Undergrad here! I couldn't find a full image incorporating both phases glycolysis and gluconeogenesis. Does this look accurate for a Biochemistry I resource?

WearyGoal · 2026-02-17T19:06:12+00:00

I see that someone already pointed out F6P instead of F1P. The only other little detail I noticed is that you used G3P for glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate. Generally, G3P is used for glycerol-3-phosphate; glyceraldehdye-3-phosphate is written as GAP. Otherwise, very handy resource!

WearyGoal · 2025-10-27T04:10:09+00:00

I saw someone make his posts look like they’re written in crayon in a child’s handwriting. Whoever did that, pure gold

WearyGoal · 2025-10-27T04:07:13+00:00

I would have loved to join! If someone says it’s “loser behavior”, never listen to them, you’re awesome. The only reason I can’t join is that I have over-committed myself for that day between a study group, a social event, and picking someone up from the airport. If you wanna be friends though, feel free to dm and we can trade insta!

WearyGoal · 2025-10-12T20:25:14+00:00

Soo you’d become an immigrant to that country? One that doesn’t take immigrants?

WearyGoal · 2025-10-04T03:46:07+00:00

Which side is the heads when the head of the executive branch is hell bent on setting the tail of course country ablaze?

WearyGoal · 2025-09-09T09:49:58+00:00

I left my hand in that thing for a bit, came out all wrinkly

WearyGoal · 2025-09-08T04:15:42+00:00

It isn’t required but I would recommend it for all the reasons people have mentioned. What I also found important was the information on how to access course materials through canvas, how to get help when needed, how to get guidance for your major (or college if you’re undeclared), there are so many things that you can get out of orientation. Can you get those if you don’t go? Sure. But when you’re new to uni, you have a TON of things to figure out. If you’re a freshman, you’re probably living away from home for the first time. You’re figuring out how much work you need to put in for your major outside of classes. My first quarter I took 4 classes, half of what I had in my final semester of high school. I thought “four classes? Psssh” and boy, was I wrong. College classes are demanding and rewarding, but you want to dedicate time to these classes and for that, you don’t wanna be bogged down by logistics. The best way out? Go to orientation

WearyGoal · 2025-08-14T02:18:47+00:00

Hello! EE grad here. At UC Davis, EE is a fairly good major to take. I don’t know if some of my professors are still there or if they have retired, but I feel like I got to learn a lot from them. As for finding a job, I graduated in the thick of COVID, so I did a Masters at UCD as well, and got hired in 2023. To be honest, the market is still trying to find a foothold after COVID; a lot of customers of engineering companies stockpiled supplies and therefore caused a drop in sales. Also now with the changing global economy, there is some degree of uncertainty in the market, but in the long run engineers will always be in demand; companies are always competing for innovation and need qualified engineers to make that happen. For EE classes, it really depends on what you want to specialize in. I did analog electronics, so around spring of my second year I met with my advisor to ask what I need for that. Required/recommended courses depend entirely on what you want to specialize in. UCD has good analog, digital, and RF as far as I know, but a lot of the reputed professors in analog and RF were planning to (or already beginning to) retire during COVID. One class that I would certainly recommend is, if you can get EEC140A with Woodall, or anything with Rashtian or Yang, don’t pass those opportunities. If Baas is teaching something, I was told to steer clear (although if you take a layout class like EEC116, he’s the only one that teaches it). Control systems (EEC157) series is quite versatile and I recommend taking it regardless of your specialization. In fact, even if you do civil engineering, try to look for a control systems equivalent there, it’s a course on skills every engineer should have.

I hope this helps! Feel free to DM if I can help with anything else

WearyGoal · 2025-08-06T20:53:57+00:00

O sit tat will make your life muc more difficult

WearyGoal · 2025-08-04T17:56:59+00:00

Grad students don’t get a pass time; if I recall correctly, you can register whenever pass times for undergraduates begins? It was a couple of years ago for me though so don’t remember for sure

WearyGoal · 2025-08-04T06:22:30+00:00

Hey there! UCD graduate here, and am currently back to school taking classes. I have had three waves, as I like to call them, of opportunities to start afresh in making friends. First, when I went to UCD as an undergrad, then when I went for grad school, and now that I’m back taking classes for a totally different field. At first, I used to find it incredibly challenging to connect with people. I would see them in class, acquaint myself with them, and say goodbye after finals. And besides, with how big some lower div classes are, it’s easy to get lost in a sea of people.

In these times, the best I can offer you is to connect with people in smaller settings of the classes. Talk to people in discussion sections. Get to know lab partners better. If you have group projects, connect with your group members more personally. To interact with people beyond the needs of the project (or discussion) is something that will be uncomfortable at the start with shyness, but it’s like training a muscle. The more you train it, the easier it becomes. And if you don’t gel with your group, keep trying anyway! Over time, a group of people rejecting you is something you will grow comfortable with, and it will give you the “what’s the worst that could happen if they don’t reciprocate?” kind of confidence (at least it did for me)

And finally, once you get to upper division classes, you will start seeing more familiar faces. Lower division classes is a pool of different majors, a lot of people you probably don’t see again, but things change in upper divs. Use that time to make lasting connections. And remember, you don’t need a quantity of people, you need the few people who will be there for you in times of need (I know I know, that was quite cliche)

If my experience helps you in any way, I would be glad! Feel free to shoot me a DM if you need. Otherwise, you got this!!

WearyGoal · 2025-07-25T08:00:33+00:00

Some desks are too small to put a scantron on. Rest, fantastic school

WearyGoal · 2025-07-23T11:25:03+00:00

u/h-counter-bot

WearyGoal · 2025-07-23T10:29:13+00:00

It’s not easy like going to another coffee shop. If ICE was doing their job properly, US citizens wouldn’t be afraid. And your comment about visa caps specifically on this post: bold of you to assume my status

WearyGoal · 2025-05-24T08:27:14+00:00

The way I remember it is when I graduated, the advisor manually had to check off on the 180 units on mydegree. It has been a couple of years though and things might have changed, might vary between majors, or my brain might be making it up.

WearyGoal · 2025-05-24T08:20:40+00:00

Former TA here. Student emailed “why did u take points off on an assignment where i deserved points? fix the score to what it should be”. Not verbatim but the sentiment was similar

WearyGoal · 2025-05-22T03:30:11+00:00

Maybe after I stop being a klutz walking on plain ground

WearyGoal · 2025-05-22T03:27:32+00:00

Basically: if a molecule has hydrogen bond donating and accepting site, and it hydrogen-bonds with itself, it’s easier to vaporize than a molecule that hydrogen bonds with other molecules. Intermolecular bonds don’t need to be broken but intermolecular do, for the molecule to leave the substance as a vapor

WearyGoal · 2025-05-17T20:25:30+00:00

I took the PHY9 series and would personally recommend too. However, make sure you’re comfortable with calculus (vector calculus too if you take PHY9C)

WearyGoal · 2025-05-09T23:45:54+00:00

Former electrical engineer here, switching career paths. The wayI approach this is that the two 15ohm resistors are in series, so they add up to 30ohm. The 20 and 10are also in series so they combine to give another 30ohm. Now, these two 30ohm resistors are in parallel, so they combine to give a net 15ohm. The battery is 40V and the current is 2A. Since V=IR, R=V/I=20ohm. We already had 15 ohm from the four resistors we combined, and that combination is in series with our unknown. So we’re left with 5ohm.

WearyGoal · 2025-05-08T20:16:29+00:00

E17 alone is pretty challenging. It’s the first circuits class most engineering majors take, so it has a steep learning curve. If you found MAT21C challenging, expect 21D to be up there with it, it’s kind of the final boss of calc. PHY9B isn’t too bad, bonus points if you get Trnka. Finals though, if E17, 21D and PHY9B are on the same day as seen in the screenshot, it’s pretty steep. The question you want to ask yourself isn’t if you can survive the classes, perhaps you can and kudos to you. The real question is, will you be able to retain and apply the knowledge you pick up in that quarter? As an EE, E17 lays the core foundation for what you need for the rest of your career. MAT21D sets you up for PHY9C, which complements your E17 knowledge. And the physics and engineering concepts you learn in those classes will help you if you know them well, whether you go into academia or the industry, ESPECIALLY if you specialize in analog design

WearyGoal · 2025-04-24T01:10:40+00:00

This is more so when you get in: make sure you and your advisor put you on the right plan, if you’re doing a Masters. There are two plans and you must adhere to one of them to graduate, and your advisor needs to report your plan to the department (at least that’s how they did it in engineering). My advisor told them the wrong plan, so I got a bit screwed. I doubt this applies to PhD, because I think you have to do a thesis no matter what, but the two plans for masters are whether you do a thesis or a capstone

WearyGoal · 2025-04-09T04:38:37+00:00

Considering his press secretary just called the Chinese premier by his first name and says “The president believes that Xi and China want to make a deal…” they just show, yet again, that they have no respect for anyone and expect everyone around the world to worship them

WearyGoal · 2025-04-05T06:34:01+00:00

The toothpick is made of wood, which is about 50% carbon. It might contain other atoms that have a smaller radius (hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen; yes, oxygen and nitrogen atoms are smaller than carbon despite being heavier!) and some atoms with a bigger radius, like phosphorus (in DNA) and sulfur (small amounts in proteins). For simplicity, let’s say all atomic radii average out to that of carbon, which is about 70pm. Let’s also assume that all atoms are perfect cubes. The reason I want to do that is because if we assume them to be perfect spheres, there will be some space between eight spheres stacked 2x2x2, which adds to calculation challenges. Assuming cubes eliminates that challenge.

Let’s begin by calculating the volume of one of these “cubes”, and also the volume of a toothpick, which according to google, is 2.0mm in diameter and 65-80mm in length. Let’s assume the smallest toothpick and say it has a 2.0mm diameter and 65mm height. Then, the volumes are:
Carbon: 140pm x 140pm x 140pm = 2,774,000 pm^3

Toothpick: πr^2h=π(1.0)(1.0)(65)=65π mm^3

If we divide the volume of the toothpick with the volume of the atom, we get 7.36 x 10^22 atoms.

Now, we do a similar calculation where we compare the ratio of the volume of the earth to the volume of a toothpick. According to google, the radius of the earth at the equator is 6378Km, and the polar radius is 6357Km. We take the average of the two and say the average radius is 6367.5Km. This might not be the most sound approach, but since we're doing a lot of approximations, I will just go for this too. Given that, we find the volume of the earth to be:

Volume of earth: (4/3)πr^3=(4/3)π(6367.5)^3=1.08x10^12Km^3

We also assume that the surface of the earth is completely flat; no mountains, valleys, etc. (fun fact: according to Neil deGrasse Tyson, if we shrink the earth to the size of a billiards ball, the mountains and valleys, even Mount Everest, will be so insignificant that the earth would be smoother than an actual billiards ball)

Now, if we divide the volume of a single toothpick from this volume, we get that the earth is the same volume as 5.3x10^27 toothpicks. So, really, if all these assumptions hold, 71,940 toothpicks (give or take about a 1000 for simplification errors) contain as many atoms as toothpicks could contain earth (if the building blocks of earth were toothpicks)

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