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Ah, thanks! Indeed I do. And that was off of an equation/constant sheet my professor gave me! Thanks again, I knew it was something like that.

Homework Statement A proton is moving through a vertical magnetic field. The (instantaneous) velocity of the proton is 8.5x105m/s horizontally in the north direction. The (instantaneous) acceleration produced by the magnetic force is 2.90x105m/s2 in the west direction. What is the magnitude...

Or people who backhandedly brag about going to MIT by 'rolling their eyes' at anyone who has a negative opinion of it?

Thanks again guys. I am going to keep trying as hard as I can, and I think you guys have boosted my confidence a little.

You know, really I think that's my biggest problem. I have some bad study habits, I tend to get distracted pretty easily. I'd like to set up a different study area in my room further away from my computer, cause right now, I always stop and start messing with my computer...

Thanks for the responses guys, it just gets discouraging at times. I really thought I was ready for this class going into it, but once we got about a week in, it just started to make me feel... well, dumb. I am going to keep working at it. So just to be clear, some of you guys who are in...

It's a calculus based course, and it's really basic stuff, I guess. The test we just had was mostly on kinematics in 2 dimensions. It seems like it should be easier, but I don't know... The average in this class last year was a 49% so maybe that says something...

Okay, guys, I got a serious question for you: I'm really struggling to keep up in this physics class (first year calc-based classical stuff). I mean, this stuff is hard as hell to up with, I study constantly and I still feel like I'm not quite getting it. So my question is this: Does it...

Cool, thanks for the advice. I started looking, and it doesn't appear that there are app's for summer 2010 REU's up yer, so I will just keep an eye out for updates...

Chinese seems like it would be pretty hard. I can't decide between Spanish, German, Italian, or French...

Yeah, well most applications for physics REU's say you have to be at least a junior, and I think some say at least sophomore. I really like the idea of helping out some professors at my school though to gain experience, I am going to start asking around about that. I think the NSF REU's look...

Yeah a friend of mine let me borrow his Italian version of RS, and it seemed pretty cool. I don't know what it's like in the long term though, as in actually learning to speak a language fluently. I would like to hear some opinions about that from someone who has spent some time with the software.

Cool, thanks. I figured I would have to wait until my junior year, but I didn't even think about assisting a professor at my school. I will definitely look into that!

Hey guys; I am in my second semester as a freshman physics major, and I have a 3.8 GPA. I am REALLY interested in doing one of those REU as soon as I can. How many people here have done one of these? How hard is it to get selected? What can I do to better my chances of getting on on one...

well like i said, i would like to do some REU at CERN, and speaking some French would definitely help. when i get out of school with a PhD though, i have no idea yet what i want to do.