Class average on mechanics test: 16/35.
My score: 17/35.
Yesss
what year are you in?
Senior. I'll probably be sticking around a 5th year to fit in a math major though since I'll already be around an extra semester because of how quantum mechanics is scheduled.
[QUOTE=JohnnyMo1;32508794]Class average on mechanics test: 16/35.
My score: 17/35.
Yesss[/QUOTE]
Does your scores get scaled on a bell curve?
Not sure if it's a bell curve exactly but the tests are curved
[QUOTE=JohnnyMo1;32510579]Senior. I'll probably be sticking around a 5th year to fit in a math major though since I'll already be around an extra semester because of how quantum mechanics is scheduled.[/QUOTE]
You've already got your Bachelor's degree?
Sometimes I wish I studied physics, too bad my university required like 90% A's to get accepted into it. I had some percentage below it.
Over here, all you need to start a graduation in Physics is a 9.5 average out of 20 :v:
Oh god the webpage for the advance quantum mechanics class at our school is ugly.
[url]http://courses.theophys.kth.se/SI2380/SI2380PlaneringHT11.html[/url]
edit:
Wow disregard my want to study physics, dem exams looks worse than the webpage.
[url]http://courses.theophys.kth.se/SI2380/SI2380_exam_110110.pdf[/url]
[QUOTE=Swebonny;32513952]You've already got your Bachelor's degree?
Sometimes I wish I studied physics, too bad my university required like 90% A's to get accepted into it. I had some percentage below it.[/QUOTE]
No that's to get my Bachelor's. After that it's on to grad school.
As I was watching an ongoing Aurora.
I saw the strangest thing ever, I guess you could call it a UFO.
While I was changing the lens for my camera, I quickly looked up to check the aurora. Whilst doing so, I saw 2 really bright dots, about the same size and brigthness as Jupiter. And they were very close to eachother. I put the lens in the camera, and then it vanished.
I know my star sky, and those 2 lights were definitely not there the minute before.
Here's something I whipped up quickly to show you the aproximate location and time of the lights
[QUOTE][img]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/11323379/stellarium-0012.png[/img][/QUOTE]
(red line between dictates the distance between them. And the 2 dots are the lights)
The only time I've seen something shine that bright, is when a satellite reflects sunlight. But this time it stood pretty much still, and there were 2 shining exactly alike.
What the fuck did I just witness Facepunch?
[QUOTE=MountainWatcher;32513969]Over here, all you need to start a graduation in Physics is a 9.5 average out of 20 :v:[/QUOTE]
That's weird. I guess that's because very few are picking physics.
[editline]28th September 2011[/editline]
[QUOTE=JohnnyMo1;32513984]No that's to get my Bachelor's. After that it's on to grad school.[/QUOTE]
Ah cool. I'm still not sure how the system over there works :v: But I assume you're attending some kind of college and then going to grad school.
[editline]28th September 2011[/editline]
[QUOTE=booster;32514040]As I was watching an ongoing Aurora.
I saw the strangest thing ever, I guess you could call it a UFO.
While I was changing the lens for my camera, I quickly looked up to check the aurora. Whilst doing so, I saw 2 really bright dots, about the same size and brigthness as Jupiter. And they were very close to eachother. I put the lens in the camera, and then it vanished.
I know my star sky, and those 2 lights were definitely not there the minute before.
Here's something I whipped up quickly to show you the aproximate location and time of the lights
(red line between dictates the distance between them. And the 2 dots are the lights)
The only time I've seen something shine that bright, is when a satellite reflects sunlight. But this time it stood pretty much still, and there were 2 shining exactly alike.
What the fuck did I just witness Facepunch?[/QUOTE]
That's quite bright. Sounds like it could be linked to the aurora borealis. How long did it last?
[QUOTE=Swebonny;32514092]
That's quite bright. Sounds like it could be linked to the aurora borealis.[/QUOTE]
Could be. Of the 4 auroras I've seen, never have anything like that ever happened.
I also saw 3 shooting stars :v:
[QUOTE=booster;32514040]As I was watching an ongoing Aurora.
I saw the strangest thing ever, I guess you could call it a UFO.
While I was changing the lens for my camera, I quickly looked up to check the aurora. Whilst doing so, I saw 2 really bright dots, about the same size and brigthness as Jupiter. And they were very close to eachother. I put the lens in the camera, and then it vanished.
I know my star sky, and those 2 lights were definitely not there the minute before.
Here's something I whipped up quickly to show you the aproximate location and time of the lights
(red line between dictates the distance between them. And the 2 dots are the lights)
The only time I've seen something shine that bright, is when a satellite reflects sunlight. But this time it stood pretty much still, and there were 2 shining exactly alike.
What the fuck did I just witness Facepunch?[/QUOTE]
Check some sites (I forget which) to see if any satellites were passing overhead.
Definitely sneaky Russians.
[QUOTE=booster;32514201]Could be. Of the 4 auroras I've seen, never have anything like that ever happened.
I also saw 3 shooting stars :v:[/QUOTE]
I'm not sure if I picked the correct position, but assuming you're at the location your IP points to. And it's as bright as jupiter, then you might have seen 2 of the satellites here. I don't know when you saw them though.
[url]http://www.heavens-above.com/allsats.asp?Mag=3.5&lat=63.67551&lng=22.70874&loc=Unspecified&alt=0&tz=CET[/url]
I can at least feel better about myself knowing that you have 4 years of extra experience than I do.
-Snip- Solved it, being a dumb fuck
[QUOTE=Swebonny;32513972]Oh god the webpage for the advance quantum mechanics class at our school is ugly.
[url]http://courses.theophys.kth.se/SI2380/SI2380PlaneringHT11.html[/url]
edit:
Wow disregard my want to study physics, dem exams looks worse than the webpage.
[url]http://courses.theophys.kth.se/SI2380/SI2380_exam_110110.pdf[/url][/QUOTE]
i remember eigenvalues.
i didn't enjoy QM very much, quite glad i'm shot of it.
[QUOTE=booster;32514201]Could be. Of the 4 auroras I've seen, never have anything like that ever happened.
I also saw 3 shooting stars :v:[/QUOTE]
Ah I think I know what you saw. It was probably two satellite flares produced by different satellites.
[editline]29th September 2011[/editline]
Sometimes you can even seem them in daylight.
[video=youtube;x1qkmrTIAKk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1qkmrTIAKk&feature=related[/video]
[editline]29th September 2011[/editline]
Or perhaps not :/ You said they were stationary.
I have a new saying that I like to live by:
WWCSD? (What Would Carl Sagan Do?)
probably say BILLIONS a lot
[QUOTE=JohnnyMo1;32539299]probably say BILLIONS a lot[/QUOTE]
And he'd probably be entirely correct, too.
JohnnyMo1: I think
JohnnyMo1: I might want to be a cosmologist
********: ...why
JohnnyMo1: because
JohnnyMo1: it's interesting to me
JohnnyMo1: and I've only got another year to figure out what I want to specialize in before grad school
********: ;_;
********: don't do it
JohnnyMo1: why not
********: because
********: idk
********: it's dumb
********: you want to do makeup
********: that's super lame unless it's like special effects makeup for movies or some shit
JohnnyMo1: COSMOLOGY =/= COSMOTOLOGY ******
JohnnyMo1: I am literally laughing
JohnnyMo1: so hard
JohnnyMo1: oh my god
JohnnyMo1: yeah ******
JohnnyMo1: I'm going to do 5 years of undergrad physics
JohnnyMo1: then go to grad school for MAKEUP
[editline]29th September 2011[/editline]
*cosmetology
I think the people you know may be slightly... uhh... how to put this kindly? Stupid?
I didn't even know cosmetology was an actual study field :v:
oh my god
that's fucking hilarious
People asking you if you have an astrology ... fuck, we call 'em chairs over here in Physics is pretty funny, too. :v:
[img]http://www.yvonnenavarro.com/gifs/artwork/hallug.jpg[/img]
[img]http://wiki.neptunecanada.ca/download/attachments/10256489/sea_pig_webres.jpg[/img]
[B]Ever noticed how much a Hallucigenia looks like a Sea Pig?[/B]
Vague source, but I still think this is an interesting read for (future) Biologists.
Read this on a Norwegian news article and this was the only source stated:
[url]http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/beauty/article-2043975/Boots-stocks-new-face-serum-s-expensive-diamonds-125-tablespoon-does-work.html[/url]
If you drive a vehicle that goes with the same speed as a bullet, and then shoot a bullet the opposite way you're driveing, will that bullet fall to the ground directly?
[QUOTE=booster;32572284]If you drive a vehicle that goes with the same speed as a bullet, and then shoot a bullet the opposite way you're driveing, will that bullet fall to the ground directly?[/QUOTE]
Yes.
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