I Went To My First Physics Lecture This Quarter And The Professor Literally Told Us “i Wrote The Textbook

June 17, 2019 || 12:35pm

it’s a holiday and i am joyous.

Ten assignments yesterday, eleven today. I can’t wait for the long weekend.

09.09.19 // this semester just might be the death of me

jk rowling told me personally that hedwig was the duolingo owl the whole time. anytime she’s not actively delivering a message to harry, she’s threatening people everywhere to make sure they do their german lesson. this is never mentioned because it’s not relevant to harry’s journey

Source.

5 things to do at the end of a semester

Reorganize your desk and your computer

Whether you’re out of school for 3 months or just a couple of days, cleaning out your desk is the first thing you should do. Put the textbooks away and rearrange everything : you won’t think about school as much and it’ll most likely be relaxing. And don’t forget about your computer ! Delete the unnecessary documents and reorganize your files.

Store your notes and your exams

Buy a big binder or a folder and put all of your revision guides/flashcards/notes/etc in it. I don’t recommend ever getting rid of your old notes because you never know if you’ll need them later down the line. Also, if you have some of your exams, put them in there. They might come in handy someday !

Think about what you did

Think about your semester : what you did right and what you did wrong. Could you have studied more ? Should you have started your essay earlier ? Did you like your classes ? Your schedule ? Ask yourself some questions and use the answer to prep for next semester.

Start prepping

Make lists (things you’ll need to buy, things you want to work on), research planners and printables, buy some school supplies, try out some study schedules and new techniques (mind maps, apps, cornell notes). It’s never too early to start preparing for your next semester !

Treat yourself

Give yourself a break. Watch some netflix, eat some cookies, sleep in, stop drinking coffee for a few days, go buy yourself a new dress, do whatever makes you feel better !

Snowy Pastel Winter Scenes by Katarzyna Gritzmann

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

soon: comfy sweaters, hot beverages in cups, leaves crunching under your feet, drops of rain against the window, reading your book in bed

27.08.2019 | enjoying the last august days ☼