UCD SCIENCE!!

Killer Pigeon

Cathald04 wrote: »

I have dn200 undenominated down . I hear that by having it down i may not get into my desired course, when i have to choose what subject to continue the degree with. I am stuck between physics and chemistry. Will it be hard to get into my desired course after the undenominated course ?? What way do they decide who gets in?

It depends on what subjects you want to do. If you want to take, let's say, pharmacology, physiology or neuroscience to degree level through Science Omnibus, you're going to need good grades in first year, simply because there is a lot of competition for those particular subjects and there are few places offered. From what I know a general "broad sweeping" degree in chemistry or physics shouldn't be that hard to get into from Science Omnibus. It would be a good idea to take physics and chemistry in 1st and 2nd year and then specialise in either subject in 3rd and 4th year.

steddyeddy

Does anyone know what zoology in ucd is like?

Conor108

steddyeddy wrote: »

Does anyone know what zoology in ucd is like?

I'd say its animal.




*gets coat*

OpenYourEyes

steddyeddy wrote: »

Does anyone know what zoology in ucd is like?

You dont do much Zoology stuff til 3rd and 4th year, but then it does get really interesting! Theres a lot of overlap with environmental biology, which is good too!

WeightierDisc

Hey, I was filling out the CAO today and i when i put in science it asked me to choose a subject preference ie. physics+maths, biology+biomedical, Iwas just wanting to know are you bound to this choice or is it just for the UNI's own info on incoming numbers etc?

HxGH

Conor108 wrote: »

I wish we did need lab coats in physics:(

Can you wear lab coats for physics even if not required?

Make's me feel science-y. :cool:

Jack Bracken

There's nothing stopping you, but people will probably think you're a bit queer. :v

Miao

Hey Science Dudes,

Can someone switch from 1st Year Science to 1st Year Computer Science after Semester 1 having failed some modules at Christmas exams?

Or could that person swap over to Computer Science in the summer if that person got the required credits in Summer exams?

Cheers!

Fad

Miao wrote: »

Hey Science Dudes,

Can someone switch from 1st Year Science to 1st Year Computer Science after Semester 1 having failed some modules at Christmas exams?

Or could that person swap over to Computer Science in the summer if that person got the required credits in Summer exams?

Cheers!

Go to the programme office and ask.

CS have fairly specific modules so you'd have to ask someone in charge.

You might have to go through the CAO though.

Killer Pigeon

Miao wrote: »

Hey Science Dudes

Your optimism will be short lived.

Miao

Thanks, Fad, I'll head over to the Programme Office and see what they have to say!

Cheers!

._.

So what's the competition for places in the later years?
I want to do Pharmacology, but I hear you need to compete for a place in there (and neuroscience), any idea tough is this?
It's the only part of the course I don't like the look of :P

teotihuacan

I'm strongly considering doing Theoretical Physics, I have it down number 1 on my CAO.

I'm just wondering if anyone here can tell me what it's like. Good craic?
I'm really interested in the whole quantum mechanics thing, and find this area of physics the most interesting, but whats the workload like?

Your opinions or anything to shed a bit of light would be appreciated, cause for me at the mo, it's just a number in a prospectus!

cheers!

Killer Pigeon

teotihuacan wrote: »

I'm strongly considering doing Theoretical Physics, I have it down number 1 on my CAO.

I'm just wondering if anyone here can tell me what it's like. Good craic?
I'm really interested in the whole quantum mechanics thing, and find this area of physics the most interesting, but whats the workload like?

Your opinions or anything to shed a bit of light would be appreciated, cause for me at the mo, it's just a number in a prospectus!

cheers!

I'm doing Experimental Physics & Applied Maths (hopefully specialising in Physics in 3rd year) so I've taken the same modules as TP so far.

In terms hours per week, it would be about 20-25 hours of lectures, tutorials and labs for the first two years. It can be tough at times but after staring at the material for a while you will get the hand of it, plus there's plenty of support around.

There are some good lecturers, some bad lecturers, as you might expect; some are so bad that you'd be had pressed to understand how they attained a Ph.D, some are so good that you'd wonder how they ended up in a run-of-the-mill place like UCD.

The labs are SHIT but I doubt you'll be very worried about that later on in your degree as you want to specialise in TP, all you'd care about in that scenario is if there are good quality whiteboards to scribble on, which there are. There's even a brand new room in the physics building ("the White Room") that has become the de facto common room for physics students with whiteboards all over the place. On a typical afternoon, you'd expects to see packs of physics students inside having deeply intellectual conversations expressing their ideas about string theory, quantum mechanics and fluid dynamics on these majestic whiteboards. Suddenly an argument ensues, one student's ideas contravene another student's, only one can be right, or partially right with accordance to Quantum Theory. In order to preserve their honour, the two belligerent parties grab a whiteboard each. An anxious crowd encircles the scene. Then, the squeaking starts, the dreaded squeaking and screeching of whiteboard markers sending unbearable harmonic irritations into the depths of your very soul. Each student vigorously tries to prove their ideas through square meter upon square meter of derivations, schematics and proofs. The crowd stands by in awe as tension mounts. Suddenly, one of the student stops abruptly with short distinctive squeak - a look of horror on his face. He realises his flaw or some sort of physical impossibly in his theory. He now has two choices before him; accept defeat or waste away the rest of his life trying to prove some outlandish theory that had its humble beginnings in the White Room of the UCD Physics building. Such incidents happen every day, you must only hope that probability doesn't get the best of you. Thus is the life of a physics student, a vicious cycle that adheres to the logic of Social Darwinism; survival of the fittest.

Fad

Killer Pigeon wrote: »

The labs are SHIT but I doubt you'll be very worried about later on in your degree as you want to specialise in TP, all you'd care about in that scenario is if there are good quality whiteboards to scribble on, which there are. There's even a brand new room in the physics building ("the White Room") that has become the de facto common room for physics students with whiteboards all over the place. On a typical afternoon, you'd expects to see packs of physics students inside having deeply intellectual conversations expressing their ideas about string theory, quantum mechanics and fluid dynamics on these majestic whiteboards. Suddenly an argument ensues, one student ideas contravene another student's, only one can be right, or partially right with accordance to Quantum Theory. In order to preserve their honour, the two belligerent parties grab a whiteboard each. An anxious crowd encircles the scene. Then, the squeaking starts, the dreaded squeaking and screeching of whiteboard markers sending unbearable harmonic irritations into the depths of your very soul. Each student vigorously tries to prove their ideas through square meter upon square meter of derivations, schematics and proofs. The crowd stands by in awe as tension mounts. Suddenly, one of the student stops abruptly with short distinctive squeak - a look of horror on his face. He realises his flaw or some sort of physical impossibly in his theory. He now has two choices before him; accept defeat or waste away the rest of his life trying to prove some outlandish theory that had its humble beginnings in the White Room of the UCD Physics building. Such incidents happen every day, you must only hope that probability doesn't get the best of you. Thus is the life of a physics student, a vicious cycle that adheres to the logic of Social Darwinism; survival of the fittest.

I spend a lot of time in that room, that has never ever happened >_<

WeeBushy

I have an image in my head of this white room being somewhat similar to the tv show, the big bang theory

Raphael

Killer Pigeon wrote: »

I'm doing Experimental Physics & Applied Maths (hopefully specialising in Physics in 3rd year) so I've taken the same modules as TP so far.

In terms hours per week, it would be about 20-25 hours of lectures, tutorials and labs for the first two years. It can be tough at times but after starting at it for a while you get the hand of it, plus there's plenty of support around.

There are some good lecturers, some bad lecturers, as you might expect; some are so bad that you'd be had pressed to understand how they attained a Ph.D, some are so good that you'd wonder how they ended up in a run-of-the-mill place like UCD.

The labs are SHIT but I doubt you'll be very worried about later on in your degree as you want to specialise in TP, all you'd care about in that scenario is if there are good quality whiteboards to scribble on, which there are. There's even a brand new room in the physics building ("the White Room") that has become the de facto common room for physics students with whiteboards all over the place. On a typical afternoon, you'd expects to see packs of physics students inside having deeply intellectual conversations expressing their ideas about string theory, quantum mechanics and fluid dynamics on these majestic whiteboards. Suddenly an argument ensues, one student ideas contravene another student's, only one can be right, or partially right with accordance to Quantum Theory. In order to preserve their honour, the two belligerent parties grab a whiteboard each. An anxious crowd encircles the scene. Then, the squeaking starts, the dreaded squeaking and screeching of whiteboard markers sending unbearable harmonic irritations into the depths of your very soul. Each student vigorously tries to prove their ideas through square meter upon square meter of derivations, schematics and proofs. The crowd stands by in awe as tension mounts. Suddenly, one of the student stops abruptly with short distinctive squeak - a look of horror on his face. He realises his flaw or some sort of physical impossibly in his theory. He now has two choices before him; accept defeat or waste away the rest of his life trying to prove some outlandish theory that had its humble beginnings in the White Room of the UCD Physics building. Such incidents happen every day, you must only hope that probability doesn't get the best of you. Thus is the life of a physics student, a vicious cycle that adheres to the logic of Social Darwinism; survival of the fittest.

Personally, I've always found it full of annoying jacktards watching youtube videos and dicking around on facebook, keeping me from getting any work done. when I go in there.

teotihuacan, I'm in final TP. I can't really speak for the craic of the course, but as regards difficulty, it's hard but rewarding. If you're interested in physics, and are good at maths, you'll do fine. Any more specific questions, fire away and I'll try to answer.

Oh, and KP: Your labs will get a waay better in 3rd year, 2nd year labs are the pits, but 3rd and 4th year are much improved.

Conor108

Raphael wrote: »

Oh, and KP: Your labs will get a waay better in 3rd year, 2nd year labs are the pits, but 3rd and 4th year are much improved.

Delighted, I'm in 1st year astro and labs are shocking.

Raphael

2nd year labs are worse, they will eat your soul and your free time.

Killer Pigeon

Raphael wrote: »

2nd year labs are worse, they will eat your soul and your free time.

I agree 100%.

Ruski

This year really flew by. I'm pretty sure I'll miss it to bits.

Killer Pigeon

Ruski wrote: »

This year really flew by. I'm pretty sure I'll miss it to bits.

I won't.

**Timbuk2**

Ruski wrote: »

This year really flew by. I'm pretty sure I'll miss it to bits.

Me too - it's crazy how fast it went!

How'd you find programming? I thought it was really hard :eek:

Ruski

Killer Pigeon wrote: »

I won't.

K.

**Timbuk2** wrote: »

Me too - it's crazy how fast it went!

How'd you find programming? I thought it was really hard :eek:

It was nasty. The short questions would have been nicer if I had studied them. I couldn't do the programming question either. Just hope for a pass now, really.

bigred100

Bump for the new year?

Jack Bracken

It's gonna be like last year but worse. ;_;

Killer Pigeon

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Emzer92

Anyone else for DN200 BBB, on the CAO?

B_Fanatic

I am! Quick question: The 'BBB' doesn't matter, does it? You can change to physics lets say when you're there, can't you? I'm not yet certain whether I want to go into physics or biology :pac:

steddyeddy

B_Fanatic wrote: »

I am! Quick question: The 'BBB' doesn't matter, does it? You can change to physics lets say when you're there, can't you? I'm not yet certain whether I want to go into physics or biology :pac:

Well bascially you have one year to specialise or maybe its at the start of the second semester, not too sure really dont know why I answered anymore.