Taking a slight tangent from classical optics, I decided to delve more into non-linear optics.
As someone who never had to use Gaussian form of Maxwell's equations, never used Tensors, and had never used Einsteins notation for summation; let me just say the algebra of the book proved to be a hard nut to crack!
What am I learning about? Anisotropy! Who knew that the direction at which you observe/propagate through a material such as a crystal plays a role in the material properties you will experience!!
I still don't believe you can determine eigenvalues and eigenvectors for an arbitrary 3x3 permittivity matrix (I need to use numerical examples to really see it) and that there exists rotational matricies that let us make the math all neat and proper.
But, slowly and with growing pains, I am continuing to slowly tread the waters of this fascinating topic!
Tumblr users will hear their mothers say for years that eating healthier and going on walks will help with their anxiety/depressive episodes then be surprised when they try it and it actually works
going from easiest to hardest to implement
i have very big trouble with focusing and interest so a lot of this will relate to attention retention
- look up the problems on your past tests. chances are your lecturer is consistently pulling them from 1-3 sources (true for most intro classes)
-practice with a timer since day 0 of learning about a new topic. this will prevent you from short circuiting on the exam and forgetting all about the topic you've studied for hours
-as you are going through a problem, mumble your thought process as if you are ochem tutor 2.0
- if you are multilingual, try taking lecture notes in a language other than the one they are provided in - this will force you to think critically about the material you are writing down
-leave. work. at the work table. dont think about assignments when you are spending time with friends or family.
-in general, the intensity of my background noise is inversely proportional to my stimulation levels usually i try to go ambient noise -> lofi/instrumentals -> study vlogs -> music with lyrics however, if you can take a break instead of listening to music that will make you more restless, it is better to do that
-usually, the boredom from practicing something boring does not feel as bad as realizing you have understudied that topic. persevere. you can do it!
Here's mine!
A bit of Serbian... A bit of English.... Some doodles.... Eeeeeh
enough of pretty aesthetic notes, i want messy, shitass handwriting, chaotic notes only you can understand
northern lights photographed from space
“Everything we call real is made of things that cannot be regarded as real.”
—Niels Bohr, Danish physicist and 1922 Nobel Prize winner in physics
"Wonderful Tesla oscillating tower...intended for radiating electrical energy in the form of high frequency waves propagated through the Earth itself."
The Electrical experimenter. March 1916.
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This is the cutest study buddy to work with after all who doesn't want to be judged by a cat when they work.
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