Introduction and Basics in Purdue AvTech

As stated before I am currently in two aviation technology courses this fall semester at Purdue. The first is Introduction to AvTech and only takes place on Mondays with our top dog in ATC lecturing almost 200 new freshman. The other is Basic Aircraft Science in which a grad student in AvTech teaches a small classroom full of Freshman (mostly management like myself) about the physics around flying and what alterations or characteristics can suit planes for variable missions.
The only assessment I have had thus far in Into to AvTech is an adobe voice-over powerpoint presentation heard out of class about the structure of Purdue's aviation program accompanied by an online quiz reviewing which of the three specific majors have what specific inner workings. Though the class meets once per week (in the vetrenary medicine building?) we have a heavy amount of complex material including the dreaded acronyms that get more complex as more technology emerges. However, after studying the hundreds of vocab items, there has been no real assessment in the first 6 weeks, but the final is sure to have a number of them. By the way the final is planned to be given online so we don't need to still be on campus the Saturday that kicks of winter break as mandated.
In Basic Aircraft Science we have had one exam and there will be our second tomorrow. The first had much more material than tomorrow's will have and that's a relief. The class by and large had a fairly low percentage correct but we were told we did better than most classes. I guess an exam such as good was intended to separate the good AT students from the great ones by getting a B+ or better. (B+ being 92% as below 70 is an F in AvTech) Today's currrent material revolves around aircraft stability and terms and designs associated with the sound barrier.