Recent content by hamsa0

OP, the good people over at 4chan have assembled a collection of links to self-learning materials that might be of help https://sites.google.com/site/scienceandmathguide

I know at least a few people who are really smart but were in a similar situation, so in their mid-late 20's they went back to school to get a bachelors in engineering. If you're going to try to do something like that, though, you're going to want to be aggressive with strengthening your math...

Thanks for the responses everyone. Just having the door open for a masters in engineering in the future is really exciting to me. I looked into this a bit deeper and I guess 40% of physics bachelor's who have a masters within 4 years of graduation have the masters in engineering or some science...

Excuse me for asking, but why is C++ obvious? Or even fortran?

Hmm. Is it that easy to do your undergrad in physics and then go to get your master's in an engineering field? I've been told it's almost impossible. I'm mainly interested in electrical engineering and computer science. And in response to daveb, I'm not really into the idea of civil or...

Hey PF, so like a lot of phys undergrads I've been thinking about what my job prospects are going to be out of college. I'd like to have options open to me other than teaching, so my question to you is this: If I were to double major in physics and either aeronautical engineering, electrical...

About the 4.0 issue. At my university a 4.0 corresponds to somewhere between the top 1-5% usually (rough estimate and it varies). Usually those people have outstanding preparation for the course and/or are taking moderate course loads. So, while you can get that 4.0, don't consider anything less...

Ya after I posted this and hopped on the bus I realized it was a retarded question lol. Thanks for the response though man.

I don't know how to construct formal proofs but there is the obvious geometric approach for 2 and 3 factors. However, how do you prove the commutative property holds up for 4+ factors? You end up with a lot of different orders in which you can multiply the factors and you can't just construct a...

K well since I haven't studied this so called whole 'nother story of diffraction by subatomic particles, I'll just have to believe everyone that there is in fact diffraction that causes uncertainty in the position. Thanks.

So to determine the position of an object you can scatter light off of it. Fine. But then my textbook says you can't know the exact position of the object because of diffraction effects. We've covered the diffraction of light through narrow slits but I don't know why if you were scattering light...