New classes...
In what seems to be a general trend in my experience at Princeton, I seem to be a little bit behind. I need to schedule an appointment with an advisor to schedule classes. Unfortunately, that's presenting a problem.
In the first place, I don't really get along with my advisor. When he tries to be nice, it strikes me a condescending. I know I can't go to this appointment without already doing my research. He's not someone I can stop by and ask about life at Princeton in general, or what it's like to be a professional scientist. It's all business. He wants me to pick my classes and get out. When I have questions he can't answer, he's frustrated.
Bleh. He might have been right about my schedule last semester, when he basically laughed at what I wanted to do. My grades this semester are probably going to be all B+s and an A in physics. I guess if I wanted to get straight As I should have stuck with an easier schedule. But I don't feel like that's what I'm hear for. Even if I got a C- in hum I'd be happy with taking the class.
Therein lies the problem. When I do physics problems, sometimes I step back and admire the mathematically beauty. Sometimes I admired the ingenuity in solving the problem. When I'm in humanistic studies, I'm almost overwhelmed by brilliance. The brilliance of my peers, the brilliance of my professors, the brilliance of what I'm reading,
Unfortunately, I might have to drop at the semester. The advanced physics lecture overlaps with humanistic studies next semester. That means one of them must go. And as a physics major, I practically need to take it.
The few possibilities that I can think of are delaying physics or delaying humanistic studies. I technically could take a semester off from physics as the class next fall, "Death Mech," doesn't require experience in EM. The problems with this is that "Death Mech" is exceptionally hard, and 106 Advanced Electromagnetism would probably be good preparation. I would also have to double up on my physics classes eventually to make up for skipping EM. And the fourth class might have EM as a requirement.
The other option is to delay humanistic studies. However, the directors of the program might be so mad at me for dropping, they might refuse to make exceptions for me. There's also the chance that they might kill the program next year. Apparently, 5 of the best professors teaching only 30 students for 9 hours a week doesn't seem like an efficient use of resources to the university. I don't want this chance to slip away from me.
Other classes that I'm thinking of taking are MAT 215: Single Variable Analysis (inro class for math majors), PSY 101a: Intro to psychology (for psych majors), and MUS 103: When Music is Made. I'm hopping that MUS 103 will help me become musically literate. Unfortunately, I can't take any psych 101 course because it meets the same time physics and hum do. Anyway, I need two more courses to take. I could take a non-introductory psych course, or a philosophy course. PHI 201: Introductory Logic is a possibility, but logic doesn't really appeal to me. Another possibility is PHI 203: Intro to Metaphysics and Epistemology. Or perhaps PSY 307 for the Teacher Prep program.
Ah well, I need to go to bed.
In the first place, I don't really get along with my advisor. When he tries to be nice, it strikes me a condescending. I know I can't go to this appointment without already doing my research. He's not someone I can stop by and ask about life at Princeton in general, or what it's like to be a professional scientist. It's all business. He wants me to pick my classes and get out. When I have questions he can't answer, he's frustrated.
Bleh. He might have been right about my schedule last semester, when he basically laughed at what I wanted to do. My grades this semester are probably going to be all B+s and an A in physics. I guess if I wanted to get straight As I should have stuck with an easier schedule. But I don't feel like that's what I'm hear for. Even if I got a C- in hum I'd be happy with taking the class.
Therein lies the problem. When I do physics problems, sometimes I step back and admire the mathematically beauty. Sometimes I admired the ingenuity in solving the problem. When I'm in humanistic studies, I'm almost overwhelmed by brilliance. The brilliance of my peers, the brilliance of my professors, the brilliance of what I'm reading,
Unfortunately, I might have to drop at the semester. The advanced physics lecture overlaps with humanistic studies next semester. That means one of them must go. And as a physics major, I practically need to take it.
The few possibilities that I can think of are delaying physics or delaying humanistic studies. I technically could take a semester off from physics as the class next fall, "Death Mech," doesn't require experience in EM. The problems with this is that "Death Mech" is exceptionally hard, and 106 Advanced Electromagnetism would probably be good preparation. I would also have to double up on my physics classes eventually to make up for skipping EM. And the fourth class might have EM as a requirement.
The other option is to delay humanistic studies. However, the directors of the program might be so mad at me for dropping, they might refuse to make exceptions for me. There's also the chance that they might kill the program next year. Apparently, 5 of the best professors teaching only 30 students for 9 hours a week doesn't seem like an efficient use of resources to the university. I don't want this chance to slip away from me.
Other classes that I'm thinking of taking are MAT 215: Single Variable Analysis (inro class for math majors), PSY 101a: Intro to psychology (for psych majors), and MUS 103: When Music is Made. I'm hopping that MUS 103 will help me become musically literate. Unfortunately, I can't take any psych 101 course because it meets the same time physics and hum do. Anyway, I need two more courses to take. I could take a non-introductory psych course, or a philosophy course. PHI 201: Introductory Logic is a possibility, but logic doesn't really appeal to me. Another possibility is PHI 203: Intro to Metaphysics and Epistemology. Or perhaps PSY 307 for the Teacher Prep program.
Ah well, I need to go to bed.