A blog about learning
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THINGS TO KNOW If you’re interested in studying physics in Germany but aren’t sure whether the bachelor’s program is really the right choice for you, you’ll find a practical overview here: from the program’s structure and content to requirements and career prospects, as well as a sample study plan and personal insights.
Continue reading “Insights into Studying Physics – What You Need to Know and Why It’s Worth It”Reading time: 18 minutes
LIFE STORIES My first master’s semester has a lot of surprises in store for me. So much is happening around me that I’m having a hard time focusing on my studies at all. Is it possible to be the star of a soap opera and understand relativistic quantum mechanics at the same time?
Continue reading “Life Doesn’t Take a Semester Break – Navigating My 1st Master’s Semester”Reading time: 15 minutes
LIFE STORIES Four years have just flown by. Somehow, the end of my bachelor’s degree came much faster than I expected. In addition to my bachelor’s thesis, I have a number of decisions ahead of me that will have a significant impact on my future. Not only do I have to ask myself how I want to continue my studies, but also how and where I want to live in the future.
Continue reading “Four years of bachelor’s studies—a dignified end?”Reading time: 10 minutes
LIFE STORIES Even in my seventh semester at university, I still find it difficult to find the right balance between work and relaxation. My Bachelor’s thesis is coming up soon and I’m faced with physical problems that I can’t yet imagine tackling on my own.
Continue reading “Quantum, cows and paleoclimate – An update on my 7th semester”Reading time: 22 minutes
LIFE STORIES Things can get pretty chaotic at university… #thenormalmadness. So it’s all the nicer to cycle home through beautiful Potsdam in the afternoon and simply switch off. Now you have time to read that book that’s been lying around on your desk for two weeks. Just a quick look at Instagram … oh, a new message! “I can’t manage the tasks for tomorrow. Could you take them over?”
Continue reading “The normal madness and the joys of cycling – semesters 5 & 6”Reading time: 18 minutes
THINGS TO KNOW Summer is over, the sun is lower above the horizon, and the sun’s radiation becomes weaker overall. The probability of getting a sunburn also decreases significantly. But what is the actual reason for this? Why can’t you get sunburn from visible light and where does it come from instead? In a nutshell, the physical answer is: It has to do with the radiation spectrum of our sun and the size of energy packets. And with that we are already in the middle of quantum physics.
Continue reading “Light quanta and sunburn – An introduction to quantum physics 2024”Reading time: 22 minutes
LIFE STORIES Two more semesters of university are done. And I have not only learned about incredible physical phenomena, but also understood what I am doing all this hard work for. Finding a good study-life balance is not easy, but luckily we are not alone in this study and always find someone on the same wavelength.
Continue reading “Semester 3 & 4 – Being on the same (Compton) Wavelength”Reading time: 14 minutes
LIFE STORIES I worked on this article during the whole second semester of my university life. Here are my feelings and thoughts, learning plans and everyday impressions. You will get to know the great aspects of a summer semester as well as negative impressions. And you will see that in the life of a student not everything always goes according to plan.
Continue reading “University life – 2nd attempt, or: Trying to survive”Reading time: 8 minutes
THINGS TO KNOW More than half of all German students have a job while studying. This brings more than just financial benefits. The double burden on young people, most of whom study full-time, is enormous – but not impossible to keep up.
Continue reading “Double Burden – Studying and working in Potsdam in 2022”Reading time: 15 minutes
LIFE STORIES This was supposed to be an article about my exam preparation during my first semester at university. But sometimes things turn out differently than planned. Today I know that good grades at university are not everything. What really counts is living. So don’t hesitate to live your best life despite studying.
Continue reading “Live or study? – The highs and lows of my first exam phase (2022)”