I've been reading the same scientific paper for the last 3 weeks

"71MGBGT Likes Subarus of Unusual Colors" (adamprotter) 04/16/2014 at 13:46 • Filed to: None

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And I still don't fully get it. I guess that's what you get when you take a class where the majority of the students are Grad Students and you're a freshman undergrad. Just venting some frustration, have a Zonda and a couple of One-77's
(Also, How do you make the picture of cars not be just a thumbnail when viewing all articles)

I get the majority of the paper, but I have have to present it in intricate detail in front of a class on Monday.

Paper linked at the bottom for all those who dare

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For Sweden > 71MGBGT Likes Subarus of Unusual Colors 04/16/2014 at 13:48

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Have you considered that the paper might be written extremely poorly?

Party-vi > 71MGBGT Likes Subarus of Unusual Colors 04/16/2014 at 13:52

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Front-mount license plate frames are bullshit.

71MGBGT Likes Subarus of Unusual Colors > For Sweden 04/16/2014 at 13:53

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Yeah, and I don't really think it's that. The paper just has a shit tone of jargon, the figures aren't that clear, and I'm not the too experienced at dissecting articles.

For Sweden > 71MGBGT Likes Subarus of Unusual Colors 04/16/2014 at 13:56

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When I was in engineering school, back in the Before Time, I was taught that any good paper should be fully understood by an reader educated in the topic from just the figures and equations. The words were just so those less educated could catch up.

If the figures aren't that clear, the paper is bad and perhaps the authors should feel bad.

71MGBGT Likes Subarus of Unusual Colors > For Sweden 04/16/2014 at 14:02

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...agreed. I hate to call out the authors as bad, but some of the work doesn't look too good. Are you familiar with Western Blot or Gel electrophoresis?

For Sweden > 71MGBGT Likes Subarus of Unusual Colors 04/16/2014 at 14:05

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Nope. All I know are airplanes and breathing.

71MGBGT Likes Subarus of Unusual Colors > For Sweden 04/16/2014 at 14:08

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Ok, well the ones detailed in the paper aren't the best. You're an aeronautical engineer I assume?

YSI-what can brown do for you > 71MGBGT Likes Subarus of Unusual Colors 04/16/2014 at 14:08

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Have you considered the fact the class was made for people with more experience?

quarterlifecrisis > 71MGBGT Likes Subarus of Unusual Colors 04/16/2014 at 14:08

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I'm going to ask a separate question...how did you end up in a primarily grad student filled class as an undergrad freshman?

71MGBGT Likes Subarus of Unusual Colors > quarterlifecrisis 04/16/2014 at 14:13

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Be part of an a select group of students at a research university, and ask the Prof nicely. I got an email describing the class after I took the 101 he teaches which said that it would be a small discussion based class of 10. He also sent the same email out to the grad students, but I didn't know that. I can do the work and do it well, it's just a matter of how stressful this weekend is going to be.

71MGBGT Likes Subarus of Unusual Colors > YSI-what can brown do for you 04/16/2014 at 14:14

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Yeah, but I like challenges.

For Sweden > 71MGBGT Likes Subarus of Unusual Colors 04/16/2014 at 14:15

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yepperoni

quarterlifecrisis > 71MGBGT Likes Subarus of Unusual Colors 04/16/2014 at 14:31

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Fair enough. As a graduate of both undergraduate and graduate school at a research university...grad courses are usually pretty different in concept and delivery, which is why I asked. There were grad equivalent courses I took towards the end of my college career, but nothing I dared dabble with as a freshman.