I'm working on scheduling the comprehensive exams for my PhD. (Yes, I know some Universities do these in year two, we don't. I'm actually doing it earlier than many people I've known at my University). I'm hoping to take them in December, or early January if my committee have conflicts in December. I've got a lot of intense studying to do before then. Specifically, my advisor wants me to know this book:
Nothing to worry about, though. It's only 659 pages long. No problemo. I also need to study some yet-undecided material from my other committee members. There will be much celebrating after comps.
There's a lot of dense math stuff in here, and I am not a dense math person (haha, see what I did there?). One of the things that I've learned in my 6 months of blogging is that writing things out for non-scientists helps me understand them myself. So, reader, I apologize in advance for pummeling you with a bunch of intense acoustics. I plan to make it fun, to increase my motivation and preserve my sanity.
I look forward to reading your blog in bewilderment & admiration!
ReplyDeleteIt definitely is true. One of the BEST ways to understand things is to be able to explain it. As a journalist, I'm often bewildered by things outside my knowledge scope.
ReplyDeleteWhether it is science, economics, politics, or the design of a pipe system (really), it is always easier to understand if you know you have to have enough expertise to simplify the facts without changing them.
If nothing else, writing things down and explaining them to other people makes it harder to forget. Wish I had known that when I was in college....
Excited for the upcoming posts!
I have this book on my desk. Not nearly as mathematically scary as "Principles of Sonar Performance Modelling". Good luck though!
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