<p>So quick question. What would be better for Math 103, early class (8:45am) with David Kraines who has pretty good reviews or afternoon class with Espinosa, who has bad reviews on course evaluations.</p>
<p>How long does it take to walk from Physics to Perkins, and from Perkins to Bio Sci? Also, what would be a good place to eat at in that general area?</p>
<p>It takes about 5 minutes to do either, you can cut through the engineering quad if you come from physics or you can walk behind the chapel and to the quad for either physics or biosci. </p>
<p>Around physics, the only place is blue express at LSRC. If you cut through e-quad, there’s twinnie’s. If you walk behind the chapel, you can take a short detour into the bryan center with McD’s, Dillo, Alpine, and Panda, or if you prefer, you can go a few steps further and go on the plaza or into west union where you’ll find subway, the loop, great hall, chick-fil-a, alpine, Pauly dogs, etc.</p>
<p>On the topic of travelling time, is it possible to make it from either the physics or the bio sci building to the West Duke building in 20 minutes? </p>
<p>Also, has anyone taken the course called ‘Philosophy of Mind’ with Guven Gulzedere? I’ve heard great things about the course and the professor, but its course number is 112, and as a freshman, I’m a little worried it will be too difficult for me. I’m also a little anxious about the fact that it might be filled with a bunch of 2nd and 3rd year students. Any advice/help would be very much appreciated.</p>
<p>^ Depends on the time of day. Theoretically it is possible but you’d need to either catch a C3 on your way out of the building or walk fast to get to the west bus stop and pray there’s a bus there with room for you.</p>
<p>I have the same thought as DukeFTW. I’m taking SOCIO164, which, based on the number, seems rather advanced, although the subject matter does not seem that complicated. Am I wrong to think that?</p>
<p>Not all 100-level courses are created equal. The numbers mean practically nothing because the difficulty has to be taken in the context of the entire curriculum offering for that department. </p>
<p>I’ll give a few examples:</p>
<p>1) In BME, BME101 (electrobiology) was recently abolished, to be replaced by BME201 (electrophysiology). On the surface, 201 might seem like a graduate-level course, but from what I understand of the materials covered, it’s broadly equivalent to 101 (which was actually a very hard course, definitely harder than 153, 154, 171, etc) and has the same professors. My speculation is that 201 was given a graduate designation because the course was changed from a required core course to being a “gateway course” to a specialized “track” in new curriculum that places more emphasis on specialization and areas of concentration within the broader BME field. As a result, the course is now intended more for upperclassmen and the 201 number gives an idea of where the course falls in the revamped curriculum just as 101 did the old curriculum. </p>
<p>2) In the recent chemistry curriculum revamp, courses like Chem 21-23 were abolished, and replaced with broadly equivalent courses 31-32 and 43. The material isn’t getting any harder, it’s just a renumbering. </p>
<p>3) Biology 101 and 102 basically replaced many courses like Bio118, 119, etc. The material is probably not any easier. </p>
<p>So, the numbers mean almost nothing. You should take a look at the course synopsis, reviews by other students, ratemyprof, or w/e it is that people look at these days and see if it sounds like a class that you are interested in and can handle.</p>
<p>On a scale from 1 to 10 (10 being the best), how would you rate the food on East Campus (Marketplace)? </p>
<p>And how is Giles building?</p>
<p>^Great question. Adding on to that, is it also pretty good food for vegetarians?</p>
<p>As much as they try to change up the food they serve at the Marketplace, it gets old really fast. Quality seems to change all the time. Sometimes they will put out some really awesome dish, but most of the time it sucks.</p>
<p>There is definitely a good amount of food for vegetarians, but, like all other food, sometimes it’s good and sometimes it’s not.</p>
<p>Vegetarian fare at the MP, from what I recall, consisted of the salad bar, fresh fruits, veggie burger, and a few hot dishes like vegetable casserole, etc etc. I suppose you could also get pasta without meat if that’s what you want. Sorry, I never paid much attention unless the other options that day were just unpalatable.</p>
<p>I also had a question (sorry about all of these questions!) about work study. I’m looking for an interesting non-clerical job like maybe researching in a lab or doing something fun at Duke Hospital, so how would one embark on getting that kind of job? I know there’s a job fair the first couple of weeks, so would professors be advertising lab jobs or is that fair mostly offering clerical jobs?</p>
<p>Some people advertise in the chronicle or through the online Duke classifieds (I think it’s on the undergraduate research office website or something). Or you could just email some PI’s. I will say however that most PI’s will expect you to work for free because just letting you in their lab is already a pretty good deal, especially if you expect to do some non-grunt work. </p>
<p>Otherwise, all of my work study jobs save one were as TA’s for different courses. The other one was as a student tech support person for OIT where I sat around and waited for people to come to me with computer tech support questions. It was a pretty cushy job I suppose.</p>
<p>How tough are engineering classes at Duke?</p>
<p>If you are a twin, will Duke be more generous in its financial aid?</p>
<p>You should get more than a family that has only one child in college assuming everything else is identical. So yes, Duke does factor in sibling college tuition when they calculate FA.</p>
<p>alright, thanks SBR.</p>
<p>Physics to Biddle in 30 minutes?</p>
<p>hilary11, that should be fine as long as you don’t walk too slowly. 5-7 minute walk from Physics to the bus stop, and a 7-8 minute walk from the bus stop to Biddle. That gives you 15-18 minutes to grab a bus and get to East, which is plenty even with your class in Physics running a couple minutes late.</p>
<p>Plus the C3 bus stop and right outside physics, and you have a good chance of finding one waiting for you if you are willing to take a little extra time to loop around central campus on the way back.</p>