Shikang Ni
Physics | Scientific Computing | University of Cambridge 21-25
This photo was taken on my way back to college. The autumn sky at sunset was gorgeous that day. The entire sky was blanketed with a pink and orange hue, illuminating the landscape with the same colour.
I like taking walks in nature, it helps me to relax and arrange my thoughts. I also enjoy travelling and would love to try solo travelling around Europe one day. In my free time, I play some chess and poker. I love reading books and has the habit of reading before bed. I am a big fan of Jpop like Yoasobi and Mando-pop. One memorable event was the experience of flying in a glider for the first time. I sometimes juggle in my free time as well.
Here are some notes I made for the Physics course in Natural Sciences.
Part IB
Lecturer: Dr. Tijmen Euser. Lots of overlap with labworks. Generally not a challenging course and is rather boring.
Lecturer: Prof Pietro Cicuta. Deemd by many as the most poorly taught course among all. Although many concepts are revisited during practical sessions, there could be more synergy between them.
Lecturer: Prof. Claudio Castelnovo. Very well taught course with great notes and engaging black board lecture style. A more formal and rigorous introduction to quantum mechanics with operators and matrices.
Lecturer: Prof. Andrew Jardine. Course was taught in easter term and has lots of new content but very little time to actually learn and understand the subject. Challenging course.
Lecturer: Prof. Oleg Brandt. Amazing lectures with frequent live experimental demonstrations. A fun and challenging course.
Lecturer: Prof Mike Payne. Not a typical classical mechanics course which one usually thinks of. Covers a broad range of topics ranging from orbits and rigid body dynamics to elasticities and fluid dynamics. Manageable course but felt it lacked relevance. Would appreciate a deeper dive into Lagrangian and Hamiltonian mechanics.
Lecturer: Prof John Ellis. A heavy course with lots of interesting ideas, amplified by Prof Ellis's philosophical detours.
Part II
Here are my answers to past exam papers for my Master's in Scientific Computing
Scientific Computing
Lecturer: Dr. Stephen Millmore.
Lecturer: Dr. Stephen Millmore.
Lecturer: Dr. Stephen Millmore.
Here are some of my favourite photos taken over the years.
French Alps
Brighton
Isle of Arran
Lammas Land (Cambridge)
Malta
Sedbergh 1
Sedbergh 2
St John's College (Cambridge)
