Am I Glad That's Over!!!!

renormalised (Carl) · #1 09-11-2009, 01:41 PM

Not long finished my exam for GAC (galactic astrophysics and cosmology). What a pain in the butt it was...I don't know whether I've passed or not (I hope so) but I'm not happy with a few questions. This year hasn't been the best, so if I just scrape through I'll be happy.

I need a long holiday!!!

Enchilada · #2 09-11-2009, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by renormalised

Not long finished my exam for GAC (galactic astrophysics and cosmology). What a pain in the butt it was...I don't know whether I've passed or not (I hope so) but I'm not happy with a few questions. This year hasn't been the best, so if I just scrape through I'll be happy.

I need a long holiday!!!

All I ever learnt about GAC, was it is a long way to the galactic centre, and of course, my "U, Vees, W's". As for the cosmology, well, the Creator had a sense of humour

Anyway. Hope you make it!

Nesti (Mark) · #3 09-11-2009, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by renormalised

Not long finished my exam for GAC (galactic astrophysics and cosmology). What a pain in the butt it was...I don't know whether I've passed or not (I hope so) but I'm not happy with a few questions. This year hasn't been the best, so if I just scrape through I'll be happy.

I need a long holiday!!!

Well done mate! Sounds like you're putting in the hard yards anyway.

Where is it you hope your studies will take you, are you wanting to work in the field?

You'll need to lose that heratic streak unless you're thinking of SETI type stuff.

Cheers
Mark

renormalised (Carl) · #4 09-11-2009, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Nesti

Well done mate! Sounds like you're putting in the hard yards anyway.

Where is it you hope your studies will take you, are you wanting to work in the field?

You'll need to lose that heratic streak unless you're thinking of SETI type stuff.

Cheers
Mark

I've always had a liking for SETI...I'm the type who doesn't listen to the naysayers where the bugs upstairs are concerned. Or, if I have an idea, I'll follow it through. I don't just go and throw the towel in just because everyone else thinks I'm wrong.

Right now, I'm just looking at one day at a time, but I'd like to get into planetary geoscience/exoplanetary studies, teach maybe. If I was lucky enough to get a chance to do some SETI work, I'd jump at it. Even work as an assistant at an observatory, planetarium/museum or university (tutor) would be great.

I don't know whether I'll go onto a PhD or not...if I felt like I have during the year, I doubt my head would cope (haven't been the best healthwise), but that's for the future to decide. Who knows what it will bring.

jjjnettie (Jeanette) · #5 09-11-2009, 02:51 PM

All the best with your results Carl. I'm sure you've done fine.

sjastro · #6 09-11-2009, 03:02 PM

Best of luck Carl.

Regards

Steven

avandonk · #7 09-11-2009, 03:05 PM

Congratulations for even doing the hard yards! But can I suggest you steal a few books froms Rimmers cabin in Red Dwarf to make you pass the exams he never could.

Let me guess a question

If galaxy A was aproaching galaxt B at 0.2C closing speed and they were ....

I don't even know the questions!

Bert

renormalised (Carl) · #8 09-11-2009, 03:21 PM

Thanks for the congrats and encouragement...helps put a smile on my face

renormalised (Carl) · #9 09-11-2009, 03:23 PM

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If galaxy A was aproaching galaxt B at 0.2C closing speed and they were ....

I know the rest of that question.... made of chocolate, what would happen if a large intergalactic strawberry was to jump out of hyperspace in between the two galaxies??

Nesti (Mark) · #10 09-11-2009, 03:28 PM

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I know the rest of that question.... made of chocolate, what would happen if a large intergalactic strawberry was to jump out of hyperspace in between the two galaxies??

If I plagiarize, "That's nonsense, everybody knows its Tortoises on top of Tortoises, all the wee-down".

DavidU (Dave) · #11 09-11-2009, 03:31 PM

Good on 'ya Carl. That's a lot of hard yards.

sjastro · #12 09-11-2009, 03:32 PM

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If I plagiarize, "That's nonsense, everybody knows its Tortoises on top of Tortoises, all the wee-down".

Must be true. Bertrand Russell coudn't refute it.

Nesti (Mark) · #13 09-11-2009, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by sjastro

Must be true. Bertrand Russell coudn't refute it.

Must be...Carl says its true too!

renormalised (Carl) · #14 09-11-2009, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Nesti

Must be...Carl says its true too!

Yeah....Al-bit Einstoned

or, is that Einstuffed

Ric · #15 09-11-2009, 04:08 PM

Hi Carl, you'll probably do better than you think.

I remember a few exams like that in my Uni days mainly in Geophysics, it was pretty full on stuff.

Cheers

Robh (Rob) · #16 09-11-2009, 04:32 PM

Carl,

All the best. Along that "yellow brick road", those exams will be just a distant memory!
Looking forward to your continued insights.

Regards, Rob

renormalised (Carl) · #17 09-11-2009, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Ric

Hi Carl, you'll probably do better than you think.

I remember a few exams like that in my Uni days mainly in Geophysics, it was pretty full on stuff.

Cheers

Yep, I know what that's like. You'd never believe that rocks could be so steeped in maths!!!!. And then, just to confuse matters more, they throw you a stereonet and ask you to plot some obscure foliation axis that was masquerading as some D3 crenulation cleavage!!!!. Structural work was never one of my finer points, I could take it or leave it. Handy to know but not something that really grabbed my attention. Far more interested in ore deposit geology, petrology and the like.

renormalised (Carl) · #18 09-11-2009, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Robh

Carl,

All the best. Along that "yellow brick road", those exams will be just a distant memory!
Looking forward to your continued insights.

Regards, Rob

Thanks Rob, much appreciated

AstralTraveller (David) · #19 09-11-2009, 05:07 PM

I reckon you'll do fine. You sound like the type to do the work, you've done enough uni to have the study skills and you're clearly no idiot. You must know that mature age students typically do well; they are there for a good reason (not just because uni is the thing you do after school), they know what the real world expects and they don't have a teenagers social life to support!

It might be like my physical chemistry subject. Reaction orders and spectroscopy were easy but the major part of the course was thermodynamics and I was woeful at that. Naturally I did well at the practicals (that is just technique not knowledge) but I came out of the exam thinking I had failed it, but hopefully not badly enough to fail the course. I wound up with a high distinction! Apparently the other students were even more confused than me and the marks were scaled to hell.

Anyway, all the best and let us know how you go when the marks come out.

renormalised (Carl) · #20 09-11-2009, 05:16 PM

Next year things are a little different...no more exams. Just thesis and lit' review. Will be easier in some respects but harder in others. Nothing I haven't already experienced before...I already have a published paper which I was a contributor to (no big deal, though) apart from a thesis for a PGDip, so I think I'll be able to navigate my way through next year without too much hassle, I hope