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Does anyone know any colleges or universities that offer a quantum physics course with lab over the summer? The closest thing I've found is UC Berkeley's Quantum Mechanics course that was offered during last summer, but it didn't have a lab component. As long as the course is in English, it...

I am planing to study thermal physics on my own as I got an incompetent faculty who doesn't know anything about this subject. I want to have a detailed understanding about the topic. So can somebody suggest me which book I should follow from the following list. 1. Schroeder, Thermal...

I am currently a 17 year old high school senior. When I was younger it was my goal to become a physicist. Then I realized I would likely have to take out student loans to complete undergrad, and so would not be able to go to graduate school. So I gave up on that and eventually decided to go...

Hello, So here we are, back to the same old problem that we had back in 2012. I am finding myself not enjoying chemical engineering or really any of my technical classes. The honest truth is that they are just straight up boring, and not to mention that I have to inch and claw my way through...

School names matter!? I need help bad. I'm stuck in the college mentality and I'm hoping someone can snap me out of it. I'm so stressed about which school i should get into that it's eating my time up studying physics. Here's my situation. I'm ready to transfer to San Francisco State...

Hey guys, I am a high school senior and the time has come for me to apply to schools and start making some big life decisions. Since I took my first physics course, I have been in love with the subject. I know that I want to do something with physics in my life but I a having trouble choosing a...

I am currently at the point where I am deciding what major to apply for for university and have narrowed my choices down to these two majors. However, I am torn on which one to choose. I am interested both in the design of chips for computers, missiles, etc. but also in some of the...

Hi everyone, I am currently applying to graduate schools in nuclear engineering. I am applying to some top 10 schools and also some lower ranked ones as safeties. However, my fear is that if I am not accepted to a top ten school I will have to attend the safety schools. I am not particularly...

Hey guys I have a question regarding math H104(Introduction to analysis) and math 115(Number Theory). I was wondering if I needed to do the pre-requisites? Or if you have taken the courses, what is your opinion of them.

So yesterday the admissions for transfer students from california community colleges were released for UCLA and UCB. I got rejected from UCLA but accepted to UCB. I am a chemical engineering major, and two schools I got into that I cared about were UCSB and UCB. I am afraid though that if I go...

Hello, This year I applied to Math PhD programs and I have some offers but I don't know really what university to choose. I have been accepted in Princeton, Chicago and Berkeley... What do you think? What grad math school is better and why? (I also applied to MIT and UCLA but I haven't have...

Homework Statement A meteor is approaching a planet of mass M and radius R with speed while it is far away. If there were no gravity, it would miss the center of the planet by a distance b. Gravity makes the meteor barely graze the planets surface as it passes. Find in terms of other given...

It seems trivial but which school would be best suited for a non-traditional student interested in taking basic upper math courses (analysis, topology, algebra) as a non-degree seeking student? My long term goal is to do graduate study in applied math. My immediate goal is to learn the...

I am currently trying to decide between Berkeley and Cornell, as the title implies. I plan on majoring in physics and attending graduate school. I am sure that there isn't a definitive answer to whether one is better than the other, so what criteria should I be looking at and what are your...

I am undergraduate first-year student from Georgia (country, not state of US). I am planning to continue learning in caltech or berkeley on electronics / mechanics faculty. I have been studying physics for 2 years by МГУ program (it's beside university), which used to be the best physics program...

I am 26, just now starting college with a ged. one year into in with a 4.0 at university of Cincinnati. I know i have a lot of time ahead of me but I'm just trying to create a rough sketch of my future and was wondering how difficult it is to get into a school like Berkeley? To be honest I pick...

I am looking for an introductory book on Mechanics. (I have never studied Physics before) Calculus (Single and multivariable) is not a problem. Kleppner's "Introduction to Mechanics" looks great, but it is very expensive. At a few of the internet books seller sites, I have seen the...

I'm an undergrad at Carleton University (Canada) in EngPhys. I just finished my third year. My interest is in semiconductor physics. I have a A average grade, and two years research experience. I was wondering, is aiming for MSE at Berkeley or UIllinois or Michigan too high for me? What about...

Hello, I am planning on transferring to Berkeley or UCSB as an undergraduate physics major in the Fall 2011. My future academic goal is to get into a top notch PhD program for theoretical physics. I am torn between the schools because although I know that Berkeley has a better reputation...

Hello everyone, This is my second year as a physics, math double major, and I am an international student (not in the US). For 2012 fall and 2013 spring (or maybe just fall, I don't exactly know the policies, but I know I can do it multiple times), I plan to go to UCB as an exchange student...

I was glad to see this paper for several reasons. The volume operator in Loop Gravity is the locus of some interesting unresolved questions. The kind that requires and attracts creative mathematicians IMHO. This first paper from Gene Bianchi and Hal Haggard is just a 4-page letter I guess for...

I have just finished grade 10 pre IB in Canada. And I am starting IB next year. I will take HL math, chem and english, and SL physics, geography, and french(which i am almost fluent in.) GPA: 4.0 unweighted I have also completed grade 11 and 12 biology, receiving top marks in the school (97...

UC Berkeley students asked to submit DNA samples. Read more in the NewScientist article: http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/2010/05/berkeley-student-dna-test.html George Annas at Boston University told the Times: Isn't it a bit creepy? 21st century Big Brother?

Hey guys, I'm currently facing a dilemma. My top choice has always been Princeton because I was always more interested in a math concentration rather than a physics concentration and Princeton has amazing opportunities. However, Princeton costs $15,000 more (Berkeley is a full-ride along with...

How the Berkeley edition Calculus book by Stewart differs from the "standard" one? Hi, Since I'm going to do a self study of so-called Calculus II, I've made my research and decided to go with the course schedule from Berkeley Math 1B. Here are some of the schedules from the recent years...

Berkeley High Poised to Eliminate Science Classes Because They’re Too “White” SOURCE: http://www.eastbayexpress.com/ebx/be...nt?oid=1536705 I am not sure if I fully understand this, the city that has a whole bunch of extremely gifted individuals in the science field, is cutting the...

Interesting development. We already knew nonstring QG at UC Davis, but hadn't heard of LQG research in the UC Berkeley physics department. The acknowledgments thanked Rovelli among others, for discussions and hospitality---at least one of the authors must have visited Marseille and Pavia* while...

The main weekly seminar at the UC Berkeley physics department's Center for Theoretical Physics is the string seminar---or one of a couple anyway---I think Petr Hořava is the main person in charge. His office is right by the seminar room. Whole setup is pretty nice. Building's been remodeled...

So this story involves me and my bachelors degree in astrophysics at Berkeley. I started studying there in 2004 (when I graduated from high school), and was supposed to graduate in 2008, but I took some time off to do research and I had quite a few problems and bumpy roads along the way in terms...

I'm just curious if there really a better opportunity if I get a BS degree in Physics from Berkeley instead of SAC State if I only wanted to work and live in the Northern California.

I'm interested to hear from Grad Students at these schools about anything they wish they had known when they were applying. How competitive/compassionate are the students? How is the weather? Are people happy? Is the town in complete economic distress? Do you like the whole department, or...

I'm planning on transferring into UC Berkeley for either physics or astrophysics. They don't offer a BS for either of these, only BA. Is there a big difference between the two?

Hi all, I'm an undergraduate student from Australia studying law and science (majoring in Physics). I'm going on exchange this semester to University of California, Berkeley, where I will be doing 3 upper division physics subjects and one upper division math. I have heard a lot of rumors...

During a lecture yesterday a professor was stuck on trying to remember a value for a constant and pulled a small book out of his shirt pocket and got the right value. I asked what the book was and he couldn't recall the title as his was so old the cover was a smeared mess but he was pretty...

Hi, I'm a applied math major who has trouble deciding between Cal and UCLA. I know that Cal is slightly more rigorous. Also, Cal's graduate mathematics is ranked #2 in the nation. So I'm wondering if this equates to Cal being #2 for undergrad since there hasn't been any rankings published...

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UC Berkeley EE Grad School!? I was going to apply to UC Berkeley's graduate school of electrical enginering, but when I went on their website and looked up the type of research they are doing over there, I was surprised to find out that they are barely doing any RF/microwave or optics research...

Hi everyone, For the past year, I spent my freshman year in college at UC Berkeley studying math and physics. Since tuition was expensive for out-of-state and because I wanted to go to the East, I applied for transfer. I'm now debating whether to stay at Berkeley or whether to go to Columbia...

Any Berkeley grad students in maths here? Just want to get your opinions on the following subjects, 202A 205 214 Pros and cons?

i'm currently at a community college and want to transfer to uc berkeley as a physics major. I'm starting to take courses to complete my transfer pre req. and i am close to being done with IGETC. I'm concerned with what my chances are of getting accepted. my current overall gpa is 3.81 and my...

I have the chance to choose between on of the above two universities for a exchange semester next year, i was wondering if anyone can give any comparisons between the two in terms of mathematics and theoretical physics. Keep in mind I'm only a sophomore student now.

I was looking on Berkeley's Mathematics Grad School requirements for Ph.D students, and they require you learn 2 of 3 languages: French, German and Russian. anyone go to Berkeley and can confirm this??

I got accepted to UC Berkeley and Los Angeles. I would like to know what being a physics student at these 2 schools is like. Were the professors enthusiastic? In general, were the students in this major helpful to each other? How about the availability of the professors and/or someone else from...

I'm wondering if anyone has any firsthand experience with the Physics department/program at either of these schools. I am going to have to choose where to go in the next two weeks. I am well aware of the social atmospheres and other non-academic aspects of the two places, and have several...

Hi, I am going to apply to transfer to UC Berkeley for EE and ME dual major. UC Berkeley is my first choice for BS degree. I have completed my 2-year-community college course and my GPA is 3.62. But, I have some major problems that might be a barrier to getting into this great school. I...

I wanted to do some physics over the break, electricity and magnatism to be exact. I have already taken the course so I am not going through the material for the first time, I have also take vector calculus. The book I wanted to buy was Electricity and Magnetism, Vol. II by Berkeley Physics I...

Hi I'm transfering to UC Berkeley as an EECS (EE & CS) major and I have to decide on an option soon. They are... 1) Electronics 2) Communications, Networks, Systems 3) Computer Systems 4) Computer Science <--- not an option, only for CSE majors 5) General I'm leaning towards 1 &...

Hello all, I have to decide between UCLA and berkeley for undergrad physics. I would rather go to UCLA for social reasons, but i know berkeley is a great school for physics(im sure UCLA isn't half bad either). My question is how important is the school for undergrad. i know for grad school...

"It's the smallest synthetic motor that's ever been made," said Alex Zettl, professor of physics at UC Berkeley and faculty scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. "Nature is still a little bit ahead of us - there are biological motors that are equal or slightly smaller in size - but...