Exam week is finally over. My nature writing exam consisted of just one question that we had response to in the form of an essay in one of those blue books. My Native American class was a short 50 question exam consisting of multiple choice, matching, and true/false questions. I spent several hours studying for a test that took me no longer than 20 minutes to complete.
Then there was my linear algebra exam. It was a more traditional math exam with five questions each with five or so parts. I was moving right along until my calculator died on me. I had known the batteries were running low because i saw the warning message on the screen when i was studying. I even stopped by the store to pick up some extra batteries just in case they decided to fail during the test. When i went to replace them in the middle of the exam, i discovered that i had bought AA batteries and i needed AAA. I felt pretty stupid. Luckily, the professor let me borrow his calculator to finish up. The only problem is that his was a TI-84 and i was used to my TI-89. They handle matrices very differently. I spent 10 or so minutes just trying to figure out how to enter the problem i was trying to solve. From now on i think i will just make it a point to always put new batteries in my calculator the night before the exam.
I have a week off from school before the Spring semester begins. Unfortunately, i still have four more days of work so i can't really enjoy it. I'm just glad one of the most challenging semesters i've had in a while is finally over.
Posted by Matthew at April 29, 2006 12:39 PM