Recent content by jemb

Hi, I'm an undergrad electrical and mechanical engineer going into third year. I recently contacted a local I.P. law firm about doing some work experience with them. They said that although they hadn't ever taken on students at that office before they would be interested in talking to me...

Try Leonard Susskinds lecture series. He covers the main areas of physics from the very basics to advanced modern theoretical physics, and covers the maths needed to understand the core principles therein. They are very much a stripped back approach and whilst I appreciate having the lectures to...

If a question asks for the "quantity of work input to the pump" is it acceptable to present the answer as positive. I think so because the direction of energy transfer has been defined in the question itself hence there is no need for a sign on the answer. All that's asked for is the...

So is it a bit of a non story in that the Eu is committed to spend the money. This story is just about whether its on this years or nexts budget?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12007965" Can anyone shed any light on this? Will work on building ITER be delayed or postponed because of this wrangling? They are talking about absolutely huge amounts of money which is maybe politically unpalatable for many european...

Where's a "wanker" smiley when you need one!

Thanks for the recommendation It looks a great program, however I'm from the UK so wouldn't be eligible. Out of interest, why did you choose not to go?

Hey there, has anyone out there ever attended the summer school run at Culham. I've been told its great by physicists but was wondering how useful it would be for an engineering undergrad with an interest in the field. The website says its run for undergrads as well as grad students and...

I'm in the uk studying a degree in electrical and mechanical engineering. In my first year we had around 28 hrs of timetabled classes per week. This year (2nd) its around 22-23. Usually I aim to do around 20 hrs per week on top of this of class preparation, tutorial questions, study groups...

That sounds like plenty to be getting on with! Hopefully if I learn the maths well it'll all stand me in good stead for later on in my course. It all seems pretty transferable. Thanks for the recommendations!

Hi, i'm studying a MEng Electrical and Mechanical engineering course in the UK. I've just started second year and have been approved by my advisor to take on an extra module next semester in plasma and astro physics. This module is intended for 4th year physics students and won't count...