All this stuff I have to catch up on in summer

All Nines · 2012-05-20 08:08:24

For whatever reason, I can't seem to get anything worthwhile done during school season -- can't keep momentum on books that I'm having a great time with, can't do much with video games or anime, can't make the time to really sit down with something and write -- which means I really, really, REALLY just want school to fuck itself and get out of my life (well, high school, at least), but even once I'm done dealing with that stuff, I'm a little daunted by all the books I want to read, and I don't even know if I'll have time to get everything necessary for a Vincent Brooks cosplay (and in order to really be into the idea, I would most likely have to put BlazBlue on hold to make the time to play it, which I told myself I wasn't going to do with any game from now on until I beat it). Then there's the probable fact that I'll be one of many unfortunate people assigned to lifeguard at a local beach, which will be infinitely more frustrating than guarding at a pool, not to mention I remember my supervisor hearing shifts are all-day shifts.

Nova · 2012-05-20 08:09:52

For whatever reason, I can't seem to get anything worthwhile done during school season

i can't seem to get any schoolwork done during school season, as hard as i try

All Nines · 2012-05-20 08:10:40

Oh. Well, yeah, that's becoming a bit of a struggle too. Well, it was before, but it's especially bad now that AP tests are over.

MrW · 2012-05-20 08:20:15

This summer is the perfect time to get a job, at least for me. Getting a worker's permit is unnecessarily obtuse, though.

Nova · 2012-05-20 08:20:34

I just find it... boring as all fuck to try and find the information. I can do it, really easily, as long as I can put my mind on it. Which I can't. Which has led to me falling behind in my schoolwork.

All Nines · 2012-05-20 09:23:43

^^ You should totally go for it. Just don't be a lifeguard, it's a very boring job.

^ It rarely comes down to finding information in my classes, thankfully. The most troubling part of this year has been attempting to learn equations in Physics.

vandro · 2012-05-20 09:26:40

learn equations in Physics.

What sorcery is this? Aren't the equations just part of the things your brain just learns?

All Nines · 2012-05-20 09:28:39

Not when you're really sleepy every class. I'd also say it's a bit of a stretch to say that you just kinda learn it, especially when you get to Electricity and Magnetism.

Nova · 2012-05-20 09:29:57

It rarely comes down to finding information in my classes, thankfully. The most troubling part of this year has been attempting to learn equations in Physics.

Well, my class has us do most of the research ourselves, outside of the shorter units. Especially for things like case studies.

I should probably try and get the shorter units done over the next week or so.

vandro · 2012-05-20 09:32:12

Not when you're really sleepy every class. I'd also say it's a bit of a stretch to say that you just kinda learn it, especially when you get to Electricity and Magnetism.

especially when you get to Electricity and Magnetism.

You know I am electromechanical engineering student, right?

DYRE · 2012-05-20 09:33:56

I'd also say it's a bit of a stretch to say that you just kinda learn it, especially when you get to Electricity and Magnetism.

I thought everything in E&M was pretty intuitive... >.>

Granted, I don't actually remember any of it now, just one semester later, but I certainly learned it pretty easily when I was actually in the class.

vandro · 2012-05-20 09:36:29

I don't actually remember any of it now, just one semester later

This is the attitude that I hated in my classmates back in highschool, learning for the grade, forget it for life. Thank god in college that gets you a squaring F if you try it.

All Nines · 2012-05-20 09:36:36

You know I am electromechanical engineering student, right?

Wasn't aware that you were into that, specifically, but I recall you being an engineering student of some sort, so of course it would make sense that you found it more intuitive.

I thought everything in E&M was pretty intuitive... >.>

Granted, I don't actually remember any of it now, just one semester later, but I certainly learned it pretty easily when I was actually in the class.

Lucky you. >:

I think the point where it hit the fan, for me, was when we got into the interactions of electric and magnetic fields. I couldn't keep track of all the laws we learned, or anything.

vandro · 2012-05-20 09:41:46

Wasn't aware that you were into that, specifically, but I recall you being an engineering student of some sort, so of course it would make sense that you foud it more intuitive.

This implies I wasn't fast asleep during my college physics class, or that the reason that I took electromechanics is that I am really good at it rather than just prefering it to other engineering types. And really the only reason I am an engineer and not a physicist is because in Panama the only option for physicist is Physics teacher. You think I would be able to handle 30(per class) pricks that would just forget what I say at the end of every term? I'd choke the bitches.

I think the point where it hit the fan, for me, was when we got into the interactions of electric and magnetic fields. I couldn't keep track of all the laws we learned, or anything.

The interaction of electricity and magnetism as in waves or in circuits?

DYRE · 2012-05-20 09:42:02

Thank god in college that gets you a squaring F if you try it.

>implying I didn't get an A in that class

vandro · 2012-05-20 09:43:21

You think I meant the F in the class in question. I meant F in classes which depend on that other class.

DYRE · 2012-05-20 09:44:35

Ah, well, yeah.

Fortunately I'm not going to be taking any more physics classes so it doesn't really matter. I do actually remember things I learn in my more relevant courses.

All Nines · 2012-05-20 09:50:48

The interaction of electricity and magnetism as in waves or in circuits?

I want to say it was both. We were working on circuits a lot at that time, though. I think my problem with E&M was that I found some of the material counterintuitive, and I couldn't really visualize some of the concepts. Or remember any of the important laws, as I said. Or take good notes cause I was sleepy and the teacher sucked.

Worst part is, I'm pretty sure I didn't do well enough on the AP tests to get out of college Physics.

vandro · 2012-05-20 10:00:45

What's counter intuitive?

All Nines · 2012-05-20 10:03:16

I don't remember, honestly. I just generally had a tough time learning anything. So hopefully you won't be as annoyed with me when it turns out that I don't remember anything for college.

vandro · 2012-05-20 10:17:37

I am not annoyed at the people who forgets things they learned in school, I am annoyed at the people that learn for the grade, and get a passing grade, and then promptly forget it.

Stormtroper · 2012-05-20 13:04:41

I dunno, I try not to learn for the grade, but for me stuff usually doesn't really cement in until applying it to whatever course is next.

Also, I had an extremely hard time during electric circuits and electrical machines classes, too (other than constant electric/magnetic circuits), anything involving inductance or impedance. It doesn't help that I took electric circuits before learning differential equations. I did have to learn for the grade for these.

Also:

And really the only reason I am an engineer and not a physicist is because in Venezuela the only option for physicist is Physics teacher. You think I would be able to handle 30(per class) pricks that would just forget what I say at the end of every term? I'd choke the bitches.

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