5 Things To Do At The End Of A Semester

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Hi!! Do you have any advice for a physics student in her first year?

i’m also a first year physics student and only started just over four weeks ago so i’m kinda limited in advice but i hope some of this stuff helps!

at the moment the best advice i can think of is to stay on top of your work by:

not doing your assignments last minute

showing up for lectures when you can instead of watching them online

going over your notes and tutorial questions daily and really trying to understand the content/methods

asking for help, even if it seems like a dumb question it’s better than getting stuck and falling behind. plus professors are normally always happy to help no matter what

buy a good graphing calculator, your phone isn’t gonna cut it for most of the material

seeing the university psychologist if you’re feeling stressed/down. physics is one of those topics where everything is really full on and everyone around you seems like a genuis which can really impact your mental health after a while

going through tons of example questions for practice then finding what you struggle with the most so you can specifically work/get extra help in that area

buying and reading some good physics/math books and textbooks. i found that reading certain books have helped me understand the content in class better (shoot me a message if u want recommendations but otherwise you can just google/goodreads some popular ones)

lastly, this seems like a no brainer but go to bed at a reasonable hour and get enough sleep on the nights before you have class. speaking from experience, math is really hard to do and take in when you’re running on three hours of sleep

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so, schoolis oficially on tomorrow. i am scared. here are some goals of mine.

things i want from this school period:

1. miss the minimum amount of 5 days

2. get the minimum amount of one 4 (that's a B for u weirdos)

3. never!! forget my stuff home

what are your goals?

01.08.19 || late afternoon study session 

🎧 study mood

- notes on concave and convex mirrors

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happy sunday! i went to a cafe to study for about 4 hours, and then lazed around for the rest of the day hehe

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*This probably only applies to those of you entering college, as high school lab work seems to be much more chill. Also, this is just my experience and may very well vary from place to place.*

Sleep a decent amount of hours (if you can, have a nap right before) and EAT BEFORE YOU GO THERE - lab work is physically exhausting, you’re usually there for several hours and you can count the times you get to sit down on one hand.

Read whatever information you are given about your lab work beforehand. You don’t want to get there and not know what’s going on.

Be active! There’s nothing worse than a lab partner than needs to be told to do things. If you’ve read whatever info you were given, you’ll have an idea of what to do so take the initiative. Offer to do stuff. Don’t just stand around waiting for orders.

Wear layers. Labs are freezing cold 10% of the time and scorching hot 90% of the time (especially once you put on your lab coat). The heat is specially bad because you may even get dizzy so please wear layers (the lightest one should be a short-sleeve or tank fop).

Don’t forget:

Water bottle - heat = dehydration

Hair tie - tie your hair up. Just do it.

WEAR COMFY SHOES - you may think those boots are soo comfy and chic but I guarantee you’ll change your mind after there hours of standing. Sneakers are the way to go 

Yes you can just have one lab coat. But you still need to wash it. Volatile solvents don’t mask B.O.

Things break. Try your best not to break them but know that it’s not that big of a deal so don’t worry too much if you do.

‘Water’ always means deionized water. Always. Unless stated otherwise. Seriously, it can ruin your whole experiment. Also when you’re washing any equipment, you should always give them one last rinse with deionized water.

If you need to take away from something you’re weighting or a liquid you’re transfering with a pippete, that never goes back into the ‘original tub’. It’s a residue.

Painted nails + organic solvents equal ruined nails. Gloves don’t help. Beware. But, gloves are great and v recommended if you’re dealing with oh idk rat pee.

Once you get home, you’re probably just going to want to pass out. Don’t. Do whatever you have to do (have coffee ready?) to write as much as you remember about what you’ve done. It makes writing the lab write-up. So. Much. Easier.

On the same note, if you know you have something due the day after a lab, get it done beforehand because you probably won’t have the energy to do it afterwards. If you have lab work all week long (like I do), get as much done on the weekend as possible 

Listen, if you know an upper classman who’s taken that class, ask to borrow their write-ups. Beg for them if you must. They will save your life.

Have a lab write-up template. You can look for one online or model It after your professor’s directions or an upper-classman’s write-up. Having something that you can just ‘fill in’ is super convenient.

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8/21/19

Started classes Monday and I’m already trying to get ahead in what I can with homework and readings. Hope that this semester will turn out better than the others and same goes to all that are about to start classes!!!