College Definition and 1000 Threads

My local CSU (cal Poly SLO) has a open university option where I can take classes there assuming there is room after all the students apply. I am not sure if I intend to major in Math or physics yet. Possibly both, but it is extremely hard to do so at Cal Poly SLO, though they only have...

Hello, I've come to the point where I realize: I'm supposed to teach. I've tutored for years, taught small groups, etc. Also, I want the summer to pursue my other interests. I don't want to do research or anything; just teach. I was just curious as to how competitive these jobs are...

In order to transfer to where I want I will have to spend 3 years at my community college and make great grades. I am curious how all of you are able to make the most of it? I am thinking of possibly starting a club, but I do not feel like I have enough course work or experience being my first...

I just found out if I want to transfer to a UC I will have to take 3 years at my local community college. Is it reasonable to go talk to professors at the local university (Cal Poly SLO) and see if I could do research with them? I do not really have much to offer them other than a dedicated...

Homework Statement Image attached. This figure shows the force on a 0.1-kilogram mass at various distances from Earth. Notice that the force decreases as the square of the distance. Now, consider satellites A and B, both circling Earth. If A has ten times the mass of B but B is 1/10 of the...

I still want to be a physicist. I want to go back to school next fall, but haven't really made plans yet. I went to university for one year after high school, failed one semester and withdrew the next before being kicked out of the dorms for smoking pot. The next 3 years I attended a local...

If a student transfers credits from one university to a second university, does the new university contact the old university and finalise the credit evaluation process? Or they award credits simply based on the transcript received from the old university? To clarify, I'm asking if some kind...

I checked the salaries for Humber College and from 99 "professors", and the salary range was from $100k to $133k. What kind of education do you need to work as an instructor for a community college (not university)?

Sounds ridiculous to not do well, right? I won't flunk, but I am shooting for at least a 3.7 GPA. I want to have a shot at UC Berkeley, UC Davis, Caltech, and Harvey Mudd. If I get 3.7 or less (maybe around 3.6), will my chance of getting into my dream schools be null for life? I just...

Can you recommend me a college textbook for electrical engineering? Like tell me all the titles for the textbooks for the first year of college EE courses, include the names of the books, editions, authors, thanks a lot.

Dear everyone, I have a question about career future and I am deeply worrying about it. I am currently a master student in QFFF program at Imperial College. I will graduate soon but haven't get any Ph.D. offer (I applied a couple of places in Europe, some does not reply, some rejected me...

[b]1. X-Rays of wavelength of 0.065nm undergo Compton scattering from free electrons in carbon. What is the wavelength of the photons scattered at a 90 degrees relative to the incident beam? λ'-λ = (h/mc)(1-cosθ) is the equation I know, but I would really appreciate an explanation of...

Hey everyone, I just started College Physics(algebra/trig based) a couple weeks ago, and I'm quickly realizing that my textbook is horrible. It barely even really explains any of the concepts, and the ways that equations are being derived are completely different from the way that my professor...

Hello I am a senior in high school and intend to study aerospace engineering at university.I have some university options but it would be very helpful if someone can provide me informtion about how well the departments are in those universites? My choices are -University of Southern California...

Hello I am a senior in high school and intend to study aerospace engineering at university.I have some university options but it would be very helpful if someone can provide me informtion about how well the departments are in those universites? My choices are -University of Southern California...

I have read a lot of stuff on Quantum Mechanics and there seem to be a lot of outlandish theories on the web mixing QM with every religion in a search for god as the great observer. I would really love to get my hands on a good college level textbook that explains the more supported theories...

I am currently enrolled in community college with a transfer agreement to University of Virginia to double-major in pure maths and computer science. I have spoke with two of our advisors, however, neither of them could really understand what I was trying to major in so their advice was limited...

So i will start my last semester of college in few days... I am taking few clases that require me to use linux, specially a android programming class (i know i can use windows, but to much ram limitations) i been using on and off ubuntu/debian for about 5 years, but never really felt really...

I know that, theoretically, I can be a physicist no matter where I go to college (normal state colleges being the lower limit) as long as I get a physics degree. But from what I have read and heard, obtaining a physics degree from a top college is crucial if I wanted to be a good physicist. The...

I'm attending TAMU this fall and have new student conference early next week. I'm having a difficult time deciding if I should go ahead and take calc 3 during my first semester. I'm majoring in Petroleum Engineering. In high school calculus AB/BC I was pretty solid I think. I got basically...

As I am going to attend my university education by this weekend,one thing that I am thinking of for a while is ragging(or Hazing).Though there is anti ragging committee and zero tolerance policy I heard ragging(Hazing) is common.Have you ever experienced it?

High School is over and I'm finally going to University to study Physics this Fall. In the past few years, choosing that course with the intention of concentrating more on theoretical aspects of physics has always been dead set on my mind. However, lately as I was analysing the course...

I want to have a career in development and creation of new technologies and devices (preferably for medicinal purposes).Kind of like Bio-engineering and nanotechnology combined.I am about to complete high school with Non-medical.People have got me quite confused about what should I do now.I...

Does anyone have links to statistics detailing the plans of most recent American college graduates? For instance, about what % of 2012 graduates are going into graduate school? What percent of graduates are becoming full-time employees? What % are becoming waitresses, car mechanics, restaurant...

I'm going to be a sophomore in high school this coming school year and I want to major in physics and/or mathematics in college so I am doing the college algebra course from Udacity to further my education. I am wondering; after taking this course will I have all I need to be able to move on to...

The people on this forum and elsewhere who will defend college as "worth it" fall into 2 categories. (1) Older people who got a degree 2 decades ago or more, and found it easy to get a job. They will usually say they majored in Mathematics, Physics, even something like Philosophy or Forestry...

Hello all! Before I ask my question let me give a little background about myself. I’m 32 years old and am a returning student. I originally went to college straight out of high school as a pre-med major. I was pushed into pre-med by my parents. I had no desire to be a doctor, and I hated...

I am about to finish high school.I want a profession involving research and development of new technologies and devices.Preferably for medicinal and bio-engineering use.I want to know what course should I take in college.

Hi high school is finally over and now it is time to get ready for college but how?:confused: i have been searching the internet for a week now to find the answer for that but i haven't found it so if you can help me it would be very appreciated . Im interested in physics and want to become a...

I am about to complete high school.I am interested in a profession which includes developing of new engineering technologies and devices,preferably in bio-engineering.I asked some people regarding the courses I must take in college.Instead of courses that interest me like Biotechnology and...

I am currently at a community college, and the only reason I want to transfer out is because the physics department here is absolute garbage. Whenever I have a question for a problem, if I go into the department, walk down the faculty offices and inquire for assistance, 9/10 of the professors...

Hello, I am a recent high school graduate and I have recently finished calculus II with one year of calculus I prior (which I took junior year). My major will be physics at the University of Texas and having told that I completed those courses to my advisor he said I seemed bright from the...

In my next semester I will take Calculus and Calculus Base Physics, which only covers Statics and dynamics of particles and rigid bodies; force and motion; energy and momentum; rotational motion, elasticity and simple harmonic motion. Would I do well in the physics class without physics in...

I dropped out of UCLA about 10 years ago. Have done some real estate since but nothing much with my life. I'm planning on going back this year and getting my bachelor's degree. I'm now 33. Yea I know. I screwed up by dropping out and not finishing what I started. But I guess now is better than...

particularly in math or physics? what's the pay? full time, part time. do they work year round?

Hello folks. I am a European student applying to MIT, Harvard, Princeton and Cambridge in the UK this fall. I have a strong passion for mathematics, I have self-studied for past two years, I went through 20 textbooks – 4 pure, 5 mechanics, 5 statistics, 3 further pure and 3 decision maths. I...

Hi everybody, i am currently studying Mechanical engineering and about to enter second year... i was thinking of doing my masters in mechanical from world renowned colleges like MIT, Caltech, etc. ... i want to know which among such colleges are the best ? And what should one have to do to...

Hi everyone, I've always liked both Physics and Chemistry equally, but recently I've had to choose between either Physics or Chemistry as a course in some extension program I got into. At my age (16), which would be a better option for the future? I'm a mathematical person, so at the moment...

Hey everyone, Just wondering in what ways do high school math differ from college level math? Thanks. (Also, are there any recommended books or other materials to help a person better make that transition?)

First of all I am new here so hey. I hope this is in the right section. So, I read Zapperz's So You Want To Be A Physicist article and that answered many of my questions. The article But I have not been able to find the exact qualifications to get into any theoretical physics major. I am a...

I am desiring to get a Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics, but I know not what college will be best for me to get that degree in. I am taking all the most advanced Science and Math classes at my School. Calculus, Chemistry, Physics, Anatomy. I live in Southwest Missouri, and my parents have no money...

Sorry if the title seems confusing, but I'm basically asking if there's data on which schools those admitted to an Ivy League came from, or earned their bachelor's from. Searches on Google simply give me percentages on those who applied that were admitted. Help would be appreciated.

First, I'm new here and I want to introduce myself - I'm geophysics student from Croatia, and I have a few questions that's been bothering me for a while now. First two years of college are the same for geophysics and physics - we go to same class. Then in third year we choose where we will...

I am an aspiring physicist. My main interests are Particle Physics, Cosmology and Black hole physics. I am going to join a college this year for the same. I applied to two colleges and got selected. University of Lancaster and University of Birmingham. I have applied for the course - Physics...

So at this point, I have been accepted into both Ohio State University and the University of Michigan. I plan on majoring in physics and continuing on to grad school. I know that Michigan has a better physics program than OSU. The only problem is that Michigan will cost roughly $15000 more...

I'm a junior right now, I have a 3.96 GPA and I'm a math and physics major with a computer science minor. Alright, now that that's out of the way, I'm starting to look into graduate schools now. A few restrictions I have, I live in Nassau County, on Long Island; so I'm looking for schools within...

I live in Malaysia and I had a lot of interest to study physics and become a physicist. But so far the education of physics in Malaysia was not good enough with compare with other country. I had graduated and wish to continue in future study. I know is a better choice is going other...

Hello Frnds, I am presenting my engineering final year project. It is a 12 volt DC hydraulic jack. This jack is made to lift light motor vehicles and light commercial vehicles. Its capacity can be increased by changing some parameters. The project consists of a 12 volt DC...

what are the top public universities for undergraduate physics.

a newbie here so not sure if this is in the right place! i'm in the middle of a paper that I'm doing for college, investigating the effects of roughness on air flow. i set up 2 pipes, 1 rough and 1 smooth (800mm long, 36mm diameter), in a wind tunnel, measured the velocity of the air entering...