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Education / Re: Official Nairaland Thread For Physics Students by Oluwaxhango(m): 2:28am On Jun 11, 2016 |
Please help physics students out derr unite here... We are special pple n need special attention ... Cc: Lalasticlala |
Education / Re: Official Nairaland Thread For Physics Students by Oluwaxhango(m): 2:24am On Jun 11, 2016 |
There is arguably a lot of smart people in Nigeria. With that amount of smartness around, one would think that Nigeria would have a lot of physicists around. Cranking the good old equations of the universe and figuring out stuff. but no. All you have are engineers. Engineers everywhere! Physicists are few and far in between, I think, there are not enough physicists in Nigeria. And I think that if you can, you should become a Physicist. Jamb just finished and the change of course forms are out. if you're a jambite, this can be the time to change your mind about your current course. if you are already a graduate, you can go back and change history. here are my reasons why you should be a physicist. It is suited to the Nigerian ecosystem engineers are trained to use the existing solutions to scientific problems, to solve problems that occur in production of machines other commercial things. I can argue that engineers are trained for commercial purposes. i.e, they are taught stuff with respect to the assumption that they are going to work in a company, with other engineers. essentially. Physicists kind of work in the opposite way. They are taught stuff with respect to the assumption that they will be working alone . . . in a dark lab . . . And that is exactly the kind of Atmosphere Nigeria has. Scientists have a notoriously bad Habit of running away from each other. Physicists are trained to perform top notch when they are Isolated, with other scientists, or through distant communication. Their use of equations help a lot, as with these, you can convey Ideas to the rest of the scientific community by cute things called "Research Papers." As a Physicist, you will be able to do your work in any kind of situation. You will be able to share your results with anything you want. you can express the solution to the universe in an email. or a forum post. or on a black board. thanks to equations. You wouldn't need to have "meetings" and "conferences" before you innovate. You can work without physical tools Physicists are notorious for coming up with genius Ideal s in the most ridiculous of places. Galileo discovered the nature of pendulums in a church, Newton realized his laws of gravity in a farm, Einstein was probably at a desk somewhere being a clerk, Heck, Archimedes discovered his principle of flotation in a bathtub! the only tools you need as a Physicist is 1. An input 2. your brain 3. An output Don't believe me? Then You'll believe Leonhard Euler then? who got blind as he got older and still did badass physics, or maybe you'll believe Burkhard Heim. A man who went on to do serious physics work after losing his [b]arms, eyes, and ears!. A more modern Example is Steven hawking. All you need for physics is a deep curiosity about your universe. All you need for engineering is a good idiot's guide to cramming techniques.(I don't hate engineers, honest!) You can work anywhere. From the University to the hospital . . . to game companies, to space agencies, to government agencies, to manufacturing companies. to banks(but then, you have to ask yourself what you are doing in a bank.) to even entertainment and art!! and best of all, you can be an entrepreneur. look up Elon musk to see coolness redefined for physicists. and Henry Reich for how art and physics are like bread and butter. Physics is so versatile because of it's very nature. it is the understanding of the laws of nature. as a physicist, you are like a safari guide through the entire world! you are one of the most educated persons on the planet. you have a deep knowledge of how your universe works. All these jobs are in the world. they require some guide. they require you. physicists are no longer relegated. they are now everywhere. from Neil degrasse Tyson on radio, Henry Reich and Derek Muller on YouTube, Edwin witten in academia, Michio kaku writing books, and several other physicists out there, as a physicists, you aren't limited to which kinds of Jobs you can do. It's entirely up to you to decide how you are going to use the knowledge you have been granted. You become open-minded It's very difficult to come across a physicist that is dogmatic and close minded. that is because physics discourages this. you can't survive as a physicist by holding on to dogma and intuition. within the few first classes you have as a physics undergraduate, your views on the universe will probably be shattered. you will be forced to see the world in a new way. and just as you are doing that, you will be taught an even more annoyingly accurate theory that will shake up your mind. as a physicist, you are always learning, a perpetual student. eventually, you will become addicted to learning that you will naturally become a good listener. Listen up, parents, if your child is the kind of person that won't shut up and keeps interrupting people, ship them off to a physics major. within a few years, they will have had their ego thoroughly beaten down that they will listen to whatever you want to say. There was a time when you could get stoned or carried off to a mental asylum by your fellow scientists for suggesting revolutions. someone even told max Planck, one of the geniuses behind your phone or laptop, that "Physics is a dead course, All that has been discovered is what can be discovered." he was dead wrong. and as a physicist of today, it kind of sticks into your head that having preconceived notions about things is bad. approach everything with a fresh and open mind. and this makes you a better person. You stand on the shoulder of Giants If you ask the random person to name a scientist they knew, the would probably say . . . Einstein. well, guess what? he's a physicist, who else? newton? same thing. Archimedes? same thing. Tesla? physics for LIFE, who again, Darwin? . . . okay fine. 4:1. who else? Galileo? physicist. Hookes, Neumann, Maxwell, Ptolemy, Aristotle, Kepler, Tycho, Gauss, Bernoulli, Pascal, the greatest and most popular scientists we know today are physicists. the only other career that can boast of such power is mathematics. and that's because those popular mathematicians were physicists anyway. A career in physics gives you bragging rights among your fellow scientists that you studied the same thing they did. The respect is certain. In fact, Haters from other fields call us STEM shitLORDS. even when they are insulting, they acknowledge how we are lords over them. More Importantly though, a Physics major brings you closer to the greatest minds in history. It allows you to learn from the works of people who devoted their lives to unraveling the world, and you do it in detail. Prizes, money, Fame! The J.Robert Oppenheimer Prize is worth 1000 dollars, the Isaac Newton prize and the Maxwell prize are both worth 1000 euros, The Dirac Prize is worth 5000 dollars, the Einstein Prize is worth 10 000 dollars, The Nobel Prize is Wroth a whooping 1.4 million dollars. but it's not really the money that matters to most physicists. it's more of the prestige and satisfaction. The question is, which will you win? There are thousand out there, some which have never been won by a black before. they are waiting for your grubby hands, guys. waiting. or you could just have a unit named after you. There are plenty of unnamed units. maybe they will put your name in one. or maybe they'll name you after a quark. in other fields, it's somewhat difficult to name things after people, but in physics, opposite is the case bro, find something, and they'll put your name on it. Hawking radiation and Higgs boson say I'm right. In short, physics gives you a lot of opportunities, much of which I haven't mentioned here, it's a relatively smooth course(except when it's not smooth), it gives you an aura of brilliance, It takes you to places, it helps you to think independently and inventively and it allows interaction with other scientists, whether they're dead, not yet born, or a million miles away. *motivated already ... *winks 4 Likes |
Politics / Re: Reno Omokri With Hungarian Dog In London Streets (photos) by Oluwaxhango(m): 2:19am On Jun 11, 2016 |
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Politics / Re: Reno Omokri With Hungarian Dog In London Streets (photos) by Oluwaxhango(m): 2:18am On Jun 11, 2016 |
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Celebrities / Re: Gbenro Ajibade And Uti Nwachukwu Look Dapper In Matching Suits (photo) by Oluwaxhango(m): 6:41pm On Jun 07, 2016 |
Ffag alert |
Education / Official Nairaland Thread For Physics Students by Oluwaxhango(m): 12:01am On Jun 02, 2016 |
Thread for Physics students here on Nairaland... For aspirants, undergraduates, graduates and others I'm a physics student from FUPRE... Let's talk... |
Phones / Re: If You Buy This N4.9million Solarin, God Will Not Forgive You (photo) by Oluwaxhango(m): 8:51pm On Jun 01, 2016 |
Wetin vex me pass na say e dey run on android OS... Wetin con special abt the phone? E fit call person back from the dead? God epp us... An one naija person go dor own am by now.. Chai.. 1 Like 1 Share |
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Business / Re: How to make money with pictures... by Oluwaxhango(m): 12:37am On May 31, 2016 |
God bless yu op... So when did yu start this |
Celebrities / Re: Tekno Receives Tight Hug From A Fan While Performing In India (photo) by Oluwaxhango(m): 10:11pm On May 30, 2016 |
What do Indians understand from what tekno sings |
Science/Technology / Re: Snakes That Bit Off More Than They Could Chew. by Oluwaxhango(m): 9:50pm On May 30, 2016 |
Akagum is a siniooooo... *singing *leaving thread *destiakins just left |
NYSC / Re: Male Corper Carries Two Female Corpers On Both Hands At The Same Time (photo) by Oluwaxhango(m): 9:33pm On May 30, 2016 |
E tall and so?
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Celebrities / Re: Stephanie Coker Flaunts Her Undies In This See-through Outfit by Oluwaxhango(m): 9:23pm On May 30, 2016 |
Nice Butts
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Events / Re: Fat Lady Barred From Wedding Train By Her Friend by Oluwaxhango(m): 9:18pm On May 30, 2016 |
spill: Gbam yu've spoke d councils mind 1 Like |
Events / Re: Fat Lady Barred From Wedding Train By Her Friend by Oluwaxhango(m): 9:18pm On May 30, 2016 |
spill:Gbam yu've spoke d councils mind |
Sports / Re: Footballer Chichi Igbo In Panties by Oluwaxhango(m): 9:12pm On May 30, 2016 |
Yemi Alade is looking for Johnny, well here he is.
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Romance / Re: Anyone That Gets This Question Gets My Number..lol (photo) by Oluwaxhango(m): 1:06am On May 30, 2016 |
KashyBaby:Surely someone took the pic nah |
Romance / Re: Reason Why Some Girls Find It Hard To Break Up(photo) by Oluwaxhango(m): 12:58am On May 30, 2016 |
Smellymouth:
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Romance / Re: When A Man Truly Loves A Woman. by Oluwaxhango(m): 12:48am On May 30, 2016 |
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Romance / Re: When A Man Truly Loves A Woman. by Oluwaxhango(m): 12:48am On May 30, 2016 |
Show some love
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Jobs/Vacancies / Re: Shame!!! Another Nigerian Graduate Begging For Job (photo) by Oluwaxhango(m): 9:41pm On May 28, 2016 |
I pray it works for him ... That gpa is quite interesting... Good luck bro, please visit our fp soon with good news... OWH |
Nairaland / General / Re: 10 Kinds Of People You Would Find At A Fighting Scene! (PHOTOS) by Oluwaxhango(m): 9:31pm On May 28, 2016 |
TATITIRI TEN RUNNING ON ANDROID OS... hilarious.. OWH 1 Like |
Celebrities / Re: Tiwa Savage Vs Abisola Kola-Daisi: Who Wore It Better? by Oluwaxhango(m): 9:17pm On May 28, 2016 |
The governor's daughter kelt it .... Remember; for story to cha..nge na just one signature oo.. 1 Like |
Romance / Re: How Many Nairaland Guys Can Do This ??? by Oluwaxhango(m): 9:12pm On May 28, 2016 |
demiladegold: You've said it all... I'll do it for you tho... But through the Internet E-bridge |
Romance / Re: Lols.. Where's Ur Relationship Heading? (pic) by Oluwaxhango(m): 9:09pm On May 28, 2016 |
D E M I L A D E G O L D U know wah am saying.. She's the CoCo.. Quote me right #TeamGold #sexy anyhow like who sew skin with GOLD keep repping her till my curve4 change to BOLD... |
Celebrities / Re: Medical Doctor Gives Olajumoke A Painted Portrait Of Hers (photo) by Oluwaxhango(m): 3:53pm On May 28, 2016 |
Publicity stunting |
Celebrities / Re: Davido's Sagging Picture On Instagram Got Everybody Talking by Oluwaxhango(m): 12:11pm On May 28, 2016 |
prettythicksme:Woah easy tiger .. He don use am born oo |
Celebrities / Re: Davido's Sagging Picture On Instagram Got Everybody Talking by Oluwaxhango(m): 12:08pm On May 28, 2016 |
sinaj:Hmm
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Romance / See How Women Jump Into Conclusions (pic) by Oluwaxhango(m): 11:24am On May 28, 2016 |
shift shift shift ... Oya!!! Dagboom...
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Romance / How Many Nairaland Guys Can Do This ??? by Oluwaxhango(m): 11:09am On May 28, 2016 |
Bridge zone... Or Friend zone??
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Romance / Re: You Can Rate My Pix by Oluwaxhango(m): 11:04am On May 28, 2016 |
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