Just a lil know about of sem1 (lhr)

Okay so sem1 has the worst courses, pf, physics, english, constitution of pak, ict, and calc Gonna guide you all regarding it because it wouldve helped me out had i known (spoiler alert)

• Pf : very basic but make sure for the course, learn SYNTEX. Mid 1 is all about error handling and correct syntex, Mid2 involves writing the code on paper (yeah its hell) so make sure its neat so that when you go for rechecking you can explain it with clarity. The final is a mix of both but at my time error handling had more weightage.

-Pf lab: coding, do your lab work on time and submit before the deadline. The final has a lot of thinking, all labs have only 1 mid. The mids are prepared by your instructors so if you know them and their pattern then goodluck. The only significant thing i rmr is pattern making (making diamongs pyramids squares etc in reverse order or ascending dscending or each layer a specific numb). The final is a collection of all the instructos questions. Do the work on time and submit it in the folder. They rush th out of yall (annoying)

• Ap : THE WORST SUBJECT EVER (i hate phy). Theres NO use of rattaing definitions or whatever. Jo bhi sawaal (long questions) sir board pr likhe ya mark krayein SIRF unka ratta lgao. And most questions of mid1, mid2, and final, come from the examples or are similar to them. The questions from excercises dont show up often so dont waste your time on memorising them (just learn methods to solve)

• ICT : uh idk how to guide about this but ict lectures involve reading basic knowledge from slides 😭✋️ stupid ah, you should know about ram rom, comp processors and processes, parts and what not. Oh also sometimes the final is not from the slides. This course has no mids. The final usually gives you a heart attack, only a few questions resemble the slides rest are some basic knowledge stuff jo mujhe bhi nahi aati thi lol goodluck on that

• FE : Fe is the easiest and fun ngl, it involves critical reading, you need to distinguish author's tone, main idea (implied and written) the viewers mood etc. To the people who get Dr Sara Khan, congrats you won and to those who get Miss Nokhaiz, uhhhh hoping yall pull through. For Fe you need this ugly ahh book (Models for writers, used in both first and sec sem) paise hi lutne hote, 3 4 stories hi parhni khair. Oh han synonyms are also included i think. Mid 1 is gonna be about main idea, stated and implied, your opinion or someth, and 3 things is the author's purpose; to persuade, to inform, to entertain (dont ever forget the to's beizatti krte), and pattern of writing ( comparison and contrast, chronological, process, narrative, problem and solution etc), and style of author (formal informal) and also thesis statement ( has a claim and 3 major reasons all parallel). Mid 2 involves essay writing (5 paragraphs intro, body 1,2 ,3 and conc), mid 1 syllabus and author's tone and reader's mood, listening case studies, and presentation tips or whatev. Final includes everything.

-Fe Lab: uh its almost the same, oh and you'll have to give impromptu presentations aat the end of sem (goodluck for that). If you do exceptionally well in labs it'll help you in course. Final is the same it just include changing pattern of a paragraph, letter writing or email writing (jo mid mein ajata hai wo final mein nahi aata) writing strats like brainstorming etc.

• Calc: score well in mids because final is always trash. Learn basics and methods. Practice all the questions and make sure to go through you assignments cause aksr wohin se ajata hai sawal. Mids mein acha krna kyunke the final they make is true horror.

• icp : jisko bhi miss samia butt or whatever unka naam, ( i only rmr the butt part) apki khair nahi. Icp mein jitni bongian maar skte ho maar lo, all that matters is the length of answers. Final mein they dont give you marks "hmein dept ke head ne kaha is se zyada marks nahi dene" lame excuses. Ah and yes, yapping does not mean ke sara hi ghalat likh dou, kuch sahi bhi likh aana. Also make a lot of headings paragraphs etc.

Goodluck freshies

Ps youll have presentations in eng, icp, and ict, and a final sem project for pf be sure to make your groups and um if you're a guy / girl make sure to consider the opp gender in your group.