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The way I see it, you're confused with how uncertainties carry through when there are functions. And from what I understand, you would just carry them through the function in a sense. Let's say you wanted to calculate circumference and to do this you needed to measure r. Imagine your...

I think jedishrfu and jesse73 hit it on the head. Depending on how much you've been exposed to and how comfortable you are with high school math, you could check out a couple of paths: the Feynman Lectures are aimed at undergraduates and may be a little heavy as a first introduction but they're...

A PhD in physics with a dissertation in education eh? I never heard of that but it does sound like something to consider actually - I'll definitely look into it. Part of my heart drops at the thought of not picking up higher level physics but I do sort of feel like a lot of the work will be...

Hi everyone, I've got a lot on my mind and I would really appreciate any advice. I'm entering into my senior year of college in the Fall and for about a year now, I've been set on becoming a high school physics teacher because I'd like to maybe make a dent in education problems in the U.S...

Hi everyone, I'm pretty new to the PF and have rarely posted on forums but looking through the threads, I see that you guys give some great advice so I'd love to hear some responses. My current situation: I've just started my third year and am majoring in physics. I intend to get an M.S...