Monday, February 4, 2008
More on Chemistry vs Physics
As I was drifting away to sleep five hours ago after writing my previous post, I realized that the reason why I don't feel the same hatred towards physics departments as towards chemistry departments is due to specific people. There were plenty of people in my physics classroom that made me feel like there was hostility; however, I interacted with enough people in the department at Stanford who were friendly and who encouraged me to learn rather than resenting my taking up their time. These were people who liked learning and cared about teaching. And while there was a lot of them, they are still individuals that stand out. The thing is, in physics, probably half of the people with whom I interacted wanted me to half a positive learning experience; the rest didn't care. In chemistry, the vast majority didn't care. I can name 2 people who positively influenced my learning as a chemistry major, and both of them I met through research. I can name 10, maybe 15 or even 20 people who positively impacted my physics education. Maybe the people who go into physics are more my kind of people?
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