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it's an electric field. Ask yourself this "Is the acceleration always only in the y direction?"

Toilets are way cooler than quantum field theory! To be fair though some of the toilet designs are pretty interesting.

Oh, I know this particular course, and it is a route that I would very much like to take in the future. I'm interested in how U.S universities would view these particular qualifications since a masters is usually included in a graduate course. Also I'm interested to know if it's possible to...

I'm interested to know what the "uncool" areas are.?

Yes, that seems to make sense. Thanks.

Although they aren't so popular I've come across some, also it seems a few American REUs (http://www.surf.caltech.edu/index.html) take international students.

I decided just to go to bookshop at the uni and buy it, I got Principles of Physics 9th Extended Edition, International Student Version. I don't think there would be much if any difference between the content of 'Principles of Physics' and 'Fundamentals of Physics' texts, if there was I think...

Hi, Just wondering if Communism is still a big taboo in America, and if so, why? It's just a question that came to mind, thought I'd ask.

I think it's safe to say that many of our current "answers" are far from complete, and also that what we think is the case may not actually be the case and we won't know until someone comes across some previously unnoticed anomaly.

Good for some gaming also. ;)

My eyes just glaze over with IMO questions, the IPhO questions look marginally less intimidating, I still haven't solved any though..

Hi, I've read and been told that it's not a good idea to do a masters (in Europe) before doing a graduate course in the U.S. Is it really a bad idea? would it reduce the chances of getting a place in a graduate program or is it just that it's not required? I understand that it might be...

Hey, I came across (http://www.staff.science.uu.nl/~hooft101/theorist.html) in which Gerard 't Hooft has written a guide on becoming a good theoretical physicist and was wondering if anyone is using it, and if so d'you like it?

I agree completely, and understanding something makes it a whole lot easier to remember. I found in that situation you either have to figure it out yourself, accept it or find someone else who can answer it, the first is definitely the most rewarding of the three (Dopamine!). I came across a...

I think Feynman got his for theory. But it's true that you're more likely to get it for applied science.