YEAR 2 SEM 1 (AY 15/16) MODULE REVIEW

Modules taken this semester:

1. ACC1002X Financial Accounting B

Lecturer: Ma Guang

Actually I really don't recommend taking under this prof, because it's quite tortuous to take it under him... accent might take some time to get used to but he's ok, really. His project is quite torturous to do and there's also lecture quizzes...eeeewwww

But I had a really A* tutor, so I'm really thankful for her (she's 10000x better than the lecturer).

Take this mod under aimee instead, I really think you'll enjoy it more.

This module teaches you how to read financial statements- quite cool!
And you finally realise what is this whole debit credit, assets liability equity thing is all about.
I'm so glad that I didn't do accounting as my major.

2. CFG1001 Headstart Module CS

Useless boring module, super huge waste of time. The school wants us to be more vocal but I really don't think this module works, sorry.
I used the time during this mod to create my linkedin profile, yeah, that's the biggest takeaway from this module.

3. MA2311 Techniques in Advanced Calculus

Lecturer: Leung Man Chun

Expected grade: B-
Actual grade: B+

The lecturer is really a very cute person.
He plays classical music before lecture and during lecture breaks. I only went for the first lecture and din't attend anymore.

His notes are very empty, so he fills them up by drawing ribbons and scissors (finding the limit of a sequence or idk what). The only thing I learnt from this module was how to draw a ribbon and a scissors (I'M NOT EVEN KIDDING OK)

You'll be laughing at how cute he is from week 1 till week 12, when you suddenly realise that you're screwed for finals because you've learnt absolutely nothing from this module, other than drawing ribbons and scissors (uh-oh). I started freaking out because I really couldn't understand the lagrange multiplier nonsense (yes I still don't know anything about it up till now). Google will be your best friend.

Here are some of my favourite quotes from him :

• *draw 2 perpendicular lines and a right angle* "You see... something so simple but so profound!!!* 
• "What is your intuition?"
• "You draw the scissors and the ribbon and you cut!"
• "I N T U I T I O N"
• "Don't keep korpi korpi, you won't understand if you jut korpi!" 
• *opens umbrella during tutorial and starts swaying it around* 

He is very generous with his marking, or is because I really, by some stroke of luck, know how to differentiate/integrate something??

For those questions that I didn't know how to do during his finals, I either drew a ribbon and a scissors, or I just wrote "By intuition... *draw something*"

Goodluck!

4. PC1322 Understanding the universe B+

Lecturer: Dr. Cindy

Expected grade: A
Actual grade: B+

This is definitely the BEST module I've take in NUS.
I probably cannot express enough my love for this module and for prof cindy, but I really feel that everyone needs to take this mod.

Took it to clear the science fac requirement/basket.

The prof is soooo funny.
I never skipped a single lecture!!! Many people love to use the lecture sms system to ask her weird funny questions haha.

Frankly speaking, I really score very well for both midterms and finals, but I'm quite shocked that it was a B+ instead of A-. Dayummmm the bell curve is steep for this mod!! But i know that my other friend who didn't score as well for both papers also got a B+, so yes it's a good mod to take lah really

I love astronomy & NASA.


5. ST2132 Mathematical Statistics B


6. ST2137 Computer Aided data analysis B