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    Physics Grad to Maths Post-Grad: Is it Possible?

    Hi If you live in the UK or in the EU then you should look at the Open Univeristy for example http://www3.open.ac.uk/courses/bin/p12.dll?Q01F04_10_0 Kieron
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    First Interview Tips: Advice for Karen

    Karen Right let's start off with the good news, the company likes you! You have made it to the shortlist; this means they think you can do the job. If it’s a panel interview and many are these days don’t worry, they are not there to trip you up by firing questions in a random fashion at...
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    Women in Science: Hear Amazing Stories & Learn About Recent Research

    Hi If one gender is better at something then the other gender I would assume it was due to learned behaviour rather then something one gender is born with. To find out if this skill (say being good at maths or science in general), was learned or not; we would have to create a series of long...
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    What is a Radioisotope Glove Box?

    Hi The BNFL plant at Sellafield in the UK is reported to have ‘lost’ 30kg of plutonium in the reprocessing nuclear fuel. It is reported as a paper loss due to the limits of accurate measurement within the process. Due to the lack of information in the news reports I am left a little confused...
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    Math vs Maths: US vs UK Explained by Kieron

    Hi Not sure what forum this should go in. But does anyone know why mathematics is math in the US and maths in the UK? Kieron
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    Start Learning Physics: Textbooks & Resources for Beginners

    I was wondering if you good folk could point me in the right direction. I am a lay person interested in physics, and after reading a good number of books aimed at the general public, it is oblivious that to have a deeper understanding I need to do the maths. And since I have the draw back of all...
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