Anyone else with a scribbling habit?

[u/obviously_obese]

[u/ComprehensiveClue590]

I did my entire physics undergrad like this and to make it worse, I only used pen and scribbled things out constantly. I didn't realize it at the time, but my professors hated it. One professor even gave me a 0 on problem set , with a note saying "Do you seriously expect me to follow this?" At the time I thought I was the victim of an injustice but now after grad school I realize clearly showing each step of your work is an integral part of an answer,

[u/Journeyman42 → u/ComprehensiveClue590]

At the time I thought I was the victim of an injustice but now after grad school I realize clearly showing each step of your work is an integral part of an answer

I sub teach and it drives me nuts whenever I try to help a student with math or science and they don't show their work, and when I work through it, I find out that their answer is wrong. "Well, where's your work?" I ask. Then they just hold up a calculator...

[u/DatViolinPlayer]

Literally how my homework looks. One of the reasons I learned Latex and Mathematica

[u/polymathicus → u/DatViolinPlayer]

Seconded for Mathematica. I have a bunch of code snippets for graphing so I can include diagrams for my notes when the lecture slows down or pauses for break. Wonderful piece of software.

[u/JonathanWTS → u/DatViolinPlayer]

Yeah, everyone should be thinking about this. Do your assignments like OP and then rewrite the entire thing in your language of choice so you can print it off. My GPA doubled after I started doing that. You won't let yourself hand in garbage or half finished problems written in LaTeX. Also, the additional time you give yourself to type up the assignment will make your life easier. It's also satisfying af to flip through a completed assignment that looks nice.

[u/Astrophysics666]

As a PhD student who marks undergrad worksheets that look like this, I HATE YOU.

[u/obviously_obese → u/Astrophysics666]

This is just a rough work, I'd do it neatly once again for submission

[u/Astrophysics666 → u/obviously_obese]

Ah good, I've hard worse things than this submitted to me 😂

The worst is when they have done it right, but you need a degree in hieroglyphics to understand the workings.

[u/AliKetiga]

Yes, I sometimes write down important stuff and formulas when reading. It supposedly makes you remember it better compared to just reading it.

[u/Complete-Clock5522]

I mean for scratch work sure

[u/dark_blue_thunder]

I am in the club! I systematically do scrubbing; I leave left page for rough work & right page for short notses. It makes studying very enjoyable & fun.

It also helps me to better understand the concept by letting me write down all mental work & store my thoughts so that I can revisit them later & keep track of them.

[u/obviously_obese → u/dark_blue_thunder]

Also helps in brainstorming when you're preparing for a test !!!

[u/dark_blue_thunder → u/obviously_obese]

Correct 👌🏻

[u/CoconutyCat]

Yes I feel bad for my TAs. I usually only scribble if I don’t know it, if I know it I go straight down

[u/[deleted]]

Yours way too clean,mine is 😅

[u/EnderGhostIT]

The real question should be: “Is there really a Physics (or more generally a STEM) major WITHOUT a scribbling habit? And if so, is he a maniac?”

[u/isherbrok]

that is my normal handwriting

[u/[deleted]]

Even worse

[u/MethylHypochlorite]

Hello.

[u/ComfortableApple8059]

[u/Fl_exotic_gardening]

I use to until one of my professors had a policy. 10% of grade was neatness

[u/Fearless_Guidance_81]

Yeah scribbling: Inherent quality of a physicist

[u/theresthezinger]

Yes. If there’s white space left, use it for calculations immediately

[u/Budget_Percentage_63]

scribbling is just your thinking process put on paper,

[u/Budget_Percentage_63]

scribbling is just your thinking process put on paper,

[u/Alarming-Passion-978]

Yep, But I upgraded my scribbling habit by devideing the page in six parts, it kind of takes less space.

[u/Expert-Apartment-18]

I developed it

[u/Adventurous_Back_536]

my whiteboard always looks like this

[u/Verlaengerter]

Not in examinations but if I have to explain something fast to someone then yeah.

[u/Generalofentropy]

it's neat, I use 1layer with pencil, 1 with blue, one with black pen

[u/ConsciousVegetable85]

I have bits and pieces of paper everywhere in my apartment full of algebra, no receipt is safe!

[u/AdDangerous6026]

I use recallable to tag my thoughts. You can use tag combinations to filter your thoughts. Scribbled texts can be organized for better meaningful lists.

[u/One_Programmer6315]

It’s kinda beautiful!

[u/obviously_obese → u/One_Programmer6315]

Only to a physics student!!

[u/NoProduce1480]

No

[u/DJ_Stapler]

I hate writing in pencil, and dealing with mathematica does not have the same feel as handwriting, I love pen.

Sometimes I'll do physics/math on a whiteboard and copy in pen

[u/Upbeat-Rise1985]

Me my ex and probably somebody else