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Programs What second major would make me more employable?
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Become a Particle Physicist: What You Need to Know
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What are education leadership degrees?
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Programs EE + Physics Minor or double major?
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Why is Calc II required for Linear Algebra?
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Do graduate programs prefer students who completed BS in 4 years?
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Peter Thiel's 20 Under 20 Announced - will pay these 20 students to drop out
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Programs Math PhD foreign language requirement
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What Should I Know Before Majoring in Radiation Health Physics?
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Programs Can Average Math Students Succeed in a PhD Program?
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Uni for undergrad physics - does it matter which?
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Schools Requirements for Applied Math Grad Schools
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Is This Freshman Year Schedule Too Ambitious?
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Studying Studying books from cover to cover
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Contacting a Professor Regarding Possible Schedule
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How can I write an Email to Professor?
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Programs Which PhD Offers Best Non-Academic/Industrial Opportunities?
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Schools Are universities reducing the number of Physics PhD students they take on?
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Programs Industrial Engineering/Physics Major
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Schools Can average intelligence thrive in college?
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How is it that there are people who just get it?
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Required Computer Skills for Mechanical Engineering
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Schools Is there a connection between aptitude for high school math and university math?
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Programs My diploma does not list the major
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Schools Summer school classes at 2 year college possible SCAM
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Schools HELP Planning on Going to College Early
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I keep referring to the answer sheet while doing physics Help please ?
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Schools I with choosing a university in Canada.
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Power Engineering & AI Universities in North America: Research & Connect
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Are ODE's Necessary for Physics Courses?
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Schools Better college + less convenient or inverse?
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Can I Skip Pre-Calculus and Challenge a College Calculus Class?
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Schools University Physics: Comparing Honours & HL
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Two courses in Mathematical Methods for Physics, or higher mathematics?
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I'm a little intimidated by my professor
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Schools Grad school help: choosing a concentration
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Schools High School Teachers-What's the Reality?
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Im 34 and want to get into physics please advise.
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Transfering in the fall, but cant register and classes filled
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Choose a topic for my my project.
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Can I Retrain as a Physics Teacher Near Derby?
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Book recommendation for Graduate mechanics
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Is Aeronautical Engineering a Viable Path for Physics Research Aspirations?
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Courses Taking a chemistry course with no chemistry background
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NASA Research Centers and NSF funded centers
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Complex Analysis and Diff Equations
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What are my chances of getting into UIUC or Purdue
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Comparing the Difficulty of Undergraduate and Graduate Economics Programs
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Boost Your Grades: Tips for Improving Your Letter Grade by Half a Point
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When and how to choose your field
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Courses How hard are upper division physics courses compared to freshman physics?
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How to Manage Time and Find Free Time
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Which University Should I Choose for Astronomy: Kansas or Hawaii?
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What is condensed matter theory?
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Admissions How does one C grade affect grad admissions?
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How Can I Strengthen My Graduate School Application for Mathematics?
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Astrobiology Advice: Advice for High School Student
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Laziness, Lack of Motivation, Neither, or Both?
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Overcoming Procrastination & Lack of Motivation for Studying
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Terrible Teacher in Material Science - Advice Needed
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Learning Physics for IB - Tips & Tricks for Self-Study
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Should I Choose Astrophysics or Aeronautic Engineering for a Physics Career?
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Retaking Classical Mechanics for Higher GPA
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Too late to get into string theory/QFT?
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Deciding on a Engineering Grad route
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Studying Why university examination papers easier than problems in text books?
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Take Intro to Topology or Intro to Analysis?
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If I spend my free time solving practice problems will I get the highest grades?
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Who turned there math skills around?
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Partial differential equations, or Higher geometry one?
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Schools Universities with double-slit experiment?
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Testing What Are Some Recommendations for Studying for the Physics GRE Exam?
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Training yourself to think mathematically (or visually)
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A-Level Physics for fun and maybe more
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Schools Do Middle League Universities Produce Influential Research and Engineers?
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A2 level physics evening classes?
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Programs Question about BS degrees, about to transfer
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Programs Masters in EE to a PHD in Physics?
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Classroom Fortress: 9 Types of Students & Team F
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Just thought I'd share,but this guy is my new hero:if youre a non-trad student
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Careers paths of fundamental vs. applied physics
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Why aren't more people excited about experimental physics?
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Courses Quantum Physics for Math Majors: What to Expect?
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Should I Take A-Level Further Mathematics?
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A- Grades and Their Impact on Graduate School Admissions
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Programs Can I Pursue an IB Diploma Without IB Biology at JFK High School?
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College Acceptance Standards: How Important is Grades & CS?
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Exploring Career Options: Computer vs Electronics Engineering
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Any Medical Dosimetrist in here by chance?
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Schools Chances of grad school with terrible freshman grades?
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Physics vs Engineering Vs Math Vs Computer science.
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Schools Can I Succeed in College with Dyscalculia?
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Questions About AP Physics B & C
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How Can I Successfully Prepare for the PTCB Test?
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Ode's to PDE's: Essential Knowledge for Advanced Math/Physics
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What prerequisites should I have before taking astrophysics?
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Chocolate and other lifestyle aids for the Mathematician
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How can I find a copy of John McGehee's unpublished Physics text?
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How Can Himanshu Master Relativity and Quantum Physics with a Background in IT?
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Should I Choose Summer Research or Go Home?
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