Recent content by AcidBathSDMF

Well stated. The only problem is that it's hard to find out until you experience it, and once you're in the thick of things it's probably too late to turn back. At least in his case he already has a different degree and work experience, so the b.s. in physics isn't going to hurt anything for...

I would have this to add/re-iterate: the day-to-day work is not as exciting as you're probably hoping. I'll give you my personal experience. First of all, I just recently graduated with a B.S. and don't claim to know a lot about the field or careers. But I worked on nanosized microscope...

For what it's worth, I've had a little experience in this field. I was mainly doing electron microscope work and this required much, much more physics than I probably would have guessed. In the case of high resolution transmission work (where the electrons go through the material), it takes a...

I have no reason to think one way or another. But it seems reasonable that coops and fresh graduates would be desirable in as much as they are cheap. Why pay more for a person with higher qualifications if you can pay less, assuming the job gets done either way. Perhaps there is more to it...

Fair enough. I'm not sure my wants have come off clearly though. I'm not looking for more responsibility than I can handle and I realize I have very little to offer in the work force aside from potential. I'm not opposed to doing grunt work, I just want to make sure I'm in an environment that...

Prestigious was probably a bad word choice. What I meant by that was a job where I get to actually use the skills I gained in getting my degree. Something where I can use critical THINKING skills and not just follow some pre-determined standard that any trained monkey could do. As for...

No need for curse-words. The sooner I get the degree, the sooner I can get a job that I want. With a bachelors and no experience, I'll probably be stuck in a thoughtless job that anyone can do and I was chosen not because they want me to use physics, but because I have the piece of paper...

If they do, it costs money that I don't have right now. From what I understand, the only way to get a tuition waiver and stipend to pursue a Master's degree is to tell them you're pursuing a PhD and then once you complete the requirements, tell them you've changed your mind and don't want to go...

Hello everyone. I recently graduated with a B.S. in physics from St. Louis and am moving to Austin, TX very soon. I'm at a bit of a crossroads and can't figure out exactly my best course of action and am hoping to get some advice or to hear your experiences. My plan was to apply to UT-Austin...

I don't have an answer to your question, but a FYI, my buddy had a similar contraption. They had a long copper tube that was painted black in wooden box that twisted and turned to give a lot of surface area. Water continually circulated through it and the tubes would get very hot from the sun...

I'll have to rethink my reasoning--thanks for pointing out the troubles. I found a different thread on here that explains what I wanted to say in a much better way. Here is the conclusion, and I'll give a link to the mathematics: "Given this form of the dynamics equation for special...

I'm going to take a guess here. From my understanding, at relativistic speeds, an object doesn't gain mass, per se. By that I mean it doesn't gain particles or anything. Gaining mass at high speeds is a bad interpretation because it leads to weird conclusions when you talk about a mass...

I'm not sure the ideal gas law takes relativistic effects into account and doesn't apply except in the rest frame. I'm not an expert by any means, but it seems to me that pressure, as a macroscopic model, should be dissected into what's going on in the smaller level. Are we assuming that these...

I am in the same boat as you. According to my adviser, most programs take those scores with a grain of salt because studies have shown that performance on the subject GRE doesn't correlate with performance in grad school. He told me it's not that big of a deal and I shouldn't let it dictate...

No thoughts?