The End of Term 2

Thank you for a great term and for introducing me to – 

The HSC Teachers’ Term 2 Lament (Thanks to CollegeHumour)

Now and then I think of all the things I’ve taught you.
Every handout with a Far Side cartoon apropos.
You don’t want to live that way.
Forgetting every word I say.
You said you’d never let it go.
I guess mnemonic devices just weren’t enough for you though*
You really ‘disappoint me somewhat’
I worked so hard to teach you something and now you don’t know nothing.
What does the conch symbolise?
Or anything beyond the first three digits of pi?
And what about SOHCAHTOA?
Or asexual reproduction of a protozoa?
I guess you didn’t need that though.
Now it’s just a study that you used to know.

* ie Solo hated mangoes so had to eat monkey nuts for water – or whatever…

 But on that topic - tonight I did some research on the scale of the universe site and I have the proof I was looking for:

Keep the questions, summaries, essays, everything coming throughout the holidays. I don’t want to get bored. Actually I’m bored already hence this ridiculous post. So, get to it!

And Physicists - make sure you watch the two clips on the previous post.

And to finish the term – some more sesame street with one of the greatest voices today (song at 1:15):

Right Now

As you are probably aware  - the Science we learn in yr 12 was cutting edge about 100 years ago. For a look at the cutting edge of Chemistry/Physics see these excellent animations below. The first is good for everyone to know about. The second is vital for Yr 12 Physics (QTQ) - NB the comic bit starts at 1 min in. More below the clips for the Physicists.

The clips below aren't the best quality - (its the best I could upload to the blog) for the full experience see here (though you should watch the second one on the page first, then the top one).

Also see here, here & here for Newton's Laws as they apply to Science students (to make it more relevant to you, you could replace graduation/thesis/PhD with 'completing an assessment', and grad student with 'HSC student')

BTW PhD (piled higher and deeper) Comics is a very clever & very funny site - though you might appreciate it more once you've had a taste of university life.

As the 2nd clip implied, it's interesting to compare modern Particle Physicists to the Chemists of 100 years ago trying to piece together the periodic table. What they are putting together now is the 'Standard Model' - which is like a Periodic Table of subatomic particles. It is incredible to think of the advances in Chemistry that have come about since the ordering of the elements and developing a deeper understanding of their structure. One can only image where a greater understanding of the subatomic world will take us.

IN-YOUR-FACE DRAFTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

225 is a big number

I challenge you to have the patience to sit down and write out every number from 1 to 225

225 is a big number

But it is a shame that 225 is fifteen squared and not twelve squared because this song (courtesy of old-school Sesame Street) sums up exactly how I feel right now.

This is in the Blurg top-ten songs of all time

& BTW  - it should be compulsory by law to say 11 like they do at 1:33 in the clip
& UPDATE - ditto for '10' at 0:35