So 2 chapters down 8 to go on my Newbie C++ course.
What I have done so far only counts toward 4% of my final grade though. Gah.
I took the chapter 1 exam last Thursday, I took the chapter 2 exam today. The nature of online courses means that when taking the exam they really can’t stop it from being an open book exam.
I’ve never understood open book exams. Don’t they just show you are really good at looking stuff up? I know I am good at that, I am not about to pay good money for a course to prove it, so I take the exams without the book.
I flubbed a question on the chapter 1 exam because of it though. I studied harder for chapter 2 and got all the questions right. But 3 of the questions made my brain hurt.
It’s not that the questions were incredibly hard, it’s the way they were worded.
Like 2 trains are traveling on a track going 58 miles an hour. There are 27 passengers on each train and they are 98 kilometers away from each other. What is Bob’s name?
Huh, what?
If you just wanted Bob’s name why the FUCK did we bring trains into the conversation?
Chapter 3 awaits me. It’s about Functions… yummy.
The question that should be asked is “Is bob his real name?” If the trains are on the same track and Bob is a politician do we stop the trains or let nature take his course? What if Bob is an alias for some terrorist/IRS agent?
bob’s name is bob and he doesn’t know what all the trains have to do with that either.
sounds like you’re enjoying it. you’d be dissapointed if it came too easy.
I thought the whole point of computer programing was to not have to know Bob’s name…you just look it up on the computer.
If Bob calls himself Bob all the time, it might be Bob Dole.
If everyone drinks a shot whenever anyone says “Hi, Bob” to him, it might be Bob Newhart
If the train crashes somewhere and the passengers are never found due to the guy’s ineptitude, it might be Bob Denver.
I don’t know who writes these questions.
Here’s a math question–
A family is doing a bit of remodeling, and they’ve removed the carpet from a room that is 10 feet by 20 feet. They’ve looked at tiles that they want to replace the carpet. The cost of the tiles is two dollars per square foot. When the family goes to the store to buy the tiles, the tiles are on sale at 30% off. How much extra tiles can they buy?
This was actually the way it was on the test.
Maybe Bob was on the train going to the tile store.
Shouldn’t the question have been, how much money did they save to put towards their next project?
Who goes to the store to buy tiles or carpet and buys 30% more than will fit on the floor because the stuff was on sale?
I guess it was a test to see how many of us were still awake.
@Paul
The second term is rendundant in your last sentence.
@Heather
Wow, you are so wrong. I would kill for all this to come easily.
@Killer
Thank you!
@Dmarks
I think you got it in one… Bob Dole + train symbolism and he hawks Viagra.
@Laughingattheslut
I once saw a sign that I thought as fucking hilarious on my way back home from work. In big bold letters it was, ” 30% off Math Lessons.”
I thought to myself, wow, you could totally overcharge them if they fail.
I feel your pain, man.
Your comment to Laughing is great, by the way.
I flubbed a question on the chapter 1 exam because of it though. I studied harder for chapter 2 and got all the questions right. But 3 of the questions made my brain hurt.
1. First Name
2. Last Name
3. Sex
@Andy
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See you ARE good at making sticks and dots