College Definition and 1000 Threads

I'm an upcoming sophomore in my undergrad who is having a SEVERE career crisis. I go to a college where it's possible to double major, pursue minors, study abroad, etc. all during your undergrad. My interests and skillsets are heavily split between (astro) physics and art, so during my first...

Hi, I have a project for my Dynamics and Vibrations class and I wanted to do it on the vibrations of a record player. Does anyone know what equations would be most relevant? I know this is a very general question but the project is large so I'm still figuring it out! Any thoughts are super...

Σf=m*a Fe-w=m*-a is this correct?

Hello, I am fortunate to have been accepted into Williams College (ranked #1 Liberal Arts school consistently) for a cost of about $8,000 for my contribution, and I have also received a full ride at my state university, the University of Maine. I would really enjoy a liberal arts education...

Hello. Firstly id like to preface this by thanking all the educators on this platform. Lots of help was received by me in the past one year. So im from India, and in 12th grade. At the end of 12th grade we have a final exams(BOARDS) which we take and are recognized as students who have...

Hi everyone, I’m a first-year physics student currently taking my end-of-semester exams, and I’ve been feeling really discouraged. Physics isn’t what I thought it would be, and I’m struggling to stay motivated. My courses include Calculus, Linear Algebra, General Physics, Programming, and...

Hello, I'm a college physics student, stumbled upon this forum when I was looking for an answer to an assignment, it's nice to meet you all

Please Help Me With This! I have tried so many different ways to answer it but I just cannot seem to find the right solution to get T1 and T2 for this.

…but then I dumbed down in later life :sorry: Here’s to hoping this visit would change that :woot:

Hi, I am a college student majoring in math and statistics but fascinated by physics I have been reading this site for years and I am really excited to finally hopefully engage and contribute anything meaningful! Good to meet you :)

This is just meant to be a subtle energy releaser as I feel pent up about this situation. I have always been an A+ (B at my lowest) student and going into my harder physics classes has been proven a bit more difficult for me to adjust. I am retaking theoretical physics as I withdrew last...

I’m a physics major in college looking to get into the nuclear energy field

Hello! I am a returning college student majoring in Physics in the material science track. I have an interest in nuclear/particle physics and love conversing with the scientific community.

Just joined. Not a physicist. Attorney since 1997 but repressed natural sciences mind. That “textbook” ad above may not be a good sign, kiddos(?). Eventually one’s brother, no matter how smart, like my old physics teachers, finds no more entries in the “index”, and we passed pat answers long...

Ok, so I have a few questions. In short, I obtained my AA, then due to family crises that happened, I had to stop at the end of my 3rd year. Up to my AA, I was a 4.0 student, a dozen academic awards, president of both our local and national honor's societies, and was even commencement speaker...

Hi, I'm a physics college student! Trying to wade through work (even through the summer) and figure out my life and career plans.

I was reading this article (paywalled), and this graph stuck out like a sore thumb: https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2023/05/19/college-majors-computer-science-humanities/

There's a news report shown on Yahoo! of community college course credits not accepted for transfer-students to the CSU system schools. (These are schools in California.) https://www.yahoo.com/news/waste-time-community-college-transfers-043010995.html("Other" picked because not sure this...

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2023/feb/15/duangpetch-promthep-captain-football-team-rescued-from-thai-cave-2018-dies-in-uk

I know this might be a stupid question, but I am serious. Some of my friends are in graduate programs not much related to their major (a number of my friends majored in math but are in computer science grad programs, and vice versa), so I am curious whether the same holds for physics. In my...

This article reminded me of the current Fun with ChatGPT thread in General Discussion: The College Essay Is Dead (The Atlantic) My wife (a retired professor of German language and literature) commented that students will have to be forced to write their essays in the classroom, after having...

I'm completing College (Trig-based) Physics 1301 this week and enrolled in University (Calculus-based) Physics this January. I'm also taking Calculus 1 in parallel. My question is: How similar / different are the two classes, besides 2425 being Calculus based ? Will 2425 (University Physics 1)...

I want to become an astrophysicist, but I don't have enough money to attend a 4-year college once I graduate (may 2024) so my dad said that I should plan on going to a community college and then transfering to a university. Will I still be able to become a physicist if I go to community...

We are seeking to design a project where we use a simple pendulum and a motion sensor (that will give us velocity) in order to study centripetal acceleration by essentially changing the length of the pendulum for each trial. This felt simple enough, however our professor insists that we would...

Dear Everybody, I am about to teach my first course, College Algebra at my university as an instructor of record. Most of the students take this course is just for liberal arts requirement for critical thinking. I feel like I have too high expectation of my students when I should not have too...

Some textbooks I found online ( open source ) College Trigonometry 3rd Corrected Edition - STITZ ZEAGER OPEN SOURCE MATHEMATICS Precalculus 3rd, Corrected Edition - Lakeland Community College, Lorain County Community College A First Course in Linear Algebra - Robert A. Beezer Cheers.

Hi, everyone! I'm preparing myself for the next year's college entrance exam, and I hope that 10-11 months of intensive study regime will be enough time for me to pass it. I would like your opinion on it to see if such a thing is possible and if there is anything that needs to be changed about...

Hi! I'm Varsha and I'm going to be a junior in high school this coming fall. I'm quite interested in astronomy and engineering so I plan to study aerospace in college, but I'm not sure which topics to focus on and what I should do to stand out to colleges. I'd love to interact with others and...

I am currently a high school senior and intend to study engineering in college next year. I am currently considering 3 schools: Purdue, Penn State, and Illinois. All three are excellent schools with solid engineering programs, and all have different benefits and drawbacks. I was admitted to the...

I need help in deciding on a college to attend for a bachelor's in physics. I live in North Carolina, and I got accepted into the following schools: Appalachian State University Georgia Tech NC State The Ohio State University Illinois Urbana-Champaign University of Maryland College Park UNC...

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I am 18 and currently in the middle of taking a gap year from high school to college. I am going to college this fall, and I want to go into college with a better grip on what I want to do than I have now. I absolutely love physics, science, and math. I also have a huge attachment to the idea of...

I am studying AI for college exam. https://www.ioenotes.edu.np/ioe-syllabus/ioe-syllabus-artificial-intelligence-ai-378 The thing is here I am totally on my own as I don't have teacher due to some random reason. Even if I had, they were worst so it doesn't matter I have teacher or not. I have...

Advice for useful math books for a college student studying physics

I'm doing 2 years at a community college before transferring to a university for the last 2 years to become a Civil engineer. I was looking at the courses at the university, granted these are for all 8 semesters not simply post transfer courses. One thing I saw was that the 3 calculus classes...

https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/todaysdebate/2021/09/15/college-fewer-men-hurts-america/8278887002/ Where have the men gone and why? 50 years ago the numbers were essentially reversed. As one writer commented, one of the most dangerous things in the world is a young man with no job, no...

Hi! I recently noticed I have really big problems concentrating when attending my college lectures (1year). Let me give an example: I come to the physics lecture and I'm totally engaged in the lecture material. But after 20min I start to lose interest and I have to physically force myself to...

I know lots of people here are in undergrad or graduate school (some maybe even as faculty). I'm curious how your institution is handling the return-to-school process in the midst of COVID/Delta? Are you at 100% capacity? Maybe 50% (with a hybrid online mix, for example)? Will masks and/or...

Hello, I am a first year student at the Faculty of Electronics in Serbia. In October, I have to choose the direction, I am hesitant between control system(automation) and electric power. What should I choose, what is more promising, where are the higher salaries...

I self-studied Calculus 1 (AP Calc AB) in my sophomore year of high school and I got a 4 on the AP exam. I took the class Calculus 2 (AP Calc BC) in my junior year of high school. I did not take the exam at the end of the year. I didn't take any math in my senior year of high school. Because...

Greetings everyone! After many attempts and fails I believe I have fallen between the cracks of the education system. I would appreciate any advice how I can get back on the right track and continue my formal education. I am residing in the Eastern European country. I have finished high...

My country has been hard hit by second wave of covid, so bad that the colleges that were conducting classes online had to be paused for two weeks. So since i have time, i am thinking of using it properly. I was wondering should i pursue how to proof in maths since i have linear algebra in my...

Hoping to start a discussion on a topic that seems rarely discussed here. In your direct or indirect experience, how commonly do students cheat in college classes? In what situation does cheating occur commonly? Did it occur in undergraduate or graduate school?

I'm 25 and still at a community college taking general ed classes. I haven't taken any pre engineering classes and I'm currently in algebra and will be taking calculus 1 in the fall *fingers crossed*. I want to get a degree in computer engineering and I was wondering how long do u think that'll...

Hello everyone! I am a third year undergraduate student studying mechanical engineering. I hope to engage in meaningful conversations and explore interests on the forums!

I will be graduating from early college (high school dual enrolled with community college) in 2022. I'm a senior, but we add a fifth year at our school, so I'll be a "supersenior." I will graduate with my high school diploma as well as an Associate's in Science and possibly an Associate's in...

https://directorsblog.nih.gov/2020/10/01/covid-19-can-damage-hearts-of-some-college-athletes/ Myocarditis (heart damage and inflammation) was found in a study group of 25 male & female college athletes. This population tested positive for Covid-19, but were asymptomatic. 4 males in the group...

Hello, I am a retired Marine that has decided to pursue an undergraduate degree in programming and am currently working on paper that discusses the future of Mobile Computing. In this paper I am introducing a hypothetical process that assists in forecasting the future of mobile computing. To do...

Summary:: A link I posted on my life experience. Here. it is. Al Before I even start let me state I was never a marks oriented student. I did what I needed to get by. This philosophy got me through High School and into my local state collage way back in 1959. I always felt learning was...