*walks into his lecture hall at the stroke of 9am* *locks the doors behind him*
I don't greatly care about fire hazards or regulations. I do care about late-comers. They will not be admitted to my class. Neither will those who fail to submit the weekly assignment or those who fail to show a basic grasp of Quantum Field Theory. I have many names and I cannot imagine that many of you are able to pronounce them so you may refer to me as Professor or Sir.
Probably because I just made up my mind about it this morning.
*taps her pen against her chin* *thoughtfully* Also, would you say this is more of a textbook course? Or do your lectures include a lot of independently important material? Not that I'd miss a lecture with you looking all rawr.
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Date: 08/30/2007 17:16:39
Do you have project aims? A proposed outcome?
*is still looking at you somewhat askance* There are textbooks available. I advise my students to read around what I have told them but I do not tend to adhere to the textbook structure, no. And on that note, can anyone tell me about any Quantum field theories about which they have heard?
*smiles* Actually, I'm just starting my pre-doctoral work in particle physics and I was hoping to do a little non-specialty study on the side. Professor Orsir, sir.
*waits for someone else to offer an answer to your question and, when no one does, raises her hand again* Were you interested in relativistic or non-relativistic theories, sir?
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Date: 08/30/2007 17:25:48
We do not entertain 'little' studies in this department, Miss. Either you commit or you do not.
*looks back at you again* I primarily interested in the baseline education of these students. I see that it is sadly lacking.
*raises her eyebrows* If you'd prefer not to teach any student whose time is primarily focused elsewhere, perhaps you'd be kind enough to unlock the doors? I won't take up your time.
*looks around* Though I daresay I'd come in handy as a study partner or some such for those students who are "lacking".
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Date: 08/30/2007 17:35:24
*tilts his head to the side, as though he is listening*
*serenely* My T.A. is outside the lecture theatre with a number of late-comers. It may be that I will call upon you if I am not taking up too much of your time.
*wonders vaguely how you can hear anything that's going on out there through those possibly bulletproof (and hopefully scowl-proof) doors*
*brightly* I look forward to learning what you have to teach, sir. If anything.
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Date: 08/30/2007 17:49:25
That is the correct response, Arakáno.
*leans back against his desk and crosses his arms* Let us begin. *immediately stands up again and strides up and down at the front of the lecture hall* We have wasted far too much time already. Relativity, the theory of. Who can tell me anything about it? General relativity. Special relativity.
*soon settles into a groove of throwing questions out, rarely waiting for an answer, unless he asks you a question in which case, he expects the right answer*
*coolly* Quite certain, sir. Perhaps you simply weren't expecting so thorough an answer to such a basic question?
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Date: 08/30/2007 18:13:23
Specialists are those people who know more and more about less and less. I am of the school of thought that it is better to know something about everything than everything about some things. It is gratifying to learn that you have not fallen into the trap of introspection.
*continues prowling walking back and forth at the front of the lecture hall* *by the end of the lecture, has called on everyone by name at least once*
Jack of all trades, master of none. Got it. Sir. *doesn't even attempt to hide her eyeroll*
*takes some leisurely notes while you talk* *finds it all a bit elementary so far, but then it is undergrad-level work*
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Date: 08/30/2007 18:22:10
Oh, for the days when it was seemly for a woman to be 'accomplished'.
*writes a problem on the board at the end of the class* I expect this to be handed into my office by the end of the week. Legible. A4 pages. Names printed clearly on the top of each page.
*feels a bit sorry for the poor undergrads when she sees the difficulty of that problem*
*waits patiently for you to unlock the cage. psycho.*
*hot psycho notwithstanding*
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Date: 08/30/2007 18:39:18
*unlocks and opens the door* *stands at the entrance and waits for everyone to leave*
Brendan. Fániel. Lórindol. Eric. Perhaps you four can tell me why you're late?
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Date: 08/30/2007 17:47:05
*is still puzzling over the "any questions?" bit of your monologue*
*raises a hand, having found the appropriate answer (question)* *declaratively* What is an atom.
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Date: 08/30/2007 17:54:07
An atom, Ingil, was originally held to be the smallest particle in existence. It was believed to be indivisible. This has since been disproven. An atom is composed of a nucleus. Protons. Neutrons. Electrons. Atoms together make up molecules. Molecules together make up structures, some visible, some invisible to the mortal eye. Everything is made up of atoms well, not me so much.
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Date: 08/30/2007 18:12:01
*frowns, confused* I know what an atom is, T- Professor.
*matter-of-factly* Theories. That's the question, isn't it?
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Date: 08/30/2007 18:14:24
*smiles warmly at you* Theories are answers, Ingil. Answers that lead to more and more questions.
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