Am I sucking, or is it the class?

[Andrew J.]

[implodes]

The key is the constancy of the speed of light and equal validity of differing frames of reference.

Did you take into account quantum string fluxuations that may account for differing mass ratios and dynamic light speed variances?

Once you construct a situation where these two things are brought into play, you find that time, space, and mass MUST change.

Not necessarily. Depending upon initial mass displacement within space-time, dynamic values are to be expected, but not entirely outside of normal space-time.

Another bitch is the non-simulaneity of the universe where two events are simultaneous in one frame of reference and not in another.

Violation of basic quantum mechanics understanding, which requires a static reality from which to base said observations.

...

Are the two of you just making this up as you go along?

[Soontir C'boath]

Alan, I could help you with certain things like that. For instance, such a pulley system would likely involve two pullies, one at the top with an anchor and a wheel, and one at the bottom of a loop of rope that goes from the anchor at the top around the bottom pulley and back up over the wheel in the top. when you pull the rope x metres, you're removing x metres of rope from the loop, but becaus its folded in two, each half only looses x/2 metres and thats the height that the bottom pulley moves.

So the amount of rope you move on the other side is equal to half of what you pulled? Oy

what you should get are some more books. physics for dummies or something like that.

I'm in the same boat as Alan except worse. There are no tutors around, as my school has only one Physics teacher.

Cyaround,
Jason

[Nathan F]

Or the topic is so tough that even the geniuses don't get it at first shot.

A year back, I had a class with only four people(it was a very tough subject). It was like standing before a firing squad every time the lecturer asked us a question. We would go, "Whose turn is it to answer and get humiliated?"



The Wobbly Guy

How do you get humiliated if there's only four of you and you all know that no one knows the answer? Or is it fear of humiliation from the professor? Again...most professors agree that no question is a stupid one...

[haas mark]

Go me for misreading the title as "Sucking yourself off in class."

Don't ask me how I managed that.

~ver

[The Morrigan]

what you should get are some more books. physics for dummies or something like that.

I'm in the same boat as Alan except worse. There are no tutors around, as my school has only one Physics teacher.

Cyaround,
Jason

Can you not find a tutor outside school? A lot of University students are willing to tutor people for a small consideration. Or do you live in a really small town or something where most people still consider physics to be some sort of black magic? If so, I think someone recommended reading Physics for Dummies earlier in the thread.

[Soontir C'boath]

Can you not find a tutor outside school? A lot of University students are willing to tutor people for a small consideration. Or do you live in a really small town or something where most people still consider physics to be some sort of black magic? If so, I think someone recommended reading Physics for Dummies earlier in the thread.

That would require payment that is definitly not a "small consideration." This is NYC, no one has time to stick around and give a lesson for close to being free. ~Jason