Recent content by rms344

The femtosecond is not "linked" to any branch of science or study. It is simply 0.000000000000001 seconds. A "femtosecond laser" is a laser that emits pulses that each last a few femtoseconds. It is no different than a laser that has microsecond pulses or hour long pulses.

I am now curious of this relationship between the femtosecond and biomathematics. :)

i'd say tech has the better reputation just from the fact that I've heard good things about it and know nothing of jackson state not the most informed comparison but i suppose it's a decent metric

i like introduction to wave phenomenon by hirose and long for a first course in waves. their treatment of Fourier analysis is meh, but everyone does that differently. optics by hecht is the de facto standard for its namesake.

here's what caltech says are minimum entry requirements: Mechanics at about the level of Goldstein's Classical Mechanics; electromagnetism at the level of Reitz and Milford's Foundations of Electromagnetic Theory; atomic and nuclear physics at the level of R.B. Leighton's Modern Physics...

I'm doing a similar thing, but spread over four years. I don't really know what you mean by Calc I-IV, so I'll assume you've covered up to a semester on ODE's. After that, you'll need to study linear algebra, complex analysis, PDE's, perhaps differential geometry, and some courses on dynamical...

I wouldn't worry about having your transcript say you had a minor in mathematics. Hell, it probably doesn't even matter if it says physics, so long as you have the requisite courses

My school doesn't offer fluid dynamics in the physics department either. I'm sure there are courses in the engineering school. I guess the demand wouldn't be high enough for a straight physics course, but I'm kinda surprised it isn't cross listed or something.

It depends on what field your going into, but I see a lot more Italian, German, and Japanese in my lab.

linear algebra is necessary for physics (and probably ee, but I'm not sure. why are you double majoring in physics and ee? because you think it will look good on a resume or because you may end up pursuing ee instead of physics? think less about what courses you need to fill some requirement...

You'll need to take both in due time, I took linear algebra first, but it is useful to be able to solve some basic differential equations for solving simple harmonic oscillators in your first mechanics and E/M courses. In my school, the physics professor "taught" how to solve the DE's we needed...

haha, yes, i suppose the better way of putting it is: let's hope BRGs don't cause earthquakes

degrees in europe are different than degrees in the states. know what you're getting into. D.Phil != Ph.D

well here's your first lesson: gamma ray bursts don't cause earthquakes, plate tectonics does

you're not going to make an money doing research by yourself, so why not ask professors if they'll take you on as an unpaid assistant. Most will have something you can do; it may not be super exciting, but if you're interested in computational problems, I'm sure you can do some modeling or...