Took 4 MPEs this semester, with a total of 12 AUs only, which should be very manageable right, considering the fact that I took 21 AUs back in year 1, but omg, I don't know why it didn't feel any easier 🙃 Maybe it's because I'm getting older and my brain isn't as competent anymore or something HAHAH Side note: ended up writing quite a long review again this sem hahah & I can't seem to find good reviews for the mods I've taken this sem, so really hope my review helps! :) CM4012 - Structural Determination | CORE | 3AU | B+ Part 1 (50%): 4 Homeworks (5 marks each, 20%): 20/20 Quiz 1 (10%): 8/10 Quiz 2 (20%): 16/20 Part 2 (50%): 5 Online Quizzes (5%) 5 Pre-tutorials (10%) 5 Reflections (10%) Midterm (25%): 39/60 [Average: ~36/60] Part 1 was conducted via recorded PowerPoint slides which was quite annoying as you cannot speed it up. Also, the prof only uploaded the slides without annotations (after a few weeks) as some students feedbacked to him, but I h...
This semester workload was heavier but somehow the content was more manageable, I guess because I found the content interesting thus is less of a chore to study it. However, I feel that my grades do not show the amount of effort put in though, I felt like I could do much better had I put in more time and effort hahah. Before this semester started, I had a strong motivation to pull up my GPA as it dropped by A LOT last semester. Now that the semester has ended, I am not sure if that goal is still attainable 🙃 I can only hope for the best, will update my results when I get them. CM2011 - Analytical Chemistry | CORE | 3AU | B+ Midterm CA1 (20%): 22/25 → 17.6/20 Midterm CA2 (20%): 19/20 Finals (60%) This module is conducted by 2 professors (Dr. Webster & Dr. Zhang). Apart from theory, this module has quite a bit of calculation involved, like how to calculate PSI, electrochemistry, chromatography, etc. The first part by Dr. Webster is ...