I've written my last lecture for the first-year E&M class, and will be giving it at 10:30 this morning. (Friday's class will be given over to exam review). The spring term, which had felt like it would stretch into July, is basically over.
Oh, and some guy won an election.
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(Ot maybe you know all this, and your post title was sarcastic.)
I think the nightmare will be over, but we will be recovering from it for a long, long time. And our grandchildren will be paying for it.
And I think the current occupant is convincing evidence that a single individual can have a huge effect on the course of American history.
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By the way, did you hear Presumptive Nominee Obama mention SCIENCE in his victory speech last night? Do you agree with what he has said about Science policy in the campaign?