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Expanded the erstie guide massively (added guide for each semester), restructured to new URLs, added summaries details
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title: Erstie Guide
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# Welcome to ETH!
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::: warning DISCLAIMER
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**This website is *NOT* affiliated with or endorsed by ETH Zurich**
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:::
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## Getting Started
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Arriving at ETH can be a lot to take in within a short amount of time.
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If you feel overwhelmed, don't stress it, many, if not most, people feel that way.
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To help you getting started at ETH more quickly, this website provides you with an overview of the things you can expect,
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as well as bringing together resources for you in one place.
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## Material Access, Communication, etc
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Not all ETH courses use the same platforms for communication, material access, etc.
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All course materials are typically provided either via [Moodle](https://moodle-app2.let.ethz.ch) or the course's website.
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Hand-In for tasks in many cases is handled via Moodle, some courses use the [D-INFK GitLab](https://gitlab.inf.ethz.ch),
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some courses taught by D-MATH use [SAM-UP](https://sam-up.math.ethz.ch) (Note that to access this platform, you need to either be at ETH physically (connected to the WiFi)
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or connected via VPN) and others use different tools still (if they do, they will tell you).
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Some courses use clicker questions, to access those, you can use the [EduApp](https://eduapp.ethz.ch).
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For the VPN, WiFi, Email, GitLab, Moodle, CodeExpert and EduApp, there is a usage guide [here](./infra)
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Links to the course materials can always also be found on [MyStudies](http://mystudies.ethz.ch).
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## Legi
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The Legi is your ETH card that you should always have with you. It gives you a discount in all the ETH and UZH Mensas, access to the libraries and more.
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Remember that it is only ever valid for a single semester, so head to one of the validation terminals, which you can find in many places,
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such as outside Zweistein, above Polymensa, behind Einstein.
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This validation only works after you have signed up for the next semester via MyStudies.
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## MyStudies
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MyStudies is ETH's platform to manage your studies.
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This includes signing up for the semester, courses, exams and more and can be accessed [here](https://www.lehrbetrieb.ethz.ch/myStudies/login.view).
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## Bachelor's Programme Structure
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Most students need between six and seven semesters to finish their bachelor's degree, followed by a further four to five semesters for the master's degree.
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For more information on the studies and things to keep in mind, see [here](./semester-planning).
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All first year courses (and most later courses, with some exceptions) follow a structure of having:
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- Some lectures (denoted `V` for "Vorlesung" in VVZ, EduApp and MyStudies)
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- Some exercise classes (denoted `U` for "Übungsstunde" in VVZ, EduApp and MyStudies)
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- (Occasionally) some kind of project work (denoted `A` for "Arbeit")
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- (Rarely, mostly GESS and Seminar) Group classes (denoted `G` for "Gruppenstunde", similar to High school classes)
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In the first semester, you have one course with an `A`, which is Algorithms and Datastructures (short A&D) where the CodeExpert tasks are the project work.
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This of course means that the effort needed to put into CodeExpert can be quite a bit more than the normal assignments.
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