Hi everyone,
I'm currently in a MS program in Physics and I do astronomy research.
I've always wanted to get a phd, but with the outlooks of actually getting an astronomy job... I've started to consider teaching.
I'd like to teach both physics and astronomy (preferably astronomy). I...
Hi everyone,
Has anyone ever e-mailed a professor from another school to try to do research for them over the summer?
I'm a Masters student in physics and i do research in Astronomy. i want to go to certain schools for a PhD program. Say I wanted to go to UCLA, i feel like if i could work...
when i first went to community college, i was an astronomy major. I met the counselor and he gave me a list of courses to take. Almost all physics. I was so intimidated by the subject that i switched majors.
Long story short, I am now mastering in Physics and i really wish i had just given the...
"I've had students complain that I was unfair in marking them down. Usually when I look at the problem in question I was extremely kind to give them any points at all!"
That's so true. I struggle a lot with grading because I'm looking for ways to help them out, I don't want to be too harsh, but...
Omg it'll be the best learning experience ever lol. You learn SO much haha.
I was terrified to teach, i was jittery and my hands were shaking and you could hear it in my voice. It was scary the first 15 minutes, but after that it was ok. and then all over again when the next class came haha.
but...
True, there's only probably 10% of them that care and do well.
None of mine are engineering students lol. So i can kind of understand its all new to them.
I love the kids where they ask questions (and its good they are asking) and instead of spoon feeding them, I'll tel them that they have the tools in front of them to figure out the answer. I'll even suggest what they can do to figure it out. Do a little science. Do a little math.
And they just...
I recently gave an astro quiz and one of questions asked the students what the "100mm" in a 100mm lens meant.
I got
"100mm is the distance from the Earth to the Sun".
Oh man, that had me crackin up.
Anyone doing it?
This is my first semester as a lab instructor. I do physics lab and astronomy labs.
I enjoy it, but it can make me sad sometimes when i see students dozing off or doing poorly in their lab write-ups or quizzes!
Kids get really creative in their answers too!
Any...
Physics might be a better option in my opinion to start off with. Because if you can't do astronomy, there's lots to fall back on.
For me i did math B.S. then decided i wanted to do physics, so I am working on my physics masters, which i feel will really help when for when i try to go into a...
Spring 2014 Graduate student in Physics
Classes:
Quantum Mechanics (Sakurai)
Second sem Electrodynamics (Jackson)
TA:
(1) Trig second sem beg physics (e&m, optics, etc) LAB
(3) Beginning Astronomy LAB
Research:
Astronomy (Cataclysmic Variables), hoping to publish paper in few...
Hi everyone,
I am finishing up my first semester of my Masters program in Physics. I got my bachelors in Math.
It's been very hard, but so very rewarding this semester.
I don't go to a top school, but i feel like I'm getting a great education here. I'm the only female too, which makes me...