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Azelketh
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Hi
I thought that physics forums could be the place to ask you guys (others who are currently in or have already completed PhD programs) some questions.
I've recently started a PhD program in physics in the UK, and my general state of being is complete and utter confusion.
In my attempt to do the first thing that I am told any PhD student should do, and read around the subject area to find out what is known, what isn't, what is currently being worked on by others ect
I have found that it takes me ~ 80 to 100 hours to read each paper. At this rate i'll be a decade into my PhD before I finish the initial preliminary review! Did anyone else find that their comprehension of material was so low as to render background reading as useless as this?
I thought that physics forums could be the place to ask you guys (others who are currently in or have already completed PhD programs) some questions.
I've recently started a PhD program in physics in the UK, and my general state of being is complete and utter confusion.
In my attempt to do the first thing that I am told any PhD student should do, and read around the subject area to find out what is known, what isn't, what is currently being worked on by others ect
I have found that it takes me ~ 80 to 100 hours to read each paper. At this rate i'll be a decade into my PhD before I finish the initial preliminary review! Did anyone else find that their comprehension of material was so low as to render background reading as useless as this?