Recent content by sigthror

My University recently implemented a 'Physics Learning Center' which is a big room with lots of tables and chairs, some computers, a huge whiteboard, and some reference books. There is always a professor or graduate student taking a shift every couple of hours, so it is a great open place to go...

I would agree with the girl. There is a lot of memorization, but that mentality will fail you. The biggest piece is understanding and application. In fact, it's kind of ironic. Everybody says Organic is the easiest Chemistry because it's the only one that doesn't require any math, but the class...

I finished precalculus by junior year of high school, so when it came to taking the placement test my freshman year of college I had forgotten all the basics and place into developmental algebra. I could have just studied a bit and retaken the placement test, but I also back then knew I wasn't...

n!kofeyn, thank you for your comment. It was very insightful and I definitely have a lot to reflect upon right now. This part stuck out to me the most though: I don't consider myself to be shy or withdrawn, but I do keep to myself. I really do not talk to others at all if I don't have to. In...

I am in my 3rd year undergrad. I just changed my major to Physics. I spent my whole first two years doing Chemistry after really enjoying the subject in high school, but after the 2-3 classes I took and the many ACS seminars I attended, I just found out that it wasn't for me. I honestly began...