comphermc

Wow, good luck with that. I'm taking math as a minor (English major) and this is my last semester, so hopefully all goes well. (I think my two math courses look pretty good so far though. Applied Analysis and Linear Algebra. Taken back to back three times a week. )

Oh well, soldier through and I'm sure you'll find that you've remembered more about Electromagnetism than you think. (Certainly more than me, since I've never studied it at all )

Hey comphermc,

Procrastinating from studying for my endocrinology midterm, I stumbled upon this blog of yours. I knew you had some interest in math and physics from the philosophy thread a while back, but I didn't know your ultimate goal was to become a teacher. That is so noble. I find it really difficult to share with others my knowledge, but maybe that's because I'm a bit impatient.

And I'm glad it's a high school math course you're aiming for...that was the last time I was in love the subject. Unlike you, proofs scare the heebeejeebees out of me. The language is just so foreign, and although I memorized the format of proofs, I never fully understood how what I was saying actually proved anything .

As for physics, I liked it a little bit more than math because I'm a visual person. I wasn't a fan of any of the labs though...boring! I would much rather dissect cadavers than find focal points ! Being the motivated and passionate person that you are, I'm sure you'll find a way to excel at your optics class. I'm rooting for ya because I love high school math teachers!

Q.E.D.,
jeffcu28

P.S. I was a mathlete!

Haha, thanks guys. I was no mathlete myself - I was actually an athlete! Then I submitted to my nerdiness...



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Nice touch with the Q.E.D.

But physics is just maths, but slightly easier, more interesting and with more pictures.... Surely it can't be causing you problems

Except when you're calculating electrophysics. That's like math, except with probability and error margins mixed in. Blegh.

My dad is a high school physics and chemistry teacher (As if one subject wasn't enough, right?). He loves electromagnetism and optics. I find it interesting, but let's just say that if I have free time, physics is not what I would be concerning myself with

I guess I'm an oddity, I'm an all-state soccer player and a mathlete. To people that don't know me, it would seem that I don't have a life

Good thing they don't know I made a calculator in a video game, too, or they would definitely think I don't have a life

Have you heard of "The Dancing Wu Li Masters: An Overview of the New Physics" by Gary Zukav. I'm not sure how much it will help with understanding optics but you never know. It's one of my favorite books. Good Luck on a grand quest.

Oh yah... got an A-. Heh.

good luck with that, hope you are successful and get the job you want. :)