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Because I feel like what I'm doing is pointless and I would rather be enjoying my summer than sitting in a windowless office typing on mathematica all day long. Plus my boss assumes I know WAY more than I should for my level of student and I can't understand the grad student that I can ask for...

Hey guys, I need some advice... So I'm doing research with a professor in my university's physics department and I really want to quit, is this a terrible idea for my future? I'm going into my senior year as a physics BS with a 3.38 gpa. Last summer I had a pretty good internship that I stuck...

thanks, I think I have got it now.

okay cool, your equation didnt show up could you re-post it?

okay thank you!, "Determine the value of M for which the number of states is a maximum for a given N." The value of M should be 0 correct?, because the middle of the Gaussian distribution will be centered at the origin. M=Nup-Ndown

yes, the stirling's approximation just gives a means to calculate N! for very large N, but I still don't know how to apply that to entropy per particle...

I should note, this homework is due tomorrow morning :( any help appreciated!

Consider a large number N of localized particles in an external magnetic field H. Each particle has spin 1/2. Find the number of states, g(N,M), accessible to the system as a function of M=(Nup-Ndown), the magnetization. Calculate the entropy per particle. Determine the value of M...

I am more interested in the research aspect of nuclear power than the engineering aspect of it, can nuclear engineers do research?

My school does not have a nuclear engineering program either, they have 3 courses in nuclear engineering: ME-461, Introduction to Nuclear Engineering ME-460, Nuclear Reactor Engineering ME-483, Special Topics: Reliability and Risk analysis for Nuclear Facilities - Methods and Applications...

yes, I suppose that was not specific enough... I am very interested in nuclear power, both fussion and fission, but my school does not have much of either.

sorry, I suppose this thread should be in Academic Advice, not Carer

Hi all, This is my first post on the physics forums boards, I have read a lot and appreciate everyones input on here! I have a dilemma that I would like some advice on... Currently I am a second year BS Physics major who is most interested in energy and nuclear physics. My physics...