Orgo with M. Sanford

UMgoBlue
Sat, 18 Jul 2009 12:27:41 +0000

“Do all (or most) courses where there is more than 1 professor teaching it work like that?”

For large lecture courses, yes. For higher-level courses, this might not be the case (i.e. math 425 has like 10 different sections, each with a different professor who runs his/her own class however they want, so you have to stick with a prof. However, these classes are much smaller–maybe 30-50 people–than, for instance, gen chem or orgo).

“Would it be okay to go to different discussions (if the time is more convient, or if you just figure it could help to go to 2)?”

Depends on the class. In orgo, yes, because all you do is go over questions and get review worksheets and stuff. It’s one hour a week, so chances are the gsi won’t know your name either. In some discussions (other classes), you get quizzes, so you might be required to only go to your discussion. This question is usually addressed in the syllabus that you get when the semester starts. But in orgo, go to any discussion or lecture you want.

“And another… Can I just skip my discussion in favor of another? They don’t take attendence do they?”

I’m assuming you’re still talking about orgo. Yes, you can, or you can skip it entirely. Orgo discussion is simply to clarify concepts introduced in lecture and answer any questions. No attendance is taken (though there may be for the first discussion, I don’t remember).

“And the lab lectures are all going to lecture on the same stuff (atleast with the same lecturers) so I can go to the wrong one of those right?”

For 211? Isn’t there only one lecture (Nolta)? In any case, usually they will be pretty similar, though perhaps not identical.