/sci/ - Science & Math

failed because lazy or failed because retarded. If you aren't putting in effort dont bother then

>>9932382
In cal2 now, final coming up on thursday, on the edge of passing/failing, it's some scary shit

>>9932382
Yes OP, come towards the quantum physics master race

>>9932382
Two questions: Did you fail calc2 at a shit school? Are you from America (i.e. taking American calculus courses)?

>>9932382
>nuclear engineering
Nuclear is over. Time to focus on renewable and clean energy

>>9932397

Been drowning in family drama and working 50+ hours at Whataburger every week. I swear I understand all of it like the back of my hand but I feel like a brainlet piece of shit.

>>9932400
relax, study, but pass/fail has probably already been determined by your work in the past, so relax more, get off 4chan

>>9932403

Yes and yes. A Podunk school in the arm pit of Texas.

>>9932406
I've heard of wind turbines causing animals to kill themselves from the sounds they make. I started getting head aches when I would drive past a large one, although I never made the connection nor did I think it was even related so it wasn't cognitive bias, we don't have them where I live, do people just get used to them?

>>9932430
I'm actually browsing to see if I can see examples of a problem I'm working. Tangent lines at the origin of a Lemniscate.

>>9932434

GTFO my board you retard

>>9932437
>How dare you question a renewable energy source for a legitimate claim.
kys

>>9932406
>what is baseload generation
Until you can control when the wind blows or the sun shines you are shit out of luck. Failing that you are hoping for a miraculous leap forward in battery technology.

>>9932453
Your claim is legitimate in any sense, its anecdotal and self reported. If you were genuinely curious you would look online for peer reviewed papers from credible journals on the topic.

>>9932382
Get a good professor. I took calc 1 with a piece of shit foreignor professor who didn't teach shit and failed without learning anything. I took it again with a professor of my own nationality and genuinely the best math professor at the school, and got an a. Also, don't be a lazy fuck either. Some of that shit can be hard if you have a shitty teacher.
>T. Calc 1-3, linear geisha, and calculus based physics, and lesser math classes not worth mentioning.

>>9932406
sasuga

>>9932426
Cut out family and work

Focus on study, chinks do it, so can you

>>9932382
Yes. It's not for you. Do contracting, you'll probably end up making more money than you could being low on the rung of any STEM field

>>9932382
But anon, we need those molten salt reactors!

>people that failed calc 1-3 or barely passed them is posting on this board

>>9935020
What if you failed one of them due to financial issues so bad you had to skip the final to make more money? failing doesn't mean youre dumb

>>9935023
Yeah OP's work load is ridiculous.

>>9935038
No kidding. And at whataburger of all places. I am working an entry level manufacturing job for 12 per hour and only have to work 40 hours per week. I can't imagine he is getting paid 12 per hour. And then you factor in school...

>>9935020

I barely passed a three year EE college program with 2.03 GPA. AMA

>>9932382
I was forced to skip calculus 2 since it's mandatory to have both calculus 1 and linear algebra in order to access that exam, now (exactly one year later than my course schedule) I can start study it I see it's no easy task, it requires some serious abstraction, but it ain't impossible.
I've seen literal certified retards (dyslexia is considered a mental retardation in Italy) passing it and people who just learn how to mechanically solve exercises.

>>9935110
What do you do now?

>>9935110
can mosfets turn off and on quick enough for pwm to work through them?

>>9935125
>for pwm to work through them
explain yourself a little better

>>9935135
can mosfets turn off and on quick enough for that to happen

>>9935139
The gate can switch as fast as you can supply current. Higher current means higher gate-voltage in less time.
In a sense it does "pass through" if that is what you asked.

>>9932382
YES

>>9934626

>>9934628
>Cut out family and work
>Focus on study, chinks do it, so can you
How do you imagine this working at all?

Sincerely asking, not OP but if I could have a life without family and work, and be able to focus on my studies only, I'd take it in a heartbeat. It's my dream life.

>>9932382
>failed calculus 2
>again
Calculus 2 isn't even a brainlet filter. If you seriously failed to pass it twice, you should just stop now and focus on building a prestigious career at Whataburger.

>>9932382
I just got a B+ in calc 2. Pretty tough course, I took an intensive over this summer. Kind of like going from 10 to 100 when coming from calc 1. I’m a math major though so on some level I must enjoy this suffering.

>>9935119
Integration seems to be mostly mechanical (unlike differentiation) and relies on what I still consider tricks like trig. substitution, reduction formulae and simply spotting a transcendtal integral.

>>9935110
Why are EE’s like this? I know math is hard, but this just seems kind of pathetic, no offense.

>>9932382
you'll regret not understanding this shit in neutronics

>>9935273
It's like so in almost any engineering course. Many don't change their mentality and still think they're in high school: some drown at the first semester, others can barely swim through the years, just learning the bare minimum in order to pass the exam, panicking when something goes off track.

This is the people who's supposed to become the expert in the field, this worries me.

>>9935236
Depends on who's teaching and what the highschool-college pipeline is like for that school.

At my school, the high school AP classes in the local area taught differentiation and basic integration at the highest. Once those kids got into Calc 2 and hit series and sequences, it was the first time they experienced new math concepts at a college level pace and it washed a lot of them out.

>>9935120

I work as a junior construction manager. I lead 20-30 electricians, manage material, coordinate with other fields and project designers, fix errors in their designs and find solutions that regular electricians can't or won't.

>>9935125

No idea.

>>9935273

I didn't care for math that much or schooling for thay matter at all and honestly don't need it that much where I'm currently working.

>>9935295
>Depends on who's teaching
Just read the fucking book, that's what I did

>>9932382
The only engineering you're suited for is software "engineering".

>>9932382
You have to determine what held you back. You could be distracted by something, drugs, a death in the family, something like that. You could have dyslexia, memory problems or undiagnosed ADHD-PI. You might not be used to the workload, the fact you need to study for hours every day and stay organized. If it can be resolved in a timely manner you might want to try 1 more time.

If you did all the assignments and still didn't pass, probably yeah. If you didn't put in any effort and failed, pick yourself up and try again.

>>9935349
this man is going places

>>9932382
failing any calculus classes means you should give up on life

>>9935420
pretty much this

for me, i neverhad to study in high school. went to college and nearly bombed out after not studying until the night before the test for 2 years

>>9932406
>nuclear is over
retard detected

>>9935535
Literally every country in the world try to escape nuclear energy. Even France, where 80% of all the produced energy is from nuclear plant, want to reduce this part to 50% in 2022

>>9934585
>linear geisha

>>9932382
Why give up when you can be the President, YOU DUMB FUCK.

>working 50 hours a week while going to school
lol

>>9932406
Someone still needs to manage the already existing nuclear power plants. All of the boomers running them now are going to be leaving very soon.

>>9932382
>watch black pen red pen on Youtube

>>9935218
Okay, first of all, Calculus II is undergrad. As in, most people taking it are taking it their freshman year, and shouldn't have anything too heavy going on in your life. If you're a nontraditional student and actually have dependents then that's tough shit dude, I feel for you. But if you're a 20-something or less just going through uni then unfortunately it's expected for somebody in your position that wants to go into STEM to not work and just live off scholarships, loans, and studying.

That isn't to say TIME is always an issue; effective and EFFICIENT studying is the cornerstone of being a student. So, you should have time every now and then to commit to family matters. but having to commit to a work schedule on top of mechanical physics, integral calculus, and whatever extra science or engineering class is on your workload? It's do-able, but not efficient.

>>9935613
>BLACKEDpenredpen
I like that guy, just wish he did hard problems more often. Most of his videos are retarded level calculus, and lately, his editing has gotten very lazy.

>>9932382
>again

Who the fuck is paying for these failures, OP?

No you are not going to succeed in the nuclear engineering field at all. Not because you may lack the ability to actually pass your Calc2 class, but because you didn't pass the class the 1st time around. You don't even take a class unless you've spoken to and purchased all the materials of a student who has already passed the class before you and you've had time to go over everything with a fine tooth comb to make sure you have already learned it. What you are doing is feeding the tuition mill and nothing more.

Treat your studies like they are your god damn job, because no one wants a fucking failure who has a nuclear engineering degree.

>somehow OP passes the 3rd time and goes on to get a degree in nuclear shit
>years later OP makes another thread, "the power plant blew up...again"

>>9935771
I agree with you anon. However, I would tell him to keep throwing his money at the tuition mill because it's funny to watch these people squirm their way through a pretty futile effort.

>>9932426
>family

Abandon them.

>>9932426
If you sleep 8 hours and work 50, plus 5 hours for commute, You have 57 hours to do school and study
If you fail, it's your fault alone

>>9936197
Are you conservative by any chance?

>>9936197
this is retarded logic, having done something similar to OP for a short white, you're just one emergency away from being financially ruined, and something has to give, and it's not going to be your income since you need that to live.

>>9932436
Maybe look for help on google and not fucking sci. Wow you’re delusional. Give up

>>9935110
I'm going to be you
Did you find a job alright and are you confident in general about your ability/knowledge/whatever

>>9935771
>"the power plant blew up...again"
K E K

>>9935110
Electrical engineering technology?

>>9936208
>>9936229
>people who are failing classes should not spend their free time studying to master those classes in order to not fail them again
You can have fun when you have your shit together and solid
If you want your pleasure and short term gratification first, you'll find success is all but impossible

>OP wants to design nuclear reactors
>Ends up being a real life Homer Simpson instead

>>9936416
there is a reason why the paperwork weighs more than the part.

Friendly reminder that you're a brainlet if you receive a non A grade in any calculus course.

>>9932426
Passing Calc II is all about doing homework and doing practice tests.

You should sit down and figure out a roadmap to get yourself financially secure enough to work less than full-time while you are taking classes. I did military to pay for my school. It will probably take you a few years to get there but you will actually be in a position to do well in school

As far as the family stuff. If it's family emergencies then that's just bad luck. If it's long term drama for drama then it's legitimate to ask yourself how much exposure you want to that. You need to take care of yourself before you can even hope to handle other people's problems.

Best of luck.

I have ADHD.
You guys have no idea
Yes I'm shaking

>>9936250

I found a job with not much difficulty. Nobody ever asked me about my grades in any interview (although people do take note if you have good grades) but they always ask you if you had any practical experience. If I could go back in time the only thing I would change is I would work as a regular electrician during summer instead of fucking around. That way you can learn a lot of stuff without having the responsibility of someone in charge.

Honestly the best advice I can give you is don't be smug, especially towards your workers. There are a lot of regular workers who have been working for +30 plus years and can predict problems better than any college educated person that made the projects. Listen to them and take their advice, learn from them and you'll adapt to the situation relatively quickly. Don't act like you know it all (it really shows if you don't know what you're doing) or that you're special because you have a degree because people will intentionally sabotage you.

>>9936386

Not sure what you're asking.

>>9934585
Where can I get linear geishas? Kyoto?

>>9935549
Wind is the best if good geographical spots are available. But nuclear will continue to be a critical part of the energy sector for the short-term future, and needs to be used to replace as much coal and LNG as possible.

>>9936840
Was the EE program you were in called "electrical engineering technology" ? Because I know some places offer not-quite-degrees with that title

Yes you're a brainlet and should probably drop out of STEM. I got an A or A+ in calc 1-3, linear algebra, and ODEs and I never went to lectures. This stuff should be trivial for you if you expect to ever do well in STEM, because classes like fluids, mechanical dynamics, mechanics of materials, and E&M are way harder than these baby math classes that are dumbed down for engineers

>>9932402
If he cant do calc 2 math he probably cant do the math inherently in quantum physics

>>9937348

No it was a fully fledged EE bsc degree.

>>9932382
please change your major to something where you fucking up can't literally cause a nuclear catastrophy since you are clearly incapable of one of the major foundations of engineering.

>>9937567
>political science
pls be real

>>9937358
ask me how i know you didn't go to a top 10

lel
keep rolling dude it's not the end of the world
might want to talk to some sort of university counselor, if it doesn't unnerve your family, you can talk it out and get back fine in little time

Do yourself a big favor and just do a trade. Easy money, much more painless then memengineering.

>>9932382
>>9932400
Probably not for you.

>>9936797
I too have ADHD, but I've gotten through calculus I and II just fine, and calc III starts up next week. Adderall is your friend.

>>9937567
I hope to god that this is real

>>9937567
keked

>>9932426
You can do it anon! I belive in you :)

>>9938157
Probably is
Nerds love their bants

OP what exactly do you find difficult about Calc 2? Are you literally not understanding anything in the course?