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Schools Non-prestigous schools and job opportunities
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Testing Looking for Practice Final exams and tips for Quantum/Classical Mechanics
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Hypothetical question on academia: credit and copyright vs ethics.
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Courses Graduate physics courses w/ no physics background
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Is a Course Load of 3 Math and 1 Physics Class Doable?
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What fields would an undergrad in physics be introduced to?
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Studying Effective Study Methods for Physics Midterm
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Programs Paying for a self funded PhD in the UK working for the uni.
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Confused between architecture, engineering or sciences
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Boost Your Physics Skills: Practice Questions for OAPT Contest (Grade 11)
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Is Independent Study Just as Good?
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Emailing professors for an interview about joining them for research
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Schools What to do about grad school? What does an engineer do on a day to day basis?
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Schools Is the Major Neurobiology only offered in 4 colleges?
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All of the physics classes I will be taking for undergrad what do you think.
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Low scores diminishing confidence
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Applied Physics Job Opportunities?
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Should i pursue a career in mathematics or aim for less?
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Programs What major aligns with my interests in body enhancement and technology?
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Reservations about future academic pursuits
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Schools Is Studying for the GRE Chemistry Exam Worth It?
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Is My Physics Professor Incompetent?
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How much Math do I Have to Study Before I Know What's Going On?
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Pursuing Masters in Civil Engineering immediately after Bachelors?
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Would I Be Considered A Transfer Or Undergraduate?
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Preventing my Math skills from becoming rusty
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Need Advice: Ditch engineering for CS?
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What do Discrete Mathematical Structures and Elementary Linear Algebra cover?
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Planning 4-Yr Physics, Math & Music Program: Feedback Needed?
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Schools Engineering Graduate School w/ Physics BS
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Schools What are my chances of getting into grad school?
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Should I give up on becoming an engineer?
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How valuable are technology management graduate programs?
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What Is the Best Way to Structure My Self-Study in Physics?
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Programs Physics Education: Middle East vs. Europe, US, & Australia
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What Are Effective TOEFL Preparation Strategies from Successful Test-Takers?
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Studying What Are the Best Resources for Self-Studying AP Calculus BC?
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How Can You Master Math Test Preparation?
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Any non-traditional med students?
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Revolutions problem y=-x^2+12x-35
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Freaking out No Paid Master's Programs
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When did Hilbert Space First Enter the Undergrad Math Curriculum?
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Schools University of Toronto - Engineering or Engineering Science?
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Schools Which major for grad school? Planning to do research in space propulsion.
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What was US math like in the 50's?
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Geometry & Physics: How Much Math Involves Geometry?
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What kind of questions do you ask yourself when learning math and physics?
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Courses Difficulty of lower division courses vs. upper division (undergraduate)
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How to understand something you don't know/cant get
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Understanding theory before practice
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Programs Physics major to engineering masters
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Programs Phd in physics with BS in Physics
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Mathematics to theoretical physics
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Can I Switch from Engineering to Pure Physics at IIT-K?
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Statement of Purpose Without Research Experience?
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Develop Intuition in Math: Tips for Seniors
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Question about the shutdown of Tevatron last month at Fermilab National Lab
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Why do Physics programs not cover continuum mechanics?
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Programs When are PhD student stipends disbursed
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Testing How much does improvement in GPA compensate for initially low GPA?
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Programs Which applied math phd program to apply to?
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Study Tips for Physics Tests: Overcome Low Scores & Improve Grades
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Programs Rank undergrad physics degrees by job potential
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Just finished undergraduate with a bad GPA, and
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Programs Will a Math degree be applicable to Physics research?
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43 years old and going back to school
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Schools College help? Computer Engineering.?
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What Are the Potential Applications of Graph Theory in Astrophysics?
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Looking for online Physics 2 class
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How to use commas and paragraphs correctly when writing
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Which ME Specialization Should I Choose?
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Is Chemistry a Dead-End Career or a Promising Path?
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Courses Selecting Courses for Physics Major - Help and Advice
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Programs PhD from a bachelor of science (not honors)
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Taking Junior level E@M as a freshmen?
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Particle/astro phycisist please answer if you live in uk
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Schools Do I have a good chance of getting into graduate school?
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Going back to school for engineering at 25?
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Programs Doing a theoretical physics degree from home UK only please
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What Should an Older Student Studying Mathematics Focus On?
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Should I Leave for a Master's Degree or Wait for a PhD?
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Would it be weird to show a program I wrote to my professor?
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Graduating with integrated MSci physics with a 2:2
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I on getting better math grades
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The outline of engineering studies in US
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I'm good at algebra physics but I hate calc physics
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Schools Does going to a community college hurt your chances of getting into grad school?
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Can't decide between physics or engineering
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Schools Im a Jr. In high school and I want to be a physicist.
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Programs Spring Classes (Freshman Math Major): Too much?
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I love physics but having second thoughts on becoming a physicist- Need guidance
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Schools Is Teaching Experience Necessary for Graduate School Admissions?
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Help: Motivation, career advice needed.
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Advice on obtaining an undergraduate research position
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Moving from Engineering to Physics
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Schools Physics to engineering, preparing for grad school applications
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Schools How bad will this hurt my grad school prospects?
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Where to study cosmology in Canada
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Fit in some Mathematical Finance in before end of degree?
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Conservation of Energy - Physics 1 Paper Topic Help
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