Recent content by Archduke

Woah! :eek: I'm so glad I'm in the U.K.; a fail is below 40%, and for a first class (read A) grade, you need to get only 70% or above. :-p

The level of maths in A-level physics is an absolute joke. How you can do 'advanced-level' physics without calculus is beyond me. Speaking from experience (I'll be starting my 3rd year of my physics degree at Warwick in a couple of weeks), the first year isn't particularly difficult maths wise...

I think you're right, kidsmoker. The earlier editions seem to only mention Sears and Zemansky, and then Young and Freedman seem to get in on the act. The book's alright, but I tended only to use them for problems (quite a lot of the lecturers used the book to set problems from so it's worth it...

Haha - looks like we could form a Warwick Club here - I'm going to be in my 3rd year come September. :smile: I'd agree with dx - there's not a massive jump in difficulty; they ease you in with physics you know and gradually add more maths. It might take a week or two to get used to lectures -...

As far as I know, none of Maxwell's equations say that. However, a complementary equation - the Lorentz force law - states what will happen to the wire. For reference, the Lorentz law is: \vec{F} = q\left(\vec{E} + \vec{v}\times \vec{B} \right)

Now that's exactly what I do before I go on a 3 mile walk, eat 100g of beef... Seriously, I'm sure you can argue for/against anything if you wanted to. Why does common sense seem to desert people whenever they talk about climate change? Edit: The Prius story reminds me of this...

Probably the best advice I can give you is to drop an email to the admission tutor/whoever's the most relevant person, and ask! You'll hopefully be able to get a feel for the place by talking to them, plus you'll find out what you want to know.

I don't know about American Scientist, but I've got a subscription to Physics World. It's aimed at anyone with an interest in science, and they have a "No equations" policy so it's very accessible. It is basically split into 3 sections: short recent news stories, longer articles and input from...

And she's landed! :biggrin:

I think England share your frustrations. We invent all these wonderful sports - Football/Soccer, Cricket, Rugby, Golf - export them all over the empire, and everyone gets better than us! :cry: It's not fair! :-p Yeah, my bad. You normally see it bounce, but of course, you're right - you...

:smile: :smile: :smile: Let me guess, Greece have given douze points to Cyprus? :bugeye: Believe me, Evo, after watching eurovision you'll gladly watch American Idol for the rest of your life! It's that bad! It's not even a musical contest anymore, it's turned into a europe-wide "Lets hate...

Knocking three stumps out of the ground is certainly possible - I've seen it once or twice. But, a couple of times in 10 years of watching cricket means it's probably a rare event! I think Darren Gough managed it in a ODI - although I wouldn't quote me on that, it's a very fuzzy memory. What...

A lot of the early prog Genesis songs are mindblowingly awesome! I think Genesis suffer from the reputation Collins earned the band by moving to the pop rubbish they'll end up being remembered for. Anyway, a couple of my favourite Genesis songs...

Being in England, we don't get many earthquakes over here, but we had one a couple of months ago. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7266136.stm" It was really surreal. I was listening to music at the time, and managed to convince myself it was my bopping my leg against the desk. Then...

Erm, I'm don't know what an the orientation of a surface is, but I've had an idea. I know that: \vec{F} \times \vec{\hat{n}} = -\vec{\hat{n}} \times \vec{F} and that: \int_{a}^{b} f(x)dx = - \int_{b}^{a} f(x)dx But, since it's a closed integral, I guess if we reverse the...