O man, the last question on full solution was really hard. It was for 8 marks and you have to find the nth derivative. Question was, if i recall correctly,
y=(cos^2 x-sin^2 x)/secxcosecx. You have to find the 99th derivative and x= pie/12

I used identities to get the equation sinxcosxcos2x. Then you had to differentiate it 3-4 times to find a pattern. The only way you can differentiate this is by extended product rule, unless you can simplify it further. And doing that 3 times is really hard. That's where I got stuck.

What made you think that the life sci class averages are in the 70's? The only course with a 70% average is chem138. If you studied effectively instead of just memorizing random details and doing past tests tests I find it hard to believe that any student shouldn't be able to get 80+ in all the courses. I think you misinterpreted what I said about the midterms being a joke. Everybody in this forum has been so critical about U of T, they say that even if you studied the whole day, you 'll still end up with a 70 average. I didn't study the whole day, but I did study a lot, more progressive learning though instead of cramming and I think i did pretty good. Not to mention that all my friends also got similar averages, and they studied just like me.

May I ask you what your average was when you got accepted?

Managed to get a 4.0 in that class - didn't get the final question on the mid-term, but got them on the final! Thank heavens.
How'd everyone else do?

I've a few questions...

Hi, its been a while since anyone's posted on this discussion but I'm going to be attending first year Life Sciences at the St. George Campus this September. I'd like to ask about the difficulty of mat136. It sounds as though Professor Lam is the ideal math professor the students want, but if I get all of the courses I want in the correct time slots, I can only get Lam in the winter session for mat136. Did anyone here have MAT135 with Kergin? How was he?

And also, how likely is it that students will get their desired time,courses and teachers when enrollment starts? Because first years can enroll in courses on July 30 I believe and I'm kind of imagining that this is going to be an intense race to get what we want and I'll be like, sweating and shaking as I'm enrolling...

And also, I'm going to take CHM as an example. There is only about two lectures open for 138 (or was it 139), but I see that in green font it reads that there are some 300 seats in one lecture and another 400 seats in the second one. But aren't there a few thousand students in Life Science? How are we all going to get the time that we want?

Is it alright if I just take 4 courses per semester while others are taking 5?

Finally, I came across a discussion today and someone said to go on this site to check out the courses a person can take and who will be teaching it: http://findacourse.ca
Is this a genuine site, or some joke made by an evil person(excuse my choice of words)? I see for MAT135,136 there are names of profs on there.

Okay, I have several questions, & the UofT site is confusing so..
I've been accepted to UofT life sciences and I understand course selection is approaching. So i've been looking at Majors and minors and specialists and stuff. So i decided i want to double major in Human Biology and Immunology, and i've checked the courses and I need like Bio120h1 bio130h1 CHM138h1 CHM139h1 and calculus and stuff.. So i go to ROSI and i go to view timetable/spaces, and i type in BIO120h1 Section F and i get like Lectures, & Practicals, for CHM138H1 I get Lectures, Tutorials and Practicals. So im confused.. DO i need to take BOTH The lectures AND the practicals for those that offer it (E.g: the BIO120h1) and Do i need to take all three : lectures tutorials and practicals for the CHM138h1???

Yes, for chm you need to take all 3 (LEC, PRA, and TUT sections) and for bio you need to take LEC and PRA sections,

Is there any way that a Fulltime student can change to study part-time? I feel that that's the only thing I can so for my personal life right now, and I'm asking specifically for first year students.

And is there anything I can do in the summer before actually starting school?

How much does it cost for a deferral(sp?) of one year off studies?

Are there any profs (in science classes or math) that you have heard of that are nicer/better/fairer than others?
Is the CHM139H1 class smaller in size in the F season than it is in the S season?
In terms of difficulty, would you say CHM138 or CHM139 is harder?
And do you know if every college makes their students pay a certain amount for frosh week?
- Thanks for the info in advance

Everyone in lifesci taking a course in the same session (fall or winter) writes the same tests. So which prof you have for bio, math or physics doesn't impact the difficulty of the test you write or how fairly it is marked, because each course in those subjects is offered in only one of the 2 sessions. I know that Lam is the best prof for math135/136 in terms of teaching. For bio 120 and phy131/132 everyone has the same prof. For bio130, I heard that Yip (evening section) is better than Coleman/Mitchell, but I did not attend his lectures so I can't recommend him.

Chm is the exception, because chm138 and 139 are each offered in both sessions. The order in which you take them WILL affect the difficulty. AVOID prof Browning as he gives very hard midterms (I was not in his class but I saw my friend's tests). He usually tecahes chm139 in the fall, so I would take chm138 in the fall and chm139 in the winter. Most people do that, so CHM139 is smaller in the F session.

I found chm139 easier than 138 bc 138 is almost all new material while 139 was about 55% review and 45% new stuff for me (my high school didnt cover thermochemistry OR acids and bases and barely touched equilibrium - if your school covered those, chm139 will basically be a review of high school). That being said, I think chm139 has the potential to be harder bc it involves mathematical problem solving (so the professor can come up with some very *creative* questions --- hence why you should avoid Browning).

And yes I'm pretty sure every college makes you pay for frosh. Vic made me pay $50.