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Hi, thank you so much for your detailed answer. Please excuse me for not replying for so long. Life has been very very chaotic. Could you please explain what this o.48 ly actually is a measure of? By this, do you mean that 4 years passed is indeed 2.4 years in the satellite's frame, but since...

I have attached a copy of my work as a pdf file. Please excuse my non-rigorous usage of notation. Thank you so much!

Guys, if you still care, I think I've pretty much made up my mind. I really do enjoy learning about maths and physics. At least I know that that is true for now. I won't know anything five or ten years down the line. I enjoy physics now, and that's the only thing that matters. It is equally...

My teacher likes to say that chemistry is just a subfield of physics haha

Totally! This is exactly why I want to do physics so much. I find math extremely interesting, especially when it is applied to the sciences. Chemistry, while it does have a lot of maths, just won’t be to the same degree as physics.

To clarify, I originally wanted to go into chemistry. However, one of the biggest factors that made me reconsider studying chemistry is realizing that physical chemistry is the only part that really intrigues me, because of how mathematical it is. On the other hand, organic chemistry gives me...

I guess my reason for asking you guys is to get an idea of if I can enjoy and do well in physics. I’ve really liked maths, especially calculus, so I want to challenge myself in that area. My main fear is that, perhaps after a few years, I find that I am so terrible at physics that I...

I have an offer from Imperial College London in the UK to study Chemistry with Molecular Physics. It would be extremely difficult, I’ve heard, to change degrees since the UK system is so much more restricted (they expect you to have decided by Year 13 of high school, which is equivalent to first...

Thank you for the encouragement! I do try my best

That’s a bit intimidating! Though I do really want to have a solid grasp of the mathematics and theoretical side of physics, and perhaps even going into theoretical research. What would you say that would take? You just got me excited! Interestingly, this is the second time in one day where...

UK - United Kingdom, haha

Because I need to decide if I’m going to accept my offer to UK really soon. If I do, then it’s going to be chemistry for four years.

I’m a high school senior currently struggling to choose between chemistry and physics. I’m really interested in pursuing physics, but I am not sure if it will truly be for me. This year, I’m taking AP physics 2 and I have enjoyed it a lot more than AP Chemistry. I feel that physics is much more...