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Other What to do with my old physical textbooks?
Long time member here with a questions that will probably date me. Do students still use physical textbooks these days? I have bookshelves of physics, math, and engineering textbooks that I need to do something with. I'm moving on to a different stage in my life and I don't need all these...- nbo10
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- Forum: Science and Math Textbooks
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Physics Working at Livermore or Berkeley Lab - Salary and Lifestyle?
The Glassdoor numbers are reasonable. You have to take into account that the Bay Area is the mecca of tech and startups. This makes the cost of living ridiculous. While the Livermore or Berkeley salary might be higher than other national labs they still can't compete with the private market in...- nbo10
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- Forum: STEM Career Guidance
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Job Skills Weird situation with my job -- need advice
Hi, I'm PhotonSSBM and am a math tutor. I am having problems with my time card, and haven't received pay check. Who do I need to talk with?- nbo10
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- Forum: STEM Career Guidance
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Physics Special Operations Officer transitioning out
Ehh... The hiring freeze isn't going to last forever. Organizations that have mission critical needs will find a way to work the system.- nbo10
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Physics Special Operations Officer transitioning out
Lots of organizations would like a person with your background, DOE/NNSA, DTRA, DARPA to name a few. Are you on good terms with your NPS advisor? They would be a good first point of contact. He/She should have sponsor funding which would be your foot in the door.- nbo10
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- Forum: STEM Career Guidance
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High temperature Superconductors: Cuprates
Also consider he wrote an entire book on a theory that is wrong.- nbo10
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- Forum: STEM Academic Advising
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High temperature Superconductors: Cuprates
Search through "Modern Review of Physics". You aren't going to find one paper that captures all the areas of the cuprates. The subject is just to broad.- nbo10
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- Forum: STEM Academic Advising
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High School Explosion force is dependent on the Amount and the said Material
What is sounds like your asking is: Can you reach the same physical state through multiple lower amplitude shocks as would be reached through a single higher amplitude shock? -
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High School Compressing Water: Can It Be Done?
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Undergrad Nitrogen molecules in air question
There a few threads around here about how airplanes fly. I would suggest you read a few of them and then repostulate your initial assumptions on what creates lift. Why do you assume that they atmosphere and the wing has to stay together?- nbo10
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- Forum: Other Physics Topics
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Undergrad Nitrogen molecules in air question
How do you think airplanes fly?- nbo10
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- Forum: Other Physics Topics
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Which should i take, solid state or stat mech?
You can't go wrong by taking both. :)- nbo10
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- Forum: STEM Academic Advising
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Tresca and Von mises question
What's your question? This probably should be in the homework section.- nbo10
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- Forum: Materials and Chemical Engineering
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Physics Switching Career from Information Technology to Physics (National Labs) after 40
That's not really a job posting. They have someone picked out for the job already. In fact they probably used the persons CV to make the job posting. Then they are sure the person will meet all the requirements.- nbo10
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- Forum: STEM Career Guidance