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No, not this one. It was more general. ad) Robert Geroch's "Mathematical Physics" No, I don't think so. But I have never seen his book (and it isn't available in my library), so i don't know for sure. It might have been somewhere on arxiv... but I couldn't find it or wouldn't know how...

Hi guys! Today I remembered that I used to have a fantastic image (like a flow chart) about different parts of mathematics and how they are connected. In the final stage (at the top), they were connected to QFT and GR. It's down->top, at the lower end were basic mathematics (sets, boolian...

I probably start studying physics at Imperial this fall. Any imperial fellows here? any tips?

In which MSc are you if I may ask?

What about a 3yr Bachelor from Imperial and then doing the Masters Course "Quantum Field and Fundamental Forces" (is a full Master as far as i know)?

Care to compare ETH Zurich (3yr Bachelor + 1,5yr Masters) and Imperial College (4yr MSci in Physics with Theoretical Physics)?

Well, a bit off-topic, but I got a question about the Master, MSc and MA: Does a 4-year MSci Physics course (from a place like Imperial) compare to a German Diplom? (now being called Master, for which you need about 5 years)

mish_mash, what are you doing now? what have you been doing after finished this MSci course? I will start as undergraduate at Imperial this fall and I was thinking to switch from the 4year MSci course they offer for undergraduates to a 3 year BSci and then do the MSci Quantum Fields course. Is...

If you do your PhD there, you are employed by the university and get paid. (between 50 000 und 80 000 CHF per annum) But I never heard that someone had to do a German test when they want to do a PhD (for Undergraduate this may be the case). But you need to do one if you apply for...

Ok, in this case it will be rather hard for you to master German (because Cantonese/Chinese has no internal structure comparable to German). In this case I'd suggest to go for graduate studies to ETH Zurich (Master or PhD) where all lectures are in English.

I'm currently considering studying at ETH. It's one of the best universities in Europe and in the world. Its focus is on natural sciences, mathematics and engineering (ETH = Eidgenoesssische Technische Hochschule = Federal Institute of Technology) The first two years of undergraduate level...

Hi there Lately, I have been irritated by some general articles about the Higgs Mechanism in newspapers. Those articles suggest that it gives mass to all particles (vector bosons + all fermions). However, if I read a textbook I can only extract from the context that it gives mass only to the...

I've got another question before I can make my definitive decision: If I decide not to end up in science and but instead in the industry (specifcially: finances or consulting), which college would be more beneficial for me? Or as many graduates from ETH Zurich working in finance related jobs...

yeah, its ok, but its just the GCSE, you need to pay more attention when selection your A-Levels Cosmology is more about the universe in general, i.e. solutions of Einstein's Field Equation (General Relativity), different phases of the universe (Big Bang to now), etc. Astro-physics is more...

try to take as much mathematical and scientific subjects as possible (mathematics, physics, chemistry). Latin is, arguably, also good for fostering logical thinking. But in general, you can't do much wrong if you take mathematical and scientic subjects. But you should also include languages...