Finished reading my second physics textbook Classical Mechanics by Taylor!
Great deeper dive on mechanics esp learning more derivations on formulas, new methods, and helpful examples/problem sets. Also pushed my math more with linear algebra later on. Fantastic book
My 1st trimester of pregnancy was a lot tougher than I anticipated with the sheer fatigue and nausea but glad to be over the worst of it! I have even more empathy for women that go through it esp who had it even worse or on top of intense work, taking care of other kids, etc
Chaos has def been the most fascinating topic for me within classical mechanics so going to take some time to go deeper on it! Plus the visualizations are beautiful
Someday in a physics or math textbook there might be something like "Claude's principle" or "Claude's number" that students learn, named after the LLM that discovered it
After working through lots of physics examples / problem sets, it's been interesting learning how often little tricks are used to simplify things e.g. ignore small terms, make small angle approximations, change coordinates, use natural units where you set some constants to 1
Rough day of travel. First flight was delayed so we missed our connection. Second flight to NY had to circle in the air until it ran out of fuel and got diverted to Cleveland. I guess on the bright side I get to visit Cleveland for the first time
Hit the point in my physics studying where I need linear algebra so going to do a major refresh. I learned it for my first job out of college but had a bit of a miserable experience then due to cramming it in after intense work hours but now I get to relearn it for fun!
The person who adopted our foster puppy reached out to me (we opted in to be contacted if they want) and sent a happy video of him. Such a wonderful feeling 🥰
Our first foster puppy Fitz got adopted today! I'm already crying out of happiness but also a little sad we probably won't see him again. Muddy Paws in NYC is a wonderful org if you're ever interested in adopting or fostering 🥰
I went into my physics studying with an open mind on what I would like most. So far astrophysics still holds up as most interesting to me! I loved electromagnetism way more than I anticipated. I prob liked quantum a bit less than I expected (lack of intuition was strange for me)
