Re: Good evening


Mike <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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| On Fri, 07 Dec 2007 19:28:19 +0100, "Herbert Glarner"
| <herbert.glarner@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
|
| >Hello, everyone!
| >
| >Is this NG still somewhat active (or is it completely hijacked by that
| >annoying admin@xxxxxxxxxx)? If so, I'd love to hear from you.
|
| It's extremely quiet but there are no doubt other OU students reading.
|
| >Doing MST121 now, soon MS221 as well. [Eventually, with some luck, BSc
| >(Hons) Math % Comp Sci.]
|
| I have degrees from many more years ago than I care to remember so
| I've decided to do an OU degree to sustain me into my dotage. I did
| MU120 this year plus S197, S196 and S194 and I'm starting MST121 and
| MS221 in January, so I think we'll be doing the same MS221
| presentation.
|
| I haven't decided yet whether to do a straight maths degree or to go
| for a Physical Science variant. A mathematics degree would be
| cheating a little because I've done maths before, although the detail
| is rusty. I'm doing the maths courses at the moment both as a gentle
| introduction to the OU and to revise the material. I quite like
| cosmology, so may well concentrate on that after MS221.
|
| It must be especially difficult for OU students outside Britain - I
| suppose tutorials are impractical. If you'd like someone to
| correspond with on MTS121 and MS221, I'll be happy to do so.
|
| I assume you're aware of the OUSA forums, too?
|
| Mike.
|

Hi there,
I'm going into my third year of B25
I really miss the tutorials, what is worse outside the UK it is hideously
expensive.

Claudio

in progress

* SXR260 The geological history of the British Isles (2007) (Awaiting
result)
* S260 Geology (2007) (Awaiting result)
* S279 Our dynamic planet: Earth and life (2007) (Awaiting result)
* S278 Earth's physical resources: origin, use and environmental impact
(2007) (Awaiting result)
* S339 Understanding the continents (2008)
* S366 Evolution (2008)
* S330 Oceanography (2008)
* SXR339 Ancient mountains: practical geology in Scotland (2008)

Completed

* S180 Life in the oceans: exploring our blue planet (2007)
* M248 Analysing data (2007)
* S180 Life in the oceans: exploring our blue planet (2006)
* S193 Fossils and the history of life (2006)
* S151 Maths for science (2006)
* SXR103 Practising science (2006)
* S103 Discovering science (2006)



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