Now I'm in Berlin, living with my sister and her family. One can think that it should get warmer when leaving Sweden, the country up in the north, to go more south. Hah! It'a actually warmer in Uppsala, Sweden, than here in Berlin! It's been -20 to -10 C here these last couple of days and as a tourist you kinda need to walk around to see things. So, basically I've been freezing my ass off!
Berlin is a really nice city. I've been in Russia a couple of years ago, and in Estonia as well. It's interesting to see how half of Berlin (the eastern parts) looks similar to the buildings in both Russia and Estonia, but the western parts look more like Stockholm. Of course it has to do with history and when walking around here you get reminded of the history that took place here not that long ago. I've seen some parts of the Berlin wall, Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche (a church that was bombarded during WW2), the Brandenburg gate, the Spree river, the Fernsehturm at Alexanderplatz and alot of other stuff I can't remember the names of. The U-bahn and S-bahn are great!!! It's so easy to travel around in this city!
What about the language? Well, I've studied German for six years a long, long time ago. I still have the vocabulary but the grammar is lost in translation. I can understand some sentences but most of the time it's going too fast. I was really proud today at the mall when the shop assistant asked me if I had a member card. "Nein" I answered, then she asks if I wanted to join. "Nein danke" I answered and though maybe I should say that I'm a tourist. I started to create my sentence in my head "Ich bin ein... God damit, is it ein or eine? Uhm.. tourist? Uhm..". I was too slow and she started to speak German and I was totally lost. Tried "Entschuldigung?" and she repeated what she said. Yeah, like that made any difference. Still lost. My sister jumps in and translates for me "She just said she's gonna put the receipt in the bag"... Damit! I was so close to get it all! Later on a customer asked me if I could reach a necklace that was placed really high. I did and she said "zwei mal, zwei mal"... In my head "that's two of those right?" and it was. Gosh, I start to get the hang on this German language... not... One thing is good tho: I can understand the language when I read or at the U-bahn and S-bahn, which makes it much easier than when I was in Spain or in France.
Well, they say that the temperature will get higher tomorrow. Let's hope for that. I'm gonna go to the hair dresser... Services are really cheap in this country (well, compared to Sweden anyway)!
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| Courses I've studied at Uppsala University Math Introduction to Mathematics 3 points Algebra MN1 7,5 points Analysis MN1 15 points Linear Algebra MN1 7,5 points Analysis MN2 15 points Fourier Analysis with Applications 7,5 points ---------------------------------------------------- Math total: 55,5 points (60 points = 1 year) Computing Use of MATLAB 7,5 points Scientific Computing NV1 7,5 points ---------------------------------------------------- Computing total: 15,0 points (60 points = 1 year) Physics Science in Society MN1 7,5 points Quantum Physics and Astrophysics 9 points Mechanics MN1 7,5 points Mechanics MN2 7,5 points Wave Physics NV1 7,5 points Mathematical Methods of Physics NV1 7,5 points Electromagnetism MN1 7,5 points Solid State Physics MN1 7,5 point Thermodynamics MN1 7,5 points Statistical Mechanics MN1 7,5 points Theory of Special Relativity 4,5 points Quantum Mechanics MN1 7,5 points Electromagnetic field theory MN1 7,5 points ---------------------------------------------------- Physics total: 96,0 points (60 points = 1 year) Astrophysics The structure of the Universe 7,5 points Introduction to Astronomy 7,5 points Principles of Astronomy MN1 7,5 points Astrophysics II 5 points Physics of the Planetary System 10 points Radiation processes in Astrophysics 10 points Galaxies 10 points Cosmology 10 points Dynamical processes in astrophysics 10 points Celestial Mechanics 5 points Observational Astrophysics I 5 points Observational Astrophysics II 10 points ---------------------------------------------------- Astrophysics total: 97,5 points (60 points = 1 year) Thesis Image reduction and dust map construction of the local galaxy UGC08012 by using NOT observations | bryt | About Uppsala University Uppsala University (Swedish: Uppsala Universitet) is a research university in Uppsala, Sweden. Founded as early as 1477, it is the oldest such institution in the Nordic countries, and for centuries has been one of Europe's most renowned seats of learning. One of the main centres of higher education in Europe, the university rose to pronounced significance during the rise of Sweden as a Great Power at the end of the 16th century and was then given a relative financial stability with the large donation of King Gustavus Adolphus in the early 17th century. Uppsala also has an important historical place in Swedish national culture, identity and for the Swedish establishment: in historiography, literature, politics, and music. Many aspects of Swedish academic culture in general, such as the white student cap, originated in Uppsala. It shares some peculiarities, such as the student nation system, with Lund University and the University of Helsinki. Uppsala belongs to the Coimbra Group of European universities. The university has nine faculties distributed over three 'disciplinary domains'. It has about 40,000 students (20 000 full-time eq.), and about 2,000 doctoral students. It has a teaching staff of 4,000 (part-time and full-time) out of a total of 6,000 employees. Of its annual turnover of around 4.3 billion SEK (approx. 715 million USD), approximately 60% goes to graduate studies and research. Architecturally, Uppsala University has traditionally had a strong presence in the area around the cathedral on the western side of the River Fyris. Despite some more contemporary building developments further away from the centre, Uppsala's historic centre continues to be dominated by the presence of the university. Source: Wikipedia |
Newspapers I've been in Newspaper: Populär Astronomi, Sep 2009, No 3, Year 10, Page 22 Language: Swedish About: My homepage, my education and astronomy interest, and me moving to Australia. Pages: 4 Newspaper: Upsala Nya Tidning, Dec 7 2008, B6 Language: Swedish About: My homepage and my astronomy interest Pages: 4 | bryt | Articles I've written Popular scientific Newspaper: Populär Astronomi, Sep 2009, No 3, Year 10, Page 30 Language: Swedish Swedish title: Behövs verkligen mörk materia? English title: Do we really need dark matter? About: The MOND theory. Pages: 4 Popular scientific Newspaper: Populär Astronomi, Sep 2008, No 3, Year 9, Page 32 Language: Swedish Swedish title: Solens nya innehållslista English title: The Sun's new content list About: The chemical abundances in the Sun according to Martin Asplund et al. Pages: 4 |
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