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Sorry to bump... but ... can anyone confirm this?

Homework Statement A wire loop, of mass "m" and radius "r"; in the x-y plane with a current "I" flowing through it in the clockwise direction is in a magnetic field. The field "B" is pointing along the x-axis. The magnetic field will exert a torque on the wire, causing the loop to rotate with...

makes sense, thanks!

Hello all, I'm reading through some code that someone else wrote and have come across the following conditional: if 0 figure; plot(times, average); end; I've never seen if used without a statement to test (ie: if x>0...) and I can't find any documentation on it anywhere...

Hi all, I need some advice. I worked for some time doing research with a professor during my undergrad. Recently this work was published in a number of articles. I was not listed as an author but was acknowledged in all of them. Now, considering I spent a lot of time working there and my...

Wow, thanks for the extensive list. It's much appreciated!

Why do I know English better that Dutch? Because I grew up in North America.

1. Engineers make tons of money, and physicists make hardly any. If you want a good salary, and for that matter if you want better work hours, you'd better go with engineering. I don't think engineers make ALL that much more money than physicists. From what I understand, once you have a PhD...

Hello, Does anyone know of some good programs in Europe for a PhD in Astrophysics? I know England has some great school, however I believe they are rather competitive. What about France? Are there some well know Astrophysics programs there that I could look into? I've tried doing some...

And in response to SW VandeCarr; I've always wanted to learn Dutch! Not because of it's potential use (although it would allow me to communicate with my Dutch family) but because I simply live the way it sounds.

I'm fluent in English, French, Spanish and Catalan. I studied German for a few years and can have a simple conversation.

I found that with a second year Linear Algebra course I got by just fine in QM even up to the graduate course level.

I am by no means an expert here, but I think that if quantum computing were one day to be aplicable it would result in a giant leap in computing speed and memory capabilities, this does not mean that the actual design of intelligent systems will no longer be relevant.

I thoroughly disagree. If you look at job posting for clinical medical physicists, many mention that a PhD is preferred but not necessary to apply. Also, some very reputable residency programs for medical physics only accept applications from people with a PhD.

I would say that you definitely need some kind of training in Medical Physics in order to be able to jump into the field. Your background could be suitable for starting a PhD in Medical Physics as someone already mentioned. If you don't want to do a PhD, then perhaps you should try to apply...