> 1/2 way through the exams
3 more exams to go...
in 1 day's time : Flugantriebe 1 und Gasturbinen
in 4 day's time : Flugführung
in 8 day's time : Wärme- und Stoffübertragung
I'm most worried of course of Wärme- und Stoffübertragung (Heat and Mass Transfer) because it'll be the actual written German exam, and since I failed the oral exam it shows that I'm not very good at it. But I'll try my best.
So for the other exams that are over:
1. Deutsch als Fremdsprache B2
Written exam, one comprehension passage and one letter writing. Wasn't too confident of it but I knew I should be able to pass. Got my results already: 1.0! (Grades here work by 1.0 being best and 5.0 being worst) Kinda surprised. But then again Sabine (my teacher) didn't mark us down for grammar and spelling errors, so it was mostly based on understanding and content.
2. Aeroelastik
Wasn't too confident of this one, but Bernard helped a lot by spotting the right questions (eventually he came to spot most other questions for the other exams as well). Was my first oral exam. Basically there is a table, and the professor sits directly opposite to me. The professor tests me in the presence of a helper (who is probably there as a "witness"). There were 7 questions on a paper in front of me, and I was suppose to answer what I can on blank sheets of paper (allocated some time). The professor then discusses the questions with me and delves further, and also gives some help for those questions that I couldn't really answer. I know I got 2.3 for this but I haven't gotten a result slip from the office.
3. Versuchstechnik in Flugzeugbau und Leichtbau
Written test. Was quite prepared coz me and Bernard thought this exam was supposed to be held the week before and had revised for it then. Plus the professor had given some guidance as to what may come out and what we should know well. Still I couldn't answer some questions. Should be OK though. Haven't gotten results.
4. Flugsystemdynamik I
Oral exam. There were some really simple stuff that I couldn't remember (was more worried about the harder stuff), but it was still OK. Got my results, a pass. On a sidenote I have to say, Prof. Holzapfel is the most metrosexual-looking professor I've ever met, and he looks rather young too. Yet he is the head of the Flight System Dynamics division. Anyway after the exam he mentioned that he will be in NTU this Fall... something to do with setting up a joint degree between TUM and NTU in Aerospace. I think it's a Masters programme. Well we'll wait and see. It would be nice if I could return to Europe under this programme (if it really is a Masters programme), but then again I'm not really that interested in Engineering anymore, so we'll see how it goes.
(Wärme- und Stoffübertragung)
Enough said. =(
5. Fluidmechanik II
Oral exam, with the help of some sheets with diagrams etc. Surprisingly OK. Professor mentioned that I would probably get a 2- if he had to give a grade. The assistant was very kind to say that I would have done better in the written exam if I could stay long enough to take it. Passed!
6. Luffahrtsysteme
Oral exam, with the help of pass year papers, mostly "tick the right statement" questions. This is the easiest exam so far. It was a 1/2-English 1/2 German exam though. Professor was going to let us off easy, but his assistant was asking us to explain the answers we choose. Still made some careless mistakes, and also there were a thing I skipped during revision. Nevertheless, passed!
Anyway, having an exam the day before I fly off would mean no more travelling for me. Bernard is seriously considering flying back later so that he can travel to London. So I'll probably be flying back Singapore alone. Lots of stuff I need to settle, and I want to go back to Malaysia for a few days before my IA starts. Accommodation during IA... I'm not sure where I'll end up staying, but in any case I should have Hall 5 to fall back on.
