Recent content by planethunter

Did you finish the PhD already? If yes, how has it been as an older physics graduate in obtaining post docs and/or employment in academia if that is the route you took? The part about the sporadic physics courses would definitely be me. I thought about investing close to 20k in order to obtain...

Did you find it hard to obtain admission into a PhD program given your age?

Do you think also that just a great PGRE score is enough to get into a good PhD program? I thought about doing the masters but it self funded and I am not sure I will get a great ROI. I am also aware of an online astronomy masters degree through Swinburne University in Australia. It looks...

I am aware of the statistics. I won't consider myself a failure if I fail to land the astronomy job of my dreams. I feel that it is about the journey. Even thinking about studying astronomy formally in a graduate program gets me excited. As long as I can do that and then have a job where I can...

Did you have a great GRE or PGRE score at age 40? Did you get a masters in physics or astronomy? Did you think about going for the PhD or was your end goal the masters? I have heard this before as well, but I just can't see myself doing IT for the rest of my life. Although it is financially...

I am 34 years old and have a bachelors in math from about 10 years ago. I've also taken 3 graduate physics courses throughout the years. I work full time as a systems analyst, and have been doing this type of work since I graduated from college in 2005. I also have an MBA. I’m wondering, with...

This was the defining reason. Although who knows about the stability of SpaceX moving forward, but it wasn't something I could risk my family's financial well being for...

Just in case anyone is interested...ended up turning down the offer...thank you all!

I agree with your assertion...I guess I just don't want to look back a few years from now and say that I missed this big opportunity - since it looks like Space X is set to take off success wise even more with each successful test flight

Hello everyone…I want to get some feedback on a possible career decision looming ahead for me. I will be in-person interviewing next week at SpaceX in Hawthorne, CA for a Business IT position. I am currently employed in a stable government job (with the same title) with good benefits, good pay...

Thank you for your honesty, prettymidget. I think I have a better idea now of what I should do…

MS/PhD in physics or IT? Hello fellow Physics Forum’ers It’s been a while since I posted and want to know everyone’s opinion on my situation. I am currently finishing up my 3rd class as part of a master’s in physics program. I got an A in E&M, a B in Classical Mechanics, and will hopefully...

Ok, thanks for the recommendations. I am considering going with either Morin or Goldstein. All the Morin reviews on Amazon are great, and Goldstein is a standard text on the subject. I am leaning towards Morin at this point.

Hello all, I know this might be a redundant question. I started my graduate mechanics course tonight and we will be using Landau's book. What does everyone recommend as a good supplemental book to Landau in order to understand the concepts better? One that has I would say more elaborate examples...

I am starting classical mechanics on Monday using Landau (ima master’s student). It’s pretty standard in most of the universities that I have researched for classical mechanics to be taken in your first year of graduate school. It may not be the most exciting of physics subjects, but from what I...