How Should I React To This Statement By My Physics Professor??
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I'm sure that she ment no harm by her statment.  It sounds like she could have been saying that the Italian's methods were better thought out and simpler because they didn't complicate it with other excess crap to seem more educated like other people.  But in any case, if this made you feel uncomfortable or offended you should go talk to her.  Be sure to approach her as a concerned student.  Remind her of the incident, and tell her how you took her coment.  Then give her a chance to explain herself.  If she did infact mean this as a racist comment(and I doubt she did) and she doesn't appoligize go to her department head or your academic advisor.  I'm sure as long as you aproach her in a mature manner in hopes of clarifying a situation that she will be more that happy to correct herself.  And after that you will have made a positive connection with your professor which can benifit you in her class.
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I would have worded this joke, "Would an underperforming seismologist be on shaky groun in his field?"\n\nIts funnier that way and makes more sense.  Otherwise you could just ask "Is a seismologist on shaky ground?" because without the "in his field" the underperforming has no meaning.
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PLEASE don't just send it around to physics departments.  We get enough quacks doing that as it is.  \n\nHere's what you do.  Write up your theory succinctly and with all supporting evidence and math, and submit it to the Physical Review Letters.  Here is their submission page.\n\nhttp://authors.aps.org/ESUB/\n\nThey will review your paper and see if it's worth sending on to their editors.  If they reject it out of hand, you probably have major misconceptions in your ideas that need to be fixed.  If they send it on to the editors, you may have a shot - they will send it to someone in the field, an annoymous reviewer, to get their opinions, at which point they will either accept it for publication, reject it, or ask you to fix it in some way before it is accepted.\n\nOr, you could submit an abstract to an upcoming APS (American Physical Society) meeting.  They usually have at least one forum at the meeting for 'different' ideas - you might have more luck there than submitting to a journal.
1157100
Maybe you should get him a copy of "The Guide to Everything That Is and Is NOT Cool". Then, before he answers your statement, he could look it up. And if he didn't, you could just say, "Hey, did ya look that one up?" That would send him a nice, subtle message.
307778
I was a physics student...it's B.
806553
C'mon, kid.  Go and read your book and do your homework.  I can understand if you are having problems with one problem, but you are posting this so that others will do your learning for you.  This is simple Newtonian physics.  Three laws you have to work with.  Basic, basic concepts.  If you can't handle this, then might as well give up your dreams of becoming a rocket scientist where you have to deal with special relativities and zero-gravity physics.  \n\nNow get moving!
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I just helped someone else with their physics question, so I'm alittle tired of it.  But, I suggest you make an equation sheet...physics is all about equations.  So, if you have a piece of paper with your equations, all you have to do is look at the sheet and plug things in...
979012
When I was in school we were told that the year 2000 would never happen. Maybe you need to talk to his teacher though and tell her she should not tell her students that. Some may have emotional issues and will never forget what she says.
735831
Did you put your entire homework assignment on here? I noticed you posted a bunch of science questions just now.\nIf you don't have your textbook handy [you really should be looking up these answers so that you can remember and understand them when you have your test/exam], go to the links below and look them up. The 1st is a down loadable physics textbook. The 2nd has animations of physics.
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It sounds like a line from the old "Star Trek," when someone was insulting Mr. Spock.\n\nHis answer would probably have been something like, "If you are expecting an answer, your question is illogical. If your question is rhetorical I expect you are trying to insult me which is impossible since I'm incapable of feeling emotion and therefore - feeling insulted."
49203
Yeah, this may classify as a Thermonuclear Rebound.\nBe glad you're no longer with this nutjob.
921738
awwww.....that was a really good thing you did! I actually helped teach one of my classmates a lesson when he wasnt understanding it from the teacher......he understood after I taught him.\n\n\n=) Have A Great Day! (=
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once upon a time (yes!) , i was like u thinking this crap but u know wht i did- i simply said to myself that just saying all bad n crap about this wonderful subjct , m gonna die one day!!! yes! even if NOW , it myte not make sense- that tym , it fortunately did!! u knw, dat ws simply impossible for me- coz all that crap of electricity chapter specially made me go crazy!!  i mean , u knw i was literally feeling hospitalised coz of PHYSICS! but, i started to love it- u knw, not just after a week or a month but even a more gradual process.... very very slowly.. i started.. liking it... u see, by saying all this, i cud hav said a wrd n that is "attitude" or 'thinking"... this is wht affects us and this is also wht makes us achieve!!! believe it or not!!\n\nthe point is- if u THINK even for a milli micro second that PHYSICS IS ""H A R D"", I TELL U FRND, U R NEVA GONA LIKE IT OR LOVE IT! so, start today, in ur spare tym, for jus 10 to 15 mins ONLY, jus read the concepts u find hard... n do some writing as well, it wrks coz then u see all dat in hard form(oh, u find everything in Physics- hard, ryte?? ) then start all ova once again...\nplan to do this aside frm ur school wrk.. it will wrk. instead of going to late nyte parties ... u can do this.. sounds dumb or i seem insane????? oh, well, when u have a professional career, people r automatically ur frnds.. n u knw wht i mean here! but only these ppl at late nyte parties wont even recognise u if u fail the exam of ur life!!!\n\nall this.. see, if u can get it.. i hope u can \n\n"IMPOSSIBLE" ITSELF SAYS "I M POSSIBLE!" there u go.!\n\nall da best, Akshay! :-)
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cmi3@yahoo.com  i don't know if i meet your qualification since im a "her" not a "his", but i may be useful considering im majoring in physics and im a tutor for high school AP physics students :p  oh, and im taking chemistry too(and doing well) if you need help with that(i saw your other question)
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A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was. \n\nThe professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was. The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."\n\nThe professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty space between the sand. The students laughed.\n\n"Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the important things--your family, your children, your health, your friends and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full.\n\nThe pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and your car. The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are important to you.\n\n"Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your children. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."\n\nOne of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee represented. The professor smiled. "I'm glad you asked. It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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http://www.physlink.com/education/askexperts/ae25.cfm
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Make sure the class is Politically Correct.  Everything else is a distant second.\n\nDo I sound cynical?  I am!