Recent content by whoohm

Very basic, but what about Snap Circuits kits?

A BS in physics and a PhD in EE is a real money maker and door opener, imo. Just don't pursue astrophysics unless you really want to write popular science books and host a podcast in order to make extra money. Or, you cannot imagine yourself doing anything else.

Because I cannot imaging myself without one. That simple.

Play with some basic electronics projects/kits. Recommend something with a sensor. Also, if can get access to an oscilloscope and something that generates waveforms they can have a fun visual learning experience. There are a lot of affordable kits and test gear these days. Check out SparkFun and...

What do you think about when you are not required to think about anything? Is it ever anything related to ECE or Science? Follow your mind...or train it if your thoughts are empty. ECE can be a lot of work so it helps to like it.

One of my more enjoyable responsibilities these days is leading and recruiting for the summer university intern program at my company. I have had several interns that were double majors, e.g.,CS/EE, CS/CE, Physics/Math. They have all been very smart and are hoping that a double major helps them...

Good points. Less process is attractive at this point in my life. Thanks for the suggestions.

That's also a good idea and would give me option to pick anything interesting and not worry about degree requirements. Pursuing the degree does provide some structure and a little extra accountability and more precisely defines a goal. I figure if I have to pay for the courses anyway it is worth...

I'm curious to get your thoughts and learn if anyone else has a similar path. I'm 20+ years into my career and have a BSc Physics, MSc and PhD in EE. I always wanted to pursue a PhD in Physics but opportunities and life circumstances took me to EE (which I also really loved). My career in areas...

High School Physics and AP Physics. Specific needs in E&M demos/experiments.

Yes. I am doing that. And that will get priority. However, I am also curious to learn from a wider audience about these questions. Call me curious to read from more than one source. ;)

What are the best options for buying physics classroom demonstration equipment (e.g., air track, optics, etc.)? There seems to be several options/sellers out there, but it also looks like the quality of equipment varies. It is hard to tell from the online photos and descriptions what sources are...

I'm trying to understand the topic categories on the forum main page. Under physics there are: Classical Physics, Quantum Physics, Beyond STDM, Other Physics, Atomic and Condensed Matter, Relativity, High Energy, Nuclear Particle Physics. Then there is another section for Astronomy and...

Instead of the singular form, "What is a wave?" I find it more enlightening as ask, what are wave(s) in physics? For example non-dispersive waves can be defined as any 'disturbance' of the medium from its equilibrium form that may be propagated in a direction at a speed v. The shape propagated...

Note that you are doing a discrete-time convolution. Try plotting (e.g., a stem plot) just the two step functions (i.e., u[n]). Look at them visually. One is reversed and the other is time shifted. Then decide which one you will reverse (i.e., flip) for the convolution operation. Do it, and look...