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Homework Statement It was back in April where I asked the professor teaching if it was possible to take this course called "Analysis" without any proof-based math background and he answered with a "yes". Now I am starting to regret a bit of it since we just started and i have so much to...

Hi, I'm currently a physics major attempting to earn my bachelor's degree. I was just told by the tiny physics department at my school that they won't be offering the classical mechanics course that I need in order to graduate before that fateful date, they suggested that I add an additional...

I am a high school physics teacher in upstate NY. I am designing a new physics course and could use your help. I felt this forum was the best place for this post as the only other forum that may fit is the teacher sub forum, however, it appears to be little used and I would like input from...

I'm doing Physics, Maths and Further Maths for A Levels. I'm planning on doing Theoretical Physics in University. I had A* in Maths and A in Physics for GCSE's. I'm wondering if I should choose another subject? If so, what? Would computing be a good idea?

Ok so I was interested in programming and took up this C++ course which I withdrew from since I was taking too many credits. If I plan to apply to a top grad school (phd hopefully) does thw W on my transcript look bad? Also I now have experience with VB and MATLAB so do you think these are...

If you’re a hardcore player of World of Warcraft, you know how stringently its parent company, Blizzard, has fought to keep the spectre of real money trading (RMT) from corrupting the game. *Gold farming and power leveling were/are scourges of …...

Hello. I am looking for a little bit of advice concerning particular classes. I just switched my minor to math and need some information to help me decide on two courses. Which two classes do you guys recommend to take based on their general applicability to multiple other fields, overall...

Has anyone here read Quantum Fields and Strings: A Course for Mathematicians vol 1 and/or vol 2? I was thinking about trying to tackle them but I'm unsure of what the mathematical prerequisites for doing so are. My background is in physics, but I have taken courses on differential geometry...

After I finish my bachelor studies (Physics in general) I will have to choose a two-year Masters course. Sadly, I cannot continue in doctoral studies, mainly because of money... I will need pretty much money, so working in a finance world may be good for me after finishing school. Changing my...

Hi! I'm a new undergraduate physics student from Mexico, I study in UNAM. The reason why I posted this here is because of desperately needed advice and support. My first two weeks of school have been pretty hard and I cannot grasp most of the things we're being taught. For example...

Here is my timetable: [PLAIN]http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/5438/ubc.png I have 25 hours or classes for my first term and 26 hours for my second term. HOWEVER the biggest problem with this is that I have 5 courses for my first term and 7 for my second. Do you think I can handle 7...

I want to get a good survey book on physics and it seems like Landau's Course of Theoretical Physics might fit the bill. I enjoy Russian math books and do not mind the dryness at all. Which fields of mathematics must I master to get through the whole series without problems?

Hi guys - I was hoping that someone maybe had some experience or knowledge about using an access course as a way of getting into uni to study physics. I'm hoping to get into Swansea Uni in the next two years, and have already spoken to the admissions department. As expected - the focus is very...

i'm sorry if this is the wrong area to be posting such a question, but I am registered for a complex analysis course starting in the fall and I was wondering what i should review before starting this course? I've had math coursework up through calculus, differential equations, linear algebra...

Hello, I'm a rising Junior at UC Berkeley, and I'm in a bit of a dilemma for the upcoming semester. I'm a math major, and intend to go to graduate school to pursue a Ph.D in Pure Math, but am not sure about the best path to take. Right now, I've completed the upper division Linear Algebra...

[SIZE="4"][FONT="Arial Narrow"]Hi I'm taking a new course of physics for the fall semester and was wondering if any of you have an idea of what I'm taking. Thanks in advance. This is what the course says: Characteristics and objectives of the course: This course is basic to all engineering...

Hey, This fall I am taking my first proof based course, in set theory, and there is currently "NO BOOK" available from our bookstore. All of the other books are listed, and the math department's publication also listed as "NO BOOK". I knew someone who took this course last spring, and they...

...moving onto calculus-based physics?

What book or course would you recommend to a beginner in Probability and Statistics? That is my question. However I would like to specify my intentions. Along my math courses I have observed (many people have) that mathematicians have a different way of thinking this common language...

Hello, for my next year I will be taking the following math courses: first semester: differential equations ( honours version ) "advanced calculus" ( spivak's calculus on manifolds course ) complex analysis algebra ( groups, rings, fields ) second semester: continuing the...

I am undecided between these two for 2012 spring term (my last semester hopefully)

I am preparing for the futher courses. So can you tell me what should I learn before solving this problem? Can you suggest me some books or materials so that I can check it out. Also can you give me hints on what can I do next for my attempt to solution? Homework Statement Homework...

So, I got a C in my Spanish 3H class in high school and I heard that it was one of the courses that gives you UC credit. I passed the class so I can still graduate with the 3 year requirement, and I'm not sure if I'll need a language class later on in college. I got into the class at a...

The Exposition I'm an Astrophysics major going into my second year of University this September. I have room for one other course in fall and one course in the winter (so I have two spaces to fill.) I'm already required to take every physics course offered (6 total), and the two requisite...

1. Homework Statement [/b] 3. if X m and n are positive rational numbers, X(m^2 ~ n^2) , 2Xmn , and X(m^2+n^2) are positive rational numbers. Hence show how to determine any number of right-angle triangles the lengths of all whose sides are rational Homework Equations The Attempt...

I am a mechanical engineering and math double major at a state-university, and as far as math goes am mostly focusing on math that can be applied to the fields of engineering (specifically mechanical and nuclear). I am going to be finished with all of the undergrad differential equations...

Hello, My whole goal of going to college is to make myself as marketable as possible to employers. I'm a incoming freshmen and have to sign up for my courses. Due to taking several college courses while in high school I have reduced the number of credits for my BS down to 109. I'm going to...

Unfortunately my inferior Canadian education skips out at least a year of math topics in comparison with my American counterparts, so conics weren't a "huge" part of our curriculum. Can someone tell me what course demands existing firm knowledge of properties of parabolas (directix, focus...

Hi everyone, I'm currently working through volume 1 - mechanics. I'm planning on doing the whole series over the course of the next few years, but there are a few topics I'd like to get to before others. I was just wondering if they are meant to be read one after the other, or if they were...

text(s) for "Relativity for Poets" course? I teach physics at a community college in California, and I've initiated the process of creating a new gen ed course titled "Relativity for Poets." The math prerequisites will be algebra and geometry. There will be no lab. The hope is that we can get...

Hi All, I am really struggling with a question, and this is the last one I need to complete and then I can submit my paper. I appreciate you don't like to just give out answers, but I can't work anything out. I am doing an electrical course, but for some reason there are some physics...

Okay, I am about to finish the first year of my Bachelor in Physics. My hope is to take a Ph.D in Physics (not sure what field yet) and i have not quite yet decided whether i want to focus on theoretical physics or experimental physics, though I'm leaning towards experimental. In about 4...

Hi, Do you know of any motion video capture education software products that are aimed at the first-year college physics course level? Thank you.

Hello all I am a physics student who just finished the second year of my BS. I am looking to get into oceanography, and therefore I am considering taking (among others) a course in chemical oceanography next semester. A two-semester freshman chemistry course is a formal prerequisite to the...

Not in university city anymore so can't go to the academic center to ask. Ask professor who is teaching already and he "isn't sure" The course is called "Analysis" compared with "Real Variables" Since half of those fancy words are foreign to me, i can make no sense of it at all. The...

Does anyone know what course will I cover stuff that isn't on the standard Single Variable Calculus topics? In most universities, no one even covers the hyperbolic functions or paramatric/polar coordinates. Most don't even have the time to pick up the power series/taylor series. My...

What course did you or do you typically learn about mathematical splines?

hi can anyone recommend good textbooks for the following : Electromagnetic Field Theory Inversion Methods Exploration Seismology Geophysical Data Analysis Thanks guys, i really appreciate.

I'm at a UC taking upper division QM, and I get the feeling that the course is designed so as to ignore physical interpretations of equations or the true meaning behind the derivation of the wave function, to the point where I'm having doubts of even my professor's real understanding of the...

I am from India.I am currently doing my graduation in mechanical engineering.One thing that has attracted me a lot is energy production.I want to know if there are any PG courses specific to energy production any where.

I'm a junior undergraduate who has yet to take quantum mechanics, although I did have a brief introduction to basic wave mechanics (square well, harmonic oscillator, tunneling, the hydrogen atom, etc.) in "modern physics" course. I've also watched and taken notes from the Quantum Mechanics...

Hello, I'm going to fail a first-year university course ( but it's non-math ); how badly is this going to affect my math grad school prospects? Would I still be able to get into good graduate math programs as reasonable possibilities? ( i.e., not under the condition "just get 100% on every...

I'm interested in taking a course in number theory as the material excites me very much, however, I'm not sure how such material would be taught. What can I expect from lectures, homework, exams, etc? (on a somewhat related note, anyone here have any information regarding any special...

Is it a bad idea to take general physics II (calc based intro to E&M) and calculus III (multivariable) concurrently over the same summer session? I am a relatively good student. Last semester I had a 3.8 GPA (A in calculus I) and this semester I have an A- in calculus II.The session dates are...

I'm taking a bio + lab, a chemistry, math, and business elective... and... with 3 credit hours left, I registered for "HPED 252" Intro to Physical Education, Exercise, and Sport. I have an 85 in this class. I have 95+ in everything else. Literally, the hardest exams I have ever taken...

Hi, I want to ask this question. Why do lecturers select the problems they select in the problem sets? I don't understand why those problems have to be selected and not any others.

Appropriate to "thank" a professor who artificially boosted your grade in a course? As in, some professors will give you a few extra points on your GPA for a course if they've seen that you worked really hard and that certain freak factors might have prevented you from getting the grade that...

As a GTA, do I have to pay for a course if I withdraw from a course right now(>5 weeks into program). I registered late for the course and I realize that professor K teaching Quantum Mechanics 2 is not that good a teacher, and a really tough grader.

Hi, I'm a high school student...I was wondering if anyone could help me find a college where I'd be able to take a physics course over the summer (it doesn't matter if it's for credit or not). I live in Massachusetts, and would prefer a program in New England. If there are any pre-AP or SAT II...

I failed the first aerodynamics exam. The score makes it pretty much impossible to scrape an A in the class. So would it look worse if I withdraw from the class and retake next semester, or take the B+/- that's coming? I want to get into grad school for aerospace engineering. I currently...