Otago HSFY chat - archive

[frootloop]

Just a quick note guys:
I'm not going to mod your posts ([MENTION=5161]greenglacier[/MENTION] may feel differently?), but remember that this is a public forum, and universities have been known to lurk. With that in mind, sharing MCQs (and all the available options!) from an exam where there is only a limited pool of MCQs which can be used (and as such, doesn't make public its pool of MCQs) on a public forum may not be the flashest idea.

 

[Nimbus2000]

Damn it, thanks froot! totally forgot about that, I'll go edit my post or something :/

 

[greenglacier]

As per frootloop, have to be a little careful.

If you want to discuss exam questions after the exam that's fine, and yeah, that may entail reproducing a little bit of the question. I don't mind that. (I mean, come on, no one's going to reasonably object to you revealing that there was a question on cellular features of cardiac muscle).

However, if you do end up reproducing most of an exam question (especially an MCQ which will be embargoed) then I'll probably have to tell you to edit it out.

Hope that seems reasonable.

 

[toilet]

The one about if it was
[OFFTOPIC] Multi/single nucleated etc?[/OFFTOPIC]
Should we be posting stuff on the interwebs about an exam that not everyone in HSFY might have sat
though saying that i sound really competitive D:
hmmm,
but yeah

@Nimbus2000 And thus guys/and gals, i was reluctant to discuss the question before

EDIT: THE QUOTE BUTTON DIDN'T WORK D:
-SAD FACE-

 

[Nimbus2000]

[MENTION=12262]toilet[/MENTION], you were reluctant because you thought people who haven't done the exam will come and see... the issue is if the paper gets embargoed, and also HUBS doesn't release MCQ - they have a limited pool of questions remember? So its mainly in concern for following years MSOers!

 

[Proshot]

Sorry guys had no idea, won't happen again

 

[toilet]

I think im unaware of the whole scheme of things and what is going on with the Uni people lurking, etc etc, it would be nice if (in someone's free time) it could be explained to me/link me to something explaining it, i'm now quite interested(and or so deluded with the looming exam i find everything interesting)

[MENTION=12155]Nimbus2000[/MENTION] HI =3

 

[frootloop]

I think im unaware of the whole scheme of things and what is going on with the Uni people lurking, etc etc, it would be nice if (in someone's free time) it could be explained to me/link me to something explaining it, i'm now quite interested(and or so deluded with the looming exam i find everything interesting)

@Nimbus2000 HI =3

Some unis have actually been known to post on MSO, lol.
Also, there's no conclusive proof that Otago lurk MSO, but there have been hints. Like, when someone on here posted the marks distribution for a PHSI191 exam, and then a few days later, the PHSI department issued a statement saying that you're not allowed to post the marks distributions on internet forums. Coincidence?

 

[Nimbus2000]

Some unis have actually been known to post on MSO, lol.
Also, there's no conclusive proof that Otago lurk MSO, but there have been hints. Like, when someone on here posted the marks distribution for a PHSI191 exam, and then a few days later, the PHSI department issued a statement saying that you're not allowed to post the marks distributions on internet forums. Coincidence?

WTF. they should go do something interesting with their lives... instead of stalking what students say on MSO... >.> I suppose they have reason to try and prevent copyrighted materials going up and stuff but honestly... (I am now imagining people sitting on a computer, with MSO open... monitoring every post that comes on) Unless these departments are interested in applying for professional health science courses... I really don't see why.

[OFFTOPIC]Hi [MENTION=12262]toilet[/MENTION] Hi... repeated for eternity... this is the third time that you've tagged me in a post to say hi... so any forthcoming hi's... i'm not going to say hi unless there's some sort of question that I can answer... I am NOT going to post a reply 'hi' if all I can say is hi [/OFFTOPIC]

 

[Sam]

WTF. they should go do something interesting with their lives... instead of stalking what students say on MSO... >.> I suppose they have reason to try and prevent copyrighted materials going up and stuff but honestly... (I am now imagining people sitting on a computer, with MSO open... monitoring every post that comes on) Unless these departments are interested in applying for professional health science courses... I really don't see why.

[OFFTOPIC]Hi @toilet Hi... repeated for eternity... this is the third time that you've tagged me in a post to say hi... so any forthcoming hi's... i'm not going to say hi unless there's some sort of question that I can answer... I am NOT going to post a reply 'hi' if all I can say is hi [/OFFTOPIC]

If anyone University staff would like to know the full name of this horrible naysayer, please just PM me. She is just as mean and nasty IRL and constantly tries to cheat.

 

[Wongtong]

Is it true that the CELS exam will contain a couple of questions from Peerwise? I recall a random person saying that, but I'm not 100% sure. If yes, how are they choosing the question(s)?

 

[Sam]

Is it true that the CELS exam will contain a couple of questions from Peerwise? I recall a random person saying that, but I'm not 100% sure. If yes, how are they choosing the question(s)?

Highest rated questions maybe? I briefly remember hearing about that near the start of semester..

 

[frootloop]

WTF. they should go do something interesting with their lives... instead of stalking what students say on MSO... >.> I suppose they have reason to try and prevent copyrighted materials going up and stuff but honestly... (I am now imagining people sitting on a computer, with MSO open... monitoring every post that comes on) Unless these departments are interested in applying for professional health science courses... I really don't see why.

You realise that, if the university were to read this, it wouldn't exactly look good, lol. Just going to point out that insulting the university on a public forum isn't overly professional, either.. Anyway, I sincerely doubt MSO is actively monitored by Otago, all we said is that posting copywrited material on a public forum could lead to some trouble if the uni were to see it.

 

[Proshot]

Hey guys, would someone give me a hand with a cels 2007 exam question?

6 II) How these data could provide a counter-argument to the assertion from the tetranucleotide hypothesis that DNA could not be the genetic material

Given a table of base composition thanks

 

[Bluerock]

Hey guys, would someone give me a hand with a cels 2007 exam question?

6 II) How these data could provide a counter-argument to the assertion from the tetranucleotide hypothesis that DNA could not be the genetic material

Given a table of base composition thanks

Looking at the question, I'd say you'd just have to mention that Lavene's tetranucleotide hypothesis stated that all 4 bases are in equal proportions, which would mean that DNA is too uniform to be the building blocks of life. The table above shows that the 4 bases are not in equal proportions, and also shows variations between species while showing that the Ox DNA (from either the thymus or the spleen) has the same base composition.

I hope that makes sense?

 

[Proshot]

Looking at the question, I'd say you'd just have to mention that Lavene's tetranucleotide hypothesis stated that all 4 bases are in equal proportions, which would mean that DNA is too uniform to be the building blocks of life. The table above shows that the 4 bases are not in equal proportions, and also shows variations between species while showing that the Ox DNA (from either the thymus or the spleen) has the same base composition.

I hope that makes sense?

It does thanks mate but the question asks for a counter-argument which is the part I'm not sure what to write :S

 

[Voldemort]

It does thanks mate but the question asks for a counter-argument which is the part I'm not sure what to write :S

Well your counter argument will always be Chargaff's conclusions: From the table you should be able to see that A is proportional to T and C to G, yet A and G, for example, are completely different, suggesting the whole A binds to T and C to G thingy. Also, as Shaun mentioned, you should mention variation between species, but uniformity within an organism.

 

[toilet]

Highest rated questions maybe? I briefly remember hearing about that near the start of semester..

[MENTION=14020]lulwut[/MENTION] now kids...play nice...

Is it true that the CELS exam will contain a couple of questions from Peerwise? I recall a random person saying that, but I'm not 100% sure. If yes, how are they choosing the question(s)?

[MENTION=11909]Wongtong[/MENTION] in the 3rd lecture they said that if you do enough best choice in the final exams some lectureres choose to "include the higher ranked best choice questions as MCQs"

[OFFTOPIC]Hi @toilet Hi... repeated for eternity... this is the third time that you've tagged me in a post to say hi... so any forthcoming hi's... i'm not going to say hi unless there's some sort of question that I can answer... I am NOT going to post a reply 'hi' if all I can say is hi [/OFFTOPIC]

[MENTION=12155]Nimbus2000[/MENTION] I choose to say... 안녕 !!!

 

[Proshot]

Well your counter argument will always be Chargaff's conclusions: From the table you should be able to see that A is proportional to T and C to G, yet A and G, for example, are completely different, suggesting the whole A binds to T and C to G thingy. Also, as Shaun mentioned, you should mention variation between species, but uniformity within an organism.

Alright thanks mate

 

[Voldemort]

[OFFTOPIC]

Alright thanks mate

Pleasure And congratulations on your 50!!! Welcome to the chatbox!!! Scroll down [/OFFTOPIC]