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Failure
Unfortunately, despite my best efforts, I was unsuccessful in getting on any internships for over the summer. This includes the SURE programme in the physics department here at Leicester uni. I thought I had a good chance of getting a place on it, however, it has proven very difficult and ultimately unsuccessful. I am not […]
How Did 3rd Year Go?
Starting 3rd year many of the 4th years told me that 3rd year is horrible, they said the jump from 2nd year to 3rd year was huge. Whilst I do think it is true that there is quite a jump between 2nd and 3rd year, I don’t think it was quite as bad as they […]
Black Holes and Wormholes: 3rd Year Project Pt 4.
Over the past month I have been working on my report for my pair project. It is worth 50% of the module’s marks so it a big deal. I found the best way for me to write is to do just an hour and a half every other day or so, this way I was […]
Elementary Particles
Elementary Particles was the last speciality elective I took this year (the others I took were Life in the Universe; Active Galaxies and Cosmology). In second year you do a bit of particle physics, lots of people like this bit of the module because it is quite easy. The third year speciality elective has some […]
Taking Breaks From Revision
In a previous blog I briefly mentioned the advantage of taking breaks during revision, and since I am currently revising for the 6 exams I have in May I thought this would be a good time to elaborate on this. Breaks are an important part of revision, if you don’t take them often enough […]
Black Holes and Wormholes: 3rd Year Project Pt 3.
Last week I had my presentation for my pair project about black holes and wormholes (see my previous blogs about this here and here). You present your work to two academic staff, generally one is an expert in the same field of research as you project. I felt nervous when I found out one of […]
Making the most of the library
Whether you have a whole bunch of coursework to do, or a ton of revision to get through, I think the library is a great place for it. “What’s the point? I can revise at home?” you may ask. Personally, I find going to the library reduces the number of possible distractions, and separates uni […]
Black Holes and Wormholes: 3rd Year Project Pt 2.
Thought I’d update you on where I’m up to on my project. The project is actually getting quite close to the end. It took a very long time and many attempts, but I finally got the plot for the wormhole to work. Here it is: Me and my pair project partner spend a very long […]
My Favourite Educational YouTube Channels
Thought I would just share some of my favourite educational Youtube channels and some examples of the sort of thing they create. So in no particular order: Numberphile Sixty Symbols These are both channels are run by Brady Haran, where he interviews mathematicians and physicists, exploring all corners of their subjects. He’s great at asking […]
Physics Challenge
In third year there is quite an unusual module, unlike other modules it does not have a strict syllabus. By this I mean you won’t be just studying one particular part of physics, in fact this module doesn’t even have lectures. The purpose of physics challenge is for students to use all the physics knowledge […]
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