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Having subbed in all the values I get the same answer as QuantumBlink is greater than h, so... for quantum effects to be detectable (i.e. effects due to the uncertainty principle), h should be strictly greater than 3.38x10^41, I think? So in general Planck's constant would need to be 75 orders...

So oddly enough I have almost the same question, except ours is a bit less precise in the values of the Earth-Sun distance etc. So I was taking the approach that: Δp=p1-p2 Hence Δp=m1v1-m2v2 One would assume m is constant and so m1=m2, while v is an average and there are minor...

We used I think some 16 pin PIC microcontrollers...I don't actually know what language it was using :x I failed that module anyway xD I was not a fan :P

http://www.staff.science.uu.nl/~gadda001/goodtheorist/index.html Everything listed here, would be a start. You'd realistically need a minimum of a bachelors or equivalent in physics I think, for M-theory at least, with a good smattering of upper level maths.

I was under the impression they're largely interchangeable, ala Oxford and Cambridge, at least in terms of "general" rep (i.e. not considering specific courses which ma be considered more prestigious such as part III maths at cambridge). I think ETH has more courses in English and by extension a...

you'd prob want to start in biosciences of those 4, but assuming you're in the US, you can always just start taking biology classes in freshman/sophmore years then make up your mind after when you have a better idea anyway (and access to the university/department advisors)

Any general biosciences course will probably have some scope for various aspects of human biology and pathology. You will probably also have to study general mammalian and plant biology, and some ecological and evolution based topics on a general scale. Biomedsci is just a specific subset of...

Most places will give you some kind of diagnostic exam (I think either a reduced version of the qualifying exam or the actual qualifying exam) to see where you stand and then you work with your advisor to select courses appropriately. Certainly I think most physics grad departments have a small...

Condensed matter might be an interesting theory oriented area to look into after QM. You might need to do some stat mech first depending on how rigorous your thermo course was however :x

It is true that after doing a 4 year combined masters (MSci/MPhys) for their undergraduate you can go directly into a PhD. However most top tier (top 5-10) universities usually won't accept just the BSc except from internal applicants, they usually prefer the prospective PhDs have a Masters to...

I would recommend a masters in Europe (e.g. the UK) over North America, as it will be clearer for prospective future employers in Europe whether it complies to the Bologna accord or not. Additionally, masters programmes in Europe tend to be both slightly shorter to complete and significantly...

In general, no. Certainly going to a "brand name" university will simplify things, but even if not, that won't be a reason they reject you. They will probably more carefully scrutinize your application e.g. what courses you took and your grades in individual courses to ensure you have the...

Oh I wasn't really counting assembly, but we did some of that in our microprocessors and microcontrollers module as well

It's possible only 2 of the 16 accepted matriculated. Anyway, in general they'll presumably accept anyone with the necessary qualifications etc (e.g. top tier grades in everything, some extracurriculars particularly indicating a sustained interest in science and engineering, very good SAT/ACT...

C and MATLAB in classes