tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4212234230338648875.post8800589109754773011..comments2024-03-27T20:43:05.862-07:00Comments on The Eternal Universe: The Joys Of Working With Data!Joseph Smidthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02583891162785742138noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4212234230338648875.post-86756729114280990012010-01-14T01:50:09.933-08:002010-01-14T01:50:09.933-08:00Hello, there is something about a petition which c...Hello, there is something about a petition which could interest you in the top right-hand corner of my blog.Serge Le Coz L'Eternelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07223106494481146426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4212234230338648875.post-29671819951393913972010-01-12T09:04:12.416-08:002010-01-12T09:04:12.416-08:00I just had an experience (as in, I just got out of...I just had an experience (as in, I just got out of the meeting) similar to that. In my models I have to put the system into hydrostatic equilibrium which in almost any class is presented as being a simple task. First take the conservation of momentum equation, make some assumptions (i.e. static) and then all you have to do is solve for the pressure. In most text books it is presented as a straight forward and simple problem.<br /><br />It is a simple problem until you actually have to do something useful, then it is a headache. I was meeting with my advisor and I was expressing my thoughts and his initial response was, "Oh it's simple, you just..." and then he started thinking about it and he ended up with, "Hmmm. How WOULD you do that?" Then I didn't feel so bad for not figuring it out over the weekend. (fortunately our particular problem turns out to be linear so my particular problem can be solved through simple addition, but again it is a case of having a special case)<br /><br />So as it frequently happens most problems in physics, especially those that involve actual data, start out with "Oh it's simple, you just..." and end up with "Hmmm. I don't know how to do that...I will have to think about it."Quantumleap42https://www.blogger.com/profile/16711817313734546305noreply@blogger.com