Most people I work with wouldn't see the point in either, because they just play video games all day...on computers. They have no knowledge of, or interest in, the mechanics of computer hardware or software, and especially not the math behind it all.
Our world is being constantly redefined by...
Speaking as someone who learned absolutely no algebra in school, I can recommend Harold Jacobs' Elementary Algebra (https://www.amazon.com/dp/071670952X/?tag=pfamazon01-20) and Geometry (https://www.amazon.com/dp/0716704560/?tag=pfamazon01-20).
Both books are designed to make you think, and...
Judging from your OP, I think you're asking the wrong question. You sound like you want to be involved in the design, testing, manufacture, deployment and/or operation of new weapons used by the military.
If that's the case, your best bet is to try your damnedest to get into West Point (or...
Link to the original thread: https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=222143
I hope the moderators of this excellent forum will forgive me resurrecting this thread over a year after the last post. For anyone interested, though, I want to share my progress over the last year.
In May I...
But my being an American citizen would render the international question irrelevant, and remove another hurdle from my path.
I scored that high on the yearly tests with no preparation, no study, just osmosis from sitting in the classroom environment and other experiences. Now I am studying...
Most kids want to be astronauts when they grow up. I wanted to be an astronomer. The former is most definitely unattainable to me for a multiplicity of reasons. Thanks for spelling out the specifications for the latter below.
I plan on attending a community college either as a requisite for...
Hi,
I have a definite interest in mathematics and physics...it has long been a dream of mine to become an astronomer instead of an astronaut. But I wonder if it's too late for me to do that.
First you should probably have a little background information. I'm a 20-year-old high school...