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3 hours for us as well. When you start doing graduate level work, a problem could easily last over an hour. And many people will have false starts before they f
by BeetleB 4mo ago
3 hours for us as well. When you start doing graduate level work, a problem could easily last over an hour. And many people will have false starts before they figure it out.
It's not a problem with homework assignments as they have multiple days to finish.
So the professor has to decide between poor data with high variance, or good data with lower variance.
> I'm pretty sure that having more time would not have helped the weaker students get through the Quantum Mechanics exam.
Funny you mention that. When I did my (undergrad) QM II exam, I likely got the highest score, and I'm sure my score was below 40%.
There just wasn't enough time.
- ninalanyon 4mo ago< I'm sure my score was below 40%. Such scores were expected when I was studying. No one got 100% in the kind of exams we had, not even those who got firsts.
- BeetleB 4mo agoSure, I know some places that do that. The problem is that the professor has little clue on who can and can't solve the problems. Everyone doing poorly on a tightly constrained problem is mostly noise.