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    Weighted average of a set of slopes with different goodness of fit

    Basically I am changing something incrementally and systematically (x-axis) and noting the induced change that occurs in another quality (y-axis). The response tends to be linearly increasing, y = mx. I repeated this measurement on four different samples from the same "batch", so that...
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    Weighted average of a set of slopes with different goodness of fit

    Hi there, I have a bit of a confusing question, but I'll try to be as clear as I can in asking it. I have a set of linear fits for four different sets of data. Basically, I have three sets of data, with sample sizes N1 = 5, N2 = 7, N3 = 5 respectively. I have plotted these data with...
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    Engineering Engineering Masters or Law School?

    Thank you all for your replies. I think at the moment I am leaning towards the Masters. The good news is, I can apply for law school, and if I get in next year, re-evaluate at that point, after having completed a few months of the masters. That should give me a good idea of whether I'm...
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    Engineering Engineering Masters or Law School?

    Hey guys. I'd like some advice. I graduated with a B.Sc. in physics this past May. I am working in a research capacity in a Nanotech Lab at a university in the Department of Electrical Engineering, being paid below minimum. I have applied to start a Master's in Electrical Engineering in...
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    Schools The most prestigious university in the entire world?

    That's my university! But I must say, good luck getting into their medical school. No offense, but you have like zero chance. Mostly because it doesn't exist
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    What would a dimension with unstable forces be like?

    I would say that there is definitely more variation than those two scenarios you give, maverick. Extension of an idea beyond what is perhaps proven to be possible is very common, and I think most people would happily read a science fiction book containing these extensions without feeling the...
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    What would a dimension with unstable forces be like?

    I think your ideas sound very cool. And you're right, the very best of sci-fi incorporates strong and legitimate science into it. One thing I would caution you is to avoid pseudo-scientific words and jargon like "proto-matter" and "law of cohesion"-- people with an education in those areas...
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    Why do guys like to look at pictures more than women?

    This tendency has always baffled me-- or at least, it is a tendency I have observed-- that men are very interested in looking at pictures of women or videos of women and most women have little to no interest in pictures or videos of men. Is this something others have also observed, or has my...
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    Schools Can I Get to Grad School with a Four year BSc (Physics)

    Thanks so much for all the replies. I agree with the statement that the Honours degree is becoming the norm for people on the grad-school track. I will, however, have taken the majority of the courses needed to graduate with an Honours degree, I will only be two or three short. Perhaps...
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    Schools Can I Get to Grad School with a Four year BSc (Physics)

    Hey all, I'm at a crossroads and feeling really stressed out. Below are my options: a) Complete a BSc in Physics, 4 - year Honours: It will take me two more years of intense work. I am already on my fourth year of the degree but messed everything up by taking only one course my second...
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    Women's Secrets: Spilled in 47 Hours & 15 Minutes

    Gossip is intrinsic to human nature... It's not always harmful. The worst gossiper I know is my male, 80-year-old horseback riding coach-- constant backbiting about the other local stables, horses and instructors!
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    Programs Help Degree selection and pressed for time

    Help :( Degree selection and pressed for time So I just went to see my academic advisor and it turns out my scholarly plan is more screwed up then I thought :( I've been going over it and I really have two options for what I can do for my degree. I would really really like to finish in two...
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    Needing Sincere Honesty from the men on Here

    This is a fair point. The fact is that if both are unwilling to concede their positions (and that's fair enough), then perhaps they should not be together. The OP may need a guy who does not mind or care that she has close male friends, and the OP's boyfriend may need a girl who is more...
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    Needing Sincere Honesty from the men on Here

    I would have to say that in my experience you cannot be friends with the opposite sex without attraction coming into play. You can have relationships where you put attraction aside or disregard it a bit, like in a workplace environment or at a school. You can have a very good rapport and...
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    Should I switch to Engineering?

    Hey all, I'm a third/coming fourth year physics major and I'm starting to get a little apprehensive. Graduation is looming and I don't know if this degree is going to do very much for me. I'm afraid that when I graduate I will have no prospects for a job or career or no acceptances to grad...
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