Microbiology Spring 2007

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:welcome: Gonna try to stick this one!!! Heres to a wonderful semester for all us MBers :):welcome:

the classes I'm taking are: sociology, french(for my own personal enjoyment) micro + the lab, chem + the lab.

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LOL, yes they cancelled school that one day. I think the news coverage the week before leading up to that Monday was over hyped. :lol:

This semester, I am enrolled in :

Sociology

Life-Span & Development Psychology

Nutrition

Microbiology

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Specializes in OR Internship starting in Jan!!.

Taking Chem and Micro at the same time = very brave :)

I grew up in Houston, so I know how that goes :D The canceled school one day here (in Dallas) -- it was our second day of school!

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no, in my opinion taking nutrition and microbiology in the same semester = very brave.

i absolutely sucked at nutrition. i never want to take that class ever again.

my chem is actually pretty easy so far. it started later in the semester and so i had already been to a few microbio labs (and survived... much to my surprise--i suck at labs sometimes) anyway, after reading the prelab assignment for chem i was just like "ah! piece of cake"

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I am taking the following courses.

Psychology of Human Development

Humanistic Psychology (Workshop style class)

Microbiology + Lab

Sociology

So, far I have to say that Micro is my favorite.

Has anyone already taken Human Anatomy of Human Physiology?

If so would you recommend taking one of them in the summer?

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So, far I have to say that Micro is my favorite.

Has anyone already taken Human Anatomy of Human Physiology?

If so would you recommend taking one of them in the summer?

Micro is fun so far. I have learned tremendously in such little time.

I toook A&P already about 2 years ago, but received a "B" :( I wasn't nearly as focused as I am now and I plan on taking it again. If you were to take A&P at my school, I would not recommend taking it during the summer :nono: Very fast paced and I truely believe it tests your time-management skills. There is A LOT of info to learn in that class. My school now offers an "intro to A&P" course for those who believe they will have a hard time in the A&P I. My department head says the pass rate increased for those who completed the introductory course. :idea:

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Specializes in OR Internship starting in Jan!!.

Unless you have awesome time management skills and nothing else to do during the summer, I do not recommend taking A&P during a summer session. It's a really intense class to take in such a compact format. It's possible, but it takes A LOT of dedication.

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How much are you guys studying a day/a week for Micro?

My first test is on Tuesday, Ch 1-7 (About 215 pages), and although I was keeping up with the reading, I was not really "studying" as much as I should've..you know? Kind of just...taking it in but not really. So last weekend (a week and a half before my test) I started putting in at just about and sometimes more than 3 hours a day of studying.. and at first I was afraid I had waited too long (takes awhile to retain this stuff..) but I'm finally getting it! I plan on spending tomorrow (Friday) through Monday in the school library all daaaaay. Thank God I don't work! This stuff is so interesting when you can just sit there for hours; reading your text. I can't wait to see what the test is like. He really didn't give us any guidelines for it, which is fine, but just a bit more difficult since the questions could be on ANYTHING. I also heard he tests on really obscure "random" stuff so you really got to know your stuff!! Oh well.

So anyway, today in lab a bunch of us were talking about how far along we got, as far as studying goes. I was SHOCKED that some of the girls said "Oh I just started reading CH 1. I think I'm on page 10" And I thought I was bad!! :eek: I mean, the test is on Tuesday! Geez.

So now I'm curious..how much do YOU study? Where do you study? What are your study habits like? I have a whole little system and it works wonders for me.

Anyway, good luck everyone!! :lol2:

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How much are you guys studying a day/a week for Micro?

My first test is on Tuesday, Ch 1-7 (About 215 pages), and although I was keeping up with the reading, I was not really "studying" as much as I should've..you know? Kind of just...taking it in but not really. So last weekend (a week and a half before my test) I started putting in at just about and sometimes more than 3 hours a day of studying.. and at first I was afraid I had waited too long (takes awhile to retain this stuff..) but I'm finally getting it! I plan on spending tomorrow (Friday) through Monday in the school library all daaaaay. Thank God I don't work! This stuff is so interesting when you can just sit there for hours; reading your text. I can't wait to see what the test is like. He really didn't give us any guidelines for it, which is fine, but just a bit more difficult since the questions could be on ANYTHING. I also heard he tests on really obscure "random" stuff so you really got to know your stuff!! Oh well.

So anyway, today in lab a bunch of us were talking about how far along we got, as far as studying goes. I was SHOCKED that some of the girls said "Oh I just started reading CH 1. I think I'm on page 10" And I thought I was bad!! :eek: I mean, the test is on Tuesday! Geez.

So now I'm curious..how much do YOU study? Where do you study? What are your study habits like? I have a whole little system and it works wonders for me.

Anyway, good luck everyone!! :lol2:

I study a lot. The key for me is to actually have a grasp on the material before I even go into lecture. I read the chapters, We get the lecture notes before the lecture so I go over those with the chapter I am reading to look for key points. I use the online/cd rom tools. I look at other sources I make flash cards and I do the work book study guide (mostly all of this is before lecture). After lecture I start on the next chapter this keeps me about a week ahead and it works for me. I have our first Test on Tuesday chp 1,10 and then the following thursday ch 4,5,6 hard studd IMO metabolism, genetics. So i am trying really hard to focus on that, i feel like I am already prepared for the test on Tuesday so the most I will do is Review a little on monday for that.

In between all of that I do the samethings for my AP102 class.

only 15 more weeks to go lol.

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Specializes in LTC/Skilled Care/Rehab.

I have to admit that I don't study as much as I should be. I normally study a lot for my classes, but this semester is hard to get into the grove of (if you kwim). I think it is because I am applying for nursing schools for fall 2007 and I keep thinking that my grades don't matter as much this semester. I know I need to keep up my grades because I plan on going to graduate school. We are having our first Micro test next week and I only studied a couple of hours (besides the reading). I really should be studying instead of being on this site ;)

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just got my grade on my first lab paper. "lab safety"

it's gonna be one of those days!

for 6 points, here is the question: "why is it important to know and follow all safety rules in the microbiology laboratory?"

my answer: "it is important to know and follow all the safety rules in a microbiology laboratory to ensure safety of you and others in the lab and to prevent contamination, the spread of bacteria or harmful chemicals."

the answer he wanted: "it is critically important to know and follow all safety rules in the microbiology laboratory, as well as in all other clinical environments, because it only takes a single microorganism to cause disease, and the transmission of many diseases is entirely preventable if we are well informed as well as careful.-if an individual is knowlegable of the safety rules and abides by them, they will be enabled to work safely with microorganisms without contaminating them with pre-existing microorganisms present in the laboratory. -they will also be able to avoid contaminating themselves and the environment in which they work. "

i got 2 out of 6 points possible. didn't i say the same thing with less words?

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Yikes. I don't envy you. That is ridiculous. Your answer was indeed the shorter and sweeter version of his. I guess from now on you just have to be overly abundant with the word usage even though the answer could be more plainly stated as you did. I hate it when teachers get like that.

What is he trying to teach? The answer is the same it is just not as wordy. Hugs to you hun. Hopefully he isn't quite so strict/anal with the rest of the work you have to turn in!

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