Theoretical Physics or Mathematics??

Nietzschean · 13-09-2005 9:02pm

er is there an upgrade pack from xp home to pro? i've never heard of one... tho then i've never looked for one either

fluppet · 13-09-2005 9:56pm

Serenity wrote:

er is there an upgrade pack from xp home to pro? i've never heard of one... tho then i've never looked for one either

I think I might have read something about one on the ISS website for ninety something euros... I could be wrong though - I didn't pay too much attention to it as I have Pro already.

13-09-2005 11:32pm

http://www.isservices.tcd.ie/software/mscampus.php#students

Site has to be updated though...

Nietzschean · 14-09-2005 10:40am

so it does exist, learn something new every day...

i wonder is it as half arsed as the windows 98 upgrade for windows 95 was...

JackKelly · 14-09-2005 5:13pm

back to TP questions. Can anyone give me a sample of what the timetable is like for the first year?

PrecariousNuts · 15-09-2005 6:10pm

TimAy wrote:

back to TP questions. Can anyone give me a sample of what the timetable is like for the first year?

Here's the timetable from hilary term:

Stick in a 3 hour lab on Thursday too.

There's barely any physics lectures in there and I think in the Michelmas term we didn't even have a break for lunch on Monday.

Nietzschean · 15-09-2005 6:25pm

well michelmas if i remember was the most hetic of the 3 terms, so might be the best example...go fetch off the SIS

JackKelly · 16-09-2005 2:20am

shíte.looks like i'm going to be busy.

and btw,loling at the amount of maths lectures. Maybe Exp Physics is more for me. All will be revealed come Oct 10.

ApeXaviour · 16-09-2005 2:06pm

TimAy wrote:

shíte.looks like i'm going to be busy.

and btw,loling at the amount of maths lectures. Maybe Exp Physics is more for me. All will be revealed come Oct 10.

Exp physics is a full timetable too. You do almost all the same physics as lectures as above, then you gotta do two other subjects. That would be science maths (easyish if you have the aptitude but heavy enough on lectures), and then the usual choices are chemistry or geog/geol. Both which have the same amount of lectures as the physics in TP/NS plus 3 hours extra of labs a week.

Nietzschean · 17-09-2005 12:12am

hehe felt left out that the other science kids weren't getting enough credit for their timetables ?

ApeXaviour · 17-09-2005 2:52pm

I'm just sayin if you want less hours you'll only really find it in an arts subject

(isn't maths an arts course in some colleges, eh?

)

Nietzschean · 17-09-2005 3:47pm

what colleges? argubly its the root science course

ApeXaviour · 17-09-2005 4:02pm

aye I'll cede that maybe. But it's not a science in itself though is it?

Nietzschean · 17-09-2005 4:37pm

The word "mathematics" comes from the Greek μάθημα (máthema) meaning "science, knowledge, or learning" and μαθηματικός (mathematikós) meaning "fond of learning". It is often abbreviated maths in Commonwealth English and math in American English.

ApeXaviour · 17-09-2005 6:23pm

And nazi stands for national socialist party. Sometimes origin and definition differ considerably. Where in this case there may be grey areas.. maths isn't strictly considered a science. And yes we are arguing over semantics:

Is mathematics a science:
http://euclid.trentu.ca/math/sb/misc/mathsci.html
Abstract: Mathematics is not a science, but there are grey areas at the fringes.

article6 · 17-09-2005 7:19pm

ApeXaviour wrote:

And nazi stands for national socialist party. Sometimes origin and definition differ considerably. Where in this case there may be grey areas.. maths isn't strictly considered a science. And yes we are arguing over semantics:

Is mathematics a science:
http://euclid.trentu.ca/math/sb/misc/mathsci.html
Abstract: Mathematics is not a science, but there are grey areas at the fringes.

But the Nazis were nationalist and socialist... oh, never mind. If you want a real contradiction, try the Green Party. Pale Caucasians all of them.

ApeXaviour · 17-09-2005 7:38pm

article6 wrote:

But the Nazis were nationalist and socialist...

That's a matter for debate, but yeah I see where you're coming from.

oh, never mind. If you want a real contradiction, try the Green Party. Pale Caucasians all of them.

JackKelly · 19-09-2005 12:01am

as a matter of interest, what sort of hours is general science. Also, whats SIS?!

19-09-2005 12:12am

SIS = Student Information System. You'll need your password to log into it, which you won't get until freshers' week. It's available (for when you have it) at http://www.tcd.ie/local, then have a looksee at the middle, bottom right of the page. It'll have your timetable information up on it (though has at times been incorrect, such as ignoring one of my subjects last year)

graphene · 19-09-2005 12:13am

in first year general science (assuming you do full maths )
there are 6 hours of maths
and 4 hours of lectures + three hours of lab work for each of your other two subjects

so about 20 hours a week + tutorials

its about the same in second year while for 3rd/4th year it really depends on what you specalise in

Pet · 19-09-2005 12:34am

Myth wrote:

SIS = Student Information System. You'll need your password to log into it, which you won't get until freshers' week. It's available (for when you have it) at http://www.tcd.ie/local, then have a looksee at the middle, bottom right of the page. It'll have your timetable information up on it (though has at times been incorrect, such as ignoring one of my subjects last year)

Actually, when are the Science faculty releasing the JF timetables?

19-09-2005 12:51am

Pet wrote:

Actually, when are the Science faculty releasing the JF timetables?

Well the room bookings for the year are being finalised, so I'm told, so I'd guess the week before Freshers' Week. Will find out in the morn...

Nietzschean · 19-09-2005 8:27am

generally it just has to be done for sci before they have those introduction lectures when they hand em out in freshers week?

19-09-2005 10:59am

I've been told it'll be the friday of freshers' week, they're behind 'cos of the BA festival of science. Kinda sucks.

Nietzschean · 19-09-2005 1:12pm

must say i find a severe case of not caring myself....i'll showup whenever they say...makes lil difference when....

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