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Professor under fire for telling students they have to work hard.
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I gotta agree with DE on this one; the prof's advice seems over the top and ignores that some form of balance is good for your mental health. That doesn't mean students should be out partying on weekends or anything of course."I am not angered that the Moral Majority boys campaign against abortion. I am angry when the same men who say, "Save OUR children" bellow "Build more and bigger bombers." That's right! Blast the children in other nations into eternity, or limbless misery as they lay crippled from "OUR" bombers! This does not jell." - Leonard Ravenhill
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Originally posted by KingsGambit View PostI gotta agree with DE on this one; the prof's advice seems over the top and ignores that some form of balance is good for your mental health. That doesn't mean students should be out partying on weekends or anything of course.
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Originally posted by Cerebrum123 View PostSeems no different than the kind of advice you'd get from a coach in sports. "Give 110%", and other things they say that seem like they are saying that you are to do the training for sports, and only that while you are under their instruction. I'm pretty sure most realize it's just hyperbole."I am not angered that the Moral Majority boys campaign against abortion. I am angry when the same men who say, "Save OUR children" bellow "Build more and bigger bombers." That's right! Blast the children in other nations into eternity, or limbless misery as they lay crippled from "OUR" bombers! This does not jell." - Leonard Ravenhill
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Originally posted by Cerebrum123 View PostHe's talking about people over working themselves, which can be really bad for you.Some may call me foolish, and some may call me odd
But I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of man
Than a fool in the eyes of God
From "Fools Gold" by Petra
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Originally posted by Mountain Man View PostWhat some people call "over-working" is what other people call a typical day. I really don't think this present coddled generation is in any danger of working themselves to death.
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Originally posted by rogue06 View PostMany of them I've worked with look at a 40 hour work week with horror. They want more money but when you offer them more than 25 to 30 hours a week they recoil from it.Some may call me foolish, and some may call me odd
But I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of man
Than a fool in the eyes of God
From "Fools Gold" by Petra
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Originally posted by Mountain Man View PostWhat some people call "over-working" is what other people call a typical day. I really don't think this present coddled generation is in any danger of working themselves to death.
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LOL at this. Presumably, the students have already taken and passed whatever physics or math prereqs are required for this. The astrophysics curricula seem rigorous:
http://www.ast.cam.ac.uk/admissions/undergrad
Some select quotations with colorful words I don't fully understand:
The Physics of Astrophysics plays the dual role of introducing students to a range of exciting topics in contemporary astrophysics, while developing abilities in physical reasoning and order of magnitude estimates in an astronomical context. Statistical Physics (in Mathematics) and Astrophysical Fluids (at the IoA) continue the essential physics education and Stellar Dynamics and Astrophysics (at the IoA) adds a further course in applied astrophysics.
The style throughout requires minimal memorizing of descriptive terminology, and avoids the simple quoting and application of complicated formulae. Rather, lecturers will concentrate on the derivations of fundamentals from first principles, and the teaching of basic understanding..
Here's the syllabus Astrophysics II. It's only 36 pages.
https://www.ast.cam.ac.uk/sites/defa...2003102016.pdf
My favorite line so far:
The IoA staff have coffee (and tea) in the Hoyle building foyer from about 11:00am. There is no charge for
coffee for Part II Astrophysics students.
fwiw,
guacamoleLast edited by guacamole; 11-13-2017, 08:56 AM."Down in the lowlands, where the water is deep,
Hear my cry, hear my shout,
Save me, save me"
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Originally posted by Psychic Missile View PostI'm speaking with the higher rate of depression and suicide among med school students in mind, which can be extrapolated to any high-stress academic environment.
Not drinking and partying is not the same thing as spending your entire time studying and worrying about school.
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Originally posted by guacamole View PostLOL at this. Presumably, the students have already taken and passed whatever physics or math prereqs are required for this. The astrophysics curricula seem rigorous:
http://www.ast.cam.ac.uk/admissions/undergrad
Some select quotations with colorful words I don't fully understand:
Sounds like a cake-walk.
Here's the syllabus Astrophysics II. It's only 36 pages.
https://www.ast.cam.ac.uk/sites/defa...2003102016.pdf
My favorite line so far:
Presumably they are cross they have to pay for tea.
fwiw,
guacamoleEnter the Church and wash away your sins. For here there is a hospital and not a court of law. Do not be ashamed to enter the Church; be ashamed when you sin, but not when you repent. – St. John Chrysostom
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Originally posted by One Bad Pig View PostLooks rather familiar. For tests, we were expected to extract useful information from a word problem, derive and solve the equations necessary to get an answer, all without notes or a calculator. We had a 50-minute class period to solve about 5 of these. Fun times.
I've always admired people who had the discipline to excel in higher math and science. I have no idea why anyone enrolling in astrophyics, at cambridge, would expect an easy time."Down in the lowlands, where the water is deep,
Hear my cry, hear my shout,
Save me, save me"
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