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I'm a junior in high school and I'm planning to be an engineer when I grow up. Below is the schedule for senior year and I am wondering what classes would be the best choice for being an engineer. Honors English 4 Calculus AP Physics B AP Psychology AP Macroeconomics Fine/Applied Art (Needed...

What do grad school acceptance committees think about withdraws on a transcript? I'm taking elementary linear algebra just for fun (not required at all) but I find that my physics coursework has a near monopoly on my time. I would really like to withdraw and focus on E&M, modern physics...

I'm going to be a second-year student next year, and since for the first semester I only have three courses I need to take, and there are no optional Physics modules other than the already prescribed core courses everyone needs to take anyway, I was thinking I'd pick another Maths course...

Let's say you are studying for a degree. 1) Given your academic ability, if you work hard enough and efficiently, you would be able to complete all the degree modules within two years. Would you complete your degree in two years or would you move at the same pace as others so you can have...

Hi guys, I'm now in 3rd year of high school. I really need some advice on choosing your own college course. My mom told me to take up Computer Science. I don't want to take up medicine, education, liberal arts and other college program. My only choice is Computer Studies, but what will be my...

I have almost finished my bachelor's degree in mathematics, with a minor in physics. A while ago I decided not to continue with physics on my master's degree, but to focus on pure mathematics while learning a bit of computer science as well. However, after planning out the two semesters of...

I am taking calculus b but for some reason it seems to be a shorter version according to my instructor. We are using james stewart 6th edition but only taking chapters from 7-11 excluding 10 which are 7_Inverse Functions: Exponential, Logarithmic, and Inverse Trigonometric Functions...

[SIZE="5"]Figured it out! No need to answer. Thanks! Homework Statement Hey all, I have a question right at the beginning of my fluid mechanics book but it mostly focuses on calculus at this point. This question in particular is all calculus. a = xyi + y2j + 2k ∇ = ∂/∂x + ∂/∂y +...

Whats the best place to have online math course? Can you learn all this way?

hi all, i asked this question on y! answers and one guy gave me an advice to come here, sign up, and ask. i hope I'm in the right place! i'm a freshman majoring in mathematical econ and minor in statistics to prepare myself for the actuarial exams (and open up other career options). for this...

Homework Statement Simplify [PLAIN]http://www4c.wolframalpha.com/Calculate/MSP/MSP249819e8ec729ig8433b00002e0fh793haeag630?MSPStoreType=image/gif&s=15&w=137&h=59 Please kindly show the working steps as well. ^^ Thanks. Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution I tried but i...

Hey I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around the concept of solid angles and finding the solid angle of any area on the surface of a sphere I'm basically asking for a crash course none of my textbooks explain it well at all

How is "Mechanics; a course of theoretical physics volume 1", by Landau and lifshitz? I have recently bought Volume 2 of this series (the classical theory of fields) because it was recommending for an undergrad course I'm following. I was wondering how good this first part was. I'm mainly...

Hi, I am a student at the University of Waterloo and am entering my 3rd year of my BSc. I have an elective this semester and I thought I would take an electronics course. I feel like it would be useful for a bunch of things. In terms of my future career, and what skills would be...

Hi, As a prerequisite for Bsc in Physics+Math I have to take a summer course in physics since I do not have sufficient background for the course of studies. My math background is high end high school level (complex numbers, trig', calculus etc') However the scope of the course is ...

Hello! Is someone aware if there are lecture notes about Lie Groups from a physics course? I would to study an exposition of this subject made by a physicist. Thank you in advance!

I am currently taking up a calculus course along with several other courses this semester. I am currently flunking the course and I really want to drop. Now, I'm not terrible at math. I'm actually pretty good. I have had a lot of lec and lab work from my engineering courses pile up in front of...

So I have a few questions about a string theory course I am taking, although I guess the questions are largely on indices/QFT stuff! (i) Consider the expression \bar{\psi}^a \gamma^\mu \partial_\mu \psi^b \eta_{ab} we were going to take the transpose of this and it was said that the transpose...

I'm currently double majoring in ChemE and physics with the intent of going to grad school. This semester I'm taking 6 courses this semester totaling 19 hours, with about 10-15 hours per week spent in a research lab. I was considering dropping one course and taking it another semester, but I...

Advice needed on a "course outline" to teach myself General Relativity I want to learn it inside and out. I'm tired of settling for dumbed-down versions of GR, and thus dumbed-down versions of how we describe the very universe we live in, just due to my lack of mathematical understanding. But I...

I'm a 33 year old computer programmer. I have been reading ABOUT physics for some time, and enjoyed it in high school, but I'd like to start learning how to DO physics and mathematics. I've never taken calculus, and my other math skills haven't been used for some time. My biggest interests...

I wanted to ask, simply out of curiosity, how people here think they arrived at where they are, interest-wise. For instance, why did you choose one (or two, or three, or rather...some natural number k) in particular of physics, mathematics, engineering, or one of other fields, as opposed to any...

Hello Dear mentors, fellows, and comrades in PF, I'm currently a junior per my credit hours, but I'm sort of late for a physics degree. I am strongly considering applying to grad school. My current plan for my rest 3 semesters in undergrad is like below. ODE is a prerequisite for both EM1...

Do you think that they are better at teaching the course or worse at teaching the course, as compared to newer professors who might have taught the course for only a couple of times? Obviously, I realize that there is no clear-cut relationship. *But*, there are certainly patterns to look for...

We will be doing a course based entirely on Engineering Mechanics Vol. 2: Dynamics by Meriam and Kraige in the semester coming up. I want to supplement it with some good theoretical grounding in Lagrangian and Hamiltonian mechanics. Now, I cannot handle an entire separate course for those topics...

I have never taken a physics course and I won't be taking one until next semetser... I wanted to know if someone can suggest a good indepth physics book that I can study now so I will be ready for next semester.

plus hear the lecture, or do you just do one and not do the other?

Tomorrow I have to talk to the professor of the course to audit the course. Is there a possibility that he'll test me on my knowledge? I was planning on studying over my break on my weak points for the course, but now I'm thinking I should be studying tonight and a little before I talk to him...

Homework Statement A rockets course needs to be diverted by one degree. The mass of the rocket is 2000kg, and its forward velocity is 15000ms. The rocket has side rockets with a thrust of 25000N with which to effect course change. a) What is the rockets momentum after the course change...

I am a 4th year Phy UG on a 5 yr plan and need some advice, these two courses overlap so I can't take both. I am interested in both topics but have more background in astrophysics, not much in the engineering area. I guess my indecision stems from a larger crisis I am having in trying to...

I’m planning on going back to college and I need to take the following math course in a month and a half when the new Spring semester begins: MATH 150 Calculus with Analytic Geometry I Limits, continuity, differentiation and integration of elementary functions and trigonometric functions...

greetings... i study naval arch in china in mandarin, so its very challenging ... at the moment, I am facing difficulties in mechanical design course and i was hoping by making this topic, maybe you fellas could give me some material to study (everything i have is chinese, and i don't get...

I am taking a self-study individual course on convex analysis but I'm having some troubles with the basics as I'm trying to do the exercises in my notes. I'm asked to consider the space C[0,1] of continuous, complex-valued functions on [0,1], equipped with the supremum norm \|\cdot\|_{\infty}...

Hey everyone, I am a first year physics student and just signed up for my second semester classes around a week ago. This is what I am taking: General Chemistry II - 4 credits Calculus II - 4 credits Physics I (Mechanics) - 4 credits German I - 4 credits Freshman Composition...

Hi, there's a couple of intro courses of CS that I might take in the Spring. Are these 2 are different or not? Which would be better for a Physics possibly CS major. CSC 116 Logic and Program Design 3 Credits Introduces computer program design using concepts of structured programming and...

What is a CS course that covers how software and hardware are connected? This probably seems simple to most but I have no clue as to how this interaction works. A lot of the courses I've looked up seem to be either hardware or software only. Also, is there a name for this area of CS so I can...

I'm taking this 400 level astrophysics course next semester, and I'm not sure what sort of difficulty level to expect, since I'm unfamiliar with the material. Any ideas? The course listing in the calendar reads: "Basic space plasma pheonema: the Earth’s plasma and field environment; the...

Computer Science for beginners, or so I thought... I used to (at least for a month) to be competent in the subject, then the midterm came and I shook my head as I read the numbers on my score. To "encourage" us, the professor told us the average for this course is usually 60% (I got 55%...)...

My honors physics course is working with Purcell's textbook, but I've found some sections of the book are quite wordy and hard to follow, and i don't have any way to check my practice work: there are virtually no answers to any of the practice questions. thanks in advance!

Currently, I am a bioengineering major, but I have been taking math electives the past year and a half, and now I am finding myself liking pure mathematics much more than engineering and only two classes away from a degree. The two courses I need are Real Analysis and Abstract Algebra...

Hi PF members. I'm a first year engineering student, and recently got my midterms back and was highly disappointed with the statics mark, 55% compared to the class average of 23.8/40, SD 9.1. I did a very large amount of practice from Hibbeler's Statics textbook, 12e, but it seemed that the...

I intend to eventually go to graduate school for some type of applied math...I'm leaning towards either computational or statistics. I just recently transferred to a major research university from a small teaching college, and academically it was a bit of a shock for me. I took mechanics...

I teach an introductory maths course which includes function, algrbra, co-ordainate geometry, quadratic equations, limits, differentiationm trigonometry, exponentials, logartithms and complex numbers. Is there a way I can post these notes somewhere on this site for people to download?

FACTOR SPACE is defined in my book as the set whose elements are the equivalence classes defined by the equivalence relation R .denoted by S/R i cannot understand where this is different from equivalent class? page 8 - a coursein modern mathematical physics - szekeres any help will be...

I am a student doing Bachelors studies in Physics at a reputed university in India. I am presently in 5th semester of my course and I desire to do my masters course in the same subject in Germany. I will be obliged if someone helps me out in this matter by suggesting the names of competent...

A quick explanation for my thread - I've been a physics teacher for 10 years, but I've always wanted to learn more about stars and space. So I took two years off to study for an MSc. in Astrophysics. I'm writing my thesis on something pretty non-standard for astro nerds: I'm trying to write a...

If a_n >= 0 for all n, and the series a_n converges, then n(a_n - a_n-1) --> 0 as n --> infinity. Prove or disprove the statement using a counterexample. I know that the statement is false...I am just having terrible difficultly finding a counterexample...

Hey, I'm interested in studying Aerospace Engineering when I leave high school. I have still 2 more years to go before I leave, but I'm really interested in space exploration, rockets, etc. The ultimate goal would be to work for NASA as an astronaut. At this moment, I'm taking Physics, Maths...

Determine the cost of using 2 different electrical devices over the course of a month. - An item like a cellphone or something else that plugs in the wall. Use $.20 per kilowatt-hour as your base energy cost. I have no idea how to start this as this is a project we have to do as...

Choosing modules for theoretical Physics from Math Graduate Diploma course: Hi forum members, I am studying Math Graduate Diploma at Kings College london. I am going to do M.Sc Theoretical Physics next year. I need your advice in choosing Math Grad Diploma modules closely related to the...