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authorMohit Agarwal <mohit.agarwal@sky.com>2025-05-15 21:51:12 +0100
committerMohit Agarwal <mohit.agarwal@sky.com>2025-05-15 21:51:12 +0100
commit0a0217746fe674cc093ed5e320d8f45c49d12d14 (patch)
treea026694ffdf063241d21b451089bfbb3f3fff2d4
parentf9f8e9323144f87d95407b29a9f185cfc4c7bc8a (diff)
Adding
-rw-r--r--Makefile6
-rw-r--r--footer.html10
-rw-r--r--index.md18
-rw-r--r--studies/exams.md16
4 files changed, 48 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index be61a52..f92cd99 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-TARGETS=studies/exams.html\
+TARGETS=index.html\
+ studies/exams.html\
studies/subjects/computer-science.html
TARGETS_PDF=$(TARGETS:%html=%pdf)
@@ -9,7 +10,8 @@ pdf: $(TARGETS_PDF)
pandoc "$^" -o "$@"\
-s\
--css="https://mohit.uk/document.css"\
- -B "navbar.html"
+ -B "navbar.html"\
+ -A "footer.html"
%.pdf: %.md
pandoc "$^" -o "$@"\
--pdf-engine=pdfroff
diff --git a/footer.html b/footer.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ab53241
--- /dev/null
+++ b/footer.html
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<hr>
+<p>
+How to St Andrews is provided free of charge and is copyright (c) 2025
+of <a href="https://mohit.uk">Mohit Agarwal</a> and the other authors
+who have worked on the project.
+</p>
+<p>
+This project is not affiliated or endorsed by the University of St
+Andrews or any other body.
+</p>
diff --git a/index.md b/index.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6ec91f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/index.md
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+---
+title: Homepage
+date: May 2025
+---
+## Welcome
+
+This site is WORK IN PROGRESS!
+
+Hopefully, soon, it should cover all the ground necessary for a
+hapless 1st year to succeed at St Andrews, based on the advice of
+graduating students.
+
+## Contents
+
+* Studies
+ * [Exams](./studies/exams.html)
+ * Subject Guides
+ * [Computer Scince](./studies/subjects/computer-science)
diff --git a/studies/exams.md b/studies/exams.md
index 9e3ef48..73fbb5c 100644
--- a/studies/exams.md
+++ b/studies/exams.md
@@ -22,8 +22,24 @@ might be required to memorize course content (e.g., theorems,
processes, or different case studies) or be required be familiar with
a reading list, which questions might be asked about.
+Start preparing well in advance; work begins the first lecture:
+
+1. Take good notes. Revision should not be a process of watching
+ lectures and making notes on them, you should already be well
+ versed with the content of the class --- this means paying
+ attention.
+2. Use practice papers. If you can answer questions from past papers
+ well, then this will put you in a good place for your actual
+ exam.[^past-papers]
+
## Take home exams
## Technical answers (Maths, Physics, etc.)
## Written answers (Philosophy, Art History, etc.)
+
+[^past-papers]: I have met many people who did not know how to find
+past papers for their subject. For _most_ subjects, login to
+MySaint, and open the 'My courses' tab. Then, scroll down to 'Past exam
+papers' and enter your module code. This is not the case for all
+subjects. Maths, in particular, uses a different system.