Recent content by Alastair

I suppose a little more background is appropriate. I'm entering my senior year and I've been doing research in mechanical engineering. I tend to be more drawn to fundamental science, thus physics is appealing to me, but I don't know a lot about areas of research and what they involve. Also, I...

Hello, all. Recently, I've been looking into grad school and trying to find research areas that interest me. Unfortunately, this seems to be quite tedious, and I may miss things I'm interested in. Does anyone have a good strategy for finding interesting research groups, especially for someone...

That will really depend on the specific class differences. Obviously, if it takes out all of, say, fluid dynamics, then you wouldn't really be suited to work in a fluid field. However, for general purposes, it tends not to reduce opportunities, but it may differentiate you for jobs that will...

Update: PGRE scores are in. I got 900. (Without answering the three physical optics questions I learned the next week, that was disappointing).

Hello, From my experience, many schools will not even accept credit from the physics B test for engineering majors. physics B has broader, lower-level coverage than physics C, with the biggest difference being the use of some calculus in physics C. As a mechanical engineering student in a...

I should also mention that I am content getting my PhD in Mechanical Engineering if I don't get a very attractive offer for physics. I like the more pure nature of physics, but I can do similar things in engineering.

Thanks for the reply. I suppose I should mention that I am currently taking introductory quantum mechanics, and I've tended to avoid anything in the area of mechanics since I cover similar material in my major. I'm registered for a nuclear physics grad class next semester with a professor I've...

Your work appears to be correct. It's important to note that there's nothing saying the current or potential generated is a constant value; they can be functions of time, just as the B-field is.

Hello, all, I am quite interested in pursuing a PhD in physics (preferably theoretical), but I've run into the slight problem that my undergraduate major is not physics. From what I've gathered, I pretty much have my choice of a graduate program in mechanical engineering from my...