Recent content by zas240

Thanks for the responses! But if I were to apply for a phd post in Britain, how much would the masters improve my chances over a bachelors (assuming first or 2:1)

Hello, I'm nearing the end of my first year as an undergrad in physics at a Russell group university. I'm currently registered on the Bsci course, straight physics. I'm interested in theoretical particle physics, and if (as I hope to do) a phd I think that's what I would like to do it in. My...

Also, thanks for responding so quick :) its most helpful (apologoies for the double post, hit the wrong button, damn being awake for 18 hours.)

erm, well I'm pretty good with VB6 and I'm learning C# and C++ at the moment, and I've had a shot with Objective - C for iPhone apps, and I've still got another year of A level computing to go and my local university (Cardiff) does

Hello, I'm a UK user, I'm 15 but I'm in lower 6th thanks to being accelerated a year. I'm very interested in physics, but I was wondering how different are the BSc courses in Computational Physics and straight Physics. Thing is, I'm not sure I'm intelligent enough to do straight physics, but I...

So (excuse the naive question) where does the heat energy come from in say a sheet of glass, when light shines through it?

Hello. I was wondering, if light from a star (for arguments sake take our sun) emits light, and the light passes through a planets atmosphere (again for arguments sake, take our own planet Earth), it slows down as it moves into the denser area of our atmosphere. Say then it left the atmosphere...