Archive for January, 2007

Judy’s Book Valentines Day Deals

Monday, January 29th, 2007 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »

Nice work by the JB team — best deals on roses. Oh and Rahul’s blog — good stuff. Read more..

More quantum mechanics stuff

Monday, January 29th, 2007 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Great sequence of pages on quantum wells of various dimensions, shapes, and potentials Another great set of pages on density of states this stuff is mind twisting. Read more..

Good link on quantum mechanics

Wednesday, January 24th, 2007 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Supplementary notes, Quantum Mechanics oh and who can live without the britney spears’ guide to semiconductor physics? the internet is awesome. Read more..

Electron Theory texts

Monday, January 22nd, 2007 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Some books I’ve been reading to help me in my coursework: Quantum Mechanics Demystified. High ranking on amazon but really terrible as an introduction. Very little conceptual ... Read more..

I’m a sucker for cool watches

Saturday, January 20th, 2007 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

And these astronomical themed pieces are pretty cool. I can’t imagine ever actually buying and wearing one of these but they are fun to look at. Read more..

This quarter’s educational adventure

Friday, January 19th, 2007 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Materials Science 565 — Electron Theory of Materials. Way more quantum theory than I ever knew. Definitely getting my educational butt kicked. First homework question as an ... Read more..

Glowing orb

Sunday, January 14th, 2007 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

From Make, plans for a glowing orb — lots of ways to use this idea for halloween. Read more..

Ignition blog roundup

Sunday, January 14th, 2007 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »

Andy on JB evolution — “We will have a significantly revised site by the end of the first quarter. I’m looking forward to it” Phil on privacy implications of new mobile ... Read more..

Holiday vacation reading

Tuesday, January 2nd, 2007 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Had time to engage in some fiction over the holidays: Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Pessl. Wow. A unique voice (a little grating but unique), good characters, and ... Read more..

I’m a sony reader convert

Monday, January 1st, 2007 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Like this guy — Sony Reader: Part 4 (of 4) ? Mike Cane’s Blog — you really have to use one for a couple of days to get it. ... Read more..

Winter Quarter — MSE 565

Monday, January 1st, 2007 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

My winter ass-kicking — MSE 565. Purportedly non-quantitative but the notes from the first lecture dive deep into wave equations. Going to be a tough one. Removing Fall Quarter ... Read more..