Bad exams

[lmackenzie89]

This guy has made me feel better for getting a 2:2.

[DeluxeWarPlaya]

I am so glad to know that a man of his calibre and stature gets normal grades. Makes me feel good as a student to keep going and don't give up!

[Kaddybong]

Cool hairfro!!!!

V.encouraging :)

[BoboDoboRobo]

No, it's the equivalent of a C of C+. You can't really compare the different systems, though,

[artloevik]

what does "2,2" mean? Like an A-?

[ArsonistInUrFirewall]

@artloevik

I am pretty sure the grade system goes from 1-7, don't quote me on that.

[USGiorgi]

@artloevik

C

[cutiecookie23]

THIS is the attituede scholars shoould have. Egotistical smirks at the student do do anything. Hard and astonoshing work is what makes a person stronger and more fullfilled. I know how he might feel no matter how hard I try, the mathematics that I ever took from gradeschool to now-just doesnt click. But my hard work and percervirence makes teh effort to try. Im not trying to sound self righteous or anything, but I leanred this I think everybody should. Just because you have 1 F doesnt make dumb

[QuantumDisciple7]

Humble...

[PaladinswordSaurfang]

but now i don't see him as a very intelligent person anymore

[Tonicwine999]

Great video. Thanks.

[Films4You]

You can't get a job with out First-class honours‎ these days

[SirPaFla]

@Films4You Thats BS. The grade is only one of the criteria they look at. Arguably just as or even more important is your lab experience because they don't want to have to train people in when they can just get someone to start a project straight away. Its a waste of resources and I know a couple of people who got firsts and messed up in the lab. Lab experience also shows initiative which is another criteria. They easily pick 2.1s over first class as a result. This is the real world not school.

[skilllol101]

can you be my teacher? :-)

[ItsScienceBitch]

This is slightly encouraging but then again I'am not at Cambridge, a Cambridge 2.2 is probably worth more salt than others. I was typing bad exams Chemistry in to Google, this came up. Probably better explaining what you did to get to where you are. Had just an awful final exam there, not liking the prospect of not being allowed to pursue Chemistry :(

[zurechtweiser]

@ItsScienceBitch chemistry is gay study mechatronics.

[hippydude89]

@zurechtweiser Fuck that shit. Theoretical physics is where it's at.

[Arthreas]

@hippydude89 And Quantum physics... Don't spite meeee

[ajinkya120]

i havn't met him, but he sounds smart and kind!

[HawaiianPig]

wash your hair

you're not einstein

[1997xander]

@HawaiianPig

Did you just fucking insult his awesome as shit afro?

[punishedexistence]

An F-up is never an F-up till you can't fix it or you learned nothing.

You, Professor, have inspired millions and undoubtedly you will inspire millions more. We need a president like Martyn. Honest, to the point, and charming!!

[punishedexistence]

@punishedexistence Oh and smart too, didn't wanna leave that out!

[dreasim]

humility is the mark of wisdom

[TheDeadBloke]

this man was one of the GREATEST EVER - he was my personal tutor at Nottingham ('86 - '89) - I'm happy I "beat him" as I got a 2:1...... sorry, Martyn - I still think you're the best!

[from93till]

I'm gonna take a guess and say if a 1:1 is an A and and 3:3 is an F, then a 2:2 is a C.

[khajiit92]

@from93till

theres 1st, 2:1, 2:2, 3rd, pass and fail (that's the order of how good they are)

you're basically right about the A and the C, but not the F.

[Jtking3000]

he got a tutu for his results...interesting...

[schmidtbag]

tests don't prove that much anyway. many of the most successful or brilliant people were academic dropouts or failures. many people who pay good money for a school and graduate with something like a masters or phd end up working hard their entire life and never end up paying off their debt. unfortunately its hard to get anywhere good in today's world without some sort of proof of your knowledge

[Mrmoc7]

Yea, I think it's prudent to wait until you become successful before you brag about your past failures. As far as anyone is concerned, I got a B+ in organic chemistry (even though I got a D the first time I took it), but until I become a really competent doctor, no one will know that!

Class of 2015, Temple Sch of Medicine.

[GRAHAMAUS]

@Mrmoc7 But... wait a minute, you just told us, so we do know. Plus, you just broke your own rule!

[Mrmoc7]

@GRAHAMAUS

Yea but youtube is anonymous. All you know is Mrmoc7, and there's a shit-ton of people using that alias.

[bdhcarbon]

I didnt do that well in college, C/B student. But now as a professional scientist, I think Im doing alot better than most of my classmates.

[Grundalizer]

What is a two two exam result? A 22?

[PianoKwanMan]

@Grundalizer

2:2 the 3rd highest award you can get.

where 1:1 is the best, and 2:1 is second.

the worst is 3:3, not to mention a fail altogether

[EyesFat]

@PianoKwanMan 3rd highest doesnt seem that bad.

[temporaldisplacement]

I have afro, I want to study science (astrophysics) at nottingham, I got bad results! ..all good .........oh drat, I'm awefully conceeted* .....can I blame my aspgers-autism for treating everyone with derision? ..........hmmmm ....I think I already know the answer to that. 8(

[noblessus]

That's very reassuring, thanks!

[TheScienceiscool]

That is the best way to look at it. Every messup is a chance to learn.

[Derrekito]

Humility is a wonderful personality characteristic to have.

[plottotakethemdown]

true in oh so many ways

[darkunorthodox]

@Derrekito its also a boring quality, its all relative. u should appreciate a man in acedemia for his work, not his personality quirks and "virtues". if u want that, go to business. on a side note, he is a delightful guy :)

[TClementsUK1]

@Derrekito In his case, it's a false humility.

[0501701]

im not in university, what does a "2 2" exam result mean? fail? isnt there a percentage as to what he got or does he mean 22 by twenty-two?

[OldakQuill]

There are three classes of degree: 1st, 2nd and 3rd. 1st class is 70%+, and about 10% of students get it; a 2:1 (2i or an upper second) is 60-69%; 2:2 (2ii or lower second) is 50-59%; 3rd is 40-49%. Anything below 40% is a fail. Keep in mind that that UK marking system means that 70% is a damn good score, so lower percentages are good marks, compared to the US system.

[0501701]

omg. thanks for the beautiful explanation, i live in canada so our systems are completely different. ;P

[leptonsoup337]

@OldakQuill Thanks for clearing that up! I wish someone had explained that to me when I transferred from an American Institution to a European one!

[freedom729]

It's a classification of degree. It's the third from the very top mark, roughly equivalent to getting a "C" grade. It's not a result that students get very excited about! It is exciting to find out that a prof didn't do spectacularly yet had a spectactular career.

[Kristian2164]

it's ok professor, most of my classmate expect me to do well on my exams but it's for me it's like a rollercoaster, in the first quarter i'll get a B and the second quarter i'll get a d or something and so on until the school year is over, but by the time reports cards come, you'll know that you past. (i'm in middle school btw for some of you)

[pontypagla]

It's quite disappointing when your teachers tell your parents and others- this boy is gonna rock the result card.

When it comes out and he finds out the you didn't even get an A, they look at you and wonder- ... what happened?

[roendm]

dont care about da past, i think ur really a brillant man

[sn1pe352]

"Bodily exercise, when compulsory, does no harm to the body; but knowledge which is acquired under compulsion obtains no hold on the mind." -

Socrates

"Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school." - Albert Einstein

Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel- Socrates

"Abundance of knowledge does not teach men to be wise."- Heraclitus

[DRB41194]

good advice

[sn1pe352]

Here's some quotes that might cheer you up professor.

"Natural ability without education has more often attained to glory and virtue than education without natural ability."- Cicero

"The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education." - Albert Einstein

"An education obtained with money is worse than no education at all" - Socrates

"I learned very early the difference between knowing the name of something and knowing something." - Richard Feynman

[mvpetri]

He's so cool

[jv507]

to be honest a 2.2 at cambridge in the time he did it would have been a very good result. that is not really a fail

[elocoetam]

I wish there were more teachers like him.

[Mechaniik]

What a lovely man - happy to be taught by him any day.

[sy1234]

But. The. Hair.

Have you seen the TV show Firefly? There's a nice "hair" episode that this reminds me of.

"River honey, he's putting the hair away now."

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[ltt1213]

lmao

[06hochpi]

You spelt it wrong aswell there is i believe a capital L.

[cryingindian]

Thats not a spelling mistake... the missing capital is a grammar mistake. You should have typed "I" rather than "i". That whole sentence was just terrible you picky bastard haha