Quantum Physics 123: Wednesday 7 December

[ten-and-chips.livejournal.com]

[The Doctor looks vaguely hungover, and generally as if he doesn't want to take any crap today. All things considered.]

After Monday, it struck me that most of you haven't exactly done piles of research--Ms Belmont excepted. [He puts his hand up.] Don't give me any excuses, I don't want to hear them. I'm turning you loose today on the library, and I'm going to be in my office during the rest of class time to answer questions and take requests for more information you can't find on your own.

And if you can't figure out the card catalogue...why Adam doesn't bloody computerise it is beyond me...I have the Dewey numbers for you, so that's no excuse either. Quantum teleportation is 539. Time travel is 530.11 and 530.12.
This does not mean you have permission to go into Special Collections. If you need that, see me.

And I will KNOW if you skip out. [A long steady look at them all.] So don't.


((I expect EVERYONE in this class to respond either here or in the library, except Cally, who has a RL excuse. Dewey numbers are real, because I'm anal like that.))

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Bother the Doctor

[ten-and-chips.livejournal.com]

He's in his office.

Re: Bother the Doctor

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"Doctor? Do you have a minute? I'd like to speak to you about my independent study project."

[soniabelmont.livejournal.com]

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

Ah... are they likely to have anything related to my project in the library? Since mine's kind of weird and personal.

[ten-and-chips.livejournal.com]

You could look into background regarding others' attempts at doing similar things, Jack. In fact, I'd encourage you to do so.

Re: Bother the Doctor

[ten-and-chips.livejournal.com]

[He looks up and nods slowly.] Come in, sit.

Re: Bother the Doctor

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

She sat. "So, I guess the first question is, how so you want to deal with this? What kind of information do you want? I have some equations, but obviously I have no idea if they work or are even practical."

Re: Bother the Doctor

[ten-and-chips.livejournal.com]

For you, Sam...first of all, I need to know what your plans are for next term. Are you continuing with this project? Because if you are, I don't expect anything remotely near finished at this point in time, only evidence that you're working hard.

Re: Bother the Doctor

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"Oh, I'm definitely planning to continue with this project..." She paused, "Assuming that's okay with you, I mean?"

"I've got a bunch of equations written on the walls of my dorm room right now, but I have no idea if they're right, or even in the right ballpark." She frowned.

Re: Bother the Doctor

[ten-and-chips.livejournal.com]

Perfectly acceptable, Ms Carter. [He nods at her.] And...written on the walls? Don't you want something a bit more permanent?

Re: Bother the Doctor

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

She shook her head. "Not at this stage. I had them in a notebook originally, but I kept erasing and tearing out pages. I couldn't think, or was thinking too small and structured, I'm not sure." Sam grinned a bit ruefully at herself. "I think better with dry erase markers."

"Once I think I know what I'm doing, I'll recopy everything into a notebook. Then photocopy the notebook. And leave the copies locked in a safe deposit box, wrapped in some kind of fire-proof material. In different banks." She shrugged. "Y'know, just off the top of my head."

Re: Bother the Doctor

[ten-and-chips.livejournal.com]

[He looks at her curiously.] I...see. Bad experience with losing data before?

Re: Bother the Doctor

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

She smiled. "No, but it never hurts to be prepared for every eventuality, right? Especially if I ever manage to get anywhere."

Re: Bother the Doctor

[ten-and-chips.livejournal.com]

I suppose that's true. [He smiles at her, a faint smile, but unforced.] Can you summarise for me where you are right now, or would that be too complicated to do without showing me equations?

((Back later...sorry 'bout that.))

Re: Bother the Doctor

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

Sam summarized her work to the best of her ability. Which meant, basically, that she was neither brief nor without diagrams, equations, and tangents.

((NP. Let me know if you need more detail, because I am physics impaired, even if Sam isn't.))

Re: Bother the Doctor

[prof-methos.livejournal.com]

*sticks his head in* I take it you're to blame for the large numbers of students descending on the library? Who told them it was for research, anyway?

Re: Bother the Doctor

[ten-and-chips.livejournal.com]

[Ten only briefly looks up from his book.] Generally that's what one uses a library for, Adam.

Re: Bother the Doctor

[ten-and-chips.livejournal.com]

((Taking a nap, just got some bad news, back in a bit.))

[http://users.livejournal.com/_wespryce/]

[[Hee. I asked awhile back, and it was some Dewey, some mysterious stuff that only the library itself could understand.

Not that I am a big ol' geek or anything.]]

Re: Bother the Doctor

[prof-methos.livejournal.com]

I thought that's what we used Google for. [Disregarding Ten's occupation with the book, Methos comes in and sits down.]

[[*pats* I'm sorry. Have nice nap!]]

Re: Bother the Doctor

[ten-and-chips.livejournal.com]

[without looking up at all] There was this time when people depended on these things called books as higher quality resources. I'm old-fashioned.

Re: Bother the Doctor

[ten-and-chips.livejournal.com]

[The Doctor listens carefully and nods when she's through.] You're getting somewhere. But remember this--being able to present a synopsis means that one has a higher understanding...there's something you're not getting at, right?

((I'm also not stellar at physics, so fear not.))

Re: Bother the Doctor

[prof-methos.livejournal.com]

Well, old, at least. [Methos leans forward, rests his folded arms on Ten's desk and his chin on his arms, and watches him.] You look... a bit like old shoe leather today. How are you feeling?

Re: Bother the Doctor

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

She rolled her eyes. "Honestly? There's a ton of stuff I'm not getting at. I feel like I'm all over the map on this right now."

Re: Bother the Doctor

[ten-and-chips.livejournal.com]

[Ten looks at him over the top of his glasses.] Like I look.