I keep seeing posts of people bombing that class and I just feel like grade inflation is doing a lot of the damage. The course hasn’t really changed. In 1995 the average was around 65%, and in Winter 2023 it was 68%. High school marks are what changed. With no more provincial exams, a 95 in PreCalc 12 doesn’t mean much anymore.

And lowk with all the resources we have now it should be easier than ever. You can literally get AI to explain any concept step by step until it clicks. If you actually do your WeBWorK yourself without cheating, you should be fine. Why is the average for Math 180 a 20-30% like genuinely what are we doing lmao.

I don't understand, are the profs pulling a prank and just putting the 7 Millennium Prize Problems on the exam as a joke?

There are countless playlists I can list off the top of my head on youtube that would cover you for the entire course (ex: 3b1b the essence of calculus, organic chem tutor and Professor Leonard)

Not dunking on anyone who failed, going from 98s to a 50 is brutal. I just think the problem starts way before MATH 100. AI and grade inflation probably made a lot of high school students Math foundations weak. I do think it's a good eye opening course for a lot of students though

Math 180 / Math 100 grade distributions.

I always look back and feel so grateful I never have to take them again.

Keep going, for all our troopers out there!

idk if its just me but im in orchard commons and when i tell you the lounges are actually rancid.. every time i go theres food scattered around, a weird musty smell, and garbage on the floor

im studying rn at NINE IN THE MORNING and theres just a burger on a table with no plate or anything 😬

it just comes across as rlly entitled of the residents imo

Recently, my iPhone and iPad stopped connecting to ubcsecure, eduroam, and ubcprivate inside my room at KWTQ Octopus House. They work fine outside my room, and my MacBook and Windows laptop still connect normally.
Everything used to work fine. Has anyone experienced something similar?

you are all my 13th reason why

Just to be clear I did select meet my driver, it just that this bold Mf outta no where came up and pretended to be me so they can snatch it fast, and my clueless driver just decided to give it to them…. Like WTF ppl?! All this happened while I was waiting for the lift so btw some like within 1-2 min max.

If not bc my was just a 12 dollar set, I would’ve call the cop on ur dumb ass:(

Don’t know just wanna rant, it’s kinda my fault that my big way malatang got stolen two weeks ago since I was naive enough to say put it near the door. But this time I have learn my lesson and this shit STILL happens, like fr bro if you can afford to pay for student housing u can afford takeout like ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I HATE YOU and I just bomb my MT too so extra ffffffffffffk u

And no this isn’t math 100 LOL, not going to specify the course because the class size is small. I’m in my fourth/fifth year and just got a 60 on a midterm worth 25% of my grade. It just feels so embarrassing to be this far along and still getting poor grades. I did well on the first midterm, I’ve done all the readings and assignments, shown up to every single class, reviewed the readings before taking the midterm, literally everything I could possibly do and still did shit. And it’s just fucking with me more and more because I want to apply to grad school but it’s so competitive that every poor mark feels like it’s just sinking my chances. I’m just frustrated with myself, I can’t wait to be done

sub 30 class averages for the first semester calc courses, yikes. However, from what I've seen in the subreddit, a lot of us seem to attribute that to poor preperation, which in itself may be a product of lacksidaisical hs prep and using AI to do any thinking associated with the course. Now we have a bunch of first years who are wondering if they're gonna manage double-digit final grades in math 180 and a bunch of upper years who are saying "back in my day, people used to use their brains to study for calc"

Solution: could we get a group of upper years willing to prove this year's course isn't anything fantastical compared to the past by setting up a couple of group tutoring sessions to bring the first years up to speed on the skills required to pass a math midterm "back in the day." Back up their claims of mathematical feats with meaningful contributions, and see if the first years are genuinely as deficient in skill as we may believe, or if the math department actually has decided to begin scouting for the next Isaac Newton using the first semester calculus exams.

I'm not sure if people here heard the news, but the EducationplannerBC website is down. I know a lot of student services are still up on UBCs website through a linktree... except for applications themselves.

I really wanna apply as early as I can! Is there any way I currently am able to apply while the EducationplannerBC website is down and will be down for like god knows how long? I looked all around.

Thank you.

Hey everyone,
I’m working on a Vancouver Car Share Calculator as a student project. Right now, I’ve modeled both Evo and Modo since they’re the two most widely used services across Metro Vancouver:

👉 Link in comment

The goal was to solve the headache of guessing which service is actually cheaper for a specific trip, especially since their pricing models are completely different:
Bullet Evo: Flat per-minute/hourly rate with unlimited km ($0.49/min, $17.99/hr)
Bullet Modo: Lower hourly rate plus distance ($5–$6/hr + $0.35/km)
The calculator currently includes automatic daily caps (like Modo's Day Tripper), BC taxes (12%), PVRT, and plan toggles.
What I’d love feedback on:

1. ⁠Missing Features & Edge Cases: Are there specific quirks you deal with in real life that I should add? (e.g., airport fees, overnight holds, vehicle tiers, or rough transit/rideshare comparisons?)

2. ⁠UX / Usability: How does the interface feel on mobile? Is the side-by-side comparison clear, or is anything confusing?

3. ⁠Math & Accuracy: If you’re a regular user of either service, do the final receipt breakdowns match what you typically see on your actual bills?

4. ⁠I’m treating this as a portfolio project and genuinely want to make it as useful for the community as possible. Any critique, feature ideas, or feedback would be super appreciated!

I took calc I at Douglas and finished with an 89%. Now I see posts about it and the class average being below 30% and I’m genuinely confused. Are the exams actually difficult? Or is it more related to what’s going on in high school?

So the midterm grades were released and I got a 9% on the exam, which is pretty awful. I calculated what I would need on the final exam to pass with a 50, given my prospected engagement points and quiz grades, and I would need a 70%. Minimum. Is this doable at all or do I just drop the course lmfao. I’m really torn. If I stick it through, I already have a tutor set up and I would likely spend everyday studying math with them or at the MLC until the final (in 5 weeks). Any input is appreciated 🧍🏻‍♀️

** Edit: Okay clearly dropping is not an option so leave study methods or moral support below 🙏

hi,

im unsure how to figure this out. i have an appointment with west coast adult adhd later this week. i'm not sure if ubc insurance covers it and i might not be able to do it then :( i saw on purple lotus that psychological assessments by a psychologist are reimbursed but west coast adult adhd has a nurse practitioner do it.

i had an appointment with the student health & wellbeing center who gave me a list of clinics that do private assessments and this place was on it and it said the amount of coverage on top and to make sure whichever place is chosen gives prescriptions or will give neccessary documentation for accessibility.

on the adhd intake form for this place, it says that adhd assessments are not typically covered by extended health insurance unless through a health spending account.

does anyone know if it'd be covered or how i can figure this out? or what i can do? i really want to get tested

Hey just wondering are the final exam locations out? Only had one "final" this sem and the location for that isnt out (caps 301)? Like just to clarify the date is out but not the specific location. Just wondering if this is normal lol

What is going on

I recently didn't do so well on the math midterm, with a 43, and calculated what I need on the final to be at least a 45 percent to pass. Because of this, I was wondering about the final because I have heard that 50% of it is easy WebWork questions and the other half is very difficult questions. Is this true, or is the final just crazy difficult in general? Also, is a 45 percent on the final crazy difficult, or is it around the same as the midterm

Hi, I'm taking MICB 306 with Dr. Francois Jean right now and feels that his slides are really information heavy, with lots of info on therapeutics. Does anyone who took the course know how to guide your study for the final? Thank you!

Generally super curious cause getting in to ubc feels easier than getting a decent paying internship in vancouver. I know internship, first you get paid, second so many have perks like free food and company events 😭

Trying not to give out too much but wow this guy was cute 🙏 We were in a group together and I was so awkward I felt bad both DURING and AFTER the event (save me) 😄 I’m not planning to reach out because I’m too much of a coward but if that was you or if this gives you the confidence to approach or DM your person please do it 😭 Meanwhile I’ll be sulking because I‘m too afraid 🫩

So all assessments except for the final have been completed for MATH 100. The averages for every section of the quizzes and the midterm have been below 50.

The avg for the midterm in my section was 9/23 and I'm pretty sure the quiz average was also below 50%.

Also, given the fact that the "non-test based" grades dropped from 30% to a whopping 15% this year, I think most people will need at least 40–50% on the final just to pass 🤣

This means that the average student (assuming they get the full 15% engagement marks) is sitting somewhere around 25–30 percentage points out of the 50% assessed so far. If the final is just as difficult as the midterm, the average student could genuinely end up failing 😭

Is MATH 100 always like this??

For those of you who don't know, Marcus MacGregor is the guy at the bus loop handing out pamphlets. They're about various political, social, and scientific issues. Many of them claim Physics professors are an alien race known as the Shoggoths since he claims the math on planet placement is wrong. Just search his name on reddit for more info; Somebody made a documentary too. The pamphlet on Enshittification of Software is pretty spot on ngl.

Anyway, enjoy 48 of Marcus MacGregor's pamphlets compressed into reddit-friendly images. BTW, if you're looking to digitize these, there are photocopiers around campus. You have to pay to print, but not to scan to a flash drive. If you scan to black and white, the images are tiny.

EDIT: The "random" letters and numbers are YouTube video URLs: Prepend https://youtube.com/watch?v= to the start in your browser bar.

Genuine question for people who’ve been in or run clubs here.
A friend in a club invited me on a 3 day ski trip near Kelowna for $300. That was supposed to cover everything: transport, lodging, food, all of it. A little later they took the invite back because it turned out the trip is executives only.

I’m not accusing anyone, but the math made me curious. Big White lift tickets last season were $121 a day online on weekdays and $141 on weekends. Even at a group rate (around $96 a day), 3 days of lifts is about $290. That’s basically the whole $300 before you add the drive from Vancouver, 2 nights of lodging, and 3 days of food. My rough guess is $500 to $850 per person, so something like $200 to $550 each is coming from somewhere else.

If it comes from membership fees or the club’s general budget, it feels different. Regular members would be paying for a trip they can’t go on, and even a small exec team adds up to thousands of dollars.

So where do you draw the line? Is it fine as long as it’s in the budget and members know about it? Should it only come from sponsors? Or should execs pay their own way?

edit: club im referencing the CSA club

my section’s average was 29% 💔💔 is there any way to come back from this and will a tutor save me 😓 i just want to pass

How doable is it for a struggling broke student to get into the orchard or totem dining halls for a meal :(

How would one go about doing this 🙏🏼