No more computing! TM470 and M256 results are here

I looked at my student home page this morning, and couldn't believe what I was reading...

M256 - Distinction
TM470 - Grade 2 pass

This was much better than I was expecting. The relief that all the computing work is over, and I haven't spoiled things with some poor results has left me feeling quite emotional.

Now I feel I can move on.

Two TMA's in the post, 25% of the course work complete

So, both M336 and MT365 TMA01's are consigned to the Royal Mail and I can now say that 25% of the academic years coursework is complete.

Although I can't quite see the light at the end of the tunnel yet, I have the feeling it might just be visible around the next corner.

First post of the academic year 2013/2014

It's been a while since I last posted. To be brutally honest, I've lost my motivation almost entirely. The problems I had with my tutor on TM470 have left me with a foul taste of all things OU related, and it's caused me to get off to a bad start on what is hopefully my final year. Just 2 math modules, and it's all over.

So, what's happened? not much really, I messed up my exam for M256 in October, so I'm not expecting the best of grades, and the less said about TM470 the better. Still, I can't change anything there, and I should have both of those results by the end of the month.

I've started both MT365 and M366, and am more or less enjoying one of those (MT365). I use the word 'enjoying' rather loosely, because I'd much rather be out riding my bike you understand!

Because I've been a bit slack on the studying, I've had to take a few days off work to ensure I get my TMA's and CMA's in on time. They all seem to come at once, so it's a bit of a struggle, but I just put my first CMA for MT365 in, and TMA01 for M366 is almost done. TMA01 for MT365 is in-progress, and hopefully I'll be somewhere near with it by the end of play tomorrow.

I've added a countdown section to the blog which just tracks the number of TMA's, CMA's and exams I have remaining. I'm hoping that as the numbers start to diminish, it will give me some further motivation.

That's all for now!

The TM470 torture is over

TM470 has been a painful experience, but I've sent in my EMA, and all I can do now is wait for the result. My marks all along have been pretty rubbish despite my best efforts, so I'm not expecting anything earth-shattering in terms of a result, but I've put more hours into this module than any other.

My tutor and I didn't gel from the get-go, and communication between us has been a struggle to say the least, so on the one module where I've needed the most help, I've received the least.

But no point dwelling on that now, there is only a few weeks until M256 exam, and then into the final year of studies. Can't wait to get my life back.

M208 Success!

This one means a lot to me. I may have only got a grade 3 pass, with the 63% I scored in the exam, but it really took some hard work on my behalf to achieve that.

I've repeatedly replied to friends and family, when asked, that I was in danger of failing this module, only to be met with a flippant "oh, you'll pass" in response, but I wasn't seeking encouragement, I was simply stating the truth, that failure was a real possibility.

In the end I took two weeks off work, and just practiced on past papers, and without this I'm sure the result would have been a different story altogether.

But hey, that's all my level-2 maths out of the way now, just two modules to finish off for this academic year, and then I will study my final two modules starting in October.

TM470 TMA03

It's been some time since I posted, and although I've had this TMA marked for some time, I've not reported on here. The reason being that I was so incensed by some of the comments by my tutor (who I'm not getting on at all well with) that I felt it better I wrote nothing than something I might regret.

Let's just say I was (and am still) not happy, and leave it at that.

TM470 TMA03 dispatched

I sweated blood over this darned thing, and finally sent it in last night. Already I can think of some things I missed, but hey-ho it's gone now, no point fretting about it. Man, do I hate this module!

I think I should do a ranking of the modules I've done, at some point, TM470 won't be the top, but it will probably have a place on the podium.