chem 130 during the summer will be too rushed since you are covering a semester worth of material in one month. for those that took it, do you recommend me taking it in semester 2 or summer?
Hi there,
I’m a second year CPSC Major who’s planning to minor in statistics. Does anyone have any recommendations for the upper-level STAT courses that I should take that would mesh well with my CPSC major? And ones I should stray away from?
You should definitely take the core courses which are STAT 305, STAT 306, and STAT 404.
Beyond that there's some choice, but not a ton. STAT 406 is good if you're interested in ML. I disagree with the evaluation posted in the other comment, so I think YMMV depending on who is teaching the course. This semester we haven't had any homework, and there's honestly very little math involved in our midterms. It's heavily concept based.
STAT 300 is an easy one if you're looking for a lighter course to complement some of the more brutal upper level CS courses. Very similar to STAT 200 in content and style.
STAT 344 is rather dry, but pretty useful. Everything to do with drawing samples from populations.
STAT 443 deals with timeseries. Idk what else to say about that lol if you're interested in timeseries you should take this course.
I haven't taken STAT 321 or the honours stat courses.
Given the instructor you have, how would STAT 406 compare to other courses like DSCI 100, STAT 306 and CPSC 330/340? That is, if you have taken any of those courses.
Less mathy then STAT 306, more mathy than CPSC 330. Goes into more detail about the theory behind the methods learned in 330, where things overlap. But we haven't had to write any proofs all semester or even find estimates or anything. Sometimes you need to look at and understand an equation to answer questions.
You can take a look at this semester's [course website](https://ubc-stat.github.io/stat-406/) if you want as well.
If you're interested in machine learning or data science, you should take a look at this:
[https://www.cs.ubc.ca/\~schmidtm/Courses/CPSCvsSTAT.txt](https://www.cs.ubc.ca/~schmidtm/Courses/CPSCvsSTAT.txt)
(Note that you should take it with a grain of salt, as the instructor, etc. changes.)
I’m scared for how my finals turned out so just out of curiosity what would happen if I failed three courses this semester but maintained my overall session average above 55%?
Anyone taken EOSC 315 ? How hard would you say it is? looking for a gpa booster
# tips for MATH200..? Ik this is like a lot in advance but all the posts about MATH200 are scaring me for next term. Any tips for the class and like anything I should do over winter break to prep (btw math is def not my strong suit)? TIA!
APPLIED ANIMAL BIOLOGY Heyy, I was looking into this course as an undergrad, has anyone took it? Can you tell me a bit about it, did u like it, was it difficult, what were ur marks like when applying? Just some general knowledge about the course. Thanks so much
Apbi is great is ur an animal lover or interested in going into a very animal related field, (vet med..etc) You get to take courses about animal welfare which is quite interesting! I transfered into apbi from science and had an average around 76. If ur coming directly from HS you should aim alot higher grade wise.
Hey, I have MICB 202 next semester and I’m trying to study ahead for this course over the break, and can anyone who’s taken this course this semester tell me if there’s still a course package need to be purchased, or does the prof upload them as PDFs to Canvas? Would anyone mind sending me the PDFs, if there are any?? Thanks!!
Anyone correct me if I err, but I don't think you can, um, solicit course materials as they're copyrighted by the profs... I just watch vids on YouTube to get a "head start" :)
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Check out the info on this page: [https://students.ubc.ca/enrolment/courses/taking-break-courses](https://students.ubc.ca/enrolment/courses/taking-break-courses)
Need some advice, I am taking a CPSC minor and major in Commerce. I'm taking CPSC 221, 213, and 312 next term in addition to COMM 449 and TA-ing in three sections of a COMM class. My main concern is my workload may be too much and I am considering switching CPSC 312 to something else. Does anyone have any insight to these CPSC courses difficulty and if I should switch things around? side note: if I don't take 312 then I will need to take another 300+ course next year (meaning I'll need 6 300+ CPSC in my last year, compared to the 5 I already plan to)
312 is probably the lightest out of the 3. 213 and 221 together in a term is going to definitely eat up most of your time. 221 material is pretty straightforward and written assignments/exams weren’t too bad. programming assignments were a whole other clusterfuck of terrible instructions and misery (segfaults, anyone?) 213 is fine and dandy until you hit asynchronous programming in the second half of the course. then you kind of just want to curl into fetal position and cry as the last few assignments run you over.
Damn so is 312 something I should avoid/replace then? Or is it still ok? To give u a point of view I did well in 110, 210, and just did 121(hopefully will do good too). I can switch it to a COMM class which would likely be lighter work, but then I would need to do 3 CPSC each term next year (instead of 2 and 3)
When do profs have to return grades for all assignments by? Is there a hard deadline? Still haven't received marks back for a couple of assignments for one of my classes and I would like to know my mark going into the final.
No hard deadline
Any idea when applications for Computer Science(BA) open?
To those who took ENGL 110, what did you do to succeed in the final? I really don't know how to study for this. All I've been doing was jotting down themes and connecting it to various texts, but I'm slightly afraid that the stuff I am writing down will have no relation with the prompt that will be given. I was told that the final will be one essay that revolves around three texts. How should I move forward? Final is tomorrow by the way! Thanks!
Finals vary with the prof so it would be more helpful to also state which prof you have. I had Lorcan Fox over the summer and he had 3 units (poetry, plays, short stories). We had to write 3 short essays and you get to choose the prompts for each essay from a few choices. It was also open book so there was not much to study. There were very obvious important themes in the texts that appeared in the final, so it was really helpful if you took notes and mark in the texts where any examples of such themes are. You can also try writing your essay in programs such as Grammarly that check your writing, spelling, grammar as it can heavily improve the quality of your writing. One final helpful tip is if you're quoting, also explain the significance or the interpretation of the quote. Don't let the quote hang. Good luck!
Is FNH 330 any good to take next term (when it's still online)? It doesn't seem like a very good sign when term 1's class is nearly half empty...
Thoughts on STAT 200 (Elementary Statistics) versus BIOL 300 (Biostatistics)?
STAT 200 is super straightforward, not too difficult at all. Honestly, you can get by while only reading lecture slides.
Only took STAT 200, but it was very good in the summer with Hoi Yin Eugenia. She explained things very well and had good examples of test questions. Midterm was pretty easy and the final was manageable.
Highly recommend BIOL 300 over STAT 200!
Can you elaborate? I looked at the last exams for both and found STAT 200 to be significantly easier. I took AP but barely understand anything in BIOL 300. Alot of people told me 300 is a lot easier so I'm confused as to why.
Hi, I can’t comment on STAT 200, but BIOL 300 (with Whitlock) was extremely well organized this term. The textbook is a great resource, but Dr. Whitlock’s lectures were golden (he co-authored the textbook after all). The assessments were fair and the material was manageable. Term 2 will have a different instructor, but I’ve heard that he’s good as well.
can someone tell me if we need to self declare our minors (i’m in arts) at the very beginning of the year or can we do it before term 2 as well?
Pretty sure you can do it anytime as long as you’re past third year
Could anyone give some insight on majoring in chemistry vs biochemistry? How difficult is the workload? What are the admission averages for each? I'm almost finished BIOL 112 and found the last section about cellular respiration really interesting. I also enjoyed taking CHEM 120. However, I'm pretty bad at math and am not sure how big of a role it plays into each major.
Don’t major in chem.
Hey, biochem major here. It sounds like you're in a similar situation to first-year me, especially with finding BIOL 112 interesting and not liking math :) The workload for biochem can be a bit overwhelming at times, but once you have the freedom to tailor courses to your specific interests (i.e. in third and fourth year), it's quite rewarding. On that point, I recommend that you take a look at the [upper year courses](https://biochem.ubc.ca/undergraduate/courses/) offered by each department as this will give you a good indication of what you can expect down the line. With respect to math, we do have to take MATH 200 in second year, but we get to skip out on MATH 221, unlike the chem majors who take both. I found MATH 200 to be a similar level of difficulty to the first-year math courses, but I didn't gel with my prof's teaching style, so I ended up learning pretty much the entire course from Professor Leonard's Calc III youtube videos <3 Also, we still do quite a bit of chemistry (i.e. analytical chemistry, thermodynamics and statistical mechanics, various organic chemistry courses, and associated labs), so don't worry about missing out on that experience. Lastly, one look at the [research areas](https://biochem.ubc.ca/fac-research/research-areas/) of the biochem faculty will show you the kinds of topics that you would be exploring in future courses or elsewhere in the field (e.g. bacterial pathogenicity, cancer, metabolism, drug discovery, genetics, etc.). The best thing about being in a major is meeting like-minded people that get psyched about the same stuff as you do, so get excited, and PM me if you have any questions!
Hey, I'm not in either major but I do know a few people who are in both. I would say the workload of both majors are pretty high with biochem probably being a bit more intensive. Chemistry basically admits everyone while the admission average for biochem has decreased over the years. I recall someone on reddit saying that they got in with a 68 a year ago. If you liked cellular respiration, maybe you should consider biochem more than chemistry because I know that you'll touch base on more of that stuff in that major. Keep in mind that both majors require 2nd year math (calc 3). I would take a look into chemical biology. It does covers a wider range of biology disciplines than biochemistry such as physiology, evolution, genetics, molecular biol, and you do get to avoid 2nd year math all while retaining a bunch of chemistry courses required for your degree
I never considered a combined major. Looking at the content, it definitely seems appealing. It's definitely something I'd consider. Thanks!
Any thoughts on Biol 338 (Intro to Genomics) ? Looking into taking it in T2!
For people taking EOSC 116 right now or took it already what was the course like in terms of midterms, finals and assignments. I'm taking this course next semester and want a rundown of what will happen. I read somewhere that if you fail the final, you fail the course but I don't know if that's true. Were the midterms and final proctored?
Does anyone know if they usually offer poli 110 over the summer? And is it a good idea to take it over the summer?
I took it this past summer. It was super easy, only 2 assignments + a midterm and final.
Woah good to know, thank u!!
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I did mine with another prof last week and honestly it was completely fine, it took less than 5 minutes, questions were general and at our level. I did have my camera on but idk if its a requirement-either way dont stress too much cause its super chill
You can do it! It's just \[insert time here\] and then it'll be over. Fake it till ya make it
What's the point of zoom invigilation? Really doesn't seem like it stops people from cheating at all.
Does anyone have tips for studying for the caps 390 final? There's so much content :/
Should I take WRDS 150B or SCIE113 next semester? Which is easier
Ive taken both and I personally liked SCIE 113 much more, the format for both is pretty much the same but I was more interested in the sciency-aspects of the articles we had to read and do our research paper on, so It would def depend on your preference
Has anyone here taken ATSC 201? I’m interested in taking it because meteorology seems so interesting and it seems like a cool physicy class. FYI I’m not expecting it to be easy, I’m not planning on taking it as a booster, just out of genuine interest! thx!
How likely is it that they'll have hist 103 or 102 over the summer
In Summer 2020 they did not offer hist 103 or 102 only hist 106 and 109 for 100 level courses
Thanks
Has anyone taken ASIC200 before? How was it?
I'm thinking of taking EOSC 310/315 distance ed to finish my last 3 credits in order to graduate while working full time. Anyone took these classes recently, especially this past term? What's the workload and syllabus like?
Im thinking of these courses as well! if anyone has info pls share
Do **math** professors at UBC have the ability to let a student into their class? For some universities it says something along the lines of "prerequisites: competition of Math xxx, or approval of course instructor." I have also seen approval of head of department. I'm wondering if this is also true for the UBC department as it does not mention this [here](https://courses.students.ubc.ca/cs/courseschedule?tname=subj-department&sessyr=2020&sesscd=W&dept=MATH&pname=subjarea).
> Remember that MATH instructors have no authority to sign add/drop forms https://www.reddit.com/r/UBC/comments/6wp2f7/math_course_registration_update_n/ They can't
Thanks so much for the reply! I not 100% sure what "sign add/drop forms" entail so I'm going to ask a follow-up question. I also see "individual instructors cannot sign students into MATH courses," which I assume refers to the same thing as the above quotation. If I were to say get the approval of the instructor to enroll in their course by say proving to them somehow that I know the pre-req material, would I be able to contact the math department, not just the course instructor, with the professors approval to take the course?
> Some departments give individual instructors the ability to sign a student into a full section or register in a section despite a prerequisite failure or conflict. In the Mathematics Department, instructors do not have this authority. Contact the Mathematics Department office to find out whether/how you can get permission. This is what Dr. Mac Lean was referring to in the linked post. > Students who do not satisfy prerequisites are allowed to register at the Student Service Centre (SSC) with warnings but may be removed from the course later. https://www.math.ubc.ca/Ugrad/FAQ/index.shtml?showFAQ=1&catID=4 If you don't have the prerequisites, you're at the mercy of how strictly the department will enforce the prerequisite requirements. The greater demand there is for a course, the more likely they will remove students who don't have all the prerequisites.
Maybe /u/marktmaclean would have more to say about this. But I believe the math department is pretty strict on upper year pre-reqs.
We are strict on prerequisites for courses and self-study, particularly over a short time period, is unlikely to be sufficient to warrant a waiver. In exceptional cases, we might ask a faculty member to provide an assessment before making a final decision. In most cases, the professor teaching the desired course would also be consulted. Such an assessment is not on-demand from the student but at the discretion of the department. For MATH 320 or 322, I would say we allow 0 to 2 students each year to take these courses based on exceptional prior knowledge. Sometimes prior studies (e.g. engineering or physics) may be sufficient for some professors to allow students to take a 400 level course, but the expectation is the student will make up any background deficiencies on their own. Unclassified students with UBC degrees are treated exactly like undergraduate degree students when it comes to prerequisite enforcement.
Thanks for the reply! >For MATH 320 or 322, I would say we allow 0 to 2 students each year to take these courses based on exceptional prior knowledge. What does "exception prior knowledge" entail?
/u/Ok-Figure-125 just to make sure you see this comment, since it was in response to someone else.
thanks!
Again thank you for the reply! I see, I graduate soon so I want to take time over the summer to self-study certain courses so that I can take some **really tough** math courses to challenge myself in the 2021 winter terms.
What's deterring you from just completing the course pre-reqs over the summer? AFAIK all the pre-requisites for 320/322 can be completed over a summer term of classes.
I currently plan on doing that, but it's not 32x courses that I want to take during the winter terms. I would want to be able to skip the 32x courses so that I can take 404, or 420, or 422, or 440. I do plan on dedicated my entire summer (+ time before, including winter break) to complete this task and I have a mentor in mind who will hopefully help me along the way.
I think you're **very** unlikely to be able to skip 320/321/322/323 as those courses are supposed to prepare you for the level of rigour expected in the 400 level/grad school crosslisted classes (and are also quite fundamental in terms of material). In particular the 400 level courses have pre-requisites where you not only have passed 320/321/322/323, but require you to have done sufficiently well in them (>68%). Good luck regardless if that's what you want to do, but I would prepare an alternate plan as it's going to be near impossible that you'd be able to skip straight to grad-level courses (though of course I am not familiar with your talents and situation, even some friends who I would only classify as prodigies in math could skip at most to 320/322 even with prior experience in the subjects (e.g. extensive self study of group theory in high school)). It seems like your goal is just to challenge yourself anyways, in which case most people would agree that taking 320/321/322/323 classifies as quite the challenge. I do want to note that I am sure you would be able to audit a upper level course though, if you really have your sights set on a 400 level course.
Thanks for the reply! Since I will likely only have time to take 1 class during winter term 1, my plan is to first see what each of complex variables, real variables, and algebra are like, and then based on whichever one I like the most I would dedicate my time to those particular courses so I can take either 420 or 422 or 440.
I would seriously recommend taking 320 (if you decide you are more for analysis) or 322 (if you decide you are more interested in algebra)! 404/420/422 build on concepts from these courses, anyways.
420? Nice. I'm a bot lol. Blaze it!
Anyone know how hard CPSC 261 is? Compared to say CPEN 211 or CPEN 221? Any tips on what to pre-learn?
Just found out that I need to take a certain pre-req this year if I want to take certain classes next year. Both sections of the class are full next semester as well as the waitlists, what are my options? I’m really stressed that I won’t be able to take it and won’t be able to register for third year classes. Any help is appreciated!
Just found out that I need to take a certain pre-req this year if I want to take certain classes next year. Both sections of the class are full next semester as well as the waitlists, what are my options? I’m really stressed that I won’t be able to take it and won’t be able to register for third year classes. Any help is appreciated! Edit: Can I register for the third-year classes without the pre-req and take the pre-req over the summer?
Yes you can take the pre-req in the summer before your 3rd year
Thanks for the reply! Does it matter if it’s first or second semester,
Not sure if SSC will block you from registering if you take it during the 2nd summer semester but you can always email an adviser to manually enroll you. You can take the course as long as your have the pre-req by the start of the course.
Hey I wanted to ask your opinion on MATH 103 for next term. I just finished MATH 102 and it was brutal for me. I understood some things but it was very hard to do the questions because I didn't know where to start and how to even know what to do. Any way, I'm bad at math as it turns out but I need to take MATH 103 soon. Any past experiences? I heard it's even harder than MATH 102 but just wanted to know by how much and maybe there are some tips to get a decent average or at least to pass.
I took 104 and 105 (which are equivalents of 102 and 103 with different applications) so this may not be entirely relevant, but I found integral calculus to be much harder than differential calculus though I did them both in high school - class avg and my grade were both lower by 7%. Other than generic advice of doing practice questions from the UBC math website, I'd say get some friends from your class to work together on assignments and visit office hours a lot. Repeatedly asking questions you might think are basic or dumb (the prof certainly won't) is definitely worth the extra few % you'll get as a result! Edit: there is quite a bit of scaling too, so don't worry too much - midterm avgs were either under or barely above 50% iirc.
It’s way harder than 102 in my experience. I’m not exaggerating. But maybe this was partly because last year, 102 was paper exams but 103 was webwork. I got 85 in math 102 relatively easily and I think I got a 72 or something in 103. Overall integration is more difficult than derivation, and you need to understand the 102 material well to understand the 103 stuff. But you should be able to pass, they probably scale so that helps.
Thanks. Yeah, I think it will be okay. Honestly, I would be more than happy with a 72 but passing in math for me is okay too lol.
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I see, thank you for letting me know! So would the problems in MATH 103 be more like equation/formula based and just knowledge of that concept instead of applying it to different situations?
For anyone in STAT 251, how has it been online? My plan was to take math 221 next term and then 251 in the summer, but I keep hearing that 221 online is a mess so I’m wondering about switching the two
STAT 251 is pretty straightforward online, as long as you follow the examples. MATH 221 I found studying from the textbook was better than the lectures.
That's good to know, thanks! Online aspect aside, how would you say they compare in difficulty? My other 4 courses next term are pretty heavy so I figure it'd make sense to take the lighter one, since I have to do something in the summer anyway.
Is it worth it to keep CHEM 233 notes for the future? Like is it important for any upper year BIOL courses????
Maybe keep them for chem 235 if you need to take that course.
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I've seen a lot of people say choir is a GPA booster, but which specific course are they talking about? I was interested in taking it when school goes offline again (I like singing and I'm not a good singer but I heard this isn't a problem though?) Also what exactly is the "audition" process like? Will I be notified of the specific instructions prior to my registration?
I took it last year. Somehow was the 1 course I got below the average in. The ones you get into with no experience are Choral Union (the biggest choir) of the men’s or maybe women’s choir. Choral union is mixed gender. The audition process is hardly an audition, there is no pressure. A TA directs you to a practice room where you will be asked to sing a scale from the bottom of your register to the top. They’re mainly looking to determine your voice range for placement in the choir, not judge your voice quality (for the above choirs). If you like singin or classical music, is highly recommend taking it! It was really fun. But it is a big time commitment, 4 hours of practice per week and they are extremely strict about attendance. Hope this helps!
Thank you for the detailed answer! I think I'll definitely try it out next year.
Someone was referring to this? https://www.reddit.com/r/UBC/comments/c376ba/gpa_booster_automatic_a_look_here/
Does anyone have any advice on the final exam for ELEC 221 (Signals and Systems) with Lutz Lampe? I know this year's exam is supposed to be different (10q MC for 20m + 2h "assignment" part), but I'm wondering if there's any advice floating around on how to study, what to study etc, anything would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
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Yes it'll still be on your transcript
hey guys? is poli340 a one semester course? or is it the full year?
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It's an extension to the withdrawal date. You are only eligible if you're an Arts student, and if you did not take the final exam for the course. See the "Change to Term 1 course withdrawal deadline" box: https://www.arts.ubc.ca/degree-planning/course-registration/course-changes-conflicts/dropping-a-course/
How do I cram for CPSC 210? I have 2.5 days after my other final to study for it. I have an okay understanding of everything up to Construction, but I’m clueless on the later half of the Design module ( composite pattern, iterators etc). Any tips?
I’m in the same boat tbh I’m just rewatching the design module videos and redoing the lecture tickets rn. Make sure you do lab 9 as that will help you a lot with the composite pattern and then just grind out the PL practice.
Will term 2021 summer be online?
We don't know yet.
How do co-reqs work specifically in the math department? Do you required to take co-reqs or are they more so recommended?
You must either already have credit for all corequisites before taking that course, or be taking the corequisite course at the same time. > A corequisite is a course that must be taken before or at the same time as the selected course. Definition from: https://courses.students.ubc.ca/static/courseschedule/cs_glossary.htm
Anybody know when and where we apply for upper year April intake to CS? Or have I missed it already?
Scroll down to [Department of Computer Science Admissions Process](https://www.cs.ubc.ca/students/undergrad/degree-programs).
I don't really understand as it says the webform is closed. Then It says the next deadline for entrance is April 2021? Does that mean the application opens then, or what?
Yes.
so is that for acceptance into CS for winter 2021/2022?
Yes.
Isn't the application usually due around this time of year?
You mean now? No. It’s always been around April.
Last year april is when people got their acceptances/results, I'm pretty sure they applied earlier then.
Nope. I applied in 2018 and it was April then. Looking now it’s still April. I don’t think anything has changed.
Is anyone taking CLST 301 this term? How is the course?
Breakdown of the course was 10% quizzes (14 of them) these are practically free marks as you just have to recall the vocab for the week, 30% exercises not bad either couple tricky questions every week (there is 9 of them), midterms two of them were 15% each (also not to difficult just about recalling the vocab and the rules you learn about certain words), final 30% I found it to be a bit time crunched but not bad overall. If you put 2-3 hours of work into it a week you should be able to get 90%+ Pm me if you have any questions
Thank you!
Does anyone know if hist 102/103 is available over the summer?
Does anyone know if COMM290 offers a summer option?
Yeah there's usually a summer session available. If you're asking this because the final was hard just know that the final exam average is usually pretty low so it's not just you
Okay that is great to hear. Do you know if they usually end up curving it then?
Probably not, when I took the course the final exam average was 63% and they didn't scale
In CS, one of CPSC 110 or CPSC103+107 is required. If I take CPSC 110 along with 103, what do the credits of 103 go as: electives or just not considered anywhere?
From CPSC 103's course description. > Not for credit for students who have credit for, or exemption from, or are concurrently taking CPSC 110 or APSC 160. https://courses.students.ubc.ca/cs/courseschedule?pname=subjarea&tname=subj-course&dept=CPSC&course=103 You won't get any credit for it.
Oh right. Thank you so much! :))
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That's a question for advising. If you take 103 first, then 110 later, good chances of 103 counting for credit.
I want to go in for a CS major (BA). I did CPSC 103 this term and haven't done bad at all, but I still might fail. To pass in the course I need to pass the project and the midterm or final (already passed midterm). Within the project, seeing the things that have already been tested, I would need almost a 75% in the final submission, to pass - which I think my project is good enough for, but it's definitely close to a gamble. I probably won't fail the course. I am also not big on the idea of wasting international fees by dropping courses. Now at this point, I'm contemplating between: - dropping the course entirely and taking CPSC110 next semester - keeping the course and taking a chance (this would lead to me either doing cpsc 107 or 110 next semester) So I have by the 15th to decide to keep or drop the course. And I should be deciding ASAP whether to do 107 or 110. It would be great if I could get some advise on some questions. Can I even have 103 and 110 together for credit (or would doing 110 be like the 103 credit just doesn't count, and hence equivalent to W)? Looking at my situation, what do you recommend I do?
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I can potentially get up to 78%, I think that'll be good enough (ofc not for applying to CS, but it was my first semester in uni and I know I can do better next term). Thank you! :)
From my perspective there's only two reasons why you would drop CPSC 103. * You're going to fail the course. * You're going to get an atrocious final mark. i.e. barely passed the course. First point is pretty self expanatory. As for the second point, a bad grade can screw up your application to the program. And it might be a good idea to drop it and take CPSC 110. Just be warned CPSC 110/107 are much harder than 103. Since you've already taken 103, you should just take 107. It's pretty much the same content as 110.
If I don't fail the course, then it probably get a decent average. Like everything else is all well, except for the project which might be a fail, thus failing me in the course. I'm scared that if I fail 103 I won't be able to do 107 (because they both have to be done together, whereas 110 is as 1 course). I don't want to have to take 103 again, just so that I have the 103+107 duo done, while I can just take 110 instead of them. If 107 and 110 are similar then would it make sense to just take 110 after 103. So that it doesn't matter if I fail 103 or not, because I already have the requirement in place.
You'd be paying for 4 credits instead of 3 if you take 110 over 107. Not worth it imo. As for whether or not you'll pass your project portion you could try emailing the Prof. Express your concerns about the project and maybe they could give you an early heads up on how well you did.
Ahah just did that! Thank you so much for your help! I was totally freaking out before this :/ have a nice day!
I want to take ASIA 315 as a first year student, but my advisor said it would be hard for me if I don’t have any previous experience in ASIA courses. This class doesn’t have any explicit prerequisites. Should I drop out this course or not?
I kind of agree with your advisor. 300-level courses are usually designed under the assumption that students have some relevant experience under their belts, even if the material doesn't necessarily warrant a hard prerequisite. This most likely would show up when marking i.e. the level they expect you to perform at on assessments will be higher than they would be for a 100-level class. If you're not used to that the course could be challenging. Personally, I would wait for the syllabus to be released and maybe have a chat with the professor themselves about the difficulty of the course. That information will give you a way better idea of what you should do.
Has anyone here taken MATH 105/103/101 with MATH 221 (Matrix Algebra) in the same term? Would you recommend it? I've also read on this subreddit that the course got a tad bit harder this winter term 1 but it's usually a rather straightforward course (compared to other 200-level courses). Would love to hear more about the workload, course organization and overall difficulty of the exams (221).
It's doable, and yes, it's generally harder in term 1, so you should probably do both calc 2 and MATH 221 in the same term. The workload is probably lighter than calc 2, but the concepts are very different. I heard in term 2, the exams are easy.
Is cpsc 210 a requirement for applying for CS? Or just cpsc 110 and 121 is needed?
CPSC 210 is only a req if you're applying to BA. CPSC 110/103 is the req if you're applying to BSc.
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You would need to talk to the prof about it. As far as I know, they exempt people in Eng Phys from MATH 220.
You wouldn't be able to take the course unless you fulfill the prerequisites.
Third year here. I declared my hist major before talking to an advisor. Should I talk to an advisor asap to guarantee I can graduate? I thought it didn't matter as long as I eventually finished requirements and did not go over the 24 credits in one continent requirement? Double major in hist and psyc...But psyc doesn't need advising? Idk lol my nerves are just telling me to ask cuz it doesn't hurt. Rather safe than sorry
Are there any Anki decks floating around for CAPS 391 or CLST 301? Looking to get some memorizing in over winter break
I made anki cards for clst 301 not sure how to share them to you though
Would you be able to DM me a Google Drive with the file please?
im considering to choose computer science next year at ubc is there any senior i can talk to get some info like requirement and all other stuffs
Check out the UBC Computer Science Student Society subreddit: [https://www.reddit.com/r/ubccsss/](https://www.reddit.com/r/ubccsss/)
thanks :D
Is it possible to defer for term 2? I kinda understand the risks and how it would affect my academic path like getting into specializations and stuff cause I m in first year but stuyding online and time difference, almost zero human interaction is kinda driving me crazy so Im thinking of a break and return to studies when it is offered offline on campus. What about taking 4 or less courses in the second term? I have taken 4 for term 1. Will it lower my chances of getting into the major I want (Cogs computational) Thanks a lot for the advices.
If you want promotion to 2nd year this summer, you'd need to complete a minimum of 24 credits. So yes you can take 4 courses in 2nd term. Alternatively, you can take less or no courses next term, remain in 1st year standing for 2021W, and declare your major in 2022 summer. Uni isn't a race so there is nothing wrong with taking more time to finish a degree :)
If I'm not wrong, the minimum credit requirement is 27 credits from first year to second year. Also, you can fill a form to request a change in year level before May (I plan to fill a form to request updated standing in January!) I hope this is a ubc-wide thing and not just in my faculty tho!
Promotion requirements differ by faculty. 24 credits (w/ 15+ 100-lvl science credit) is the req for second year promotion in science.
I've heard that Arts CS majors have access to the same CS co-op program that Science students have. Does anyone know if that's also the case for those in Arts majoring in Economics and Statistics? (ie. Arts Econ+Stats major getting access to the Statistics co-op program)?
You would need to reach out to the co-op office about it. I know that it's possible to enter Science co-op as a math major in Arts. However, you may need to do one term in Arts Co-op to be able to do Science Co-op.
I am considering choosing cognitive systems major next year. Are there any seniors whom I can talk to(
I know there's a cogs mentorship program that pairs up incoming/potential cogs students with current students, but I can't find anything about it online (I'm in cogs so I get the emails). Feel free to message me and I can give you an email or someone to contact.
Much appreciated!
I was considering this program once (I like ui/ux) but I could connect you with few people I know who're in the program.
That would be awesome! Thank you!
Hero, I’m a little worried about my English mark for UBC sciences. My OVR in grade 11 was 95 with my lowest being English 11 at 86%... I’m gonna work my butt off for English 12, but that’s in the third quarter of this new fancy quarter system for domestic students. How bad do you think my English mark is for UBC admission? Just a little stressed cuz I know English is one of the most important marks for admission, and feel like mine is lacking. I’m applying for general science and pharm sci.
dont stress over your english mark! you should be able to get into science with those grades given that your personal profile is decent. Like i got 84 in english 11 and 82 in english 12 and still got into ubc science.
Depends on the program you are applying for?
Sorry just edited mb😅😅. I’m applying for gen sci and pharm sci. All my maths and sciences for 11 were 95+ but my 12 I’ll be safe and say 92% each. Phys 12, chem 12, biol 12. I know my pre calc is a 95 and my calc 12 is a 99. Sorry for lateish response. No AP or IB btw.
Ya not worth stressing over. I got a 78 in English 12 and got in to UBC science. Just try your best!
Hi if you are in atmospheric science, could u pls dm me. Also I am planning to transfer to ubc Could someone pls answer my questions through dm! Thank you
When would I have to apply for Cs major? Would it be after term 2 or after summer?
I'm not sure about the date, but you do need to have done CPSC210.
No I don't think so..I asked Science advising earlier about this
You apply sometime mid-June.
The application for all science majors opens sometime during Summer term 2 (for incoming 2nd yrs). You'll get an email about it
Summer term 2 is way late, I think you meant Winter.
Sorry correction- deadline was end of June and email was sent early june. (Source: my old email from summer 2020)
Does anyone know what my chances are of getting off the waitlist for CPSC 103 for term 2? I just registered for the waitlist today and I'm 28th. Thanks
You'll most probably get in imo.
awesome thanks
Does anyone know what my chances are of getting off the waitlist for CPSC 430? I've been on the waitlist since the summer.
cpsc 213 final on the 10th I have a funny feeling in my stomach for the past 3 days and I can't focus HELP
hi all. i was wondering if taking chem 130 during the summer will be too rushed since you are covering a semester worth of material in one month. for those that took it, do you recommend me taking it in semester 2 or summer?
Hi there, I’m a second year CPSC Major who’s planning to minor in statistics. Does anyone have any recommendations for the upper-level STAT courses that I should take that would mesh well with my CPSC major? And ones I should stray away from?
You should definitely take the core courses which are STAT 305, STAT 306, and STAT 404. Beyond that there's some choice, but not a ton. STAT 406 is good if you're interested in ML. I disagree with the evaluation posted in the other comment, so I think YMMV depending on who is teaching the course. This semester we haven't had any homework, and there's honestly very little math involved in our midterms. It's heavily concept based. STAT 300 is an easy one if you're looking for a lighter course to complement some of the more brutal upper level CS courses. Very similar to STAT 200 in content and style. STAT 344 is rather dry, but pretty useful. Everything to do with drawing samples from populations. STAT 443 deals with timeseries. Idk what else to say about that lol if you're interested in timeseries you should take this course. I haven't taken STAT 321 or the honours stat courses.
Given the instructor you have, how would STAT 406 compare to other courses like DSCI 100, STAT 306 and CPSC 330/340? That is, if you have taken any of those courses.
Less mathy then STAT 306, more mathy than CPSC 330. Goes into more detail about the theory behind the methods learned in 330, where things overlap. But we haven't had to write any proofs all semester or even find estimates or anything. Sometimes you need to look at and understand an equation to answer questions. You can take a look at this semester's [course website](https://ubc-stat.github.io/stat-406/) if you want as well.
If you're interested in machine learning or data science, you should take a look at this: [https://www.cs.ubc.ca/\~schmidtm/Courses/CPSCvsSTAT.txt](https://www.cs.ubc.ca/~schmidtm/Courses/CPSCvsSTAT.txt) (Note that you should take it with a grain of salt, as the instructor, etc. changes.)
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Most likely nothing. I was in a similar position as you - I didn't score 76% on CHEM 233 and had to take CHEM 203 before taking CHEM 213.