This is for a mass spectrometer project so the photomultiplier tube will be hit by charged proteins or other macromolecules. This project is mostly DIY so I'm trying to avoid buying any expensive parts.
Anyway, from what I understand, electron multipliers work by releasing secondary emission...
I have been learning particle physics lately but it's been mostly from a theoretical perspective and not a mathematical one so I have yet to come across any such math but my curiosity is peaked.
From what I understand it, this is the process:
n \rightarrow p + W^{-}
Followed by...
With the coin analogy, each time you flip the heads, you are moving in steps. Is the theory for radioactive decay that it goes in steps or is it just such a perfectly random process that happens as a continuous process?
I took Physics C this past year and the use of calculus was very bare. Simple differentiation that can easily be learned in an afternoon and solidified after dinner was used in the first part, mechanics. The second part, electromagnetism, required much more calculus, however.
If you have not...
They were very open to it. Two emails, two acceptances, though I did know one of the professors already. If you want, you can PM me and I can send you the emails I sent them so that you can have a good idea of what to write about.Note though that I'm going to go to Caltech classes which is in...
Nope. It's all unofficial so you won't get any credit but if you ever want to use the fact that you took the class and you did well enough, you can ask the professor for a letter of reference/recommendation.
In my experience (limited as it may be), most professors are totally open to letting you sit in on the class, even if you're a high school student. This coming school year I'm going to be taking Continuum Mechanics and Applications of Quantum Mechanics (graduate level classes) at Caltech and I...
I'm a junior in high school and I've started with my "plans" early for college and beyond. I'm going to be finishing partial differential equations and introduction to quantum mechanics at Stanford EPGY before I finish my senior year which will put me very much ahead in physics and math, which...
I am a High school junior who plans to do partial differential equations via EPGY at Stanford. However, due to the economic situation I can't afford to take the prerequisites at EPGY and so I have to self study everything. I have finished single variable and most of multivariable calculus...
Even if you do not get a job with one of the top contractors like Lockheed or Boeing, you can still easily get a job at a smaller defense firm because the top companies and even the DoD and NASA tend to spread out their contracts especially when they deal with multipart projects.
Also, due to...
Depends on the specific career you're looking at.
Spanish for developing countries and civil engineering, Hindu for neuroscience and biology, Mandarin for engineering, Russian for aerospace (if you plan on working on space exploration projects), and middle eastern languages are generally good...