For those considering a new computer – make sure you ask for student discounts. I’ve just splashed out on a new MacBook Pro – in Apple’s case, the website doesn’t even give the full story, as they have a separate price plan for Higher Education students, including us OU part-timers, that isn’t available online. [...]

Nice little surprise arrived with me last week, as the first M257 mailing hit my doorstep – completely unexpected, as the course isn’t due to start until 6th October. If I wasn’t enjoying my short study break so much, it would be a great opportunity to get ahead a little…
Materials look straightforward enough – [...]

M255’s out of the way now, and I’ve just submitted TMA04 for T224. Since the T224 exam’s not until mid-October & my next SSC (S199 Modelling the Climate) doesn’t begin for another month, I’m at a loose end for a month. This is a new experience for me – although I suspect someone [...]

Curious things you notice when reading exam feedback and such. In the case of M255, it appears that 2 people turned up for the exam, filled in their names & PIs to register that they were actually there, and then didn’t bother answering any questions (724 students “took” the exam, 722 gained a score [...]

Well, that came back better than I thought it would:

I hadn’t been at all sure about my exam performance in this one, it being the first “real” exam I’d done since my GCSE’s (1988), but it turns out I needn’t have worried – the exam score was actually better than my OCAS. Go figure. [...]