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  • Опубликовано: 20 окт 2024

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  • @ScorpioStudies
    @ScorpioStudies 4 года назад +95

    the lecturer refusing to give out the lecture notes is absolutely ridiculous. like you said, they're just making life more difficult for their students

    • @alicedoesphysics
      @alicedoesphysics  4 года назад +15

      it upset me a lot at the time (and I still don't understand the problem with giving out notes...!) - but a lot of people reached out to help me when I mentioned it on twitter, which was a huge silver lining 😊

    • @ametrinemoon
      @ametrinemoon 4 года назад +3

      I'm genuinely shocked about Oxford's attitude to this! My Uni has been great in comparison!

    • @alicedoesphysics
      @alicedoesphysics  4 года назад +15

      I'm really glad to hear your uni have treated you well 😊 err I wouldn't say I was surprised (disappointed but not surprised etc 😅) as oxford aren't necessarily great for treating students well in general, since they can get away with a lot of things other universities can't due to their pretty unbreakable reputation - which is a huge shame, particularly for the undergrads (I'm v glad I didn't go there until I was a bit older and had more confidence to stick up for myself)

    • @ametrinemoon
      @ametrinemoon 4 года назад

      @@alicedoesphysics well well! One of the main unis and undergraduates say come to Oxford! They made it look rosy until this! Treating your students like dirt effectively! I have an uncle who lives in Wantage and I went to Oxford station to get my train home, I looked at the buildings from the station and felt uneasy! I can pick up vibes and I almost felt sick that time! And my uni as a former polytechnic, RGU, has given us updates as we go along from the rector himself.

  • @NeaRunsUltras
    @NeaRunsUltras 4 года назад +15

    I absolutely love that you chose to go for your run through the woods because they would be muddy, no despite that, it just goes to show your genuine enjoyment of the sport further. Also grateful that you were honest about putting off your run until later in the day because you didn't feel like getting wet and cold at that time, so many people wouldn't have shown that, but we all put off our sport sometimes even though we know the benefits!
    Your body is amazing Alice, it looks strong and that is beautiful, why we would idolise anything else I have never understood, but I do understand that we end up comparing ourselves sometimes. I love my body, and these days, if I compare (which still does happen sometimes) it tends to be others doing my sports - at least that way they have the same muscles and lack of chest as I do!!
    Your videos are great, thank you so much for still uploading, they offer a nice break from everything else going on at the moment without, as you say, pushing productivity and making people feel bad for taking a break in the first place.

    • @alicedoesphysics
      @alicedoesphysics  4 года назад +1

      hey nea - thank you *SO* much, I honestly think this is the most lovely comment I've ever read?? thank you for taking the time, I honestly do appreciate it so much 😊😊❤️ hope you're doing well xx

  • @TasmimX
    @TasmimX 4 года назад +9

    This video couldn't have come at a better time, I've been going through a ''slump'' lately, its definitely given me a surge of motivation x

    • @alicedoesphysics
      @alicedoesphysics  4 года назад +2

      hey, I'm sorry to hear you've been struggling too - hope you're being kind to yourself about it, and hope you feel a bit better soon 😊 I honestly had a month where I got literally nothing done 😅 but we're getting there! x

  • @roz6074
    @roz6074 4 года назад +2

    Your productivity talk was so refreshing and so so needed. Thank you!

  • @michele1283
    @michele1283 4 года назад +1

    Honestly, I wish you'd do this kind of video every week! There is way too little physics uni content out there and yours is my favorite! :)

  • @joshuanejat1813
    @joshuanejat1813 4 года назад +6

    I'm a year one A Level Student Studying Physics, I LOVE PHYSICS!!!
    LOVE YOUR VIDS!!!

  • @anna-k6366
    @anna-k6366 4 года назад

    Hi Alice! I am new to your channel, and I'm really excited to see someone doing science-related subjects, since most of the study youtube channels I have come across so far is language/humanities-related.
    I found your thoughts about productivity really interesting, because I haven't really thought about it that way. I would love to hear you talk more about it, because it's an important discussion!
    Personally, I really appreciate productivity-related content, and find that at least most of the content creators I come across are really mindful of the important balance between work/"productivity" and rest. I also think the terms "being productive" and "wasting time" can mean a lot of things to different people- and I generally believe that spending time doing something you enjoy is not wasting time. But there are lots of distractions that keep us from doing the things we want to get done, and often productivity is just about maintaining routines that helps us to focus enough to do them, so we can accomplish our long-time goals. And that I find really helpful and inspiring.
    But I completely agree that productivity-content shouldn't be about doing 12-hours long study sessions or focusing on always being "productive", which is really unhealthy.
    I don't know if this makes sense, maybe we aren't even talking about the same thing! But I would love to hear more from you on this subject!

  • @jessipxd
    @jessipxd 4 года назад +1

    hey this is my first video ever of watching you and i watched it till the end! i am in my second semester of studying physics. this video was actually very calming to watch, thanks for putting it out and being so open/honest! hope youre doing good

    • @alicedoesphysics
      @alicedoesphysics  4 года назад +1

      hey jess, hope the physics is going well for you! and thank you!! 😊😊

  • @BraianDeLeon
    @BraianDeLeon 4 года назад +11

    Greetings for Mexico, just finished my Complex Analysis Exam :c and I found your video. This makes everything better :'
    )

    • @alicedoesphysics
      @alicedoesphysics  4 года назад +2

      ee hope it went okay! complex analysis is hard 😅 x

  • @talatbibi1648
    @talatbibi1648 4 года назад +18

    I'm so happy I found your channel I am also a girl who loves physics and I wanna pursue a career in physics. You give Me motivation

    • @alicedoesphysics
      @alicedoesphysics  4 года назад +1

      ahh this makes me so happy - good luck with your physics journey!! ❤️❤️

  • @jennette1992
    @jennette1992 4 года назад +5

    Thank you for sharing your journey as a physics student. Physics should be more popularized because it s so much fun doing it . Love from another future physicist in Romania

    • @alicedoesphysics
      @alicedoesphysics  4 года назад +1

      good luck with your physics journey! x

    • @jennette1992
      @jennette1992 4 года назад

      @@alicedoesphysics keep doing what you're doing

  • @tylerrussell7560
    @tylerrussell7560 4 года назад +3

    I've been having a rough time the past two months with university, but it's finally over until the fall and I feel so free! It must be really rough having to do a masters during this time. 😕 I'm taking a graduate analysis class next semester and *really* don't want to take that online. Thanks for the video and I wish you good luck! 😊

    • @alicedoesphysics
      @alicedoesphysics  4 года назад +1

      hey congrats on making it through!! 🎉 hope you've managed to celebrate in some way 😁 ahh no that sounds like a very difficult course to try and take online - hopefully they have a good recorded lecture structure and helpful notes? good luck with it!

  • @z3arg
    @z3arg 4 года назад

    Current time is so different and need to find new ways to get along and be productive and maintain schedules...

  • @damal2627
    @damal2627 4 года назад +1

    Ive been bingewatching your videos and its 3am here

  • @jackking5705
    @jackking5705 4 года назад

    I've only just found your channel and have to say I am really enjoying your videos. I am starting a physics degree in September. I would just like to thank you for showing how it actually is. And for your thoughts on "productivity" and study culture. So thank you 😊

  • @Aycore2011
    @Aycore2011 4 года назад +4

    Loved this video and your comment on productivity.

    • @alicedoesphysics
      @alicedoesphysics  4 года назад +5

      thanks so much akhona!! know it's a bit of a controversial topic, so I'm always a bit nervous to talk about it 😅

  • @fennarademaker2573
    @fennarademaker2573 4 года назад +1

    Last weekend was supposed to be a large student relay race between uni towns which was cancelled for obvious reasons. Instead, there was a virtual version. I competed with my athletics club as I normally would've, and just like you I kept putting it off because I was afraid I'd be slow (coming off of injury). I ended up running a 23.46 5k, and although it is slower than my pr I was really proud of how I pushed myself!

    • @alicedoesphysics
      @alicedoesphysics  4 года назад

      that's an awesome time, well done!!! the virtual races / relays are SO hard, aren't they? 😅 I don't know anyone who's run near their PB - the first one I did I definitely underestimated how difficult it would be "push" without anyone to chase down and set out way too fast 😂 hope your uni did well 😁 x

    • @fennarademaker2573
      @fennarademaker2573 4 года назад +1

      @@alicedoesphysics definitely! I found out I really rely on being able to chase others 😅 But it was quite interesting trying something new. Thanks, I believe we did pretty well ☺️

  • @peter_roth_8812
    @peter_roth_8812 4 года назад +3

    Hello Alice
    Again, there is a lot in this plesasently melancholic video, especially in-between the lines. Your warning :"If you don't want to hear a very sleepy rant about...jump to X:Y" provokes the pure opposite in me:
    "Listen carefully!"😄

  • @robertklem2638
    @robertklem2638 3 года назад

    Great video Alice, thank you for sharing!

  • @TheKanlyn
    @TheKanlyn 4 года назад

    Hi Alice! Lovely video as always. It's so interesting seeing how you set up your planner, if you have time could you make a video and walk us through how you use your planner? I just got one from Paperchase as well. Thanks!

  • @kaustavkalita9287
    @kaustavkalita9287 4 года назад +1

    I found your vlog interesting being a physics and math lover😊

    • @kaustavkalita9287
      @kaustavkalita9287 4 года назад

      Are you from England and what's your dream after completing M.SC in theoretical physics? What's your full name by the way 😅?

  • @Hannah-lr1uc
    @Hannah-lr1uc 4 года назад +3

    My uni has been super helpful (most exams are now week long coursework pieces) and we have a safety net, can't believe Oxford are being so poor

    • @alicedoesphysics
      @alicedoesphysics  4 года назад

      I'm really glad to hear they're treating you well!! good luck for the exams 😁 x

    • @Hannah-lr1uc
      @Hannah-lr1uc 4 года назад

      alicedoesphysics thank you Alice, sorry yours is being a pain :( good luck!x

  • @user-zo3ty8gi9x
    @user-zo3ty8gi9x 4 года назад

    hey Alice!
    do you think you could do a video on your time at Furness, what made you choose it and what freshers week was like? basically everything Furness aha!
    thank you so much!!

  • @coolmonkey619
    @coolmonkey619 4 года назад +1

    4:45 that lighting. Your glowing

  • @ClemoVernandez
    @ClemoVernandez 4 года назад +6

    8:37 skills🔥

  • @thawhtin7057
    @thawhtin7057 4 года назад +1

    You have such a wonderful mind. 😊

  • @mrgeek434
    @mrgeek434 4 года назад +1

    Have you decided to specialize in one particular area of physics for the MMathPhys (e.g. condensed matter/cosmology/strings/astro/geophysics), or are you taking a wide variety of courses?

  • @noura5465
    @noura5465 4 года назад +1

    Alice: jhydisnineduchbuerc vector, that makes so much sense now!
    Me:... yeahhh... :/

  • @tlrflava
    @tlrflava 4 года назад +1

    well done you are doing great real good insight

  • @jennette1992
    @jennette1992 4 года назад +2

    What app do you use for making notes ?

    • @alicedoesphysics
      @alicedoesphysics  4 года назад +4

      just pen and paper, but for flashcards near exams (don't judge me... 😅) quizlet, as it's really quick to screenshot formula and drop them in

  • @Xiaolifamily
    @Xiaolifamily 4 года назад +3

    This video is inspiring to me❤️

  • @milindranjan2253
    @milindranjan2253 4 года назад +1

    I have heard that Uni's dont give and sometimes not also support in that sense in order to make us more self involved and dependent , here in my country we are being spoonfed with notes , stuff which makes students do nothing. I think everywhere its just different. Haha
    Theoretical Physics is my dream❤️ thanks that i found this vid today. Cooking alone , studying physics , having a solace of a scientist thats heaven!!.

  • @kaustavkalita9287
    @kaustavkalita9287 4 года назад

    Which subject you like most physics or math?

  • @mariamkinen8036
    @mariamkinen8036 4 года назад

    Anything math I'm totally hopeless with .

  • @ashishsarkar6990
    @ashishsarkar6990 4 года назад +1

    Awesome....just love ur content...keep it up....
    I subscribed...

  • @eurixin318
    @eurixin318 4 года назад +2

    What are you doing? It is fun.
    🎸📚☔🍜📷🚲🙆

  • @jennette1992
    @jennette1992 4 года назад

    What s the name of the song at 17:10?

  • @luffsserotaku3806
    @luffsserotaku3806 4 года назад +2

    its a huge pleasure to watch this video , as an ambitious high school student dreaming of becoming a physicist ... could you please make a video about the career path of a theoretical and applied physics student , it would be an unforgettable favour! ! Thank you. I'm from Morocco

    • @alicedoesphysics
      @alicedoesphysics  4 года назад +1

      hey luffsser, thanks for the ace suggestion!! and good luck with the physics 😁

    • @luffsserotaku3806
      @luffsserotaku3806 4 года назад

      @@alicedoesphysics thanks , good luck to you too

  • @radiuscubed7985
    @radiuscubed7985 4 года назад

    I graduated early from undergrad so I didn't have to go through all this. Not that I'm bragging or anything! I've been wondering what it was like so this helped! I start at grad school in August so at one point I may need to do everything online (definitely a possibility).

  • @leonidassavvides
    @leonidassavvides 4 года назад +1

    How many years take you to finish your undergraduate degree? You had online courses or and Summer courses?

    • @alicedoesphysics
      @alicedoesphysics  4 года назад +2

      I'm in the UK where degrees take everyone the same amount of time, so three years

  • @dilhidajahan2419
    @dilhidajahan2419 4 года назад +2

    Hi, I am a eleven year old girl.i watch all your uni videos

    • @alicedoesphysics
      @alicedoesphysics  4 года назад

      hey sulaikha! 😊 that's very cool to hear! I hope you enjoy them 😁 x

    • @dilhidajahan2419
      @dilhidajahan2419 4 года назад +1

      Hey, I am not sulaikha that is my mother name I am dilhida Jahan 😊🤗

  • @jayjayf9699
    @jayjayf9699 4 года назад

    Did u say open book exams ? Are most of the them open book? How does that work ? Are they harder or easier ?

  • @Furrierity
    @Furrierity 4 года назад

    sole reason im studying theoretical physics at Lancaster lol

  • @jessbamford6569
    @jessbamford6569 4 года назад

    I've personally found it really difficult seeing all the exercise posts on social media because I injured my legs from running a few weeks ago so I can't do any cardio for a while. So I feel really lazy having to rest whilst everyone else seems to be training for half marathons and getting "shredded". Oh and all the articles in the media about how to not gain weight during lockdown are awful!

  • @BestGamingChornicles
    @BestGamingChornicles 4 года назад

    Hi I just found your videos, what kind of undergrad degree did you do to get to do a masters at Oxford?

  • @islaygrant8166
    @islaygrant8166 4 года назад +1

    we have the same whale cuddly toy! 😂🐳

  • @ElevatorLunch
    @ElevatorLunch 4 года назад +1

    I’m glad you talked about productivity because I think it’s an interesting topic and it’s good to hear people with different views to me. There is definitely a darker side to productivity culture (as there is with exercise culture) but I don’t think that those bits should define the group. I watch quite a lot of studytubers and I think they tend to advocate for balance now (I thought it was interesting that you talked about “scheduling every minute of your day”, because that’s not the vibe I get at all from the content they create.) That being said, really popular studytubers tend to enjoy working for longer periods of time (just as popular exercise influencers enjoy spending their time exercising due to the mental health benefits.) I don’t think that people who make long study with me videos and that type of thing are generally trying to influence people to study for those long periods of time, I think they’re just trying to show that they enjoy studying and trying to motivate people to do the studying that they need/ want to do. Anyway, very interesting to hear your thoughts!

    • @alicedoesphysics
      @alicedoesphysics  4 года назад +7

      hey! just wanted to first say thanks for disagreeing in a kind way - I know it might sound stupid, but I'm kind of not used to that haha 😅 it's interesting to hear other points of view, so thanks for taking the time! 😊
      I only briefly touched on it in this video (I was reeeeally tired 😅) but my main problem with productivity / hustle culture (and that's not just on "studytube", which I don't actually watch much of anymore because I found it wasn't great for my mental health - a lot of the "boss babe" type social media / self-improvement social media is like this too) is that it (perhaps unintentionally?) attributes success to hard work e.g. ideas like the law of attraction / the "anyone can do well if they work hard enough!" mentality - when actually there are a lot of things, like socioeconomic factors and disabilities and just general natural ability, which have a huge effect on your "achievements". I think this can easily lead to a toxic cycle of people comparing their achievements to those online (whether that's grades, or sales for businesses, or whatever), seeing that they maybe aren't up to the same "level", and then working for longer and longer hours since it's portrayed as more time = more success, when actually they maybe just haven't had the same advantages in life - and I think that's when people get trapped into the cycle of feeling guilty whenever you aren't working, and a rapid deterioration of mental health
      yes, there are definitely issues with over-exercise / eating disorders in sport - v true!! but I come from a "competitive" (even if I'm not that fast 😅) running background, where it's general knowledge that more hours =/= faster, which I think isn't true of the "productivity" community
      for the scheduling time thing, there has been a fair bit of that floating about for a while - whether in the layout of popular planners / printables from the studyblr era on tumblr, or on youtube (if you search "I schedule every minute of my day" a lot comes up), or in magazines when they interview entrepreneurs about their schedules

    • @alicedoesphysics
      @alicedoesphysics  4 года назад

      oof also sorry for the essay, didn't know it would be so long 😂 x

    • @ElevatorLunch
      @ElevatorLunch 4 года назад +3

      alicedoesphysics Thanks for expanding on this! I just quickly wanted to note that I agree with a lot of what you said (especially about the law of attraction being a harmful idea and people needing to recognise their privileges.) I think our differences in opinion probably stem from following a different group of people online, I think that most of the people that I follow are quite aware of these issues. I also think there might be something in the idea that social media can highlight inequalities and help people to navigate around them. Anyway, thanks for taking the time to reply haha, it’s been interesting 😊.

  • @applerave3712
    @applerave3712 4 года назад

    I literally have to schedule or I do nothing

  • @zuzannaxolga3487
    @zuzannaxolga3487 4 года назад +2

    Your body is amazing (basically - goals). I love your vlogs, however, I personally don't agree with the productivity rant. For some people your days are an example of being productive and promoting productivity. Moreover, your awesome exercising and fitness may cause a similar discomfort (amongs other, positive feelings) to unfit people (like me) about their laziness as to others, seeing people study for 12 hours a day. I love these and I am very unproductive and unfit. Watching a 12h study with me sometimes gives me enough motivation to study for 2 hours and I am thankful for that, same as being grateful for your videos. Just my opinion. Obviously I love your channel and keep them coming :-)

  • @ewyband
    @ewyband 4 года назад +1

    i honestly couldnt wake up at 6:30 fml

    • @alicedoesphysics
      @alicedoesphysics  4 года назад +4

      haha I only started because I had to get up that early if I wanted to fit cycling in before uni, then stuck with it because it means I can stop working very early afternoon and do whatever I want which I like - but you still get the same number of hours in the day, so it's no better than waking up later really 🤷‍♀️

    • @ewyband
      @ewyband 4 года назад +1

      alicedoesphysics yea for sure i mean, i wake up at 8am atm during quarantine and that gives me time to go for a lil run and come back n have breakfast and then i should be ready to do work at 9 which is when my normal sixth form day starts so i find that works for me ? but i get what u mean with having ur afternoon off that sounds nice

    • @alicedoesphysics
      @alicedoesphysics  4 года назад +1

      8am is still much earlier than most people, if my friends are anything to judge by 😂 ahh that sounds like a really lovely start to the day!! 😊

  • @Mysticaquarium20
    @Mysticaquarium20 4 года назад

    ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🙂🙂🙂

  • @minnie4291
    @minnie4291 4 года назад +1

    damn im so early lmao

  • @skeeter6581
    @skeeter6581 4 года назад

    Can I yoga wid u?💪

  • @ninthusiva7546
    @ninthusiva7546 4 года назад

    your argument about showing working out goes for the studytube community aswell. It is for the students that need a push when they feel unmotivated or need to feel less alone when they study for online exams.

    • @alicedoesphysics
      @alicedoesphysics  4 года назад +7

      I was very tired there, so didn't explain it well, but I don't disagree with making videos about university (hopefully that's obvious... 😅) where they show a healthy work-life balance - but I strongly disagree with people putting out advice to schedule your day down to the minute / constantly work on self improvement and optimising your free time / making videos about unhealthily long revision days, since then it can be interpreted by a young audience as the factors for academic success (getting A*s, 1st, whatever) are down to this, when a lot of it is actually down to socioeconomic privileges and so some people, without such fortunate circumstances, may work themselves into the ground since it looks like "anyone can do well if they try hard enough"