Pariah Posted June 28, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2023 All I can say is that when I was in Thermo class learning statistical mechanics, it certainly dulled my will to live. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted June 28, 2023 Report Share Posted June 28, 2023 (edited) I think I used stat mech more than anything else out of my thermo classes, but that's a result of me doing astrophysics. Boltzmann and Saha equations are used just about everywhere, unless the matter is degenerate. By contrast, the heat engine stuff was pretty much just as top-to-bottom worthless for me as just about anything in the chemistry curriculum, because the number of heat engines in astrophysics is about the same as the number of test tubes, reaction vessels, and any other piece of terrestrial equipment where volume is a usable/useful quantity. Frankly, the only time I used that stuff was when I had to teach it to people who may have thought that what happened in bottles was relevant. Even then, I annoyed everyone in those classes by having them derive versions of the gas laws, etc., using particle density rather than volume. Edited June 28, 2023 by Cancer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted June 28, 2023 Report Share Posted June 28, 2023 Just set volume to infinity and you should be good to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted June 28, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2023 Wait, I thought volume only went to eleven.... Old Man and Cancer 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted July 7, 2023 Report Share Posted July 7, 2023 Pariah, Starlord and tkdguy 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted July 8, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2023 Seen on the Book of Face: "Which grammar mistake annoys you the moist?" Logan D. Hurricanes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted July 8, 2023 Report Share Posted July 8, 2023 That word puts the damp-er on many. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted July 9, 2023 Report Share Posted July 9, 2023 On 7/7/2023 at 10:14 PM, Pariah said: Seen on the Book of Face: "Which grammar mistake annoys you the moist?" On 7/8/2023 at 5:12 AM, L. Marcus said: That word puts the damp-er on many. Some folks will probably like these posts, but I prefer dry humor. Logan D. Hurricanes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted July 9, 2023 Report Share Posted July 9, 2023 I don't know what's going on, so I'll just smile and wave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted July 9, 2023 Report Share Posted July 9, 2023 Pariah and L. Marcus 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted July 9, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2023 I got the results back on those two standardized tests I had to take last month. I passed both of them comfortably. I just have a couple of assignments to wrap up from my methods course, and then I can apply for the additional endorsements I will need for the next school year. Anyone who says that teachers are "so lucky to get three months off every year" can bite me. Tom Cowan, Old Man and Logan D. Hurricanes 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted July 9, 2023 Report Share Posted July 9, 2023 59 minutes ago, Pariah said: Anyone who says that teachers are "so lucky to get three months off every year" can bite me. Don't you also get two weeks off around Christmas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted July 9, 2023 Report Share Posted July 9, 2023 Old Man 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted July 9, 2023 Report Share Posted July 9, 2023 Tom Cowan and L. Marcus 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted July 9, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2023 4 hours ago, Old Man said: Don't you also get two weeks off around Christmas? For teachers, that's a little like the morning dose of coffee (or equivalent): Civilian: "You just have to have coffee? Like, would you die without it?" Teacher: "No ... but you might." Old Man 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ternaugh Posted July 11, 2023 Report Share Posted July 11, 2023 From Octopath Traveller II last night: Logan D. Hurricanes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted July 11, 2023 Report Share Posted July 11, 2023 Satellite constellation hurts radio astronomy, not just optical Logan D. Hurricanes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted July 11, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2023 Man, this summer is passing faster than most faculty meetings I've sat through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted July 14, 2023 Report Share Posted July 14, 2023 L. Marcus 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted July 14, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2023 "I've had people ask me, outside of education, 'Hey Liz, what's that like teaching high school English?' I'm like, 'Have you ever planned a book club for 150 people and you're the only one who wants to read?'" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted July 14, 2023 Report Share Posted July 14, 2023 Who went into teaching for education? Give me a break…teaching wouldn’t be so bad without the kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted July 15, 2023 Report Share Posted July 15, 2023 It was the admins who made me decide to walk away from education. Cancer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted July 16, 2023 Report Share Posted July 16, 2023 Starlord, Tom Cowan, Ternaugh and 3 others 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted July 17, 2023 Report Share Posted July 17, 2023 17 hours ago, Logan D. Hurricanes said: Sounds like she'll chase him 'round the moons of Nibia and 'round the Antares Maelstrom and 'round perdition's flames before she gives him up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted July 19, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2023 Facebook meme: "Is there a science camp for adults? Like I just want to help someone dig up dinosaurs or count mushrooms or weigh turtles for like a week." Response: "I think that's called grad school." Response to response: "The pay is the same." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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