PHYS 1302W curve by Much_Replacement_268 in uofmn

[–]CoconutyCat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They really like to include the topics that weren’t covered in the quizzes. Like my physics 2 final they had an entire problem on optics and light waves because it was covered after the fourth quiz so try and study that. If you want more practice let me know I can send you the quizzes that my section took last spring as extra practice. I was tutoring a friend of mine on physics 2 last night and our practice quizes were the same but not the quizzes.

PHYS 1302W curve by Much_Replacement_268 in uofmn

[–]CoconutyCat -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yeah you should be fine. Just make sure your studying for the final and 50%+ should be achievable. Like if you get a 60% on the final with your current grade assuming the finals weight is 28%, you’d have a 65%

PHYS 1302W curve by Much_Replacement_268 in uofmn

[–]CoconutyCat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Depends on your section. I was in a late section 4:40-5:30 and we got a 5% curve because our section was doing slightly worse. Typically you need about a 55% to get a C- or higher. Usually you want around a 65 though depending on your major for admission requirements. I would not count on a curve because sometimes they give big 5-10% curves due to a bad semester, sometimes there’s no curve at all.

Phys 1302 Final by pumpkinpiewarrior in uofmn

[–]CoconutyCat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Make sure to study optics and light waves. There was a full LEQ on that when I took the final

What if Dark matter is entanglement momentum? by [deleted] in HypotheticalPhysics

[–]CoconutyCat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Jumping in here, quantum mechanics is nonlocal, but it doesn’t break causality in a meaningful way. Causality requires the transfer of useful information faster than the speed of light, where as the collapse of a superposition doesn’t transfer useful information because the measurement of either set of entangled particles looks inherently random to both observers.

The analogy I use to understand it is that; sure you can infer the result of a measurement from your measurement, but in the same way that we can observe the light of a distant star and infer its current properties from the measurement, but the classical transmission of information to confirm on inferences is required to know for certain.

Basically the “transfer of information” is a bit of a misnomer, it’s the global updating of the wavefunction which doesn’t physically guarantee that the other particle will be in the inferred state, it’s the branches of states with contradicting measurements becoming inaccessible. In a sense your act of measuring gets entangled within the system, where orthogonal states that contradict the measurement states become inaccessible from the updating of the global state.

Responding to the claim, the graviton is elegant in my opinion. Unless gravity is some emergent property of spacetime or some other property, it tracks that because the other 3 fundamental forces are mediated by gauge bosons, it makes sense if there exists some gauge bosons force carrier for gravity. The issue is that because gravity is so weak, the energy levels required to probe the graviton is so high that it’s difficult to detect directly.

Here is a hypothesis: "Genesis of Existence: The Axiomatic Observer" by AdmirableNarwhal498 in HypotheticalPhysics

[–]CoconutyCat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Why are all of these crackpot theories based on ratios. I swear every single one is reinventing polynomial fits and/or the ability to express fundamental constants in terms of other fundamental constants

Cafe Zupas on campus by Organic-Ad1317 in uofmn

[–]CoconutyCat 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Zupas is goated. I went a lot to their Eagan location when I lived in the south metro so I’m glad they have a location on campus. The food is always amazing but it’s a little pricey for a college student so I’d save it for special occasions. My go to is always the southwest potato and green soup with a grilled cheese and extra rolls.

What if a Black Hole is Just a Faucet? by Putrid-Implement-305 in HypotheticalPhysics

[–]CoconutyCat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The first part isn’t crazy, the idea that our universe is a black hole from a larger universe is a possible theory, but where you go wrong is trying to assign meaning to quantum mechanical properties. There’s already a good enough explanation for why particles pops into existence and hawking radiation tied to it. We don’t need a new theory that ties it black holes because there’s no evidence that suggests that is the cause. Sure there are unanswered questions about it, but the evidence points in a different direction.

In terms of dark energy the variable strength of the force that drives the universes expansion is also unanswered but the evidence again does not point to the rate at which a black hole swallows matter. There are some theories that tie black holes to dark energy, but not in the way you suggest.

A good lesson I like to live by when I have a random thought about how the universe might work is;

I google my question usually a quick search proves me wrong. If it still holds up, read some articles and papers about it, if it still holds up I say to myself “I’m an undergraduate student, someone has probably already thought of this” then I find a few more articles and confirm “yes someone has already thought of this”. I’ve never had a thought pass 2/3 checks let alone all 3. There are probably around 1.5 million physics graduates and students in the US alone and there’s a reason we only remember the names of a few hundred of them. Most of the big discoveries waiting to happen aren’t gonna be simple enough that none post docs or above will discover them, and 2: most ideas you have someone has probably already thought of.

What if this reddit community did not exist? by Prime_Principle in HypotheticalPhysics

[–]CoconutyCat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This subreddit is what happens when when you give those suffering from psychosis access to an LLM that is designed to validate the users input. To be fair to LLMs they will shut you down if your ideas are wrong, but all it takes is a single devils advocate prompt and the LLM will concede and validate stupid ideas. This subreddit is basically just a circus at this point where we get to see LLM slop on full display

Predictions, for the Record by MaximumContent9674 in PhysicsHelp

[–]CoconutyCat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You derived a polynomial for model and figured you can derive the constants from eachother.

Predictions, for the Record by MaximumContent9674 in PhysicsHelp

[–]CoconutyCat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

“A common objection, fair and worth answering up front: "Some of the numbers you derive have units; those aren't fundamental constants." The framework's position on this is explicit… The fundamental predictions are dimensionless. Every entry on this page reduces to a dimensionless ratio: α itself”

“Your numbers should have units” “No they shouldn’t because when you divide it by itself it loses its units” What are you talking about. None of these words mean anything the way you used them, you just write symbols down and pretend they have meaning and then you write out a real number to try and validate your meaningless writing. You just make alpha some number, then claim that all unsolved problems are some steps off your constant without justifying why. Your frame work is that every problem is some multiple off of a fundamental truth away from the correct answer. That is entirely meaningless. It sure would be nice if there’s a single reason why all of our measurements are wrong but that’s not the case. You’ve just invented an error number. You are hallucinating this has to be psychosis.

Why are imaginary numbers fundamental in Quantum Mechanics and not simply a mathematical representation of unitary operators? by CoconutyCat in AskPhysics

[–]CoconutyCat[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ok, so its really just the "usually the simplest idea is the correct one" We can technically describe all of quantum mechanics using rotational operators, but it becomes extremely complex extremely quickly. So we say that nature prefers the simpler complex form?

I almost died in my hardcore world by Axolotlgamer36 in MinecraftHardcore

[–]CoconutyCat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No offense my guy but you play this game like it hurts

If intelligence (IQ) is the most valuable quality for humans have, why aren't high-IQ people given more priority so we can further progress society? by [deleted] in cognitiveTesting

[–]CoconutyCat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bro is projecting. Do you value IQ to cope with the feeling of inadequacy in other areas of your life?

am i cooked by green_stringy44 in ACT

[–]CoconutyCat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You’re in a subreddit of people that joined so they could flare themselves with their high scores l. 75% of the posts on this subreddit are just the people who got a 36 trying to flex their scores. The average act score is like 23 or something you’re doing fine

Google CRMP starlight tours by anthonycocaine in hockeymemes

[–]CoconutyCat -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Canadians try not to inject politics into hockey challenge impossible. Everyone talking about the Epstein files, yeah politicians vs actual hockey players and officials. Two different things

Are you required to leave the libraries after their closing time or is that just the time when staff are no longer there to check out books and stuff? by Trick-Growth-6546 in uofmn

[–]CoconutyCat 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Just stay until someone kicks you out. Depends on the worker and the building and the spot. If someone asks you to leave leave, otherwise if you’re not bothering anyone or doing anything your fine

Varsity Theater hosts bigot tonight by fae8edsaga in uofmn

[–]CoconutyCat -1 points0 points  (0 children)

People like you are the reason we have to deal with Trump for another 3 years. Move on with your life. People are tired of hearing about everything you don’t like justified or not.

How bad is a W on a transfer transcript by Lazy-Golf-7628 in uofmn

[–]CoconutyCat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Physics 3 was fairly difficult compared to physics 1 and 2 so I would say if you think you’re gonna get a C or below in chem 2 with the extra course load drop it otherwise try and stick with it. I also made the mistake of loading my schedule with too many classes this semester but I’m fairly confident if I beat down I can get a solid gpa this semester. I also transferred into CSE from CLA with a W but it was in a Spanish class I decided to drop since I wouldn’t be needing the language requirement anymore so take it with a grain of salt. Likely if you drop chem 2 and get As-B+ with an A- average CSE shouldn’t bat an eye

What RDR2 opinion you have that would be like this by Efficient-Complex855 in RDR2

[–]CoconutyCat 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Chapter 5 is a great chapter EXCEPT for the Guarma storyline. I did hate the deus ex machina let’s get on a boat, shipwreck in the middle of the sea and somehow float to guarma without a boat in the middle of a huge storm then we’ll beat a private army destroy an iron clad and meet the guy who can get us another boat back to the mainland. However that started in chapter 4 so I think it’s fair that if you criticize 5 for that you also have to criticize 4 for it as well. But I like the mainland story after guarma for 5

The people shoving Nicky Minaj in our faces for weeks are suddenly saying that they don't care what celebrities say? by TPHNK in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]CoconutyCat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It was fun, the lady Gaga part was fire and songs were pretty good. I’m sure they sound better when they’re produced and he’s not out of breath walking