Let us show our love of the greatest subject in the history of the world!
SCIENCE!
I am currently learning about the several factors that determine the rate of a specific reaction and those that are expressed in the "collision theory" that states that which molecules to react, they must: collide, have the right energy, have the right geometry
I'm in high school Physics right now and it sucks. We've just finished the topic of Light and I can't say that I've learned anything major that I didn't know before. I believe I slept through at least 1/3 of the entire school year of Physics and am still passing with an A.
Science can suck my cock.
I should have taken commerce and accounting over physics, biology and chemistry.
I fucking hate electricity. Units, circuits, conventional current vs. electron flow, I simply despise it all.
Other than that, I love my high school science classes (doing year 11 physics & chemistry as well as year 12 biology.
[QUOTE=Zareox7;30111146]I'm in high school Physics right now and it sucks. We've just finished the topic of Light and I can't say that I've learned anything major that I didn't know before. I believe I slept through at least 1/3 of the entire school year of Physics and am still passing with an A.[/QUOTE]
You should be tutoring people like me.
Science is awesome.
I've loved science for as long as I can remember.
And every year when I'm introduced to a new type of science that I never really cared for it turns out I love it too.
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"flagella might look silly but those short microtubules look even cilia!"
I thought of that when taking bio notes this morning.
[QUOTE=Shoupie;30128652]You should be tutoring people like me.[/QUOTE]
Really the only thing I learned is equations. What do you need to know?
[QUOTE=Zareox7;30129074]Really the only thing I learned is equations. What do you need to know?[/QUOTE]
Well, it's chemistry that I'm going to need help with. I'm not even in the class yet, but I know balancing equations is going to be involved, and I have the feeling I'm not going to be too good at that. So I wouldn't even know what to ask at this point.
My chemistry teacher is fucking horrendous. She is bad at explaining things and often says, "You don't really need to know this, but...", proceeding to confusingly talk about it for about 10 minutes
My physics teacher is an okay teacher.
My biology teacher is awesome.
Why not use the science thread tag, OP
I was just thinking of making this thread :D
I'm proficient in mathematics/further maths/physics/chemistry up to A2 level.
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Apart from D1 and S3
Going to university to study [I]CHEMISTRY[/I] After which I shall pursue a masters in [B]NANO SCALE CHEMISTRY[/B] thereupon I will join a research project and gain my [highlight]PhD IN CHEMISTRY[/highlight]
[Highlight] I AM GOING TO BE A SCIENTIST :science: [/highlight]
[QUOTE=PunchedInFac;30137090]Going to university to study [I]CHEMISTRY[/I] After which I shall pursue a masters in [B]NANO SCALE CHEMISTRY[/B] thereupon I will join a research project and gain my [highlight]PhD IN CHEMISTRY[/highlight]
[Highlight] I AM GOING TO BE A SCIENTIST :science: [/highlight][/QUOTE]
Where are you going to uni?
[QUOTE=Turnips5;30137690]Where are you going to uni?[/QUOTE]
University of Nottingham. UK. I'm also Accepted into the University of Sussex but it's cheaper for me to go to Nottingham.
You know what the worst part of science is? Organic chemistry.
I'd rather do titrations or simple vector addition
[QUOTE=Orinkota;30138232]You know what the worst part of science is? Organic chemistry.
I'd rather do titrations or simple vector addition[/QUOTE]
ARE YOU SHITTING ME. It's the absolute best thing ever. Titrations and vector additions are just math.
Can anyone tell me where I can buy stereotypical crazy scientist goggles?
Organic chemistry is easy as fuck.
Doing a double degree in nanotechnology/applied physics at uni. Would much prefer to be doing a theoretical/mathematical physics course, but there weren't really any being offered nearby and applied physics will still be fucking fun. Besides, after I get my B.Sc I can always move on to do a Ph.D in theoretical/mathematical physics.
Been dropped into bio after not doing it since year 10 (need to do straight bio, chem and physics in first semester of year 1). I can say it's definitely my least favourite area of pure science. I mean I enjoy learning about it in my own time but I hate being assessed on it. With physics and chem it's like, "memorise these formulae and rules, know where to apply them and it's all good." With bio it's like, "memorise this entire fucking text book... cover to fucking cover."
[QUOTE=Shoupie;30134298]Well, it's chemistry that I'm going to need help with. I'm not even in the class yet, but I know balancing equations is going to be involved, and I have the feeling I'm not going to be too good at that. So I wouldn't even know what to ask at this point.[/QUOTE]
I got lucky and my chemistry teacher was gone the beginning 1/3 of the school year for maternity leave. My school stuck us with a general education sub for 3 months. Balancing equations are fairly simple, they're just math. You just need to make sure that side A CAN equal side B.
[QUOTE=PunchedInFac;30138180]University of Nottingham. UK. I'm also Accepted into the University of Sussex but it's cheaper for me to go to Nottingham.[/QUOTE]
You are shitting me! I've got an offer there to do physics, high five :D
I also know a guy who is going there to do chemistry.
Thread requires more science.
[url]http://www.news.com.au/technology/sci-tech/nasas-spitzer-space-telescope-detect-green-crystal-rain-bombarding-sun-like-star-near-orion-constellation/story-fn5fsgyc-1226064233123[/url]
I rate this article at over 20 kilosciences.
Seriously though, that's fucking beautiful. I love how we can infer all this information from the star's light.
There must be so many alter earths in the universe, and so many civilizations that probably never meet.
[QUOTE=Faren;30138421]Organic chemistry is easy as fuck.[/QUOTE]
It's boring as fuck.
Its not a science thread without [highlight]SCIENCE JOKES![/highlight] :eng101:
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7DkeQ0roAM[/media]
[QUOTE=sltlamina;30139218]Doing a double degree in nanotechnology/applied physics at uni. Would much prefer to be doing a theoretical/mathematical physics course, but there weren't really any being offered nearby and applied physics will still be fucking fun. Besides, after I get my B.Sc I can always move on to do a Ph.D in theoretical/mathematical physics.
Been dropped into bio after not doing it since year 10 (need to do straight bio, chem and physics in first semester of year 1). I can say it's definitely my least favourite area of pure science. I mean I enjoy learning about it in my own time but I hate being assessed on it. With physics and chem it's like, "memorise these formulae and rules, know where to apply them and it's all good." With bio it's like, "memorise this entire fucking text book... cover to fucking cover."[/QUOTE]
Theoretical fist bump
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Experimentalists can measure to great accuracy the length of the dick they can suck
[QUOTE=JohnnyMo1;30149924]Theoretical fist bump
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Experimentalists can measure to great accuracy the length of the dick they can suck[/QUOTE]
It's not a science thread until someone starts arguing theoretical versus experimental physics
[QUOTE=JohnnyMo1;30149924]Theoretical fist bump
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Experimentalists can measure to great accuracy the length of the dick they can suck[/QUOTE]
*First bumps*
Although, to be fair, experimental, applied science, and even engineering are all incredibly important parts of science. I like to picture the path science takes like a tree. The seed is theoretical science, the trunk which grows from it is experimental science, the branches are applied science, and the fruits that the branches bear are the real-world, engineered results. Cars, radar, freakin' laser beams, what have you.
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pff fuck that shit theoreticians4lyfe
We've just had our first real taste of wave functions at uni and I've found that, in going over my notes for exam revision, I'm fucking stumped by Psi.
I have my time independent Schrödinger equation sitting here staring at me and I'm thinking, "how the fuck do I take the partial derivative of Psi?"... what [b]IS[/b] Psi? We've been taught, "Psi multiplied by its complex conjugate, or psi^2, is a probability density".
But... how the fuck am I meant to take the second partial derivative of something when I don't know what it is in terms of x? I have (d^2/dx^2) * Psi(x)... but unless I can replace Psi(x) with a proper function (like x^2 + 2x as an example), how can I go about taking a derivative?
It's a partial differential equation. You don't know what psi is off the bat. It has to be solved for.
We've been taught a guess and check method for Psi so far, and told that it can be done numerically. Is there any other, more precise way to do it that doesn't rely on best guesses and seeing if they fit, or plugging it all into a super computer?
Science is easy :science:
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