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My experience in school was the best professors were in the physics department. I learned a lot in those classes. I never asked, "Is this useful?" Of course
by dieselerator 7y ago
My experience in school was the best professors were in the
physics department. I learned a lot in those classes. I never
asked, "Is this useful?" Of course, it has been very useful,
especially in understanding engineering problems.
The physics professors worked hard at teaching their classes,
and they all supported graduate students. I think that is
sufficient. I don't care if some of their research gives
mathematical results that are not testable. That is what
we call research. I will back those professors every time.
That is my opinion.
- grugagag 7y agoAre you saying that those professors who i dont doubt are good and supportive, beside teaching generate some junk because academia requires them? Maybe something is broken
- dieselerator 7y agoNo, I do not believe those physics professors would publish any "junk". I expect some research reaches a dead end. However, those professors seemed much too driven by the pursuit of knowledge to waste their time on useless research. Though the math is beyond me, theoretical physics is pretty much all math. The math being developed may or may not be useful eventually, but it adds to the knowledge base. I think "is this testable?" is the wrong wrong question to ask.