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    Undergrad Why does the permeability of free space invoke pi?

    i think I've gotten a satisfactory response, thanks to all who responded!
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    Undergrad Why does the permeability of free space invoke pi?

    ah, ok. thank you. I am still not completely certain of the relation between permeability and a spherical volume
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    Undergrad Why does the permeability of free space invoke pi?

    i just graduated from high school, and i took a calculus-based e&m class (AP physics c). unfortunately we didnt cover maxwell's equations together in one place with respect to electromagnetic waves, only independently with emphasis on problem-solving and not theory. so as I'm looking, I'm seeing...
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    Undergrad Why does the permeability of free space invoke pi?

    so then if the constants are derived experimentally, and mu is not just a result of how we define the ampere, I go back to my first question: why pi? where does the pi come from?
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    Undergrad Why does the permeability of free space invoke pi?

    True, but then why is it that 1/sqrt(με) is equal to the speed of light? How is it that two arbitrarily defined constants can be combined in this way to produce the speed of light?
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    Undergrad Why does the permeability of free space invoke pi?

    I'm not asking a question of what is permeability, but rather why is pi involved in its definition of 4pi x10^-7? As far as I know, pi is generally only used whenever dealing with a circle. How does the idea of magnetism relate to a circle?
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    Programs Advise on math courses to supplement physics major

    thanks for the input! @micromass - I am become grammar, the corrector of sentences!
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    Programs Advise on math courses to supplement physics major

    Two things i should clarify: 1.) I find math interesting because i enjoy problem solving. In this sense, i also love math because i love being able to describe real-world phenomena with equations(ie, physics). 2.) I want to continue into graduate school for physics. I am not sure exactly...
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    Programs Advise on math courses to supplement physics major

    Also, here is a link to Computational and Applied Mathematics course offerings http://courses.rice.edu/admweb/swkscat.main?p_action=CATALIST&p_acyr_code=2012&p_subj=CAAM
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    Programs Advise on math courses to supplement physics major

    Hi, I am entering Rice University this fall as a Physics major, with the intention of double-majoring in Mathematics. Although I'd like to take every math class they have to offer, I need some advice on which math classes are crucial in providing a mathematical foundation and possibly a timeline...
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    High School Parallel Plate Capacitor - Dielectric Oscillator

    Also, what is a good capacitance to shoot for- that is, the one that would yield the best results? Is the nanofarad range a good goal?
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    High School Parallel Plate Capacitor - Dielectric Oscillator

    The thing with ceramics and similar substances is that I'm afraid they'll be too heavy to oscillate.
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    High School Parallel Plate Capacitor - Dielectric Oscillator

    In my high school calculus-based electricity class two students and I are trying to create a demo where we set up a parallel plate capacitor and have some dielectric material inside it that we can pull out slightly, and have it oscillate into and out of the capacitor. Some ideas we have...
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    Undergraduate schools for theoretical/mathematical physics

    Thank you Vanadium What are REUs?
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    Undergraduate schools for theoretical/mathematical physics

    Yes, and I intend to do undergraduate research. I want to go to a school that has a strong theory group that I can be a part of. For example, Rice University deals quite strictly with experimental physics, so there would be no theory group for me to do research with at that university.