Week as a Physics Ph.D. Student (Phlog)

After passing my qualifying exam at the Ph.D. level, I figured it was about time to start making more videos documenting the whole Ph.D. process here at New Mexico State University. Hope you enjoy the first "week as a phd student" that has ever been made (except for the other ones that have also been made. )
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[@flofe2607]

"we can exactly find out what the answere almost is" -Andrew Dotson 2020

[@brahimilyes681]

Lmaoo 😂

[@ifrazali3052]

Haha

[@martinnovacek9151]

How to explain "perturbative" in 1 sentence.

[@davidnobre171]

@@akshaj7011" Approximatly equals equals... Approximately" Major prep now know as Zach star

[@thesweets7778]

Zyterio this cracked me up

[@airiakasaei1811]

Andrew:"We can exactly find out what the answer almost is" Engineers:"welcome to our GANG"

[@rishabbomma9361]

Pure Mathematicians: So where are the sets?

[@nayfin308]

I’m gonna be honest with you, when you didn’t call it “E&M2: Electric Boogaloo” I just about shed a tear

[@cricketkings3487]

As a Physics Student Control Your Emotions

[@maxwellsequation4887]

Grian

[@somyagarg2811]

How many people will get that reference lol. Grian!!

[@kylereiter1432]

It's E&M2: Dielectric boogaloo, sorry

[@bogdancorobean9270]

"That's probably just boring detail that you don't wanna see." Bro do you even know what kind of people watch your videos? Of course want to see that.

[@sidp5101]

Definitely

[@-dale2051]

I read that just as he said it.

[@hemamohan4765]

Yes please

[@amandeep9930]

I am a history student and I would definitely like to see that

[@AllyanaVilla]

Same here actually wish he explained it

[@JamFilledDonut]

Funny enough I have been called “weak as a physics student” by multiple tutors at this point

[@AndrewDotsonvideos]

James McCloskey lmao

[@sahilbaori9052]

@@AndrewDotsonvideos what's funny in that? I didn't get it.

[@Doctor_Drew]

@@sahilbaori9052 "weak" as a physics student

[@satyampandey2222]

@@Doctor_Drew a weak physics student, or weak like a physics student ?

[@xXTomeloXx]

@@sahilbaori9052 it was a pun referencing the title lol

[@duncanw9901]

Only in physics does anyone say "so my advisor gave me several thousand lines of Fortran to read"

[@BarriosGroupie]

that's only 200 100-lines of code

[@sfcs3743]

I just had a gag reflex when I heard Fortran.

[@umbra3324]

Why FORTRAN?

[@koktszfung]

@@umbra3324 fast, really really fast, and the code is probably old

[@AnindyaMahajan]

@@koktszfung FORTRAN is still actively updated to this day btw, so it's not certain the code is old.

[@KirbyTheKirb]

I followed Simon Clark's vlogs for years during his PhD and I felt kind of sad when he actually got it because I knew the PhD vlogs would end. I hope to see videos of you going through it because it's really entertaining.

[@AndrewDotsonvideos]

Kirby thanks a lot!

[@tyler-iy4jk]

@@AndrewDotsonvideos Make phlogs as a postdoc ;)

[@SuperClicheUsername]

@@AndrewDotsonvideos Related to this, Simon did more timelapses of him coding and I think this could break up some of the transitions in your vlog pretty nicely.

[@Simon-nn4ut]

"You just can't ask to record kids and look like me." same

[@cricketkings3487]

LOL

[@Amilakasun1]

"You just can't ask to record kids and look like male"

[@PUR3FIR]

I can’t tell if he’s actually smart or just talking smart

[@NeokingTech]

He's just talking about his research, there's no need to speculate if he's "actually smart". I've done QCD research and everything he's talking about is legit.

[@MarkMcDaniel]

That's exactly how a post graduate PhD sounds too.

[@timmusician5060]

@@MarkMcDaniel And the crunky bunch

[@69erthx1138]

Anyone in current times that commits their life resources to fundamental particle physics isn't very bright economically, but must be funded so 99% of Humanity will survive beyond the swamp.

[@TheNachoesuncapo]

his beard is smarter than all of us(united states) together

[@user-dc8kr5wk2j]

-no white hair -no eyeglass -no wrinkle skin -fast speaking -knows how to drive kinda sus

[@alexh.lamarche9633]

don't be scare to go more into the details, I assume that most people who watch your channel is familiar with the fundamentals and have a genuine interest in the field

[@mustafaa3370]

Even as a mathematician with limited training in advanced physics I’m always interested in seeing what people are working on, which includes the details!

[@technoguyx]

Even then, learning passively by listening is a thing. There's also an added mysticism when you don't fully understand what's going on. Cédric Villani takes advantage of this in his "Birth of a Theorem", which is essentially a journal he kept while writing the paper that got him the Fields Medal -- it's a good read even if you barely understand the math for the same reasons this phlog is enjoyable. :D

[@sephrosemary]

Im only a sophmore, but I'd still love to hear more about in-depth stuff, even if I won't understand most of it

[@bardia8225]

Nah bro, I have no fucking clue. I'm a mechanical engineer student peasant xD

[@natthejellyfish]

Im just a 10th grader vibing over here

[@speeddemon12321]

You didn't label your axes nor did you give your graph a title. -50.

[@jessicawang6558]

Logan H is that the equivalence of forgetting your name in grade school

[@LeeAnneRMT]

My son also did this, but he was in grade 5.

[@DavidBeckwitt]

Love this content! Just got accepted into a physics PhD program in the fall.

[@AndrewDotsonvideos]

David Beckwitt congrats!

[@amarfakhredine591]

Congrats❤

[@nerdifiedish1334]

Nice bro im happy for you

[@dukequach9641]

Andrew: "We've all seen this diagram before" referring to the proton and quarks Me, a bio major: HA YEAH WE HAVE *laughs nervously*

[@omermoreno]

He pulled a classic physics professor move right there

[@AngelMartinez-vg1nz]

It felt like yesterday that I saw your first video on kinematic equations and I haven't missed an upload since. Now you are about to finish grad school and I will be attending UT Austin to start my dream of studying physics. You have inspired me Andrew in ways you can't imagine and you are a idol I look up too. Please continue making videos because each one is amazing. Are you proud of me Andrew ? :)

[@AndrewDotsonvideos]

Angel Martinez I’m so proud!

[@joda7697]

Hey he was also the reason i chose to study Physics instead of Math, I am a puny second semester Bachelor student, but hey, gotta start somewhere.

[@brendene3189]

Hey! How have classes been? You still following your dream?

[@AngelMartinez-vg1nz]

@@brendene3189 Yeah I currently still attend UT and do research in two labs

[@heathermentzer5314]

I watched you get into the car with the mug on the roof... Me: "NO WAIT-" Then next scene... it is smushed. RIP YETI MUG

[@Suraj-nh9dn]

I’m a medical student and your videos are entertaining even though my physics knowledge is pretty laughable.

[@Kugelschrei]

I want more of that "boring detail" please. I had no idea you would be coding in Pysics Ph.D., that's really cool!

[@ramandeeprekhi1261]

“You can’t ask to record kids and look like me.” I lost it there.

[@Nick_Tag]

I’ve been deliberately avoiding “vlogs” for years, but this one was pitched just right! Thanks so much for this insight into a phD, you’re a very natural presenter and balance in just enough day-to-day triviality/music montages to break up heavy physics without it getting obnoxious - u have great judgement so will certainly be tuning in again!

[@TriscuitsForDays]

Incredible vlog, always fascinating to see the day to day for ya. Also loving the in-depth, well as in-depth as you can get, research dive you’ve shown us.

[@smoggrog5155]

The difference between having a casual interest in this stuff and a PhD student actually learning it is pretty vast lol.

[@mikedang3613]

You know how much I love the vlogs Andrew!

[@skat3r430]

Don’t quit making videos bro!!! I love your work! It’s cool to see someone as passionate as you are being involved in physics. You make it easier for the rest of us to go all the way through

[@renatoquiroz5165]

This is my first time watching one of your videos and it actually gets me so excited to study physics in college and going as far as a phd. I’m really passionate about it and i’m always trying to wrap my head around the different perplexing puzzles in the physics world. Great video man , i’m subbing for sure !

[@ismetsemihuzuner9471]

Congratulations man on your journey. I’m happy for you to made it through the hard and painful road. Wish best for you. Good content and love it. Have a nice semester. 🥂✌🏻

[@kadenschaberg3947]

the genuine happiness makes me smile. i can’t wait to start on my Ph.D

[@TheGyldenlove]

That lovely period of time before your life becomes a never ending series of abstract deadline submissions and article submissions that requires you to pull all nighters.

[@duncanw9901]

When it's just an ending series of assignment deadline submissions and tests that require you to pull all-nighters :P

[@danielaguila1943]

looks like you had fun making this video! - Also congratulations on you qualifying

[@criptonessy3522]

Loved this video, look forward to more. Good format, and also look forward to others talking a bit too.

[@ferminramos1125]

As a Nobleman, I can appreciate the sophisticated play on words of "Phlog" as it refers to the more peasantry "vlog", but the "Wenesday" wHaT cOuLd ThAt PoSsIbLy MeAn?!? These puzzles are awfully lucrative Andrew!

[@auscaliber1]

oh man, half of those words do not mean what you think they mean.

[@holyordersoftheemperorsinq246]

It is a secret code to summon all the dudes

[@Methxdz]

Keep em coming! I’m a med student and love seeing content like this!

[@TheDeltaboss]

I don't have much to say except thank you for uploading today. It always a highlight to watch your vids.

[@AndrewDotsonvideos]

P. Lenz thank you!

[@1Adamrpg]

As a fellow physics PhD student I really enjoyed hearing about your research day to day

[@nokturnalafterdark]

Enjoying your content! Been binging.

[@natalierush3876]

I love watching these videos, it fuels me with motivation to pursue my physics degree

[@erockromulan9329]

Most excellent, Andrew! I'm curious to see more of what its like being a PhD student. I was just accepted to a PhD Engineering program and I am VERY excited!

[@AndrewDotsonvideos]

Erock Romulan congrats!

[@ahitagni8823]

Had been waiting for this for years now

[@letmedream111]

New Mexico State!!! I just found you yesterday and it makes me so happy to see a KZbinr in my home state.

[@JustanApple96]

"I only have this very abstract understanding of what it is that I do at the moment.." Me as an MSc. student in quantum information / quantum computing right now..

[@mariak8480]

@Jonas Schäfer where was this hackathon?

[@JustanApple96]

@Shivanshu Siyanwal I'll be honest, I'm not sure if I'm even ready to explain things myself yet. I'd recommend referring to Quantum Computer Science by David Mermin and Introduction to Quantum Computing by Philip Kaye, Raymond LaFlamme, and Michael Mosca (I'm associated with their group at Perimeter Institute and they seem to know how to explain things fairly well)

[@jurgen9559]

Shivanshu Siyanwal hey man, im actually doing a PhD in quantum computation right now, id be very happy to answer some of your questions!

[@MS-il3ht]

Jurgen He might not answer, but I hope I can take the offer: in what ways does Quantum computing still relate to the classical Turing machine computing? I can‘t help but think of it as some sort of hypercomputational oracle machine...

[@audrothewise340]

Is there anyway an engineer can get into quantum computing?

[@lexim.4370]

I am studying to do physics in uni at the moment and I was feeling a bit down and this really helped me cheer up and made me a lot more motivated so thank you ❤️

[@codephil]

Of course, you should include this. You're a rockstar, baby! Making physics fun and accessible to the average joe.. inspiring 100s of thousands. Good on you, mate!

[@tanchienhao]

I cant wait to follow along this journey with you!!

[@victorrizkallah6014]

These vlogs are getting better and better. The camera is really nice btw

[@xcitipopx]

i find these videos incredibly motivating. it's like, "if andrew can do this complicated physics, i can do my heat transfer hw"

[@RrishiMishra]

There is something very soothing about Andrew's videos that cannot be put into words...

[@harrisonkendall2883]

This video was so good. Like the best you’ve ever made

[@AndrewDotsonvideos]

Harrison Kendall thank you!

[@bowmain1577]

Excited to see more of these!!!

[@bethandstuff]

thank you for filling the simon clark PhD vlogs sized hole in my heart

[@jaredbaine7551]

Love you buddy hope you have a good week

[@brycecannon2503]

I am starting out my Ph.D. in Physics during COVID and so much is different lol. I really enjoy this channel.

[@Xoltris]

I love the rocket books for physics/math homework bc it’s so good for scrap

[@majorhix4914]

Oh MAN I forgot how much I loved these vlogs

[@ThomasBrand]

Keep up the great work. Thanks for interesting videos.

[@RenBR]

I love this channel!!!

[@afborro]

All the best of luck in the phD. I never regretted doing mine. Your videos are like a trip down memory lane and great revision too after all the years. FWIW, if there is one tip I could give is to learn mathematica instead of/or alongside python, particularly for symbolic stuff mathematica is superb. I had to do loads of calculus in my PhD. Doing very long derivatives by hand is error prone and tedious, mathematica just spews out the code and can even be exported as Fortran or C/C++, cut and paste :) Once again, all the best.

[@AndrewDotsonvideos]

Alexander Borro oh yeah Mathematica is great. I do need to get a bit more comfortable with it though

[@leopardgecko9100]

I don't know anything about physics and I'm terrible at math but I still really enjoy your videos!

[@flixhelix8039]

Thank you Andrew :) this is very neat.

[@mikhailtikhonov437]

Finally finished this video, do more of these please!

[@clorxclorx625]

Hey Andrew, Your videos are very informative especially for me as a senior physics student. I’m planning to apply to a physics grad school in December of this year. I’d love to see more videos about grad school and any tips you would give to undergrad physics students! Thank you again:)

[@abieleviciute]

nice video and very chill vibe. Im doing my bachelors and cant wait to be a grad student ! :)

[@macpr0c]

This phlog was very entertaing to watch I hope there will be more in the future !

[@habenbelai7420]

You get funnier by every video. Good luck on your phD!!

[@johnyarbrough502]

"Find out exactly what the answer almost is" If I'd been able to convince PreCal and OrgChem instructors that was good enough I wouldn't have ended up a History major. : ) Thank you forgotten Math TA and Prof. Carrico.

[@frostyblade8842]

We history gotta stick together. I can relate though I was going to try for a physics major but it was unlikely complicated. I feel for you Andrew

[@pratyaypal8002]

yes andrew i do really enjoy your videos

[@moomin8470]

15:04 "Why you always wet, dude."

[@HarshSharma-uf8jc]

I am preparing for my Phd entrance exam. Seeing you making videos related to Phd ,I get excited 😁

[@dantemakoya]

Bro you're so cool, being an undergrad eng. student you inspire me alot :D, i know its weird, but yeah, you rock!

[@darcdarcdarcdarcdaerc]

Deinitely enjoyed the video, please do more!

[@rayaneaithadji3315]

Just watching you do all your phd stuff motivates me to stop procrastinating and go study :')

[@blackdynogeek1925]

Loved the video. Finally taking my first calc-based physics course in Newtonian mechanics and it's okay lol but your videos are helping me get through.

[@jweber6547]

I quite enjoyed this, thank you

[@mrinalkumardas7974]

You are great buddy carry on!

[@3rtmann]

Wow! That all seem so interesting and you seem to be so knowledgeable! I'm almost done with my masters in physics and I constantly feel like I don't know wtf is going on.

[@kreglfromworld]

Great stuff, Andrew

[@nicaln5104]

I’m happy you came to NMSU!

[@nishatiwari9212]

The new Simon Clark

[@AidaTriche]

How did I just now find you channel?! I subbed. Granted this video was posted so long ago. Just being happy on my late struggle bus.

[@jackmac7562]

It is so cool to get a look into the PhD life! not something you see everyday

[@r.d.e.2803]

Brilliant week

[@madphysicist3340]

You know, there are some videos in this universe, which upon looking at the notification of, you instantly click on it and like them. I am proud to say that this channel is one of those channels for me that come in the above category. PS: wish me luck, I'm going to uni in 2 months for my undergrad physics program!

[@brahimilyes681]

Your not alone!!

[@hasemhasan1151]

~dream~

[@AndrewDotsonvideos]

Prit Khatri :) good luck!

[@madphysicist3340]

@ThisNerd Talks good luck to you too then!

[@madphysicist3340]

@@myrddinwyllt3383 thank you!

[@taylaransures7033]

I'm not even a physics major and I love your videos (for the record, I used to be but it just did not drive me as much as other subjects do).

[@stanleyye1666]

oh boy, we need more channels like this,

[@harp-692]

I dont even know what this is about but I watched the whole video with joy

[@martinnovacek9151]

Whenever I see these videos, I get extremely hyped for college (high school student) and it feels like the research I dream to one day be part of is not that far and that makes me very happy. Thank you for that.

[@arzak4184]

Same

[@gearaddictclimber2524]

Same

[@colin8923]

Are you there yet? If so, how is it?

[@martinnovacek9151]

@@colin8923 (European experience) Great. Tough (the option to sign up for as many classes outside of your curriculum as you want is deceptively dangerous) but great. I'm slowly getting integrated into my PI's research group, first (genuinely mine) paper coming out soon

[@ethandolin6536]

I did enjoy this video, Andrew.

[@DavidVonR]

You guys seem really chill

[@spacescienceguy]

You sound way more productive than I am! If I did a PhD vlog at the moment, it would be me writing a review paper for a week straight with some procrastination in between.

[@dereksrightdelt1146]

It’s both frightening and reassuring that there are ppl out there who are this smart and who’s lives are this intellectual and complicated lol

[@roofwall1749]

it is mind blowing how smart he actually is. It definitely makes me feel like I know just about nothing.

[@NinjaAdorable]

This is literally what every STEM PhD student's lives look like !! 🤣🤣🤣

[@karansingh-yy5iy]

Eagerly waiting for ur Ph.D. vlogs. 15:06 I got that O_O.

[@yaldapashmchi5935]

This video was completely helpful for me

[@migj.9894]

Im a nursing student and came across this video and I’m just like what in the world is this genius talking about.7 min in and I don’t even know what he’s doing but its super interesting. Props to smart people like you 🙌🏽

[@lydianazombe6027]

dude this is fire🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@rossboyer2764]

I feel bad for never knowing what the hell he’s talking about but, I always remind myself that I’ll get there eventually.

[@catrinanow5126]

The whole fortan bit had me, I don't miss tracing out line after line of someone else's code

[@124CH]

Loved this

[@zachmullen5888]

Hey I’m a nuclear engineering undergrad so it’s super cool that you’re working on nuclear physics right now!

[@Jenny-lb3kb]

This video was awesome. You are great at Nuclear physics.

[@thaihm]

Ok you are the funniest PHD student ever! I heart it bruh.

[@rupez1141]

*God releases Electromagnetism II*

[@R3lay0]

If Electromagnetism II is so good why isn't there Electromagnetism II II ?

[@chrisallen9509]

R3lay big brain moment

[@Blox117]

@@R3lay0 if electromagnetism II is so good why isnt there Electromagnetism II two?? checkmate atheists

[@crossbearer6453]

Blox117 so Dotson is an atheist????