Recent content by Elante

Huh that's interesting. If you don't mind me asking, where do you go to school? So what courses do you have available for next year? Surely you don't have to take *only* science courses or literature courses.

Another thing, are you talking about graduate or undergraduate program? I wasn't aware that schools accepted you for a particular program if you're an undergraduate (at least in the U.S.).

Keep in mind that the first year computer programming course is a REALLY handy thing to have under your belt for a lot of things, whether you do engineering, physics, or many other things (even just for your amusement). It would also help if you were a bit more specific with your question. What...

Agreed with above posts. It's pretty unlikely you really know that you want to do theoretical physics because you probably haven't been really exposed to it yet (if you have kudos to you). Your interests will *probably* shift a lot over the coming few years, so take a lot of different stuff...

fasterthanjoao makes a lot of good points. I always thought quantum was going to be so cool to take after all the popular science accounts of it, but the class is really nothing like the books: a lot of math. The only really interesting parts of QM when I took it were when we talked about Bell's...

MIT OpenCourseWare is always a good resource. http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/physics/8-04-quantum-physics-i-spring-2006/syllabus/ It's not piracy! :D Math might be somewhat advanced though.

Thanks for the info Ben! If you don't mind me asking, are you a biomedical engineer?

Hello all! I recently graduated with a BS in physics and I will be entering a PhD program for biomedical engineering this upcoming Fall. I have several questions about the professional careers of biomedical engineers, though: 1) Where are BME PhDs typically employed? I would guess they're...

Hello. I wasn't sure where else to post this question but I hope someone on here can help me out! I just got my BS in physics, and I was thinking about doing medical physics. But I'm mostly interested in MRI and other imaging techniques, and somebody pointed out to me that biomedical...

I see. I guess that would mean research medical physicists would also have to seek tenure, just like other physicists. I really am interested in MRI research though. Does anybody know of schools that has active MRI research groups? I know UWisc for one has such a group, but I couldn't figure...

How does the salary of a research medical physicist compare to that of clinical medical physicist? Compared to other physicists?

Thanks for all the replies. I have a few more questions: For research jobs in academia, hospital, or industry, is it necessary to become a board-certified medical physicist? Or even go to a CAMPEP-accredited program? Also, I'm pretty sure that I would like diagnostic imaging more than...

I've been seriously considering going to grad school for medical physics for past couple of months. During that time, I've read some posts on the internet and visited the medical physics department at a local hospital a number of times. Based on my admittedly limited experience, I've found the...

I'm applying to Ph.D and M.S. programs in medical physics this year, and I've noticed on some applications there is an option to fill in what other graduate schools I am applying to. Why do grad schools want this information? Would it increase my chances if I provide that information? Could it...

Does anybody know which area of medical physics has greater demands for new physicists (Diagnostics, therapy, etc.)?