testimonial-tony


 * Oct 20th 2009**

Hi OSCSS!

It's Tony. I hope everything is going well with the 55th Science School Semester.

University life is progressing at a fairly fast pace. I didn't expect information about campus and academic events to be so disjointed but perhaps that's just the way things are done at U of T. There are three separate websites, all of which contain multiple subdivisions alerting students to important dates regarding workshops, research opportunities, and exam schedules. The inundation of information makes the prospect of accidentally missing an exam date suddenly seem realistic.

In terms of the academic calibre of my classes at UTSC, things have generally been on low gear. Much of the material presented in class has been a review of high school material so far. I'd appreciate if you would pass on my recommendation to the 55th semester students to read ahead during the start of their first year at university.

During my first few weeks, I've found the strength of the OSCSS' physics curriculum to be particularly advantageous. The unnecessarily complex explanations of physical concepts by my current professor are a stark contrast to Maria's clarity. I have a feeling I will be consulting my previous year's notes frequently to supplement my learning in first year physics. Leslie's in-depth elucidation of thermochemistry concepts and Stewart's credo of 'just graph it' in regards to complex function have also proven invaluable. I will take both their technical knowledge and positivity with me as I progress through the years. Please give my kind regards to all the teachers at the Science School. I hope the new school year has been kind to everyone so far.

I hope you won't mind if I drop by sometime to say hi to a few folks. I think I will be in dire need of sanctuary amidst the mid-term madness to come.

Regards, Tony