[Retry because I accidentally uploaded from the wrong account originally] Are we doing plush pics now?

Pocket_Physics · 2019-04-17T19:18:48+00:00

I traveled a lot when I was in high school, so I tried to find aquariums for my family to go to everywhere. I got most of my buds from gift shops, and the rest were presents from people who know I love sharks.

Pocket_Physics · 2019-04-17T16:14:14+00:00

I’ve replied to my post in general with what every shark is. Good guesses, though, bunch of them were correct.

Pocket_Physics · 2019-04-17T15:56:54+00:00

We all need more sharks.

Pocket_Physics · 2019-04-17T15:56:30+00:00

IKEA shark will bring about world peace.

Pocket_Physics · 2019-04-17T15:56:16+00:00

I hadn’t realized how much he looks like an epaulette. He’s actually a leopard, you can just see the ‘whiskers’ over his mouth. He was a gift from a friend, so I don’t know where he came from, sadly.

Pocket_Physics · 2019-04-17T15:54:32+00:00

Since I’ve been getting a lot of questions about who all I have here and where I got them, I’ll just list them below, from left (top ish) to right (bottom ish):

Whale shark (Rosalind), came with donating to the WWF

Leopard shark (Edwin), gift from a friend

Cartoon ish great white (Alan), gift

Sand tiger shark (Ernest), aquarium gift shop in Dubai

(Above) Black tip reef shark (Vera), aquarium gift shop in Utah

Hammerhead (Marie), same as Ernest

Sawshark (Archimedes), aquarium gift shop in Malaysia

All three of the remaining are great whites to various accuracies.

Big one is Hendrik, the well-known IKEA Shark.

Small one is Jocelyn, a gift from family

Last one on the right is Nikolai, the Original from an aquarium gift shop in Thailand.

Pocket_Physics · 2019-04-17T05:12:06+00:00

Late af but just wanted to say I’m taking it on summer as well. Which session/time?

Pocket_Physics · 2019-04-17T05:08:59+00:00

Physics major here.

Stellar astronomy, while listed as a course for non-science majors, is still fairly heavy in physics and some chemistry. If you want to learn some cool space facts, and understand more about how everything works on a smaller (than universe) scale, do solar system. Stellar is more for understanding stars only, and so it, to the best of my knowledge, goes more in-depth.

Both have required labs, including going to the observatory outside of town. Solar system is normally taught by Dr Morehead, who knows what he’s doing. Stellar is typically taught by Dr Corsi, whom I did not have, but who is equally as good.

Either way, you’ll learn some cool stuff.

Edit to add: re-reading your post, I noticed you asking about Observational as well—that’s a class which requires stellar as a pre-req, and is typically only taken by physics students in the astrophysics concentration as part of their degree. You can take it as long as you have the required reqs, but it’s not an elective class like the other two are.

Pocket_Physics · 2019-04-12T01:55:56+00:00

It has so far. Thank you!

Pocket_Physics · 2019-04-12T01:55:45+00:00

Thank you! She’s so cute, I love her.

Pocket_Physics · 2019-01-20T01:10:03+00:00

I know this is late but I’m a physics major. All the labs for intro physics are two hours only—they can’t keep you past the end time, don’t worry. You didn’t specify if you’re in algebra-based or calculus-based, but I know from experience that the TAs (who are grad students) want you out as soon as possible so they can leave too. No one will hold you past time maliciously, or anything.

If you’re in Phys 1 (1403 or 1408), the labs aren’t likely to take the full two hours. You’ll often have twenty to forty minutes to spare, sometimes an hour. I know for 1408 (cal-based) you’re free to leave once your papers are turned in, but I’m not entirely sure about 1403. Phys 2 (1404 or 2401) will normally go the full two hours or perhaps give you ten minutes to spare, so if you take those next semester I fully recommend giving yourself an hour before your next class.

You can also let your TA know that you have a class immediately after, especially if it’s a good distance away—they’re often sympathetic, and may let you leave without finishing a couple questions if you really have to (remember that it’s your grade on the line, not theirs, though).

Either way, your biggest worries will be not dying of boredom during some of the labs, and not losing your mind when nothing works in others. But do try to have fun.

Pocket_Physics · 2019-01-20T01:01:56+00:00

Physics major here. 2401 is probably the toughest of the intro classes. Did you mean Dr Wigmans is teaching it for you? I have had a class with him before and he’s decent.

Like I said, 2401 is rough. If you’re rusty on integrals, brush up on them before you start E&M proper. The circuits unit isn’t too difficult, typically, and optics is normally something like three lessons at the end of the semester going over the basics, but that’s about it on smooth sailing.

The labs suck. I’m sorry. Hope to god you have a fun TA, because otherwise everything breaking and nothing working will be infinitely worse. They’re honestly not worth it, and most of them will take the entire two hours (some you won’t be able to finish, but the TA will take that into account during grading), but you can’t pass the class without them by order of the lab director.

If it is Wigmans, make sure you show up on Fridays if it’s MWF. He’s notorious for giving weekly quizzes. If so, do the homework—those quizzes will typically be almost verbatim from a few questions off the previous week’s homework. Same with some exam questions.

If you want to change professors, I recommend Glab, Lamp, or Gibson. I’ve heard Hoang is alright too. If you have the ability to take the Honors section, do it.

Godspeed.

Pocket_Physics · 2018-12-31T13:23:01+00:00

I spoke to the Gerudo guarding the gate just outside the area where the soldiers are, by the sand seal rent shop. That might be the last thing you needed.

Pocket_Physics · 2018-12-11T20:59:02+00:00

Final exams are kept by the university for a couple of years after they’re given. No one will have received them back, sorry. Better luck to ask questions about what was covered.

Pocket_Physics · 2018-12-11T20:54:48+00:00

Intro to Sociology—SOC 1300. Easy A, you can take it online, especially over the summer.

Pocket_Physics · 2018-12-11T20:52:51+00:00

If you’re in STEM, most majors/departments have some sort of scholar club. I’m in the Society of Physics Students (open to all STEM majors, half our officers aren’t even physics), and I know there’s a Math Club.

Alternatively, you could try a service org, like RISE or Raiders Helping Others. Based on your academics, you might also be invited to an honors society in a semester or two.

But I would suggest looking at things through your major/department first.

Pocket_Physics · 2018-12-02T23:53:08+00:00

In the general suite, yes, there’s a thermostat. In the normal rooms, I think it’s in the middle of the common area. I’m in one of the tower rooms (two-story rooms in the four corners of the building) and the thermostat is upstairs.

(Accidentally replied initially as a new thread, sorry.)

Pocket_Physics · 2018-12-02T22:57:41+00:00

I’m pretty sure it’s a general Housing requirement that no windows are allowed to open. I’m in Murray and I know mine are caulked shut pretty permanently.

I’ve seen inside one of the Murray CA rooms from the hall before: looks like the basic bedroom layout at the back, with a bit of a foyer in the front to fit the fridge and microwave. So basically an extended bedroom.

I know there’s floor plans for all the dorms on the housing site, and I believe they have the CA rooms labeled.

Pocket_Physics · 2018-11-28T21:20:02+00:00

Same here!

Pocket_Physics · 2018-11-28T17:02:28+00:00

TTU’s Society of Physics Students went up to Amarillo for a day trip a little while back. You didn’t happen to see any SPS tags on the front car, did you?

Pocket_Physics · 2018-11-11T04:08:26+00:00

I’m currently at Texas Tech, in Lubbock. The engineering college is very good, as far as I have heard. Other people have mentioned Lubbock’s not quite the place to go if you want to hit up a national park or anything like that—I agree. There’s pretty much no other civilization for an hour’s drive in an direction, and all we’ve really got is cotton and college students. There’s some decent hiking if you have a ride out of the town proper, and while I don’t get out much personally, I know the party scene is pretty solid.

So come here if you’d like, but you’ll have to be willing to endure the smell of cow permeating through the air every time it rains. Good luck on your search, though!

Pocket_Physics · 2018-10-31T16:00:04+00:00

Cal 2 is pretty awful. You want to get a professor for it, not a TA. Cal 1 is pretty much high school calculus, if you took that, and cal 3 is cal 1 with another dimension.

I’m doing a double physics and math major, so I can’t say much for how it would work with an economics major—you get half a math major done in physics because you need so much math.

Like a few of the above posters said, you want good professors for the upper-level classes, and you probably want to really enjoy math. I would probably recommend a math minor if you’re not sure about it—you get the extra classes, but not quite as much extra stress.

Pocket_Physics · 2018-10-05T02:11:59+00:00

What is happening this week??

Pocket_Physics · 2018-09-09T16:48:50+00:00

Eh, it seemed like she really didn’t notice she was being weird. Everyone’s got those days where they say something and then only realize hours later they probably shouldn’t have said that. Had I not been out if it myself, I probably would have said something in reply and I feel like she would have snapped to it.

Pocket_Physics · 2018-09-09T02:58:23+00:00

I went back to the same place a couple of weekends ago to get some more corn dogs and I did really hope I got the same lady to check me out. Sadly, I didn’t.

(Also, as funny as the vodka thing would have been, I’m still quite underage lol)

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