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Not that I wish to hijack this thread, but I'm curious if this applies to an Engineering Physics major? Can one proceed to graduate work in Physics with a bachelors in EP?

You're right, I speak French and I'm from Canada.

I went to see my teacher for clarification (concerning her original statement) and she referred me to the following passage from the textbook we're using. It's in French and I will use Google Translate to translate it into English. "[...] Par exemple, on pourrait conclure par induction, après...

It's translated from french. Here's what she said: Il n'y a aucun moyen définitif de savoir si la loi universelle de la gravitation demeurera valide dans 10 000 ans. La science dépend donc de la nature probabiliste de ses observations en supposant qu'elles sont définies. I tried to the best...

I didn't ask, I simply listened. It would have had little effect if i had decided to argue with her. She has a reputation of being biased and harsh on students who dare defy her ways of reasoning. She makes it mandatory to read her book (written by her). It is full of examples such as gravity...

In class, she said "there's no way of definitively knowing if the universal law of gravity will remain valid in 10 000 years. Science is therefore dependant on the probabilistic nature of its findings by assuming them to be definite." What do you think of her statement? This is my first...

ok, how about adding a classification system to your tags. for example, when selecting to tag someone, you chose WHY your tagging (general discussion? homework? etc). In addition to that, one has a limit as to how much one can tag for a given category (let's say 3 tags in 24 hours for homework...

Then what are the right majors? (in your opinion) I agree with you on me not being consistent with what I want. I'm only interested in physics but my inconsistencies stem from a lack of confidence that I'll find a job. How do I know if I chose the right profession. It comes down to placing an...

Exactly. Or even something similar to blocking specific members from tagging you. This is especially helpful in cases where one single member is persistent or irritating. The point being, I completely agree with you on some form of control system giving members freedom HOW tagging affects...

Wouldn't it be cool if PF could support some form of tagging system similar to facebook. For instance if I want direct my question to a specific forum member without sending a PM, I sinply tag the person in a post and he or she is notified as soon as he/she logs in on PF.

So would you consider it to be practical pursuing a joint honours program. In terms of interest, I don't mind studying physiology, but my primary interest will be Physics. I guess what I'm really afraid of is being in a transitionary phase, having graduated and searching for a job for months...

Thanks for replying, it was a thorough post and I appreciated it. Well I'm not exactly looking for an extraordinarily high paying job, but something that's convenient to support a family. Also, my local university offers a joint honours in physiology and physics. Now I'm not sure about this...

Hi all, I'm in a bit of a dilemma here. Long story short, in about a year from now I will be applying to university and I'll have to make the dreadful choice of selecting a major. Ideally I'd like to chose Physics, but I'm having doubts concerning job prospects. Our family has been...

Thank you Sammy. I noticed what I had done wrong, I ignored to look at the vectorial components. After that, the rest unfolded easily. Thanks again :)

Homework Statement A mass of 5.00 kg hangs attached to three strings as shown in the figure (see image below). Find the tension in each string. Hint: Consider the equilibrium of the point where the strings join.Homework Equations W=mgThe Attempt at a Solution Well finding the tension in...