Recent content by SRode

It depends what area of mathematical physics you've focused on as an undergraduate. If you've taken a lot of thermal physics go mechanical, a lot of fluid physics go aerospace, I can't comment on electrical. However, don't feel obligated to get a masters in engineering for career purposes...

GA Tech if your that close, my professor went there for mechanical/ nuclear and said the program was great.

Nailed it.

I was looking at MBA programs as well. They seem to want around 5 years experience in the industry + experience in mathematics. I didn't see too much regarding wanting prior bussiness classes. However, if you want to take the courses a bussiness minor would help your carreer starting off...

Texas A&M is a nice school for nuclear, not familar with any others for that field outside of millitary colleges. Quantum Mechanics seems like somthing most schools offer with their physics program. Have you looked at or visited any schools yet?

Disk brakes are pretty bulletproof. I have read that the next big step in disk brakes would be calipers driven electrically rather than hydraulically. Heat transfer is a major concern, but that also falls under car design because drilled rotors need ducting to channel air into remove heat...

I always found I never really understood a subject until it was applied to a more advanced course later on. When I was taking courses I could solve the problems, but never picked up how to solve them intuitively until one or several semesters later. I think that it mostly comes down to seeing...

First I'd say the travel time is a biggest factor. Second, constructing a ship and getting it into orbit that is large enough to carry crew, supplies, and equipment. The best way to accomplish this would seem to be a prefab system that is assembled in orbit, but at the rate the ISS is being...

They are the only engineering accredidation board I've ever seen. All schools are listed in there.

From personal experience the only use I've seem from minors is self-satisfaction. Being able to study a field outside of your primary focus that you would otherwise not be able to learn in-depth (I did mathematics). I think if you take somthing that sharply contrast your major then it would...

Going away to college will change any relationship dynamic. I've seen college break people up who have been together for years in the first week, but sometimes you get surprised and long distance relationships work out. I like to think that if its meant to be then it won't matter if you are...

Qualifications are usually a PhD to teach full time at the university level, and a masters for the high school level. People with lesser degrees do get hired part time, but all insitutions have different requirments for full time employees that can eventually be tenured. Getting hired is way...

Try getting the material for a robotics course, and self teach. If your trying to assemble it from scratch you will need to do reasearch into material mechanics, dynamics, and control theory. I'd think the language to control robotics would closer to assembly , or NC code.

Qualification and ability are two different topics. A PhD or in some cases a masters qualifies you to teach at any institution, but it doesn't say anything about your ability to profess to a group of students. Knowledge in a field does not beget good social skills, or the ability to...

Can you guys stop arguing in hotvettes tread and stay on topic?