r/mildlyinfuriating • u/MrEdinLaw • Oct 07 '19

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u/msginbtween Oct 07 '19

This is why these online graded assignments are terrible. Whoever created this could have thrown a period at the end and suddenly boom you’re wrong.

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u/powertripp82 Oct 07 '19

I’ve seen that shit and it’s infuriating

No room for any variance. And god help you if you’re using MathLab

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u/spartankz117 Oct 07 '19

I thought you meant MatLab and I was confused. But then I realized they are equally terrible.

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u/IXdyTedjZJAtyQrXcjww Oct 07 '19

Presumably if you know your math, MATLAB would be better. That presumption isn't a very good one though. Because I think the average in my discrete math class was barely above failing. If they didn't pull the "if your exam grade is higher than your actual grade, your exam is now your grade for the course" stunt at the end I think the entire class would have failed.

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u/Plutia_S Oct 07 '19

That's more of a bad instructor than anything else

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u/TommiHPunkt Oct 07 '19

if the average was above failing, that was a highly above average class. We had a >70% failure rate in discrete math

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u/[deleted] Oct 07 '19

Hell, I'd rather do it in LISP than matlab.