George
Subscribe to George's posts
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 […]
Black Holes and Wormholes: 3rd Year Project Pt 1.
I am currently doing the biggest module of third year the pair project. It is worth 20 credits (each year you do 120 credits worth of modules). At the end of last year we were given a big list of projects with descriptions. You pick five from the list and rank them if order of […]
Cosmology
It’s a new semester and so I will be studying two new specialty electives (option modules). Last year I took Life in the Universe and Active Galaxies. I had the exam for those, as well as for Maths in January. The exams seemed to go okay, I get my results back for the Maths exam […]
What to do on a visit day?
Have you got an offer and have been invited to visit their department? Here my advice on how to make the most of it: Ask what an average day is like. This will give you an idea of the workload you should expect, the amount of time spent in labs, and just give you an […]
My Favourite Place in Leicester
I enjoy going for walks. I think it is a great way to to clear your mind from stress and just the general nonsensical thoughts your head seems to fill up with from everyday life. I don’t fully plan where my walk will take me, but there are a few places I like to regularly […]
Recent Comments