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Are Online IQ Tests Accurate? My Experience with Scoring 130

  • Line
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What Are Durham and York Like for Postgraduate Theoretical Physics?

  • Son Goku
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Schools Can I get into grad school with a 3.3 GPA from UT Austin?

  • photon01
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  • Poll Poll

What's your (physics) research area of interest ?

  • Igor_S
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What topics in Calculus II should I review for Intro to Physics II?

  • Skomatth
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Schools What to do After Graduating High School

  • QuantumTheory
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  • Poll Poll

To Americans: Opinion on our schools.

  • Blahness
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School Selection: Making the Right Choice for Me

  • Pyrosu
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  • Poll Poll

Sleeping in library and sleeping in lectures ~

  • darkar
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How to transfer to a European university for astrophysics and math

  • Gale
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Where should I start learning math and physics from scratch?

  • Leviathan
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Number Theory or Complex Variables?

  • acme37
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Could You Pass an 1895 Eighth Grade Exam?

  • pattylou
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Improving Performance in Physics C: Tips and Recommendations

  • lord12
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Schools Does Undergraduate Institution Reputation Impact Graduate School Acceptance?

  • courtrigrad
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What can quantum computers do and how fast are they?

  • Spammers
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Can you pursue aerospace engineering part-time while working?

  • MR
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Well now, am I at a huge crossroad Any help?

  • Blahness
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Can Civil Engineers and Architects Collaborate?

  • jmf322
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Studying Thinking of studying physical sciences

  • Sisyphus
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Why Didn't I Get the Internship?

  • Physics_wiz
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Schools NYU is ranked #1 in applied mathematics for graduate school

  • courtrigrad
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Is Physics a Natural Talent or a Skill that Requires Hard Work?

  • bartieshaw
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Is It Normal for Professors to Take Pictures of Their Students?

  • sean1234
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Physics discoveries for a research project: what's most impactful?

  • cscott
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Schools What Can You Tell Me About MSc Physics at Pune University?

  • arimits
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Should I take AP Physics C or B as a sophomore with no prior physics?

  • pat777
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Is Double Majoring in Math and Astrophysics Too Overwhelming?

  • Gale
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Best nanotechnology programs in India and the US

  • arimits
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Entering Grad. Sch. w/o Bachelor o'Science

  • johnpenn
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Opinions on Photonics Engineering?

  • forevergone
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Would love to hear your opinions on this program

  • end3r7
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What's it like to be a theoretical physicist?

  • Erzeon
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Self-study resources for nuclear physics and aerodynamics

  • the_force
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Moving away for school. (Very long, but optional skippage.)

  • JasonRox
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What is the Curriculum for a Bachelor's Degree in Physics?

  • sony
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First Experience of Real Analysis

  • TimNguyen
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Public Education is horrid, I can fairly attest.

  • Blahness
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Studying Study Abroad in CA: Get Into Honours Program at Caltech

  • SeReNiTy
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Thermodynamics Course for EE Students: Should I Complain?

  • kdinser
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Finding a Career Path in Physics - Bart's Story

  • bartieshaw
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Is It Worth It? - The Dilemma of College Life

  • abdo375
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Revamping Education: A Focus on Communication and Practical Skills

  • JOEBIALEK
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Schools Take Physics before Chemistry in College?

  • kizzyjr5
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Ways to not waste your summer ?

  • moose
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How Can 11th Graders Explore Magnetic Energy with Plasmas?

  • psychofairy013
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People slipping through the cracks

  • Pengwuino
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Studying Ever wondered what it's like to be studying String Theory?

  • Kalimaa23
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Imaginary numbers past calculus level

  • QuantumTheory
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How do high level academics acquire and integrate information?

  • hypnagogue
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Studying Suggested Books for Entrance Exams in Physics

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Courses Research Proposal/Reason for choosing the course

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Catching up on physics after a poor year to enter a physics course

  • bayan
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Will Dropping a Physics Course Affect My Med School Application?

  • Kumar9
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Book suggestions for mathematical physics after calculus

  • JEscribir
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Major Nanotech Applications in U.S.: Biology, Physics, Universities

  • saiarun
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Schools Do You Need a Specific Major to Pursue a Bioinformatics Graduate Program?

  • quasi426
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NEED Advice for a Struggling Grad Student

  • Student_at_CUNY
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Places to visit in the UK for physicists

  • haushofer
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Courses Choosing between Thermal Physics and two math courses for chemical engineering

  • amb123
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What is an average day like for a video game programmer?

  • iggybaseball
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Schools The right way to learn high school math.

  • dragon513
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Preparing for College: How to Get Ready for Physics in College

  • daniel_i_l
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Cosmology, Philosophy, and Physics. What should I take first?

  • Niode
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Making a lesson plan that utilizes technology

  • 1+1=1
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How to Pick a Controversial Research Paper Topic?

  • exequor
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Some advice/ book suggestions needed

  • stunner5000pt
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WHat are the options for a math Ph.d besides teaching?

  • 2k5 yzf-r1
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I am failing my 1st year physics

  • budala
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Should I major in computer science or physics for astrophysics?

  • Mike AkA Don
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Which summer class makes me a more marketable ME?

  • karen03grae
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What Are the Best Books to Learn About Electric and Magnetic Fields?

  • Kassam
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Good book on PDE's at undergraduate level

  • heman
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Programs Major Deciding Between Biochemistry and MCB for Neuroscience

  • Neurocscience
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Preparing for AIMS test two days before taking it

  • QuantumTheory
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Letter of Recommendations/Networking

  • Corneo
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Is it a Good Idea to Contact Researchers for Internship at National Lab?

  • brentd49
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Courses Is this course schedule too heavy for my final semester?

  • TimNguyen
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Mathematicians and physicist underpaid

  • Serbian.matematika
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Seeking Advice on AP Physics Course

  • misskitty
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How much time should I spend on physics topics not on tests or homework?

  • Zarathustra1
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Schooling systems throughout the world.

  • vanesch
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Programs Is a double major in EE and ME worth it for robotics and AI?

  • ktpr2
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Programs What's the Best Major for a Career in Cosmology?

  • Cosmo16
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Guidance for an aspiring Field Theorist?

  • Lucretius
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Programs Auto industry and EE/ME dual major

  • leright
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Schools Choice between a few American Universities

  • BioBen
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I need some serious adivice for my futureengineers, math people me

  • jayncanada
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Linear Programming -OR- Engineering Economics?

  • amb123
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How good at math do you have to be to be a math professor?

  • DeadWolfe
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I'd like to say thanks to PF and singleton.

  • JasonRox
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