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Re:Why are Soviet math textbooks so hardcore in comparison t... by GoblinSlayer on Wednesday April 22, 2020 @12:35PM (#22947396)
My university did it, but because the entrance exams can't evaluate students well, while a semester is quite a more precise and prolonged test.
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Re:Why are Soviet math textbooks so hardcore in comparison t... by a-saleh on Thursday April 23, 2020 @02:31AM (#22953377)
Yes, I agree it can work out fairly well :-)

On the other hand, I have seen a prof. literaly say something along the lines "Dear students, my purpose here is not to teach you anything, just weed out 50% of you"

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