Category Archives: Natural Sciences

More physicist action figures needed!

Posted on May 27, 2008 by Eric

Now that I’ve got an Albert Einstein action figure, it occurs to me that I need some other physicist action figures to keep him company.  Unfortunately there don’t seem to be any action figures of Neils Bohr, Marie Curie, Richard … Continue reading →

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R.I.P. Don Herbert AKA Mr. Wizard, 10 July 1917 — 12 June 2007

Posted on June 12, 2007 by Eric

Timmy: “Are we gonna discover the secret of life, Mr. Wizard?” Mr. Wizard: “We will if we’re not careful, Timmy!” —”Mr. Wizard and Timmy” parody by Stevens & Grdnic I’m not old enough to have seen the original “Watch Mr. … Continue reading →

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The sad state of physics education

Posted on June 8, 2007 by Eric

A high school physics teacher in the UK explains why their new physics syllabus is not actually physics (or even science), but rather what I would describe as an assortment of politically correct bullshit. I don’t know how this compares … Continue reading →

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Guide to Suboptimal Exam-Taking

Posted on November 2, 2006 by Eric

Taking Exam 2 in Human Heredity and Disease, the Suboptimal Way: Skim the assigned textbook reading (optional) Miss class at least one week Forget that there’s an exam today It’s an open-book exam, so forget to bring the textbook

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Chemistry labs and midterm

Posted on October 29, 2006 by Eric

On Friday we did the lab on ion exchange reactions, Saturday morning we had the midterm, and Saturday afternoon we did the lab on enthalpy of reactions.  I did well in three semesters of high school chemistry, but that was … Continue reading →

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General Chemistry I orientation, first two labs

Posted on September 9, 2006 by Eric

I’m taking the “online” session of General Chemistry I.  All the homework is done online, and we only physically meet six times, three Friday/Saturday session pairs.  Yesterday was the orientation, which included watching video presentations on how to use lab … Continue reading →

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New classes

Posted on August 31, 2006 by Eric

The fall semester has started, and on Tuesday evening I went to the first session of HUMAN 007, International Film. This evening I had the first session of BIOSC 015, Human Heredity and Disease.

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