Perfect yin and yang. One male, one female, One studies the microscopic, the other the macroscopic. One has a beard , the other one doesn't. Damn it, there is a flaw, one of them should have been blond. I suppose super symmetry is broken.
5:17 (To the viewers) Something to remember, astronomers refer to anything heavier than helium as a "metal", and means material that was made by stellar fusion.
American grad school sounds like hell man. I am in the German equivalent of grad school and honestly, I'm mainly chilling. I can do whatever I want whenever I want. The most stressful time by far were the first two years of Bachelor. After that, it became a lot less rushed and the lectures were a hell of a lot better. Doing your PhD, there are no courses you have to take (but you can if you want); you actually just work as a research assistant to your professor. It is a lot of fun and I often work late, but only when I want to. I can also just say "today, I am doing nothing at all" and it's cool. And you get paid quite well, too. And Kelly's right, reading papers is the most important thing, else you have no clue what your professor's talking about.
@@MildSatire and there are about 16 of countries that routinely rank higher than the USA in terms of college level education. Many of which have either stricter expectations or less strict expectations for student.Belgium ranks higher and I cant imagine germany and belgium have vastly different education models.
Everything that kilian says is true. However you should probably add that in Germany, not like in the us, you usually need to do a masters before doing a phd. This is were you would take the equivalent of grad level courses in the us
The likelihood that you'll read this is small, however: I'm an undergrad engineering student at PSU and I'm in love with physics too (favorite inspirational quote from a professor: "fail early, fail often"). I lost my job as a bartender due to COVID-19 and am consequentially typing this from a tent in my parents back yard (while I build a little bunk- house out of a shed). Needless to say, focusing on school has been incredibly challenging this term. I stumbled on your videos one late night while I was procrastinating on something (I'm sure) and feeling the 'impostor syndrome' something fierce..(I really don't talk like a cowboy). I can't tell you how much these videos mean to me right now.. It's meant everything to listen to silly physics memes/meme review and silly skits, to see a bad ass female scientist be pure, and also just take these videos for what they seem to be meant for: inspiration to KEEP GOING even though we all really want to quit sometimes and also to remember to laugh and just have fun with it all- which includes being comfortable with vulnerability in our own skin. Anyway, I just wanted to take the time to say thank you. Thank you, thank you both. You're an inspiration. Keep it up.
Should be noted that PhD studies in the US versus abroad are totally different. Abroad, you generally need a Masters which includes all of your general studies with some research. Most PhD programs abroad you do not have classes to take and your research is fully prioritized.
I am a simple Med Student, most of the time I have literally no idea what you're talking about in your videos, but theyre insanely interesting and you're definitely one of my favorite youtubers
Hi Andrew, I'm doing a theoretical physics degree at the moment so I thought I'd clear some things up for you. We're not "taking out" the experimental side really, we still have labs, in fact for the first two years we do the same labs as the general physics course. The main difference between the two programmes is we study a lot more mathematics than physics do. We don't have majoring and minoring in Ireland but what we're doing is sort of like getting a maths minor like you did. We also get to cover more advanced physics later on, in fourth year we get to study general relativity and QFT which general physics never get the opportunity to do.
Great video, Andrew! Thanks for the mention, we have already delivered about 40 masks and shields, and 2 boxes to an El Paso children's hospital. And you're right! I'm definitely more interested in people than in items/gadgets!
Having a bachelors degree in physics can be an extremely safe degree, actually, depending on how many “practical” skills you develop (coding, instrumentation, technical writing, teaching/presenting). It’s one of the most well rounded majors out there, and it looks good on a resume. You won’t necessarily find a job doing physics, but you can definitely find something in a related STEM field. So if there are any potential physics majors out there, job security is absolutely a strength of a physics degree.
I'm currently a high school senior who will be attending (hopefully in person) the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor to major in Astrophysics and Astronomy and possibly double major in Computational Mathematics, and I have to say that after being recommended one of your videos, I'm extremely thankful that you've decided to document your experiences as a Physics major in undergraduate school, and getting a Ph.D. in Nuclear Physics, as well as planning to continue to document after your graduate studies. I haven't found anyone else that is doing something like this, as you mentioned (I'm sure there are others), but this is something that I always thought would be cool to watch and learn from. I think this is a great way to learn some things before I begin my undergraduate studies (like the scholarly articles that I've already bookmarked), along with more books that I would find interesting (thank you for that too!). I plan on getting a Ph.D. in Astrophysics or Astronomy and becoming a professor so that I can continue to learn and do research, as well as promote students to learn and teach others, similar to a question that you and Kelly were asked. Again, thank you!
The question posed about being more inclined towards things vs people, is a reference to research that's been shown to suggest that males are inclined towards things and females are inclined towards people. I.E. men do more STEM careers, females do more health care careers. It's a argument against why there are less women in the STEM field, as the prevailing thought is that women just have less opportunity and aren't targeted as heavily for STEM careers. However, other research has shown that when you have countries with high levels of egalitarianism, (think Sweden, Iceland, Canada, ect), there are actually LESS women in the STEM field, even though they have more opportunities to pursue them. So the hypothesis is that this biological inclination toward things vs people is the reasoning.
This video was really interesting, because everyone always talk about the change between high school and undergrad, but I never considered the difference between undergrad and grad school. Especially as an astrophysics undergrad, this is important because I know in order to get a job and do research I have to go to grad school.
thank you so much for this video! I'm 16 and I'm in high school and i'm very into astronomy so i apreciate you leaving some books to read on that topic, conidering the amount of free time i have during quarantine. Btw please do more videos like this with Kelly!
Happy to see that everything is fine with you guys. Thanks for this Q&A, it really makes me look forward to my Physics career: I'm the lone survivor of a 2 hour long lecture on pendulums and differential equations. I've actually reconsidered Astronomy as a career path thanks to Kelly, so thank you, Kelly! Keep it up you guys, it's hard, but it's doable. Just like Physics(?).
I'm a physics undergrad right now and your videos have been fantastic for keeping me motivated through what have been pretty widely acknowledged as bizarre and overly-difficult first-year courses, even for weed-out STEM ones. Thanks for doing what you're doing, and hope y'all are staying sane!
As someone who was lacking confidence in my ability to study physics this has actually raised my morale and actually made me excited for what’s to come
Im going to uni next year and i really want to do physics to a PhD, but i dont want to end up as a high school teacher, how hard is it to get into doing research?
Do well in your classes and talk to your academic advisor about undergrad research opportunities ASAP. Try and get a co op or research internship during your undergrad. Not only will this give you good experience, it will also make getting into grad school a lot easier as well as getting other research opportunities.
Hey Andrew! I really love your videos, have been bingewatching your channel for a while now. I have always dreamt of becoming a scientist but recently realized I'm not smart enough. It's bitter truth and watching your videos helps me accept it. Feels like I'm actually a physics major. I will probably end up as a chemistry major tho. If I can survive
If you think that you aren’t smart enough then you’ll preform poorly and when you see your dropping grades you’ll confirm your theory you shouldn’t say that you just might have to work a little more than other and that’s ok
I am considering doing a PhD at the moment, I can do it for half the money I get in a teaching job which I originally studied for. ... This is so hard to decide
The thing about physics in terms of career prospects is that physics gives you a skill set and qualifications to go into a variety of fields outside of physics. Computer science and engineering are very common careers for people with a physics background. From a physics bachelors, you can also probably get into CS and engineering graduate programs. Physics PhDs also commonly go into quantitative finance, but those jobs are mostly for the theoretical physics crowd.
Yaaa Cosmos. I am taking my first "big boy" quantum class (oops, sorry, Phys 115), and it is NOTHING like quantum mechanics on TV. Our course began with Spin and Matrices. My two "baby boy" lower-division quantum classes were absolutely nothing like this. I think it's cool because it is completely abstract.
Props to going the math heavy route. I used to trade physics majors for their coding for the actual math work and conceptual physics understanding. A lot of physics majors I knew didn't care about math. I was SUPER sheltered until college so I didn't know how programming worked, especially since I never took a class yet haha
Man i'm a second semester graduate student in physics and it sounds like we are doing completely different things. It might be because I'm doing experimental solid state physics and quantum optics/quantum gases (I got a research opportunity doing super conducting circuits to do quantum computation). I gotta say I'm feeling the he'll year specialty now having to do everything online (I took theoretical condensed matter physics which is really really crazy hard, but I enjoy it). I really love your vids and I always get motivation to keep doing physics when watching them! PS: if you are ever in Munich/Karlsruhe Germany Wirte me and I'll give the vip tour of the local university and if I'm allowed my lab^^
I was an undergrad physics major. Went to medical school and now an ER doctor. I have a job now. Boy do I have a job now. Great question and answer though. Stay safe and thanks for the content!
Awesome video, gives me a lot to think about. Odd question for you, Do you have any control over the videos played in Gardiner Hall? If so how often do you pick your self to play on the televisions?
Im a 3rd year astrophysics student and Ive always been confused about what active galactic nuclei are, everyone I ask gives very glanced over answers and Id love some extra clarification :)
Tyler Burgardt Hello, aren’t active galactic nuclei another name for quasars? Or just an active central black hole in a galaxy? That’s my understanding!
I think with any degree in physics, you could apply for engineering jobs. You would have a general understanding of it, but you might lack in CAD and terminology a little... you could still learn it though. Initially i wanted to take enginnering, although i find it more satisfying, you can't really specialize in multiple fields that easily (at least where i'm from), so i'm considering pursuing physics in general, especially nuclear physics and engineering, since my goal in life is to better the nuclear fusion and/or propulsion devices :) . Thank you for your perspective!
At a rate of 10 to 20 slots available per year for research in academia compaired to the 1750 to 2000 physics phd graduates per year. That is a 0.01% chance of getting that job. Oh, I forgot to mention that ONLY includes the USA. You are competing with the entire world for that job your after, so I wish you the best of luck in getting a job in your feild. Although Financial Institutions will always hire Physics graduates and they pay very well!
andrew , please help me ! honestly , i lost my passion for physics and quantum mechanics , as a physics student. ALL i see is math when i study physics , math here , math there , math 100% of the time (nearly) when i do exercises , i see nothing interesting , i don't know what makes everyone so passionate about physics , idk , anyhow , Thanks for reading
Hey Andrew I know you're 1 busy boy but I'd like your advice/thoughts if possible. I got my Physics Bachelors last December and can't find a job to save my life. I didn't want to go into grad school so I got no research experience. Now, after graduating, I actually want to go back and pursue a PhD but things like no research experience and no letters of recommendation are giving me worries about it. Any idea on how I can wiggle my way into grad school or am I kinda fucked?
hey man how's your situation now? I'm a physics major in my 3rd sem and the job market is an anxiety for me too. I like the Math but don't really care about the physics.
@@aryansudan2239 Things have looked up. I found an ok job at one point I was going to stay at but ended up going to grad school. I'd reached out to a bunch of random professors to try to get some research experience and I reached out to one that happened to need a grad student so he got me in pretty quick. Still feels like going to grad school is basically required to get any decent job. If you like the math but don't care about the physics, look into data analysis. That's a field with quite a bit of money, all numbers. I personally don't find most jobs in that field all that interesting but it probably isn't that hard and does pay decently. That being said, make sure you know quite a bit of coding. Python is a very popular language these days and is easy to pick up if you don't know it already. That being said, also look for internships everywhere you can as often as you can. Employers don't tend to care about your education. They care about projects you've done or skills that you can demonstrate an understanding of. Internships and coding will push you towards a decent career. Don't forget that networking is your BIGGEST tool by far though. Talk to everyone, befriend everyone, reach out to everyone. People love to help others and the more you network, the more people that might go "oh hey I know a place that needs someone!" Good luck, brother.
I'm reading "American Prometheus The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer" great book and interesting physicist. I know the 2 of you probably don't have time these kinds of biographies, with all the work you do. Save it for your time off.
Impatient to see the video but gotta do a short quantum homework! See you in two weeks 👌😂 or maybe I should do it and not do it at the same time Great idea to share the gofundme!
I‘m really sorry, I have a math question that doesn‘t relate to this video. Could somebody help me? My problem is to find the inverse Laplace Transform of e^(-sqrt(s)*a)/s without a look up table. I know there a two ways: W1) L^-1=Sum of all res(F(s)*e^(st),z_0) for |F(s)|
@@drewkavi6327 I thought misleading information was not allowed in Physics. I've seen a love-youtube-reaction from Andrew towards a comment saying their child will be an astrophysicist. You are banned.
I essentially did Theoretical Physics undergrad (in the UK) and it's really not silly at all. I also have friends who did Applied Physics undergrad as well, so...
@@AndrewDotsonvideos Well to be fair, one of my friends who did Applied Physics undergrad was in the States, so yeah I find it silly that you find it silly for people having decided on specialising early. I’ve even heard of people doing undergrad in Medical Physics both in the UK, North America and elsewhere. I think the point I’m trying to make is that Physics is Physics, regardless of the different focus one may have had in their background. I’m an undergrad theorist but chose some labs for optional modules in undergrad which I aced, I have undergrad theorist friends with no labs, I have undergrad applied friends with very little Math and the majority of people I know did straight undergrad Physics (quite a few in the States), but I don’t think we would call out any of these choices as being silly.
1. Question for Andrew: Have you had the opportunity to study about the newly discovered elements in the periodic table? Question for Kelly: Have you come across the book "A Survey of Radical Velocities in the Zodiacal Dust Cloud " by Brian May?. Thank you for reading my questions.
Andrew's research is about some of the smallest stuff while kelly's research is on some of the biggest stuff.
This is a vast ocean of knowledge.
I'm suprised andrew understands that metaphor, it referances a very large body
True
I guess Andrew needs a girlfriend who knows about very large stuff...
@@luigin9087 Omaewa mou shindeiru...
@@Private_Duck Nani?
Perfect yin and yang.
One male, one female,
One studies the microscopic, the other the macroscopic.
One has a beard , the other one doesn't.
Damn it, there is a flaw, one of them should have been blond.
I suppose super symmetry is broken.
It’s ok, super asymmetry got some people a Nobel prize
Nah you just have to phrase it differently! One of them has dark hair and one of them is not blond. Still a perfect yin yang.
Nahh, we can just approximate the burrnet to blond
Why there is dark matter around kelly?
I think it's black body radiation
@@CGExp black body radiation isn't visible until the body is at a temperature of over 800K. I take it you meant to say she is very hot
@@AnindyaMahajan ^ yes
@@AnindyaMahajan My man
@@AnindyaMahajan smooth
Andrew: *calls dust boring*
Andrew: *I love cross sections blah blah math math*
*Brian May:* has entered the chat
Do another part of "If House md was a theoretical physicist"
Dante Uriah Definitely! It was hilarious.
You mean House phd. Big fan
That would be great !
Seconded
lmao, Andrew: "I have so many friend"
5:17 (To the viewers) Something to remember, astronomers refer to anything heavier than helium as a "metal", and means material that was made by stellar fusion.
American grad school sounds like hell man. I am in the German equivalent of grad school and honestly, I'm mainly chilling. I can do whatever I want whenever I want. The most stressful time by far were the first two years of Bachelor. After that, it became a lot less rushed and the lectures were a hell of a lot better. Doing your PhD, there are no courses you have to take (but you can if you want); you actually just work as a research assistant to your professor. It is a lot of fun and I often work late, but only when I want to. I can also just say "today, I am doing nothing at all" and it's cool. And you get paid quite well, too. And Kelly's right, reading papers is the most important thing, else you have no clue what your professor's talking about.
Kilian Irländer cause ur dumb compared to us beyootch! And that's how the news goes!
@@MildSatire and there are about 16 of countries that routinely rank higher than the USA in terms of college level education. Many of which have either stricter expectations or less strict expectations for student.Belgium ranks higher and I cant imagine germany and belgium have vastly different education models.
Everything that kilian says is true.
However you should probably add that in Germany, not like in the us, you usually need to do a masters before doing a phd.
This is were you would take the equivalent of grad level courses in the us
the greenscreen bruh wtf xD
Flammable Maths lmao
Hey yo you still watch these videos today.
I imagine a time like 4 years from and see where we will be and thanks again for staying together.
Nice.
Andrew: I study really small things
Kelly: I study really big things
Andrew: Hey... I thought size didn't matter
❤️
The likelihood that you'll read this is small, however: I'm an undergrad engineering student at PSU and I'm in love with physics too (favorite inspirational quote from a professor: "fail early, fail often"). I lost my job as a bartender due to COVID-19 and am consequentially typing this from a tent in my parents back yard (while I build a little bunk- house out of a shed). Needless to say, focusing on school has been incredibly challenging this term. I stumbled on your videos one late night while I was procrastinating on something (I'm sure) and feeling the 'impostor syndrome' something fierce..(I really don't talk like a cowboy). I can't tell you how much these videos mean to me right now.. It's meant everything to listen to silly physics memes/meme review and silly skits, to see a bad ass female scientist be pure, and also just take these videos for what they seem to be meant for: inspiration to KEEP GOING even though we all really want to quit sometimes and also to remember to laugh and just have fun with it all- which includes being comfortable with vulnerability in our own skin. Anyway, I just wanted to take the time to say thank you. Thank you, thank you both. You're an inspiration. Keep it up.
Should be noted that PhD studies in the US versus abroad are totally different. Abroad, you generally need a Masters which includes all of your general studies with some research. Most PhD programs abroad you do not have classes to take and your research is fully prioritized.
yesterday was an hour long PBS SpaceTime livestream, today is a 30 minute andrew video.... this week is nice
That was my rxn
Awesome man! Always love seeing the personal side of your journey together with your friends as well! :)
Me: I do Physics
Non-physics friend:......ASTROphysics?
Me: No, actually I’m interested in how...
Non-physics friend: *asleep*
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I am a simple Med Student, most of the time I have literally no idea what you're talking about in your videos, but theyre insanely interesting and you're definitely one of my favorite youtubers
Andrew can you explain what a tensor is
I'm pretty sure that a tensor is a tensor but I have to clear this doubt what a tensor is?
nobody knows, it is still a mystery chief
master shooter64 allow my massive brain to explain. A tensor is something that transforms like a tensor
@@fuzzy2177 oh yeah this is big brain time
@@fuzzy2177 Refer a math textbook .Tbh, most Physics lecturers are super bad at explaining things.
Watch the video by Dan Fleisch
Hi Andrew, I'm doing a theoretical physics degree at the moment so I thought I'd clear some things up for you. We're not "taking out" the experimental side really, we still have labs, in fact for the first two years we do the same labs as the general physics course. The main difference between the two programmes is we study a lot more mathematics than physics do. We don't have majoring and minoring in Ireland but what we're doing is sort of like getting a maths minor like you did. We also get to cover more advanced physics later on, in fourth year we get to study general relativity and QFT which general physics never get the opportunity to do.
Super Sonic123 that makes more sense!
There is a dark aura around Kelly be careful
Edit: I know it's because green screen and technical stuff
Ahh yes we finally found the dark energy.
I came down to comment this and the second Comment I see is yours😐😐
Well she does study dark matter halos
bruh
*AlgeBRUH
Great video, Andrew! Thanks for the mention, we have already delivered about 40 masks and shields, and 2 boxes to an El Paso children's hospital. And you're right! I'm definitely more interested in people than in items/gadgets!
Joel Cannon haha no surprise there
Having a bachelors degree in physics can be an extremely safe degree, actually, depending on how many “practical” skills you develop (coding, instrumentation, technical writing, teaching/presenting). It’s one of the most well rounded majors out there, and it looks good on a resume. You won’t necessarily find a job doing physics, but you can definitely find something in a related STEM field. So if there are any potential physics majors out there, job security is absolutely a strength of a physics degree.
2:29 "Eventually you'll get a job.... i think..." lmao
Thank you for informing people interested in pursuing physics. You rock man! Can't wait for your postdoc vids! :D
I have an exam in half an hour. Should have enough time to watch this
If you ever need advice getting an academic job, let me know. You spoke at the NY section of APS for us and I would gladly help you in any way I can.
Ken Podolak I really appreciate it! It was a great experience!
I'm currently a high school senior who will be attending (hopefully in person) the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor to major in Astrophysics and Astronomy and possibly double major in Computational Mathematics, and I have to say that after being recommended one of your videos, I'm extremely thankful that you've decided to document your experiences as a Physics major in undergraduate school, and getting a Ph.D. in Nuclear Physics, as well as planning to continue to document after your graduate studies. I haven't found anyone else that is doing something like this, as you mentioned (I'm sure there are others), but this is something that I always thought would be cool to watch and learn from. I think this is a great way to learn some things before I begin my undergraduate studies (like the scholarly articles that I've already bookmarked), along with more books that I would find interesting (thank you for that too!). I plan on getting a Ph.D. in Astrophysics or Astronomy and becoming a professor so that I can continue to learn and do research, as well as promote students to learn and teach others, similar to a question that you and Kelly were asked. Again, thank you!
Physics Ph.D.* I was confused from when you said what you're currently dwelling in.
'That's sound a little silly to me'
Theoretical physics undergrad crying here
I’m sure I’m just missing something. Sorry it came off a bit mean
What does that entail? Like what classes do you have to take that are different than a general physics degree
@@airboy1021 I don't know about how does it work in US but in UK I just take one less lab and get to choose some units from the Maths department
@@AndrewDotsonvideos no worries my man
We all know it's a joke
Jason Leung what uk school you go to?
The question posed about being more inclined towards things vs people, is a reference to research that's been shown to suggest that males are inclined towards things and females are inclined towards people. I.E. men do more STEM careers, females do more health care careers. It's a argument against why there are less women in the STEM field, as the prevailing thought is that women just have less opportunity and aren't targeted as heavily for STEM careers. However, other research has shown that when you have countries with high levels of egalitarianism, (think Sweden, Iceland, Canada, ect), there are actually LESS women in the STEM field, even though they have more opportunities to pursue them. So the hypothesis is that this biological inclination toward things vs people is the reasoning.
This video was really interesting, because everyone always talk about the change between high school and undergrad, but I never considered the difference between undergrad and grad school. Especially as an astrophysics undergrad, this is important because I know in order to get a job and do research I have to go to grad school.
not gonna lie, listening to Andrew and Kelly talking about all that cool stuff makes me feel SO stupid
I hope the GoFundMe gets massive support! I need to start getting more involved in these Q&As!
thank you so much for this video! I'm 16 and I'm in high school and i'm very into astronomy so i apreciate you leaving some books to read on that topic, conidering the amount of free time i have during quarantine.
Btw please do more videos like this with Kelly!
the mass of the electron is 12 grams.
jojojorisjhjosef yeah makes sense
More like 12.013 grams
Indeed, or 4pi for short.
The only channel where i have clicked the bell. Thanks for keeping the videos coming!
Glad to see another video, finally! I’ve really been needing a video like this, as I’ve been debating my future in physics. Thanks 😊
Happy to see that everything is fine with you guys. Thanks for this Q&A, it really makes me look forward to my Physics career: I'm the lone survivor of a 2 hour long lecture on pendulums and differential equations. I've actually reconsidered Astronomy as a career path thanks to Kelly, so thank you, Kelly!
Keep it up you guys, it's hard, but it's doable. Just like Physics(?).
I'm a physics undergrad right now and your videos have been fantastic for keeping me motivated through what have been pretty widely acknowledged as bizarre and overly-difficult first-year courses, even for weed-out STEM ones. Thanks for doing what you're doing, and hope y'all are staying sane!
*I see and hear astronomy*
My mind: astrology*
As someone who was lacking confidence in my ability to study physics this has actually raised my morale and actually made me excited for what’s to come
Thanks for answering my question. I really liked your answer, and could definitely relate to it in a sense
I wish this was longer! This video is super helpful btw!
Im going to uni next year and i really want to do physics to a PhD, but i dont want to end up as a high school teacher, how hard is it to get into doing research?
Do well in your classes and talk to your academic advisor about undergrad research opportunities ASAP. Try and get a co op or research internship during your undergrad. Not only will this give you good experience, it will also make getting into grad school a lot easier as well as getting other research opportunities.
14:10 till 14:25. Exactly what I like about physics too!
Reading research papers is super boring but something that has to get done
Andrew what's up! I love your videos and they make getting through my Computer Science academia bearable! Thank you! Lol
i am so tilted that i missed out on this, hope you guys do another one at some point lmao
Hey Andrew! I really love your videos, have been bingewatching your channel for a while now. I have always dreamt of becoming a scientist but recently realized I'm not smart enough. It's bitter truth and watching your videos helps me accept it. Feels like I'm actually a physics major. I will probably end up as a chemistry major tho. If I can survive
If you think that you aren’t smart enough then you’ll preform poorly and when you see your dropping grades you’ll confirm your theory you shouldn’t say that you just might have to work a little more than other and that’s ok
galaxy evolution and dark matter.... THAT IS SO COOL!
Andrew + Kelly = Big bang = More life on earth
lmao
17:40 kitty! I have russian blue :p
"we'll probably end the video here because its running onto the 30 minute mark"
Jokes on you I hope for a 2 hour long video from your guys
Thank you Andrew for the great videos.
"I will YEET you out of the window... metaphorically" lol
Love it. Waiting for pt.2
I am considering doing a PhD at the moment, I can do it for half the money I get in a teaching job which I originally studied for. ... This is so hard to decide
"Why we don't have a confident theory of anything yet" xD 27:37
Human Civilisation after doing science for 4000+ years
The question about "free time" was funny.
"Free Time" ... in Physics Grad School ... XD.
How long do I have to wait to get a beard like yours
What employment oppurtunities are available with a physics degree other than research??
Zach starr on youtube has a whole video about the physics major
thank you andrew, very cool!
As a newly admitted physics major, this video was definitely helpful. Thanks!
4 years! How has your degree gone?
@@Gigusx It went well! Now I'm pursuing my Physics PhD in Particle Astrophysics :)
@@annakinderman8135 Heyyy that's awesome! Sounds like things have gone extremely well actually :D
@@Gigusx They did! Yay :D
More of this please. If possible
The thing about physics in terms of career prospects is that physics gives you a skill set and qualifications to go into a variety of fields outside of physics. Computer science and engineering are very common careers for people with a physics background. From a physics bachelors, you can also probably get into CS and engineering graduate programs. Physics PhDs also commonly go into quantitative finance, but those jobs are mostly for the theoretical physics crowd.
Yaaa Cosmos.
I am taking my first "big boy" quantum class (oops, sorry, Phys 115), and it is NOTHING like quantum mechanics on TV. Our course began with Spin and Matrices. My two "baby boy" lower-division quantum classes were absolutely nothing like this. I think it's cool because it is completely abstract.
What is the most interesting thing you feel to be true/false, but can't prove?
Props to going the math heavy route. I used to trade physics majors for their coding for the actual math work and conceptual physics understanding. A lot of physics majors I knew didn't care about math. I was SUPER sheltered until college so I didn't know how programming worked, especially since I never took a class yet haha
Man i'm a second semester graduate student in physics and it sounds like we are doing completely different things. It might be because I'm doing experimental solid state physics and quantum optics/quantum gases (I got a research opportunity doing super conducting circuits to do quantum computation). I gotta say I'm feeling the he'll year specialty now having to do everything online (I took theoretical condensed matter physics which is really really crazy hard, but I enjoy it). I really love your vids and I always get motivation to keep doing physics when watching them!
PS: if you are ever in Munich/Karlsruhe Germany Wirte me and I'll give the vip tour of the local university and if I'm allowed my lab^^
Last time I was this early Andrew cut his hair
Missed you Andrew ❤️
I was an undergrad physics major. Went to medical school and now an ER doctor. I have a job now. Boy do I have a job now. Great question and answer though. Stay safe and thanks for the content!
how was that process ?
Is there anything in physics called nuclear absorbtion .... and if its there.... what it does mean ..thank you ..
I start my summer research in 2 weeks. I'm only just finishing my first year so I'm quite nervous...
Awesome video, gives me a lot to think about.
Odd question for you, Do you have any control over the videos played in Gardiner Hall? If so how often do you pick your self to play on the televisions?
Albert M. Valdez they asked if I was okay with them playing some of my videos. That’s the extent of my involvement lol.
Im a 3rd year astrophysics student and Ive always been confused about what active galactic nuclei are, everyone I ask gives very glanced over answers and Id love some extra clarification :)
Supermassive Black Holes accreting matter? Very basically?
Tyler Burgardt Hello, aren’t active galactic nuclei another name for quasars? Or just an active central black hole in a galaxy? That’s my understanding!
@@SirThorp I think Quasars are AGNs with the jets pointing somewhat towards us. Right?
@@GeneralAblon Yes thats what they are
I think with any degree in physics, you could apply for engineering jobs. You would have a general understanding of it, but you might lack in CAD and terminology a little... you could still learn it though. Initially i wanted to take enginnering, although i find it more satisfying, you can't really specialize in multiple fields that easily (at least where i'm from), so i'm considering pursuing physics in general, especially nuclear physics and engineering, since my goal in life is to better the nuclear fusion and/or propulsion devices :) . Thank you for your perspective!
Don' t worry Andrew, you have us :)
what was your act score ? how many times did you take it?
Kaleb Keller never took it. Took the sat. Don’t remember what I got.
At a rate of 10 to 20 slots available per year for research in academia compaired to the 1750 to 2000 physics phd graduates per year. That is a 0.01% chance of getting that job. Oh, I forgot to mention that ONLY includes the USA. You are competing with the entire world for that job your after, so I wish you the best of luck in getting a job in your feild. Although Financial Institutions will always hire Physics graduates and they pay very well!
Derek Brown 10-20 slots lol. Not true at all.
do you know what is a fibre bundle?
7:18
Me watching at 1:30 am: 😬
Have you done physics student vs engineering class?
wheres part two bro? also great insights shared :)
Nice video !! Your amazing!
andrew , please help me !
honestly , i lost my passion for physics and quantum mechanics , as a physics student.
ALL i see is math when i study physics , math here , math there , math 100% of the time (nearly)
when i do exercises , i see nothing interesting , i don't know what makes everyone so passionate about physics , idk , anyhow , Thanks for reading
Physics is math what did you expect
did you really get 3rd percentile on the physics gre?
Hey Andrew I know you're 1 busy boy but I'd like your advice/thoughts if possible.
I got my Physics Bachelors last December and can't find a job to save my life. I didn't want to go into grad school so I got no research experience. Now, after graduating, I actually want to go back and pursue a PhD but things like no research experience and no letters of recommendation are giving me worries about it. Any idea on how I can wiggle my way into grad school or am I kinda fucked?
hey man how's your situation now? I'm a physics major in my 3rd sem and the job market is an anxiety for me too. I like the Math but don't really care about the physics.
@@aryansudan2239 Things have looked up. I found an ok job at one point I was going to stay at but ended up going to grad school. I'd reached out to a bunch of random professors to try to get some research experience and I reached out to one that happened to need a grad student so he got me in pretty quick.
Still feels like going to grad school is basically required to get any decent job. If you like the math but don't care about the physics, look into data analysis. That's a field with quite a bit of money, all numbers. I personally don't find most jobs in that field all that interesting but it probably isn't that hard and does pay decently. That being said, make sure you know quite a bit of coding. Python is a very popular language these days and is easy to pick up if you don't know it already.
That being said, also look for internships everywhere you can as often as you can. Employers don't tend to care about your education. They care about projects you've done or skills that you can demonstrate an understanding of. Internships and coding will push you towards a decent career. Don't forget that networking is your BIGGEST tool by far though. Talk to everyone, befriend everyone, reach out to everyone. People love to help others and the more you network, the more people that might go "oh hey I know a place that needs someone!"
Good luck, brother.
What's the difference between astronomy and astrophysics?
I don't think any difference.
Astronomy is applied approach while Astro one was theory one.
I'm reading "American Prometheus The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer" great book and interesting physicist. I know the 2 of you probably don't have time these kinds of biographies, with all the work you do. Save it for your time off.
Impatient to see the video but gotta do a short quantum homework! See you in two weeks 👌😂 or maybe I should do it and not do it at the same time
Great idea to share the gofundme!
Her:Stayed up 11 or 12.
Me: you guys sleep?
I‘m really sorry, I have a math question that doesn‘t relate to this video. Could somebody help me?
My problem is to find the inverse Laplace Transform of e^(-sqrt(s)*a)/s without a look up table.
I know there a two ways:
W1)
L^-1=Sum of all res(F(s)*e^(st),z_0) for |F(s)|
Totally agree on Kelly's friend comment.
She is her girlfriend? I haven't seen Andrew in a while and I don't see neither of them have Instagram, so any information would be appreciated.
no they are siblings
@@drewkavi6327 I thought misleading information was not allowed in Physics. I've seen a love-youtube-reaction from Andrew towards a comment saying their child will be an astrophysicist. You are banned.
whats this guy's field of study ?
YOU'RE THE BEST!!!!!!!
get a LOAD of this guy
I essentially did Theoretical Physics undergrad (in the UK) and it's really not silly at all. I also have friends who did Applied Physics undergrad as well, so...
Farhan Tanvir I think you should take any comments on the education system with a grain of salt if we’re not in the same country, don’t you think?
@@AndrewDotsonvideos Well to be fair, one of my friends who did Applied Physics undergrad was in the States, so yeah I find it silly that you find it silly for people having decided on specialising early. I’ve even heard of people doing undergrad in Medical Physics both in the UK, North America and elsewhere.
I think the point I’m trying to make is that Physics is Physics, regardless of the different focus one may have had in their background. I’m an undergrad theorist but chose some labs for optional modules in undergrad which I aced, I have undergrad theorist friends with no labs, I have undergrad applied friends with very little Math and the majority of people I know did straight undergrad Physics (quite a few in the States), but I don’t think we would call out any of these choices as being silly.
1. Question for Andrew: Have you had the opportunity to study about the newly discovered elements in the periodic table? Question for Kelly: Have you come across the book "A Survey of Radical Velocities in the Zodiacal Dust Cloud " by Brian May?. Thank you for reading my questions.
“What’s goin on smart people” ok so not me