Were the Physics Topics Too Complex?

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Were the Physics Topics Too Complex?

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There are different subjects of physics present throughout the book.
Did you find the topics to be too complex for easy comprehension?
Were all the discussed topics in physics necessary to accomplish the purpose of the book?
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Joseph_ngaruiya wrote: 31 Oct 2020, 23:44 There are different subjects of physics present throughout the book.
Did you find the topics to be too complex for easy comprehension?
Were all the discussed topics in physics necessary to accomplish the purpose of the book?
Though I'm, not a physics student, but I still understand all the topics discussed in the novel even though some jargons are not well understood.
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I found some of the topics to be somewhat complex for me. I think they were integral to the premise of the book. However, at certain points I felt unsure as to whether they needed to be elaborated in such depth.
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It depends a lot on the reader's knowledge. I read "hard" science fiction and scientific articles, so it wasn't a problem for me. On the other hand, I understand that for someone with no knowledge of quantum physics the topic might have been too complex.
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Luluwa79 wrote: 01 Nov 2020, 09:45
Joseph_ngaruiya wrote: 31 Oct 2020, 23:44 There are different subjects of physics present throughout the book.
Did you find the topics to be too complex for easy comprehension?
Were all the discussed topics in physics necessary to accomplish the purpose of the book?
Though I'm, not a physics student, but I still understand all the topics discussed in the novel even though some jargons are not well understood.
I am also not a physics student. I had to check on some of the jargon used to find their meanings. But the explanations and dialogue made it a bit easier to comprehend the topics.
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Ruba Abu Ali wrote: 01 Nov 2020, 09:57 I found some of the topics to be somewhat complex for me. I think they were integral to the premise of the book. However, at certain points I felt unsure as to whether they needed to be elaborated in such depth.
I might not have had previous ideas on some of the physics topics like the Planck length/ interval. But having read about them in Timewise I got interested to understand more about them.
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The scientific aspects of it were surely too complex for me. Majority of it weren't discussed in my high school. I think I have a general grasp of it, though. I think the author was interested in going into the details of it because it's where it all stems. You can't get the bigger picture if you don't have the tiny details.
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I haven't finished the book yet but so far I'd say that I find the explanations complex but understandable. I haven't had any problems with following any reasoning or description.
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I had a small amount of background in the physics and found its use in this book fantastic. I thoroughly enjoyed reading her lectures and getting to read about her theorys. I chose the book for this reason, and was not disappointed.
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I didn't have any trouble understanding the physics topics in this book, mostly because I read a lot of science fiction and have encountered similar ideas in other books. But I think the author could have cut back on the details of each idea without harming the story at all and perhaps making it a little livelier.
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I found myself in the middle ground here. I felt at times it got to be a bit much, but seemed to be relevant to the book itself. With every profession, there is jargon. I think it was the hardest to understand in comparison to the explanations. As the book went on, it was easier to catch what was being said and the meanings. However by the time I finished, I found I was still questioning things.
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I found the topics too complex. I have no knowledge of quantum physics so I had to read slowly, and sometimes re-read a passage. I don't think the in-depth conversations between Ron and Regina were necessary. I think they should have been shorter. I found myself not being able to stay focused, which made me even more confused about the whole subject!
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I think it was necessary for the author to incorporate that much of quantum physics into the book because he specifically said: "I wrote this to be enjoyed, and one of the joys will be to learn a little about the weirdness of modern science.

However, I had to read carefully to understand certain topics because I'm not into quantum physics and all.
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I didn't find the topics too complex, perhaps because I'm a sucker for science and I've read an amount about it, however, some parts took a bit for it to click in my head. Like the bit where Regina redrew the diagram of the big bang, the part where she explains what she meant by awareness creates time. That took a bit for it to click in head.
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I am not a scientist and I had to read very closely to follow some of the explanations. However, I think the author did explain everything well, it just requires close reading. The theories are important to the plot, which I like--it's annoying when an author throws in a lot of complicated jargon just to sound smart!
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