Recent content by milhous

Intro. to Cryptography (Elective for Math minor) - Trappe/Washington Electronics Lab Thermo/Stat Mech. - Gould/Tobochnik Wave/Particle Theory (Modern Physics) - Harris ODE - Boyce

Thanks to everyone for their advice. I've been traveling for the past few weeks and didn't have time to respond. This semester, I'll definitely be reading the texts a lot more to keep myself current and ahead of what's discussed in class. I'm also going to reach out to the upperclassmen to get...

Just finished Physics I and II, and getting ready to start Thermo/Stat Mech, Wave/Particle Theory (Modern Physics), ODE, Electronics lab, and a Cryptography elective next week. When I look back at how I took and organized notes, I feel that I wasted a lot of time shuffling through loose leaf...

Very cool that they're offering full degrees online now. Stony Brook is a flagship school in the SUNY system, and their math and science programs are highly-respected. As with offering any new degree program, they cannot become accredited until the first class graduates. A similar thing happened...

Looks like you already have a Physics and Astronomy club at your school. Why not reach out to them and use their resources to expand the range of activities? http://clubs.appstate.edu/pandaclub/

I'm a 2nd BS Physics student with a strong interest in Computer Science. I probably won't have time to double major, so I'll have at least a CS minor along with the Physics degree. I'd like to enter doctoral studies afterwards, and it's a toss-up between Applied Physics and EE. My career goals...

Yeah, I should've prefaced that I wanted a US-centric perspective, as I don't think those titles are applicable here.

Is the title of Physicist restricted for use by Ph.D.'s only? Could one with a B.S. in Physics be referred to as a Physicist?

I'm in a similar situation as you. Moved to CA a year ago for a job hoping I could take classes at UC, but the state is broke, impossible to apply as a 2nd BS applicant, and is expensive taking classes without matriculation. I wish there was a school that offered a Physics program in the...

Cool, thanks for the advice! I started reached out to one of the state schools where I'm from and was surprised to see that they had a great Physics department with many of their grads going to the top schools. Tuition's cheap too. Wish I knew this 10 years ago!

Hello. Longtime reader, first time poster. I'm 28, and graduated from a decent school in Philadelphia in 2005, though I wasn't a very good student--mostly a lack of maturity and discipline. Having obtained a BS in Information Systems has led to work in various IT careers that haven't been too...