Re: More on the "Big Bang"...

On Sep 10, 5:16 pm, Sam Wormley <sworml...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Harry--Cosmology is an integral part of physics and astronomy. Do take
some time to read Ned Wright's excellent web stuff. Seriously. You are
not going to turn out to be another troll who is not willing to learn
some modern physics, are you?- Hide quoted text -


Sam, here you seem a bit confused. Cosmology is not science at all,
but simply arm waving and pontification. It has abslutely nothing to
do with orthodox physics or astronomy, and to the best of my knowledge
is not taught as a major subect at any well rated university, other
than maybe as a philophy option.

Sam, the people that are hiding their head in the sand are those that
want to pontificate on their theories, but are reluctant to earn a
degree in orthodox physical science, or even crack a textbook on the
subject.

Sam, I've worked in physics and engineering until about 2 years ago
when I retired. Until that time, my team was on the cutting edge of
science and technology, and I headed the "A" team. What modern physics
would you wish me to learn? At last glance, my expertise was in
theoretical mechanics and electromagnetic wave theory, subjects that I
continue to teach on a part time basis simply to encounter fresh young
minds to warp. :-) And yes, I am an old caustic ***, and when I
find a 3rd year student who still cannot yet grasp the fundamentals of
generalized coordinates or Maxwell (to understand how electromagnetic
radiation can propagate in a vacuum, I take him/her gently in hand,
speak to them like a grandfather, then escort them to the admission
department of the Sloan School of Management. Some kids can hack the
difficulties of a first rate educatin in the physical sciences, but
others cannot. For some, places like MIT and Cal Tech are heaven, and
for others Hell.

What I post on this newsgroup is a watered down version of the
questions that are posed to an MIT student. Nothing more.

Still Sam, I realize that sci.physics is not MIT by any means. Still,
some of the younger readers that come here might like to know what a
first class education in the physical sciences consist of, and I hope
that my line of questioning provides some sort of a hint of what is
expected for them.

Harry C.





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