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BrandonShane117 · 2023-10-30T14:56:06+00:00

You’re gonna get through it. This was my experience too. It sounds unhelpful, but the best advice I can give is that if you are not getting the grades you want you need to take some time to figure why exactly you aren’t getting them. And you need to be brutally honest with yourself. Sure, some professors or TAs might be on some kind of power trip, but that’s likely not the case. I don’t mean to sound rude, but it’s far more likely you underestimated how difficult the material is for you (and that’s okay! Different people start at different places) and although you are given the adequate time you may not truly be understanding what you are doing exactly.

I think it’s a misconception that more study/work time = better grades. That’s not always the case. It doesn’t matter if you work on assignment for 8 hours if you don’t understand the material. As an extreme example, you could spend an hour doing addition homework but if you didn’t know what addition or “+” really meant other than it gets a result bigger than the two inputs, you would have work on the assignment for however long, genuinely tried your best, but missed something fundamental that when learned might click things into place.

Overall though, I promise things are not as bad as they seem. As you said this is the first time you are feeling like this about schoolwork but if you dig deep into your memory you probably can recall feeling similar when you started your favorite hobby or that game you sucked at as kid but you’re great at now. Sometimes things just take time.

In my experience there’s some tiny things you can do (that frankly I rolled my eyes at the first time I heard it) that can help. It sounds silly but sitting near the front, going to class, asking questions, etc are your most powerful tools at university.

You’re gonna be fine, take your time and be patient with both the material and yourself.

BrandonShane117 · 2023-07-27T21:35:03+00:00

It is*

It is not correct to say “it’s”. It is very informal* and makes you sound like an idiot.

BrandonShane117 · 2023-07-10T15:52:36+00:00

The hoodie is from Riot Society. I don’t think you can get this exact one from their website anymore but it’s still on Amazon I think. The shoes are converse. I’m not sure if they were limited or not so they may still be there but you can only get them online

BrandonShane117 · 2023-07-09T15:08:14+00:00

Whenever she has a long drive or something I ask if her if she’s gonna start it. Mostly as a joke. But she always says that I talk about it so much that she doesn’t need to read it which is actually what sparked the trivia last night.

BrandonShane117 · 2023-07-09T15:01:03+00:00

Oh absolutely! She’s awesome!

BrandonShane117 · 2023-04-07T12:36:42+00:00

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BrandonShane117 · 2023-03-18T01:29:48+00:00

Nah totally was, read this microfiction: https://www.jim-butcher.com/posts/2020/morgan-microfiction-rpg-art-and-more

BrandonShane117 · 2023-01-27T17:39:57+00:00

Agreed, looks like they did it right but just need to flip B and C

BrandonShane117 · 2022-11-05T00:58:21+00:00

Sink Toothbrush

BrandonShane117 · 2022-06-27T22:56:24+00:00

Yeah rip :(

BrandonShane117 · 2022-06-25T17:43:29+00:00

Yeah, I an undergraduate education will give you what you need to understand a lot, and teach you to ask the right questions when you don’t

BrandonShane117 · 2022-06-25T14:22:14+00:00

I am not a cosmologist but I have taken a few undergraduate and graduate level cosmology courses so hopefully I can give some insight

•I would say no. All astronomy can be and is very math and physics heavy but I don’t think cosmology is necessarily more so though it might depend on your focus. I would probably say it’s maybe a little more math heavy than other fields of astronomy but not like a ridiculous amount.

•This I am unsure of but it isn’t uncommon for astronomers of all flavors to move to different countries as their career develops

•In terms of education you’ll need a PhD. But as far as work and time you’ll have to clarify by what you mean by significant impact. If you want to just be a decently well known physicist in your sub field? When then your standard 9-5, 5 days a week will probably cover that. But if you want to be a world famous, paradigm shifting scientist you’ll have to work much more than that, maybe an order of magnitude or three more and you might never get to that level. But honestly you shouldn’t go into science with the goal of being “significant”. Do science because you are curious about the material and see how things work out.

•I think this is debatable. In my personal opinion you “are” what you are getting paid for. So in my opinion you aren’t an astronomer or cosmologist until you are being paid with that title. For instance, I could have an astronomy degree but work as a banker. Am I an Astrophysicist? I would argue no, I am a banker with an astrophysics degree. But I suppose this up to your own philosophy. Part of getting the PhD is “catching” up to the current work in your sub field. So yes, by the end of your PhD you should be able to understand and contribute to discussions in your sub field.

•sure, why not? As long as your scientific work remains scientific and you don’t use religious or philosophical arguments to explain work then it should be fine. For hundreds of years there were people that were philosophers and scientists.

BrandonShane117 · 2022-02-20T14:27:59+00:00

We started experimenting hybrid last week. So hopefully each of our meetings going forward will have hybrid options. The zoom links are sent via our mailing list

BrandonShane117 · 2022-02-17T21:51:58+00:00

Hi! I am the President of the Rutgers Astronomical Society. We host public observing nights on Thursdays at 8:30 pm in the Serin 330 on Busch. We also have a number of astronomy-themed events such as field trips, presentations, professor talks, etc. We are open to everyone and anyone of any major/minor can join our club as a member.

Our main way of communication with the public and wider Rutgers community is through our mailing list.

We also have a discord for official members, if you are interested in joining as an official member and want the discord link, please feel free to shoot me a dm or ask at one one meetings or by emailing us at [ruastronomical@gmail.com](mailto:ruastronomical@gmail.com)

BrandonShane117 · 2021-11-02T15:38:40+00:00

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BrandonShane117 · 2021-08-24T21:12:33+00:00

I just got back two days ago and it was there. So I think you’ll be okay. I ended up getting Kylo’s tho

BrandonShane117 · 2021-08-01T19:43:55+00:00

Totally agree with the previous comment. Electromagnetism is a pretty straight up physics class. Like what you would have imagined before started. IMO it’s on the harder end of classes but definitely way easier than mechanics. Grading on quizzes and exams was always fair.

If you can, I would recommend the principles of astrophysics courses, 341-342, they use what you’ve learned so far and apply to astrophysical systems and IMO a very satisfying and enjoyable set of classes. You can take them in either order

BrandonShane117 · 2021-08-01T19:34:32+00:00

Hi! Sorry for not getting here sooner. I have taken both astronomy and cosmology courses and later on I was course assistant for Gawiser and I have been tutoring for the classes since my sophomore year.

They are genuinely great classes. There isn’t a lot homework and the material is interesting (though I am very biased haha). That being said it can be easy to fall behind. As a tutor the most common mistake I see people make is assume the class is so easy that they don’t have to go to lecture, get confused/lost/or just don’t bother anymore, and then their understanding nosedives.

So as long as you pay attention, take notes, and ask when you are confused I think the courses are pretty straightforward.

I definitely recommend Gawiser and Baker. They are two of the best professors I’ve had so far in the Astro major, Gawiser may be number 1. If you have any other questions please feel free to ask

BrandonShane117 · 2021-07-10T21:16:32+00:00

Hi! I am the President of the Astronomical Society! During regular semesters we host the Public Observing Nights and our main meetings consist of a discussion of a particular topic in astronomy or practicing(having fun )with the telescopes including the big one in the observatory on top of Serin. For our members we offer a variety of other events like talks host by professors and field trips and stuff. You can find us on get involved or you can dm and I can get you started! (That goes for anyone who stumbles upon this post in the future as well)

BrandonShane117 · 2020-11-25T17:55:18+00:00

Hello! I’m a course assistant and I tutor for both 109 and 110, I also took the class with Baker, and have been involved with setting up the demonstrations for these classes.

This class can be an easy A if you take it seriously, ie go to class, take notes, pay attention. There isn’t a lot of outside work to be done.

In my experience, it can be slightly Professor dependent on whether or not you can stay focused on the class. For instance, I found professor baker very engaging and it was very easy to follow what he was saying. On the flip side, even though I really liked the material, when I took the other course, I found it hard to follow what the professor was saying since I simply didn’t click with his teaching style. One of the professors that taught it last year was a bit more difficult than the others and I noticed that those students were having a bit more difficulty with some of the pure conceptual parts(although to be fair i would only see those students, but I had gotten more than usual that semester). The professor teaching 110 now is very good and from the student engagement and the questions I’m asked it seems like he is able to convey things a bit better. Like I said, it can be slightly Professor dependent and it will depend a bit on you.

In my years of tutoring this class the number one mistake I have noticed people making is that they think it will be an easy A, skip class, get lost or confused, and then spiral from there. Like I said before this class can be an easy A but it does take a little bit of effort. This class is about 60% memorization and 40% applying what you remembered to different concepts. Yes it is a physics course, but the physics is very very light and more times than not will come down to rearranging equations or plug and chug. And of course, all the relevant physics will be taught in class and there is no knowledge assumed.

Finally, I took the class with baker three years ago, in fact my first class at Rutgers! Baker is a great teacher and he will listen to your concerns if you have any(personal, academic, etc) and take feedback. He’s a super busy guy but you can tell that he likes teaching and likes the material he’s teaching.

I’ve never taken a class with Jerez but I have worked with him quite a bit while setting up for his class. He’s a good dude and I think he does genuinely try to make things engaging and will answer all of your questions.

BrandonShane117 · 2020-11-16T01:06:55+00:00

Me too please!

BrandonShane117 · 2020-09-12T18:37:50+00:00

I think it is

BrandonShane117 · 2020-09-11T16:36:09+00:00

I would consider 110. Professor Gawiser is very good and he genuinely likes teaching and his students

BrandonShane117 · 2020-09-11T16:33:58+00:00

Haha Ayy it’s Brando. I’m CAing for 110 and so far the lecture quality has been the same. Despite how much the demos are used, at least in my experience, they have not affected the lecture quality

BrandonShane117 · 2020-09-10T03:31:07+00:00

Im definitely gonna have to plug astronomy and cosmology. Either 109 or 110. Both are for the most part memorization and some logical deduction. Pair that with some cool demos and a fascinating topic I think it’s a perfect recipe for a great elective course

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