I am about to start my junior-level courses (advanced mechanics, quantum I, etc) and I've been working on a project with a professor this summer. Basically, I am trying to reproduce the results of this paper: http://arxiv.org/abs/nucl-th/9611049 . Right now I am trying to work only with...
Since it was mentioned, does anyone have a good alternative to Arfken/Weber's Mathematical Methods? Or is this the "standard" for a 2nd year mathematical physics class? I'm about halfway through the semester and I still can't get used to its style, but if there is nothing better then it'll have...
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I've been at Florida State for a year and a half and have had very different experiences from ice109. Advising, professors, opportunities, etc. have been great. If there are any freshmen or prospective applicants wondering about FSU I can answer some questions.
To the OP:
Why not stop picking out schools that are ridiculously out of your reach? A few weeks ago in another thread I spent quite a bit of my time giving you a rundown of schools in Florida, all of which were deemed "too football oriented" by you. You then proceeded to tell us your plans for...
Don't let that make your decision. You'll find similar environments at nearly every big state university. It doesn't necessarily detract academic quality. Just a friendly fyi: the competitiveness of Columbia admissions is many magnitudes higher than any school previously mentioned in this...
No matter what 'path' you choose (experimental or theoretical), you'll probably major in physics and then go on to specialize later. User 'eri' hit the nail on the head above.
There are plenty of fine schools in Florida. I start at Florida State in a couple of weeks, but I also know a fair bit...
That sounds exactly like the kind of environment I'm looking for...thanks for the input. I actually live only a few minutes away from USF, in north/new Tampa, so I'll be sure to visit soon. Thanks again!
I too was very surprised. Ice109 has been nice enough to PM back and forth with me, but I'm still wondering if his case is just an isolated incident or if FSU really is that bad. I guess I'll have to check it out myself (still welcoming discussion though).
Hello-
I'm a Florida resident and I intend to major in physics at a FL university starting next fall. So far I've been accepted to USF and UCF. I was surprisingly rejected from UF this past Friday. I think I was a great candidate but I understand that UF had a huge applicant pool so there...
Ah, ok. I see what I did.
Corrected formula:
\Delta y=Vf^2-Vi^2/2aI also need to first find the final velocity:
Vf=Vi+a(\Delta t)
Vf=12 m/s + 9.8 m/s^2 (2 s)
Vf=31.6 m/s
Now for \Delta y:
\Delta y = (31.6m/s^2) - (12 m/s^2) / 2(9.8m/s^2):
\Delta y = 43.6 m
Height: 44 m
So it turned out to...
I have a few problems I'm having trouble with. If I can get some help with this one I should be able to figure out the rest I have.
1. A rock is thrown downward from the top of a tower with an initial speed of 12 m/s. If the rock hits the ground after 2.0 s, what is the height of the tower...