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| Sitav |
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if i want to get a phd and become an astrophysicist, which college
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| Brian Tung |
| Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 8:03 pm |
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Sitav wrote:
Quote: if i want to get a phd and become an astrophysicist, which college
should i go to and what subject(s) would i study?
Harvard is certainly fine, but any school that provides a good math and
science education is acceptable. To do work in astrophysics, one wants
a strong background in mathematics and physics. The mathematics may put
off some people who are not prepared for the needed depth.
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| Sam Wormley |
| Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 8:27 pm |
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Sitav wrote:
Quote: if i want to get a phd and become an astrophysicist, which college
should i go to and what subject(s) would i study?
One factor may be who's doing what and where, when you enter
university. The best thing you can do in the mean time is to
study as much math, science and English as you can in these
next few years. |
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| Shawn Coren |
| Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 8:40 pm |
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"Sam Wormley" <swormley1@mchsi.com> wrote in message
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Quote: Sitav wrote:
if i want to get a phd and become an astrophysicist, which college
should i go to and what subject(s) would i study?
One factor may be who's doing what and where, when you enter
university. The best thing you can do in the mean time is to
study as much math, science and English as you can in these
next few years.
Another factor would be for "Sitav" to find a good stud who will bang her pink
arsehole often enough so that she will forget about this nonsense and spare us
from her trollish messages. |
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| Hardocks |
| Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 3:08 am |
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Sitav wrote:
Quote: if i want to get a phd and become an astrophysicist, which college
should i go to and what subject(s) would i study?
Basket Weaving I II III IV V Va IIb XVICDe
Goid luck bucko. |
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| Martin Brown |
| Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 4:48 am |
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On Feb 1, 12:06 am, b...@isi.edu (Brian Tung) wrote:
Quote: Sitav wrote:
if i want to get a phd and become an astrophysicist, which college
should i go to and what subject(s) would i study?
Harvard is certainly fine, but any school that provides a good math and
science education is acceptable. To do work in astrophysics, one wants
a strong background in mathematics and physics. The mathematics may put
off some people who are not prepared for the needed depth.
That is good advice. Arguably MIT might be a better choice for
astrophysics (better climate too) and there are many other top ranking
universities and observatories that take PhD students. Competition for
the best of these places is extremely fierce.
But first it is crucial to get the grounding in basic mathematics and
science at school and in a first degree. Ironically it is probably
better to study physics or mathematics as an undergraduate with final
year topics specialising in astrophysics than to take Astronomy or
worse still one of the dumbed down popularised "Astronomy + X" courses
(where X = struggling for numbers unpopular hard science like
chemistry or physics). You really do need very good foundations for a
research career in astronomy.
In the UK there is a summer conversion course for physics graduates
moving into astrophysics research.
Regards,
Martin Brown |
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| Bob Schmall |
| Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 10:19 am |
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Sitav wrote:
Quote: if i want to get a phd and become an astrophysicist, which college
should i go to and what subject(s) would i study?
The University of Southern North Dakota at Hoople.
Study philosophy, with a minor in sociology. |
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| AustinMN |
| Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 10:41 am |
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On Jan 31, 6:40 pm, "Shawn Coren" <shawn.co...@cjb.net> wrote:
Quote: Another factor would be for "Sitav" to find a good stud who will...
Cool! Just what we need here on s.a.a...a new troll! And on his first
real post!
Does your mommy know you are using the computer?
Austin |
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| Martin Brown |
| Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 12:09 pm |
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On Feb 1, 2:19 pm, Bob Schmall <rschm...@wi.rr.com> wrote:
Quote: Sitav wrote:
if i want to get a phd and become an astrophysicist, which college
should i go to and what subject(s) would i study?
The University of Southern North Dakota at Hoople.
Study philosophy, with a minor in sociology.
Surely you must study the music of PDQ Bach there....
Regards,
Martin Brown |
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| Brian Tung |
| Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 2:53 pm |
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| starburst |
| Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 7:44 pm |
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AustinMN wrote:
Quote: On Jan 31, 6:40 pm, "Shawn Coren" <shawn.co...@cjb.net> wrote:
Another factor would be for "Sitav" to find a good stud who will...
Cool! Just what we need here on s.a.a...a new troll! And on his first
real post!
Does your mommy know you are using the computer?
Austin
While I'd forego the vulgarity, I'm convinced that Sitav is a troll, too. |
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| Jan Owen |
| Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 9:57 pm |
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"Brian Tung" <brian@isi.edu> wrote in message
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Sock puppet, actually, as I've said before...
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| Greg Crinklaw |
| Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 10:50 pm |
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Jan Owen wrote:
It seems you missed Brian's point entirely.
This is exactly why I disagree with Rod about why Usenet sucks. It's
not the nuts, it's the trolls who destroy a community like this.
Because with people hiding behind aliases, saying things just to get a
reaction, pretending to be something they are not, where does that leave
us? Not trusting anything or anyone?
I agree with Brian. Even if this is a lame male 40-something jerk with
too much time on his hands, we have no way of of knowing one way or the
other. So if these questions aren't worthy, then which questions are
then? Hmm?
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Cloudcroft, New Mexico, USA (33N, 106W, 2700m)
SkyTools: http://www.skyhound.com/cs.html
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Comets: http://www.skyhound.com/sh/comets.html
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| starburst |
| Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 11:52 pm |
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Greg Crinklaw wrote:
Quote: It seems you missed Brian's point entirely.
This is exactly why I disagree with Rod about why Usenet sucks. It's
not the nuts, it's the trolls who destroy a community like this. Because
with people hiding behind aliases, saying things just to get a reaction,
pretending to be something they are not, where does that leave us? Not
trusting anything or anyone?
I agree with Brian. Even if this is a lame male 40-something jerk with
too much time on his hands, we have no way of of knowing one way or the
other. So if these questions aren't worthy, then which questions are
then? Hmm?
As anything, I s'pose you just answer the questions that look reasonable
and blow off the stuff that doesn't. Sitav's questions, to me, look like
trolls. Says "she" wants to be an astronomer but doesn't seem to know
*anything* about it? At what? 13? Hell, when I was that age I knew tons
about astronomy, and that was before the internet. Science folks in the
immature plumage tend to be extremely curious and self sufficient. They
usually know more than average adults, and more than some adult
amateurs. This creature asks questions like "who are the famous
astronomers of the 21st century?" Pu-lease.
But if the questions are good, they're worth answering, since other
folks, who might quietly want the info, can get it. That's the beauty of
usenet.
Clear skies - Chris |
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| Richard Jarnagin |
| Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2007 12:13 am |
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"Greg Crinklaw" <theskyhoundyoureye@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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Quote: I agree with Brian. Even if this is a lame male 40-something jerk with
too much time on his hands, we have no way of of knowing one way or the
other. So if these questions aren't worthy, then which questions are
then? Hmm?
Besides, even if it was a troll question there may be others who will
benefit from the answers. As for what to study... Algebra. Learn it
well. A strong foundation in algebra is absolutely critical in doing well
in the higher math courses.
Richard |
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