What is Degrees: Definition and 676 Discussions

An academic degree is a qualification awarded to students upon successful completion of a course of study in higher education, usually at a college or university. These institutions commonly offer degrees at various levels, usually including bachelor's, master's and doctorates, often alongside other academic certificates and professional degrees. The most common undergraduate degree is the bachelor's degree, although in some countries there are lower level higher education qualifications that are also titled degrees (e.g. associate degrees and foundation degrees).

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  1. Ivan Seeking

    Who is Dr. Robert B. Pamplin, Jr.?

    A friend of mine just did some work for this person and brought him to my attention. He is certainly one of Oregon's finest. I guess his 160,000 acre ranch [about 30 miles by 5 miles] includes private snow skiing. :cry: He is quite an impressive person. http://www.pamplin.org/home.html...
  2. P

    Degrees of a Circle: How Much & Why 360

    IHow much is a degree and why there are 360 of the in a circle?
  3. E

    Linear Speed of Object on Earth Surface at 62.0 Degrees Angle

    Assume the Earth is spherical. Relative to someone on the rotation axis, what is the linear speed of an object on the surface if the radius vector from the center of the Earth to the object makes an angle of 62.0 degrees with the axis of rotation. Radius of the Earth = 6.37·103 km I know that...
  4. S

    How would Nitrous Oxide dissolved at temperature of 350 degrees

    I'm wondering if the nitrous oxide will totally dissolve at temperature of 350'C?
  5. T

    Rms speeds at 20 degrees celcius of atoms of helium

    1. Calculate the rms speeds at 20 degrees celcius of atoms of helium (4u)? 2. The escapte speed from the surface of the Earth is 11.2 km/s. Find at what temp. the following gas (O2) have this value as the rms speed? 3. One mole of an ideal monatomic gas is heated from 0 degrees celcius...
  6. E

    Quantum Fields as having infinite degrees of freedom?

    The theory of quantum fields is very strange, indeed, I must admit. Usually in books they introduce a quantum field from the standpoint of a vibrating string in one dimension. Along the string are discrete points or masses that when one of which are disturbed a disturbance is created along the...
  7. Z

    Converting 25 Degrees to Radians: A Puzzling Question

    this should be a simple question, but I am just not getting the right answer. I need to change 25 degrees to radians. I know, that 360 degrees = 2pi radians, but I am not getting the right answer. thanks for the help
  8. T

    Laser or the torchlight does not bend 90 degrees?

    Consider a situation where a friend have a red laser or a torchlight shining across the room. And you are standing at the side, perpendicular to the light beam. If light traverse in a straight line, why is that you can see the light shining across the room when you know that the light that comes...
  9. M

    Circle's degrees cannot are not comparative to all polygon's?

    Ok, degrees measured in a circle are measured from the center, the inside. A square's, for example, is not measured from the center; if this were the case, all polygons would be 360 degrees. Polygons are measured from the points at which lines intersect, making the degrees given to a circle, and...
  10. M

    Zero degrees of freedom. Does it has any sense?

    I was discussing with my friends that problem: If we have a cone, upside down, rotating with angular speed constant, how much degrees of freedom, the system has? Ok, I think that if the movement is restricted to rotate around a static axis, and the speed of rotation is constant, you don't...
  11. A

    Light Refraction at 40 Degrees: Material 1 to Material 2

    A ray of light strikes an interface between materials 1 and 2 and enters the new material(2). The angle of incidence is 40 degrees. The index in material 2 is 1.5 times that of material 1. The refraction angle is ( in degrees):
  12. W

    Centripetal Acceleration at 60 degrees

    Can't quite figure out how to start this problem. If Earth's radius is 6378 km and has a period of 24 hrs. find: a) centripetal acceleration of a particle at the equator. I did this and got 0.03 m/s^2, but I can't figure out how to start the second part. b) the centripetal...
  13. X

    At what time will the particle be traveling at 32 degrees

    Can anyone help me solve the following question: A particle is moving vertically at 4.8 m/s and accelerating horizontally from rest at 1.7 m/s2. At what time will the particle be traveling at 32 degrees with respect to the horizontal? I have got various answers such as 0.894s, 0.44704s...
  14. J

    Need to measure up to 1200 degrees F - help

    Does anyone have any thoughts about how I could measure temperatures up to 1200 degrees F? I could buy a pyrometer or piece one together with a thermocouple and multimeter, but just wondering if there is an easier way to do it. Thanks, Jeremy
  15. Jimmy

    Dimensions and Degrees of Freedom

    When considering the three dimensions of space and our freedom of movement in that space, does our ability to change our state of motion (acceleration) imply an existence of a fourth dimension, ie. four space-time dimensions? Given three dimensions each mutually perpendicular, we can move...
  16. S

    Converting radians to degrees, help

    I know this is an easy problem, but I need to know 3 sets of polar coordinates for the Cartesian coordinates (-4,4\sqrt{3}}) So I graphed the points and got the hypotenuse, r = 8. How do I convert 4\sqrt{3}}) to degrees? (4\sqrt{3}}) = 6.92820 Is this in radians...
  17. wasteofo2

    Do O2 gas and diphosphate combust at approx 40 degrees C?

    If you were to introduce diphosphate and oxygen to one another at apporx 40 degrees celcius, would they combust instantaneously?
  18. E

    Earth tilts only a few degrees and the weather changes

    I find it interesting how the Earth tilts only a few degrees and the weather changes so dramatically. Question: How far fetched would it be to think that the Earths weather system remains a stationary shell and the Earth simply rotates underneath it. To put it another way, the weather "shell"...
  19. J

    Exploring the Difference Between Grads and Degrees in Civil Engineering

    [SOLVED] Grads Vs Degrees Knew a civil engineer whose soecialty was hydroelectric dams. He used 400 grads exclusively - as opposed to 360 degrees. Would like to know the rationale behind this...please!
  20. T

    6 degrees of separation hypothesis: Do you believe it?

    This hypothesis basically states that any 2 people on Earth are connected by no more than six levels of acquaintances.
  21. M

    Time change and degrees longitude

    The problem states: Travelers reset their watches only when the time change is 1.0 h. How far, on avg, must you travel in degrees of longitude until your watch must be reset by 1.0 h. I don't really understand what this question is asking for, but I attempted to "solve" this by keeping in...
  22. M

    A square has 360 degrees, if you measure the degrees on the outside,

    A square has 360 degrees, if you measure the degrees on the outside, what degree do you get?
  23. D

    The Relationship Between Celsius and Fahrenheit Temperatures

    A temp change of 20 degrees C corresponds to a temp change of 68degrees F i got this one wrong? what's up with that?
  24. A

    What are degrees Rankin used for?

    My calculator has a conversion table for degrees Rankin and I had no idea what they are used for. Anyone know?
  25. S

    Why the angle of attack is 40 degrees for shuttle started to enentry

    Why the angle of attack is 40 degrees for shuttle started to reentry I'm a newbie here.:wink: Because I am doing an assignment on the Columbia Shuttle Disaster. I need some data for supporting my statement. The shuttle must then tilt upward to present its flat bottom, covered with...
  26. grady

    Physics degrees and marketability

    I am on schedule to graduate with a B.S. in Physics after Fall semester 2003. It will have taken 3 years and one semester from start to finish, and it dawned on me over spring break that I might supplement the physics with computer or electrical engineering. So I calculated it out and it will...
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