Recent content by stratz

You're right for the most part about the differences between the two programs. They seem to differ by only 1 or 2 required courses, and the rest of the differences lie in the optional ones. However, it seems that the Mathematical Physics program attempts to catch up abit by replacing some...

Well as far as context goes, I am a first year undergrad student, and right now my goal is to do research in physics (not sure yet about the specific branch of physics yet - as a physics prof has told me that the undergraduate education required for studying any of these branches is pretty much...

Hello, I'm seriously considering switching degrees to Physics, however I'm not sure whether I should be taking mathematical physics or standard physics (my School has both as separate programs). Which one would you say has better prospects later on? I am planning on getting a Ph.D in this...

Homework Statement Identify the reagents you would use to perform the following transformation: Toluene -> Benzoic acid Homework Equations N/A The Attempt at a Solution I'm not exactly sure how I solve this type of thing. I was considering reacting this with an ordinary oxidizing agent, but...

Edit by Mentor: thread moved from the other forum, hence no template used. The problem tells me to determine the S/R configurations of each chiral center in the compound, which I have drawn in the picture above. As you can see the numbers assigned by atomic # are not in order. How would I go...

Our text says that ionic bonds are much weaker in aqueous solutions than covalent bonds, due to the dissociative properties of most ionic compounds in water. I read elsewhere though, that in general, ionic bonds are stronger due to the increased polarity. So, in protein folding, when different...

First year. I guess that makes the situation a bit better?

Thanks for the responses, they've helped a lot. I have another question though, regarding research done in this field. Would you say the medical physics field is research-intensive like astrophysics is? Or is it more of a professional field and less about research?

Thanks for the response. I am seriously considering applying for the physics program. I don't see many downsides to it: I can still apply to med school after graduation if I want, and a major in Physics does seem like a more useful degree than the pre-med degree. I've been reading posts by...

Hello, I am an undergrad student not currently studying physics (doing pre-med atm), but considering either switching programs, or, if possible applying for the MSTP MD/PhD program. An area that I'm interested in on the physics side is Medical Physics. I have several questions about this path...

Oh okay, I see. So it's adding up all the changes in volume as a result of a combination of small rings formed by the change in radius of dr, and this would need to be done from the origin of the axis (0), to the radius of the ring with total radius R. Is that right?

Okay so I read up on calculations of moment of inertia, and this is what my textbook says: 1. I = ∫r2 dm 2. dm = ρdV = pL(2πr)dr 3. I = ∫r2*(ρL2πr)dr 4. 2ρLπ∫r3dr (where the integral is defined between 0 and R) 5. ρ = M/V = M/πR2L 6. I = (1/2)MR2 My question: I sort of get why one would...

So, I use the τ = Iα, where apparently according to an answer I saw somewhere else, I = 1/2mr^2, and the angular acceleration is the one given (1.67rad/s^2)? Could you explain why I = 1/2mr^2?. I understand I = mr^2 which is from the relation of torque to Force (τ = Ft*r), but why the 1/2?

Homework Statement An electric motor turns a flywheel through a drive belt that joins a pulley n the motor and a pulley that is rigidly attached to the flywheel. The flywheel is a solid disk with a mass of 80.0kg and a radius R = 0.625m. It turns on a frictionless axle. Its pulley has much...

In my calculus textbook, it shows that a function's solution can be approximated using an approximated function tangent to the original function based on an approximated solution, where the equation to find the approximated is L(x) = f(X0) + f'(X0)*(X-X0), where when rearranged, gives x = Xo -...