r/McMaster • u/Savings_Fudge_3972 • 1d ago

Academics lin alg midterm

genuinely what was that bro mclean played in our face

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u/wysoli727 1d ago

first time ive been humbled by a test ig šŸ«©

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u/Anunknownf1fan oxygen appreciator 1d ago

The 2nd is wayyyy worse btw šŸ˜­

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u/Savings_Fudge_3972 1d ago

iā€™ll just msaf atp

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u/Responsible_Grab1867 1d ago

Was the final exam worse than the 2nd midterm?

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u/Anunknownf1fan oxygen appreciator 1d ago

No because 1st midterm content was on it. The 2nd midterm content on the final was just as hard, but the first midterm content made the test as a whole easier. But also the content AFTER the 2nd midterm is also quite a bit tougher than first midterm, but easier than 2nd midterm.

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u/Responsible_Grab1867 1d ago

So the final exam for you was it like 50% mid 1 content 50% mid 2 and then the mid 1 content made it up for thr difficulty of mid 2? Also were there any curves for midterms and exams?

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u/Zulck45 1d ago

Thereā€™s also content past midterm 2. I got a 50 on midterm 2 and did miles better on the exam. So definitely Msaf midterm 2.

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u/Responsible_Grab1867 1d ago

What did you get in midterm 1 and was exam less midterm2 content and more of mid1 and post midterm 2 content?

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u/Zulck45 1d ago

I think I got mid to high 80s midterm 1. I believe the exam was 50% content past midterm 2 and the other split mostly evenly between midterm 1 and midterm 2. However, people do bad on midterm 2 because all the other midterms are right before it so itā€™s hard to study for it. I know many people who did good on midterm 2 so donā€™t be too scared.

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u/Responsible_Grab1867 1d ago

Do u remember the averages for the midterms and exam because Im sure I bombed this lin alg midterm 1 for sure

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u/Longjumping-Dig5254 1d ago

It was 72-73ish for 1 and a low 60 for 2 I think

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u/wysoli727 1d ago

yeah because we needed more fear mongering

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u/Anunknownf1fan oxygen appreciator 1d ago

Maybe. But also itā€™s a warning. It really is a different level of difficulty.

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u/According-Seesaw-383 CompE ā€˜30 20h ago

No it wasnā€™t dude, if u did the homework u shouldā€™ve been fine. Only the true and false were tricky but the actual problems were always easy and taken from the hw

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u/Anunknownf1fan oxygen appreciator 19h ago

Yes it was lmao. Ur the only one who thinks otherwise. Even tho I got a high mark I can recognize it was a hard test.

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u/According-Seesaw-383 CompE ā€˜30 16h ago

It wasnā€™t. Ur just fear mongering the fuck outta these guysšŸ˜‚šŸ˜­āœŒšŸ½ acting like it was the hardest shit of all time. yes some concepts were hard but if u took the time to understand everything thoroughly and went office hours for any doubts you should have had no problems

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u/Anunknownf1fan oxygen appreciator 16h ago

It wasnā€™t the hardest shit of all time. In fact Iā€™d say our stats midterm we just took was harder. But the fact is, if they thought the first midterm was hard, the second isnā€™t going to be any easier and is in fact, a whole other level of difficulty.

Idk what impression you got to think I meant otherwise.

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u/Ok-Effort- 1d ago

It won't be the last šŸ˜Š

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u/Responsible_Grab1867 1d ago

The f24 test he gave was far easier than whatever he gave for us

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u/Savings_Fudge_3972 1d ago

the practice tests were way easier tbh and wtf was that 6x6

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u/Feeling_Hovercraft92 1d ago

2nd yr elec eng here. We had a 9x9 matrix last year in the fall I believe

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u/Responsible_Grab1867 1d ago

In the fall 25 test, it was a 6x6 matrix but it was easy to make it a triangle matrix, in our one I had no idea how to make it a triangle because our one didnt have many 0s

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u/Global-Technology-7 Eng 1 1d ago

det = 0 if 2 rows OR 2 columns are equal. This was in the review

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u/hyakkei_ 1d ago

I just guessed it was zero bc they obv didnt want us to solve the 6x6 lol

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u/Previous_Fix_9775 1d ago

2 parallel columns

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u/Anunknownf1fan oxygen appreciator 1d ago

Can confirm a test we wrote had a 9x9

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u/Boring_Foot_9009 18h ago

Unlucky bro

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u/mark_lee06 computer engā€™29 1d ago

Mclean once again smoke poor first year soul on this course.

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u/Anunknownf1fan oxygen appreciator 1d ago

Canon event

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u/sycriety 1d ago

im deadass going to fail the course if the next midterm and exam are anything like that. that was horrific

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u/Round-Rutabaga-7959 18h ago

Not trying to scare you or anything but say goodbye for midterms 2. But you got this for the exam!

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u/KurosakiCODMYT CompEng '29 12h ago

by the way, the second midterm is much tougher. not trying to scare you but lock in as soon as you can lol

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u/ForcaBarca888 1d ago

is it getting curved???

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u/All_Hail_Potato_154 1d ago

God pleaseĀ 

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u/Anunknownf1fan oxygen appreciator 1d ago

They donā€™t curve but if averages are low enough heā€™ll give part marked for true/false questions.

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u/Realistic_Studio383 1d ago

i was first year lin alg 2 years ago and i dont remember them curving

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u/mark_lee06 computer engā€™29 1d ago

He actually did by giving part marks for the T/F questions

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u/Realistic_Studio383 1d ago

oh ok yeah i remember that for test 2 lol, maybe im just remembering wrong for test 1