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Re: Quantum Chemistry

Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 6:02 pm
by jingle_jangle
cjj wrote:
Also, I commend you on wanting to go for the Ph.D. It's a TON of work, but a rewarding experience! I wish you the best with that! You'll make it if you want to!

I got my PhD (Professor of Hot Dogs) in Chicago, from Moishe's Pippic, the Highest Life Master, whose stand stood for years at the northeast corner of Division and Western.

The secret:

1. The wiener may be all-beef or a mixture of offal, but cannot have any garlic. This disqualifies Hebrew National branded tube steaks, which disgraced Moishe to his mama. "Such a disgrace my son is!" she would exclaim, fanning herself with his menu.

2. Said wiener must be steamed or boiled, never grilled, and must remain intact (i.e., unsplit)

3. The bun must be plain, unmarked, and have no visible flour dusting, nor are addenda such as sesame or poppy seeds, permitted.

4. The bun must be fashioned from ordinary bread dough, not "sour dough", "potato bread", or other similar abominations.

5. The bun must be steamed after splitting.

6. The only permissible condiments are yellow mustard ("Heinz" or "Frenches" brands), wedge-sliced tomatoes, and diced white onions, applied in that order.

7. A dusting of celery salt is mandatory, and provides the "finish" to the taste of every bite.

No modifications to this formula are permitted. No "spicy mustard", "Grey Poupon". No sweet pickle relish, sliced pickles, and, for Moishe's sake, no ketchup!!!

Re: Quantum Chemistry

Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 6:02 pm
by tennis_nick
cassius987 wrote::shock: :shock: :shock: JUST GOT DONE WITH FINALS :shock: :shock: :shock:

:cry: :oops: :roll: :D
Lucky son of a .... father...

I've got my last one at 8:30 tomorrow morning!

Re: Quantum Chemistry

Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 6:09 pm
by cjj
jingle_jangle wrote:
cjj wrote:
Also, I commend you on wanting to go for the Ph.D. It's a TON of work, but a rewarding experience! I wish you the best with that! You'll make it if you want to!

I got my PhD (Professor of Hot Dogs) in Chicago, from Moishe's Pippic, the Highest Life Master, whose stand stood for years at the northeast corner of Division and Western.

The secret...
I'll agree with you on that, you can definitely Pile it higher and Deeper... :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Re: Quantum Chemistry

Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 10:42 pm
by doctorwho
cjj wrote:... Pile it higher and Deeper... :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
You beat me to it! (Although I remember it as "Piled Hip Deep") :lol:

IIRC the P-Chem curriculum at UCSD also had two quarters of Statistical Mechanics. Thermodynamics was the P-Chem subject that gave me the most difficulty, but Quantum was second.

Be sure to read, if you haven't, either The Dancing Wu Li Masters or The Tao Of Physics, both great books related to QM and how we perceive the world. TDWLM is interesting in that every chapter is Chapter 1, and one of them is entitled "Einstein Didn't Like It" (it being Quantum Mechanics).

Re: Quantum Chemistry

Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 10:55 am
by cassius987
doctorwho wrote:IIRC the P-Chem curriculum at UCSD also had two quarters of Statistical Mechanics. Thermodynamics was the P-Chem subject that gave me the most difficulty, but Quantum was second.

Be sure to read, if you haven't, either The Dancing Wu Li Masters or The Tao Of Physics, both great books related to QM and how we perceive the world. TDWLM is interesting in that every chapter is Chapter 1, and one of them is entitled "Einstein Didn't Like It" (it being Quantum Mechanics).
Thanks for these recommendations! Will definitely check them out... going to B&N today to shop for my family anyways.

I agree with you--thermo is harder than quantum in many ways. (In my case, P Chem I is 1/2 thermo, 1/2 quantum, and P Chem II is all quantum... that's just how it's taught here.) Quantum is like organic chemistry, really intimidating, but fun and beautiful as soon as you get the hang of it. Of course, thermo isn't without its beauty too... I think I just got tired of getting large numbers of Joules for so many of my answers. We did get to graph and calculate the work done by a human heart though, which was revealing.