Yes I kn0w what they are, but I had not guessed that we would be using them so extensively. Every single one of my classes uses them A LOT. Even though we have textbooks, everything that is said in class, every notion that we learn is backed by a peer reviewed article (journal article). It makes sense since we have to see the source of the info we learn and since this is a research centric school.
What doesn’t make sense though is their content. In undergrad we never had to actually analyze them so deeply, the professor gave us the jist of the article the rare times that one was mentioned. I guess it’s because this is all new. Reading one of these babies takes A LONG TIME. Thought I would be done with an acoustics one I was just reading in an hour, well no such luck. And again, the other girls feel the same way. Hopefully this goes faster as the weeks go by. It has to… I hope.
So you’ve been warned people, if you’re new to journal articles, allocate a good chunk of time to reading and understanding them. I’ll admit though that some are easier to understand than others. It varies with the subject. Out of all the classes I’m taking, acoustics ones are the toughest!
What doesn’t make sense though is their content. In undergrad we never had to actually analyze them so deeply, the professor gave us the jist of the article the rare times that one was mentioned. I guess it’s because this is all new. Reading one of these babies takes A LONG TIME. Thought I would be done with an acoustics one I was just reading in an hour, well no such luck. And again, the other girls feel the same way. Hopefully this goes faster as the weeks go by. It has to… I hope.
So you’ve been warned people, if you’re new to journal articles, allocate a good chunk of time to reading and understanding them. I’ll admit though that some are easier to understand than others. It varies with the subject. Out of all the classes I’m taking, acoustics ones are the toughest!
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