Return of Academia
Well, summer vacation ended with the start of semester 5. I am really hopeful about this semester. All good
courses, excellent profs and most importantly infinite enthu [just need to keep the same till the eternity]. Let
me tell you something about the courses I have taken this sem: Flight Mechanics [Introduction to
control and stability (my research topic (: )], Compressible Aerodynamics [Thermodynamics +
Aerodynamics (What I have understood from intro classes). I am actually not so good in Aerodynamics. In these
courses, everything goes nice and then suddenly approximation models starts coming into picture. However the
simulations, sir has shown in first course, has waken the programmer in me], Introduction to Aerospace
Structures [Advanced version of ESO202, gonna be tough :( ], Optimal Flight Control
[The course most inclined towards my research interest], Psychology of Well being [This course
was based on luck, but I gave it the highest preference only because of Prof. Kumar Ravi Priya and projects in the
course. And after 1st DH, I am confident, it's gonna be a productive course] and High Energy Physics of
Binary Star System [The physics enthu inside me chose this one. This was the only interesting physics
course not clashing with compulsory courses]. So this was all about my courses. I am hopeful to learn a lot this
sem.
Just to give a summary of what I did the entire summer, the main focus was on SURGE project. Other
than this, I mentored a BCS project. Tried studying Physics, but couldn't [the only bad effect of online sem, I am
really not good at reading on screen]. Asked a lot of questions with all of them unanswered. I have got to find
the answer as soon as possible.
By the way, I shifted to Arch Linux with KDE as dekstop environment. It's
better.
Acquanting with Great Physicists
Well, William Cooper is an excellent writer. The book "Great Physicists ..." is definitely a masterpiece. Each
night, I have been going into the worlds of the greatest among the greatest and it has been life changing.
Learning continued. I may write an article on this after I finish the masterpiece. The story of development in
Quantum Physics and QED is fascinating. Everyone should read this one. By the way, if you are
interested in being a scientist, you should read the article Four Golden Lessons by Steven
Weinberg. It answered the most fundamental questions I had, "With so many things in any area of science, do
I need to know everything before starting research?". And it contains some other important points too.
Nothing More
Wish Me Luck
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