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TechieDork
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I'm sorry if this sounds uncreative,immature or entitled but I'm going to be honest what I feel about my situation now.
I'm currently studying in the 2nd semester of sophomore year physics major and I feel like I have to force myself to wake up and go to the class.I feel like studying physics become more like a chore to me.
-I start to study/do only what's going to be a part of grading not because of pure curiosity and passion. I feel discouraged to put in more works.
Everyone knows sticking with the prescribed curriculum is the safest way to save your time and energy.
No one really cares if you spend 3 hours after the class to do the extra works if in the end you got a C+ in that course.Just memorize the way to solve the old exams/ worked problems in class and you will do fine.
-No more watching documentaries /history and development of a course that I'm studying.
In the relativity exam , it's not important to know that Einstein/Lorentz/David Hillbert developed the theory of relativity.
-They often tell me
"You will know this by the time you study in graduate school"
"You are currently only a half way of your undergraduate. You should not be worrying about the career path/ graduate school education"
"Academia/university system should not be your concern, it's not undergraduate student's business"
-Yesterday I asked the professor "Feynman was the developer of Q.E.D,right?" after he asked the class if anyone know about Richard P. Feynman.
But he responded:
"That's not what you suppose to know or concern about in your current education, you should be sticking with the given assignment right now"
But I understand what he means and realized that stuff is far beyond my current knowledges/expertises so I have to do the best on what I'm studying now.
I'm currently studying in the 2nd semester of sophomore year physics major and I feel like I have to force myself to wake up and go to the class.I feel like studying physics become more like a chore to me.
-I start to study/do only what's going to be a part of grading not because of pure curiosity and passion. I feel discouraged to put in more works.
Everyone knows sticking with the prescribed curriculum is the safest way to save your time and energy.
No one really cares if you spend 3 hours after the class to do the extra works if in the end you got a C+ in that course.Just memorize the way to solve the old exams/ worked problems in class and you will do fine.
-No more watching documentaries /history and development of a course that I'm studying.
In the relativity exam , it's not important to know that Einstein/Lorentz/David Hillbert developed the theory of relativity.
-They often tell me
"You will know this by the time you study in graduate school"
"You are currently only a half way of your undergraduate. You should not be worrying about the career path/ graduate school education"
"Academia/university system should not be your concern, it's not undergraduate student's business"
-Yesterday I asked the professor "Feynman was the developer of Q.E.D,right?" after he asked the class if anyone know about Richard P. Feynman.
But he responded:
"That's not what you suppose to know or concern about in your current education, you should be sticking with the given assignment right now"
But I understand what he means and realized that stuff is far beyond my current knowledges/expertises so I have to do the best on what I'm studying now.
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