[Rhodes22-list] SVSU Fall Semester, 2003 Results

[Mary Lou Troy]

I'll throw my congratulations in there too. Well Done!!!!

Happy Holidays!

Mary Lou

At 04:01 PM 12/16/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>Hey Roger -- Congratulations on the excellent grades!   Nice job!
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Roger Pihlaja" <cen09402 at centurytel.net>
>To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 3:55 PM
>Subject: [Rhodes22-list] SVSU Fall Semester, 2003 Results
>
>
>Hi Everybody,
>
>Well, I just got my report card on-line for the Fall Semester, 2003.  I
>ended up with 5 A's, 1 A-, and 1 B+ for an overall 3.824 GPA.  That's not
>too shabby for an old nerd, especially considering the heavy class load.
>The B+ was in Solid Mechanics and was the 2nd highest grade in the class.  A
>lot of the students in my Solid Mechanics class will be retaking the class
>next semester because it's a required core curriculum class for all
>engineering majors.  In order for the course to count towards their major,
>engineering students must pass Solid Mechanics with at least a C at SVSU and
>nearly 50% of the class didn't score well enough!  My problem with Solid
>Mechanics was I never did remember enough of my Calculus, Differential
>Equations, & Statics from college classes taken 30+ years ago to get
>sufficiently fast at doing these problems to ace the exams.  Therefore, on
>the exams, I always ran out of time.  I had a 98% average on the graded
>homework in that class, when I had time to think about the problems and work
>thru the Calculus, Statics, & Differential Equations.  Based upon my
>homework grades, I think I actually understand and know how to apply the
>subject material pretty well.  I'm just not real fast at working out the
>problems.  It's a classic case of test taking ability vs. real world
>ability.  Fortunately, in a real world job situation, this shouldn't matter.
>
>The A- was in Dynamics and was the highest grade in the class.  Dynamics is
>another required core curriculum course and close to half the students my
>class will be repeating it next semester.  Actually, Dynamics was one of the
>prerequisite courses for Solid Mechanics, which was also part of my problem
>with Solid Mechanics.  I had to get special permission to take both courses
>concurrently, a practice I definitely would not recommend!
>
>A more reasonable total class load or simply not taking both of these
>courses at the same time would have made a huge difference. But, I need to
>be finished with my BS mechanical engineering degree in a year or less, so
>there was no choice.  Ah well, I'm still in the game and still committed to
>seeing this adventure thru to the end.  Boy, am I ever glad this semester is
>over!
>
>Roger Pihlaja
>S/V Dynamic Equilbrium
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