Comments on: Physics Prep http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2008/05/31/405/ Deas Richardson is currently living as a JET and teaching English in the middle of the Seto Inland Sea, a gorgeous part of Japan. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:30:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Deas http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2008/05/31/405/comment-page-1/#comment-6501 Deas Tue, 03 Jun 2008 08:52:25 +0000 http://www.rockinginhakata.com/?p=405#comment-6501 Bryan - no apology necessary! Had I known you're a radio engineer, I'd have probably consulted you. Ha ha. I really appreciate the correction! Are there any other words you'd tweak? Also, clarification question: it's better to use 周波数 when discussing the frequency of a sound. Check. Is there a proper time to use 振動数? Bryan – no apology necessary! Had I known you’re a radio engineer, I’d have probably consulted you. Ha ha. I really appreciate the correction! Are there any other words you’d tweak?

Also, clarification question: it’s better to use 周波数 when discussing the frequency of a sound. Check. Is there a proper time to use 振動数?

]]> By: Bryan http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2008/05/31/405/comment-page-1/#comment-6500 Bryan Tue, 03 Jun 2008 08:43:39 +0000 http://www.rockinginhakata.com/?p=405#comment-6500 Just a slight correction for one of the terms...sorry for being anal, but I'm a radio engineer. >> frequency - 振動数 (しんどうすう) In technical literature and academic books, frequency is 周波数　（しゅうはすう）for waves. So if you're talking about wavelength and all of that good stuff, you'd want to use this term instead of 振動数. Bryans last blog post was: <a href="http://www.sakadosanpo.net/?p=400" rel="nofollow">Back in “school”</a> Just a slight correction for one of the terms…sorry for being anal, but I’m a radio engineer.

>> frequency – 振動数 (しんどうすう)

In technical literature and academic books, frequency is 周波数　（しゅうはすう）for waves. So if you’re talking about wavelength and all of that good stuff, you’d want to use this term instead of 振動数.

Bryans last blog post was: Back in “school”

]]> By: Deas http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2008/05/31/405/comment-page-1/#comment-6481 Deas Tue, 03 Jun 2008 01:52:55 +0000 http://www.rockinginhakata.com/?p=405#comment-6481 Nick - I guess it only helps when you're in the initial stages of learning physics. But for me, at least, it would take some of the frustration and fear out of a "difficult" science. I might have approached it differently myself had the vocabulary been so closely related to the concepts that the words represent. :-) Nick – I guess it only helps when you’re in the initial stages of learning physics. But for me, at least, it would take some of the frustration and fear out of a “difficult” science. I might have approached it differently myself had the vocabulary been so closely related to the concepts that the words represent. :-)

]]> By: Nick Ramsay http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2008/05/31/405/comment-page-1/#comment-6456 Nick Ramsay Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:35:03 +0000 http://www.rockinginhakata.com/?p=405#comment-6456 Raviolli, fusilli, spaghetti...That's a handy list there, Deas. I was looking through those thinking, damn, he's right! These are easy! I'll probably forget them in a minute but now I know where to find them. Nick Ramsays last blog post was: <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/longcountdown/~3/301749877/" rel="nofollow">Got Genki? A JapanSoc Karma Tweak</a> Raviolli, fusilli, spaghetti…That’s a handy list there, Deas. I was looking through those thinking, damn, he’s right! These are easy! I’ll probably forget them in a minute but now I know where to find them.

Nick Ramsays last blog post was: Got Genki? A JapanSoc Karma Tweak

]]> By: Deas http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2008/05/31/405/comment-page-1/#comment-6367 Deas Sat, 31 May 2008 09:17:09 +0000 http://www.rockinginhakata.com/?p=405#comment-6367 Um...running out of Italian here...penne alla arrabiata! Mi piacerebbe visitare di nuovo l'Italia un giorno di questi! And you're right, Clay. It's all about the roots. (That's part of why I love Alex's vocab list. For instance, I just learned "bathetic." Comes from <em>bathos</em> + etic the same way that pathetic stems from <em>pathos</em>. It basically means "insincerely emotional." Sweet!) Um…running out of Italian here…penne alla arrabiata! Mi piacerebbe visitare di nuovo l’Italia un giorno di questi! And you’re right, Clay. It’s all about the roots. (That’s part of why I love Alex’s vocab list. For instance, I just learned “bathetic.” Comes from bathos + etic the same way that pathetic stems from pathos. It basically means “insincerely emotional.” Sweet!)

]]> By: claytonian http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2008/05/31/405/comment-page-1/#comment-6365 claytonian Sat, 31 May 2008 08:40:55 +0000 http://www.rockinginhakata.com/?p=405#comment-6365 Mama mia? Well, to tie into what Alex said in his post, the English words that are hard would be as simple as Japanese ones if only we had a grasp of our Latin and Greek roots. Kanji are so good for conveying roots. claytonians last blog post was: <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/WVXf/~3/301709022/japanese-listening-aids.html" rel="nofollow">Japanese Listening aids and other links</a> Mama mia?
Well, to tie into what Alex said in his post, the English words that are hard would be as simple as Japanese ones if only we had a grasp of our Latin and Greek roots. Kanji are so good for conveying roots.

claytonians last blog post was: Japanese Listening aids and other links

]]> By: Deas http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2008/05/31/405/comment-page-1/#comment-6364 Deas Sat, 31 May 2008 08:31:27 +0000 http://www.rockinginhakata.com/?p=405#comment-6364 Prego! Prego!

]]> By: Alex http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2008/05/31/405/comment-page-1/#comment-6363 Alex Sat, 31 May 2008 08:17:03 +0000 http://www.rockinginhakata.com/?p=405#comment-6363 Gratzi! Alexs last blog post was: <a href="http://victorymanual.com/2008/05/31/kanji-the-laymans-best-friends/" rel="nofollow">Kanji - The Layman’s Best Friends</a> Gratzi!

Alexs last blog post was: Kanji – The Layman’s Best Friends

]]>