Decision Definition and 150 Threads

Here's the short version: Live in New Zealand, been offered an excellent PhD position in the UK. Family won't allow me to leave. I don't want to throw away this opportunity. Long version: My biggest ambition was to get a PhD (physics) from a good university. After 5 years of hard work I've...

During on campus interviews back in august, i got 2 jobs, both in power sector. And joining of both has been deferred now by 3 & 6 months. So i went for another interview yesterday in a glass manufacturing company(supposedly covering 70% market share in India). I got the job in plant...

I have Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Aerospace Engineering. I recently got PhD admits from University of Michigan (Aerospace Engineering) and University of Texas at Austin (Computational & Applied Mathematics). I need to make a choice between the both and I hope you guys can help me out.

If anyone has advice as to which of these institutions I should enroll at please inform me! Some things to consider: I got into a Mathematical Scholars Program at Bucknell (note: I plan on majoring in both Physics and Mathematics. sidenote: A professor at Rutgers told me not to do this...

SOURCE: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7846150.stm Rising money for Gaza humanitarian effort can be seen as a political move? Is the appeal itself fundamentally flawed? Does the BBC simply not want to touch the dangerous third rail of middle eastern politics and become a propaganda machine for...

The first family is getting a puppy.. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27556259/ I think they should get a cat.

I picked chemical engineering as my major and I think I am starting to regret it. I get pretty good grades, so I'm not that bad in my classes. I just don't find it very interesting. Its just hard for me to find pipe flow or saturation curves (the stuff we learn in class) interesting no...

Hi For higher mathematics i need the highest featured calculator and since graphing calculators are generally expensive (at least for me) so that's why I'm investing some time in researching Online b4 I buy so that i can shell money only once to buy a graphing calculator which is so powerful in...

Need urgent help with univ. decision - Queen's vs Waterloo vs UofT for engineering Hi all, I am in need of some urgent advice. I am in my last year of high school and I've been accepted into the following programs for university next year: UofT - Engineering Science Queen's -...

Hi I'm a computer science student graduating this semester. As of now I don't mind taking programming related jobs or IT related jobs, but I want to eventually be a language analyst/translator/interpreter as well in Chinese. I've had a few years of Chinese and lived in Beijing for a few months...

I am currently a high school senior and have received all of my decisions for college. The acceptances are: UNC Chapel Hill Brandeis UMD College Park University of Maryland Baltimore County I am waitlisted at the following schools: Duke Carnegie Mellon Cornell Johns Hopkins...

So I've heard back from all of my colleges, and I have it narrowed down to two colleges: Georgia Institute of Technology and University of Miami. I'm planning on majoring in Physics and then continuing on the grad school for it, but I'm having a little trouble choosing between the two. I know...

Hi all, I have a job offer from a company that is due by this week (Job#1). I am still waiting on another company, Job#2, which I really want to work for. I interviewed with them approx 1.5 weeks ago and really need answer because I'll need to decide on Job#1. How can I email the guy from...

my friend went to an engineering competition this past week during midterms and informed our intermediate mechanics professor late, 2 days prior, so now the professor is penalizing him. he's giving him the exam with 2 extra questions in the same period of time and the maximum he can get is 75%...

So how far should i go in helping him out, i mean he is supposed to be a hands on engineer but it seems for many years he has been a paper pusher, he really does know squat, on the other hand he is easy going, but should i be the one one to put all the ideas in front of him, no one else will know.

Hi, I'm new to PF and from what I can tell, there are a lot of good members here on the forums, so I would like a little advice from you guys since I really have exhausted myself thinking about this. So I joined the Army Reserves in Sept. of 2006, partly to improve myself physically and...

I am looking for a good calculator that will last me a long time. I am looking at the 50g or the 35s. I can get both but I would like to know if its worth it to buy both. I have no criteria for school so I am just needing something that lasts a while, and that's why I am looking at the 50g or...

Dear Physics friends, the time has come for me to decide what to do with my physics degree. I have asked a lot of people but in the end its me who has to take the decision. But I think I need your counseling. Let me tell you something about what I have done so far: I studied physics for 3...

Hi all, I have an important decision to make in the very near future and wanted some outside input, if possible. I am currently a student at GA Tech majoring in EE and decided to join the Co-op program this fall, in which I will alternate semesters of full time work with an employer and...

I am to build a mouse trap car that goes the longest distance. From what I understand, I want to increase the distance by using a looong arm that I attach to the arm on the mousetrap. I want the string to only be hooked onto the axle so that it let's go when it gets to the end. I want a SMALL...

Hi- I'm a senior in high school and am planning to go to school for aerospace engineering. I've been trying to decide what college would be best for me. Specifically, I'm looking at three main colleges... Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) Worcestor Polytechnic Institute (WPI)...

Guassian Surface Decision? Homework Statement http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/4056/electroquestionhd7.png Homework Equations http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/6898/guasslawdd2.png The Attempt at a Solution My thoughts/attack for the question is first to find the charge...

Hi I was wondering which of the following titles I should buy with regards to building a fairly simple physics engine for a game idea I have. I don't want to rush in I want to spend my money wisely. The titles are (roughly) as follows: Real Time Collision Detection Game Physics Game Physics...

Hi, I can't decide which college to attend. Can someone please help me? I got accepted to UC Davis UC Irvine UCSB: College of Creative Studies UC Merced: Gauranteed Tranfer to UCLA or UCB U of A I can't decide. I'm leaning towards trying the UC Merced transfer option after one year but...

I need to make quick schedule decisions for next year because the deadline is approaching. Please help me consider my two choices: 1st choice: (7 Classes) AP Calculus APUSH AP Biology AP Sats AP Enviornmental science English 11 H Spanish 2 2nd choice: (6 Classes) AP Calculus APUSH...

Hello everyone, I'm new here and am hoping you could give me a hand with my decision. I highly doubt this is deserving of its own thread, but I would really appreciate the help. I plan to major in physics, or at least a subject in a similar vein. I've narrowed my choice down to two schools...

OK. I am looking for advice/opinions. My desktop PC has been upgraded 4 times since I bought it. It really isn't the original any more. The only thing I have left is my main hard drive. The main hard drive is where Windows is kept with some of the other important programs like my wireless...

Didn't realize this was such a huge post...so I provide you with...a table of contents! (and the option of skipping part 1 without missing any really important information)1. Background Info - the epiphany! 2. Accepted! (to hell?) - the truth unfolds 3. The other - university, that is 4. The...

My research advisor is telling me to go to CERN this summer, however I applied and was accepted to the Georgia Tech Nanotech program. I heard the Georgia Tech Nanotech program is one of the best, is that true. What do you guys think I should do? CERN or GT?

The other day I met a up and coming fashion designer from florida. We got talking and found we had a lot in common, I showed him some of the outfits I had designed and made and he loved them! (he also showed me his designs) He then offered me a free trip to florida to be a runway model for the...

"Until New Year’s Day, not even her first name was known. Ashley was a faceless case study, cited in a paper by two doctors at Seattle Children’s Hospital as they outlined a treatment so radical that it brought with it allegations of “eugenics”, of creating a 21st-century Frankenstein’s monster...

Hey This will be my first post on this forum, but I have been reading posts for quite a while. I find it really insightful. Now, I could use some of the people here's help. I need to decide whether I should do Electrical Engineering or Physics. I have been offered early admission to the...

Currently I'm enrolled in my second year of a aerospace engineering and science undergrad course. I'm seriously considering dropping the engineering aspect of my course as i feel it is a waste of time. Problem is i feel if i do that i limit my career options later on, however if i don't i...

The choice has come down to Univ. of Arizona or Univ. of Maryland Baltimore County. I was wondering if anyone has any advice on these schools. I live in Maryland so UA would be a hassle, but I think it is really cool school with a million things to do. It has many observatories in the area and a...

Pharyngula has some exerpts from Jones Dover school board decision that impressed me as well and truly written: http://pharyngula.org/index/weblog/comments/the_bottom_line_in_dover/ http://pharyngula.org/index/weblog/comments/unconstitutional_to_teach_id/ in case these links are slow (lot...

Hey... I am a high school sophomore in Cheshire, Connecticut. I plan to study engineering once I get to university. In order to get a feel for what engineering entails, I decided to check out some engineering programs. However, I came across two college credit summer programs too - Harvard and...

I have a piece of project work in which I have to make predictions about the biogeography in an area of diverse grassland in 20 years time if one of a number of changes occur (changes proposed by the tutor, not me). The change I chose was the regional water table rising 0.5 metres. I've written...

Decision and discrete mathematics... Why is Decision maths called "Decision maths"? :smile: Thanks.

Hello everyone, Don't ask why I came here, but I need help from some one, anyone. I live in Central Florida, have a six-figure income, a beautiful wife, and a great little girl. I give my wife everything she needs and I love her to death, but I have a serious problem. Lately, there have been...

Okay, so after I finish upgrading my high school courses, I for sure want to go into the Sciences for the first year. But the problem is that I have no idea what I want to do after that. My Dad says I can choose anything I want, but my Mom is like totally forcing me to be either a doctor or a...

I wan't sure whether to post this here or in Value Theory. I meant to post it in Value Theory so the moderators can move it if they wish. I have no preference personally. What does everyone think of hypothetical fear as a basis for decision making? Examples: I don't want to kill an...

Yes, the wacky inkers of the elite Ashcroft Redaction Force are http://www.thememoryhole.org/feds/justice_redaction.htm to save you, the American public, from those masters of subversion: the U.S. Supreme Court.

And for all of the American high school seniors, that means it's decision day! Final decisions for which college to attend are due May 1st, so by now everybody must know where they're going. So where are you going? Personally, I'm headed off to Pasadena, CA for four years of pain and...

About a month ago, a friend of mine send me an email. I think u will find it interesting. Here is it... Information Passing Programmer to Team Leader: "We can't do this proposed project. **CANNOT**. It will involve a major design change and no one in our team knows the design of this...

okay, emotional logic is a bad title. how about emotional rationality? I've recently read a study in which "rational thought" was shown to be a result of cooperatively using the limbic systems and the anterior cingulate cortex (basically meaning between emotional centers of the brain and...

I would have to say the "Roe vs Wade" case. It has contributed to mass genocide (fetuscide?) of tens of millions of "could have been Americans". In this group would have been countless Teachers, Doctors, Scientists, Engineers, etc. Maybe one of them would have found a cure for cancer, who...

What is "decision theory"? The title says it all. I don't have any knowledge whatsoever on the matter, and just want to know what it is. Any information is appreciated. :smile:

Does anyone know how the computer applies the planarity algorithm? We can do the algorithm in our head but how does the computer know whether two lines are intersecting?

hello given a random hyperreal number x, can one decide if it is limited or unlimited in a finite amount of time? this is equivalent to the question of whether it can be decided if 1/x is a nonzero infinitesimal in finite time. here's a tutorial paper on the BSS machine which, i believe...

Prompt please where it is possible to find algorithm of the numerical decision of stochastic Shrodinger equation with casual potential having zero average and delta – correlated in space and time? The equation: i*a*dF/dt b*nabla*F-U*F=0 where i - imaginary unit, d/dt - partial...