Recent content by denks

Funny you should mention that, just happened to be looking up plasma physics at that exact same moment. Thanks heaps for the pointers and links!

Hmmm, interesting suggestion, something like MHD turbulence may very well be a perfect fit!

Touch of background, about half way through a mechatronics engineering degree, I found that I love fluid mechanics and from previous studies I know I enjoy EM. To throw a curve ball in I also am fascinated by the concept of randomness and the associated mathematics. Now for the question, could...

If you enjoy the theory rather than the practical side then you can specialise in things like CFD. You won't touch solidworks there, instead will be spending your time in Fortran or C++ doing some funky maths. A lot of research opportunities in that area too if my observation is correct.

Rephrase the question as "how do you fit your social life around your studies / job?". It makes the answer much simpler.

Definitely agree with this (with the usual caveat of "it depends on the lecturer and the student's strengths).

Not sure if it's the exactly the same field but from your OP it sounds similar, my university (UTS, Australia) is working on a wheelchair that uses the brains electrical signals to control the wheelchair - a thought controlled wheelchair. Very much an electrical or mechatronics engineering type...

Are you interested in hardware or software? Yes an electrical engineer can program however the focus tends to be more on lower level coding e.g. C, C++, embedded C, assembly and other goodness associated with device drivers, real time control systems and the such. If you just want to program...

I think you will find the work actually required to get an A and the work you think is required to get an A are quite different.

A few double vokda red bulls and I think I am the next Einstein. (when I go over my work the next day I don't feel so clever though...)

Start with the last thing you studied and keep working backwards until you find a point where you understand everything, regardless of how far back it is. Use that as the point to begin your revision.

You will never get a positive in every interview that you attend. Nobody does. Here's a few of the techniques I use to prepare for interviews (I have never applied for a position in academia but I imagine basic interview technique is the same regardless): Always go over the questions they are...

If only this were true! Unfortunately (or fortunately, after all it keeps things interesting) life generally is one giant trade-off. On one extreme if you do what you love but your family can't afford to eat the satisfaction will wear off very quickly. On the other hand if you chase the money...

I think the main problem people in this thread have is not professors who assume effort on the part of the student (personally as a student I can't stand when other classmates put no effort in as they waste the entire classes time). Rather the issue lies with professors who treat classes as an...

Can you do dual business / engineering majors or degrees? I don't know what it's like in the USA but here in Aus combined eng / commerce degrees is a popular choice.