Just wanted to start a "club" for those of us who are taking A&P 1 this fall.
My class is 16 weeks. I have lecture on M/W/F for one hour each day and lab on Tues for 3 hrs.
My teacher for lecture & lab (same person) is awesome! She gives us a weekly quiz, drops the lowest one. Gives us extra credit. Four major tests. Final is comprehensive. (Ick)
She gave us handouts for chapter 1 and we just fill in what we want as she pretty much has everything she wants in these handouts. She told us we don't have to bring our big, heavy book to class - she'd tell us page numbers of tables, pictures she wanted us to know. As a matter of fact - she said we don't have to use the book that was sold to us for this semester. She said we could use any book like Saladin, etc., and make copies if any diagram, table is different. Pretty nice there.
Well this is the first I've been in school for twenty years...lol Feels very strange saying that. I have just started two days ago, but right now it seems to be okay for me. I passed the first two quizzes but haven't gotten my first homework assignment graded yet. Wish me luck:uhoh3:
I will be taking A&P this fall and can't say how reassuring it is to hear there are others with small children! I am a little nervous about finding the time to study but I want this too bad to not find the time!
I also want to say how AWESOME all these links are to study guides, practice tests and tutorials...THANK YOU!!! :)
I am also taking A&P I. It feels good to be in school but I forgot what it was like to be the only male in the class. I forgot about the shortage of men in nursing. Its cool though
I too am taking A&PI this fall...Sat from 9-3:15pm (9-12 is lecture & 12:30-3:15 is lab) It's a long day but my teacher is GREAT and i have soooo much reading/studying to do already...well i'm up for the challenge:mad:
Hi, I saw this thread and thought I'd join. I'm taking A&P I at Gateway CC this semester, on Saturdays from 8 am - 2 pm. I hate getting up so early on a Saturday but at least it's all done in one shot.
There are four exams, four lab practicals, and ten lab reports due. So far it seems that the course involves a lot of memorization. Maybe I'll use flash cards to study. The instructor highly recommended the textbook, but he said to use it "as a reference." He emphasized that the exam material would come from the lecture notes, which he posts online.
What are some of the study techniques people use for this course? Any suggestions would be helpful.
I know this is probably unusual but I study while my dryer is going and when it buzzes (45-60 min), I take a 10 minute break and throw in another load, lol!!
I can easily do 2 loads of laundry a day here and it seems to break it up some. I sit in my kitchen away from everyone (but close enough if needed) and my laundry room is off the kitchen so I hear the buzzer go off.
I've already said how my A&P Lecture is graded. Here is how my lab is graded:
AIA/Integrate/InClass 14 x 5 = 70
Quizzes 3 x 15 = 45
Lab Tests 3 x 100 = 300
Writing Assignments 2 x 15 = 30
Review Paper 1 x 25 = 25
Total points 470
A = 405-450
B = 360-404
C = 315-359
So I hope I can do good in lab. We have a 20 point "cushion." I've studied every day for both lab and lecture. I think I'm getting a good handle on it. We have a quiz this Wed plus some homework and reading. Luckily, I don't have to work much (only 10 hours on the weekend, easy work...if I ever think that's too much, I could get by without working at all) so I have a lot of time to study when I need to.
heartstart, I'm a guy too so I know what you mean. But luckily I've already met a few other male nursing majors and started our own study group. But anyways, I gotta go do some homework for English (can't focus everything on A&P!):wink2:
My class is entirely online, which was the only class I could get into. The same teacher has a lecture section as well, at 8:30 Tuesday mornings, and I initially thought I'd probably attend at least most of those (he doesn't mind if we online people do that). However, all of his lectures are downloadable online. He had them videotaped last year. Once I listened to the first hour long lecture and it took me three hours to get through it (stop, rewind, take notes, etc. ) I decided not to bother going to the live lecture - I can't write that fast! He has powerpoint notes online too, but I have to actually write things down to learn. I'm way ahead of where I'm supposed to be, but since I work almost full time I thought I'd get ahead while I could. Our class has no homework whatsoever, just 4 regular exams and a comprehensive final. We just have to keep ourselves on track. Good luck!
congrats matsgrl. I have a quiz on thursday in lecture and a quiz on friday in lab. I think I am ready for but I will see. I will give an update monday. Coonkine that is a funny way to grade but I guess all teachers are the same good luck on on future test
woohoo!! I got a 103% on first lab test!! I got all possible questions/extra credit right! 
colerie
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I am used to taking online classes and started to for AP but the class is so intense so I decided to attend lecture and glad I did