Recent content by CrystalCaribean

As I'm beginning to figure out this semester (3 hours into tonight's homework assignment), it isn't the calculation or the remembering of identities that's hard. The "hard" part is staring at an integral and knowing which integration method is the best one to use and WHY that method is the best...

<-- Late to the party. I'm currently taking Calc II and we JUST finished the section on trig substitutions last week. They can be fairly handy when integrating, but you could definitely teach yourself how to do them, so long as you have a working knowledge of trigonometry. If you remember all...

I think everything that you've mentioned can be summed up as "a good game plan." I mean, what the heck else are those college counselors getting paid for, right? :) I was hoping someone would touch on that whole "physics is not vocational in nature" thing! I agree with you 110%. And isn't that...

I stumbled across an article the other day that referred to a bachelors degree in physics as the "liberal arts degree of science." Initially, I started cursing student loan debt for a "liberal arts degree" and thoughts of launching my laptop across the living room came to mind... but I decided...

Interesting. Good to know. The college I'm at right now in Seattle offers a 3 course series (that's supposed to be for compsci transfers) that eventually ends in a course dedicated to C++. I've heard of some undergrad programs offering a "computer science for physics majors"-esque type course. I...

Any experience on which programming languages are best to take for physics majors? It's difficult to find time to squeeze in two, let alone three different languages... Plus, most CompSci programs are impacted in southern California and it's extremely difficult to get into ANY of the classes at...

I'm at the same proverbial crossroads as you, with little help from the academic advisors at school. From what I've researched/found/heard, programming is a big one, but as far as which languages to take, there are conflicting opinions. I think astronomy would be good depending on what you plan...

I like to think we have an enhanced sense of our brain-body relationship lol... When the brain moves, so must the body!

I guess I should've explained that a bit more. I do very well in an environment where I have something to ponder, something to solve. Now, granted, I am VERY much a "pace back and forth while I'm thinking" kind of girl. But, no one said that being a scientist means you need to be confined to...

I finished my nursing degree and couldn't have been more miserable once I started working as a nurse. The repetition was enough to make me want to shove a fork in my eye socket. The knowledge we have right now in the realm of physics is a drop in the bucket compared to what's out there. I love...

Thank you, thank you!

Hi all! I'm Crystal. 25 years old and momma to an incredibly awesome 2 year old boy. I finished my RN and discovered that I hated almost every aspect of nursing. Long story short, math & science have always come incredibly easy to me (and pretty much everything else in school has not) so I...