Degree Definition and 1000 Threads

Hello again PF. Is it possible/are there stories of people who have pursued a Computer Engineering degree without a Computer Engineering undegrad? It's because the undegrad hasn't been what I was waiting for, however I am really interested in computer engineering masters, phds, etc. I...

This is a topic that I would like to pose to Physics Forums. I have always wondered about the differences between a bachelor's degree in engineering physics and a corresponding bachelor's degree in physics. Specifically, what I would like to know if whether studying engineering physics...

I've read various post on this matter here actually. However I'll do some rant on my story: I'm currently a masters student (quantum physics, with maybe 60-70% programming content). I always had an interest in how computer works but I did not got into the CS degree. Now, I am planning for my...

If I were to engineer specific high-performance product and establish an engineering firm would this be legal in US without a degree for engineering? This product would be somewhat benign, for example an intake. Also any suggestions or side thoughts are welcome. Thank you!

If I were to engineer specific high-performance product and establish an engineering firm would this be legal in US without a degree for engineering? Also any suggestions or side thoughts are welcome. Thank you!

Using line equation y = -4058.7x + 16.10 with the experiment pressure measured in kPa instead of atm. I already solved for heat of vaporization thus: (-4058.7K)(-8.314 J/mol \astK)=heat of vaporization = 33444 J/mol = 33.44 kJ/mol. Also, the vapor pressure for normal boiling point...

Hi all, I have been stopped by a sextic (6th degree) polynomial in my research. I need to find the biggest positive root for this polynomial symbolically, and since its impassible in general, I came up with this idea, maybe there is a way to approximate this polynomial by a lower degree...

To try and make it as short as possible, I'm an adult (25) who will be going back to university in Sept to study what has always been my passion, physics. I say "sort of" in the title because it's a 3 year BSc degree, but there's an extra year at the beginning, which is a foundation year, which...

I am currently doing physics at Imperial College London, but am considering dropping out and applying for an OU degree. I've not made any decisions yet, as I'd like to know more about it before I decide. Though the main question is, could I still get into competitive PG programmes? I've asked my...

let's be honest about this... In north america, I went through engineering school, at a top university. Only to come out feeling like it was a waste of time. Mainly because they suck at teaching the courses conceptually. It felt like a drive-thru restaurant-- without gaining any useful...

Hello all, Can anyone explain what "Integer Coefficient of Degree n" where n is some positive integer (e.g 6) of a polynomial refers to? I know what integers and coefficients are but I don't know what the above refers to. For example if you had something like this: Suppose some...

Homework Statement Integral: \int\sqrt{1+\frac{1}{a^2+x^2}}\,\text dx Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution I don't know any method at the moment. Maybe Euler substitution? But this integral is \int\sqrt{\frac{1+a^2+x^2}{a^2+x^2}} after making some calculation, but it...

So I'm still at my little old community college, currently taking a differential equations course (which I love), and then I'm taking a circuits and devices class (the first real engineering class I've ever taken.) I'm taking a couple other classes but they are mostly credit fodder so I can...

Homework Statement How much does 1m3 air (oxygen) weight with 10 bar pressure at 0 degrees celsius? Homework Statement 0 degrees Celsius = 273.15 kelvin The Attempt at a Solution I saw this formula on another thread: 1 atm = 101,325 pascals ~ 1.2 atm = 121,590 pascals 27oCelsius = 300.15 K...

Hello this is my first post here. I found a problem in algebra which i cannot solve and don't even know if there are solutions as asked. It is that one: Homework Statement Find all the integer solutions (x,y) that satisfy the equation:Homework Equations ×3-727× = y3 - 727yThe Attempt at a...

Is a PhD the highest academic degree on can possibly earn? Or is there something above that level?

Which undergraduate major best prepares someone for law school? I'm guessing criminal justice, or political science. What's your opinion?

Hello all, My question pertains to specializing within an EE degree. At my school we have to specialize in 2 out of 3 options, which include Sensors, Circuits and Devices, Digital Signal Processing and Applications, and Power and Energy. I have for sure decided on Power and Energy, however, I am...

Hello, I've heard a bit about "information systems" and "computer security systems technology" but I haven't been able to find anything about this type of study at my college's website. I don't think these terms are correct, but I wouldn't be surprised if there is something similar. The...

Do some of you got a Phd without a Master? I have a professor that only have a phd and 3 posdoc. How this works and how hard it is? And, if you know, what kind of institute or which contry have this kind of program?

Hey I am currently 22 years old at a community college. Through age 18-20 I did not know what I wanted to study. I was lost for so long but I always knew that I wanted to study something related to math and some science. I eventually found an interest in electrical engineering. I realized that I...

I am an high school student starting grade 11 this year . I have been interested in physics since class 6 and i have been studying advanced physics since then . IN grade 9 and 10 i have read and solved problems from Resnick,halliday and walker's book ( which i think is a undergrad book isn't it...

i'm currently 27 and still living at home. i'd like to start a career as soon as possible. it is extremely stressful living at home. after this spring term i will have the 30 credits i need to get state certified for teaching physics. does it pay to complete the physics degree in any way? i...

I'm wondering how much undergraduate research really matters when applying for to get into a masters program. Obviously different schools have different requirements. I know that. Try as I might, though, I can't get any research experience. I'm a third year student in a physics-mathematics...

Hello, I am interested in a physics degree and I was wondering if there is a good school for it online? Also, what kind of things should I study in order to prepare for it, and do they have book for it? I am currently finishing up my Bachelors in Psychology and I have been trying to work...

Hello all, I have a series of polynomials P(n), given by the recursive formula P(n)=xP(n-1)-P(n-2) with initial values P(0)=1 and P(1)=x. P(2)=xx-1=x2-1 P(3)=x(x2-1)-(x)=x3-2x ... I am confident that all of the roots of P(n) lie on the real line. So for P(n), I hope to find these roots. I...

I'm thinking of doing an astrophysics degree and was wondering what career choices would be available to me after this with just the degree. I would hope to do a masters and so on but that may not work out. I know i could go into research with the college or university but other then that I am...

Hello i attend Mcmaster University and I am interested in the Math/Physics discipline through the math/stats faculty. You graduate with one degree so it is not a double major. I was wondering what kind of job opportunities are out there for someone that would be in this program and how would it...

Hello, I am new here and joined this forum so I could get an answer to this question: Do you have to start in an aerospace engineering program to get a degree in it? Or could you start in mechanical engineering, and then transfer over to aerospace? I am trying to figure out schools and such and...

I am an MBBS student currently in my third semester and I wanted to know that whether I can get a degree in physics after my MD (which I surely will be doing after my MBBS ). My interest in physics hasn't died down a bit since I left High school but well physics isn't much required in medicine...

Hi, I'm an about to be CS graduate but my interest in physics greatly outweighs that of programming or developing software. Especially theoretical physics or anything related to physics for that matter so what I'd like to do is to go into a physics job however not having a physics degree I...

I am a Chemical engineering student with pretty good grades, and about finish my undergraduate degree. I am 100% sure i want to go to grad school, but recently i am starting to get interested in other disciplines. My question is, how difficult it is for someone with my background to change...

I have a masters degree in physics. I specialized in semiconductors with the hope of getting into the photovoltaic industry because it really interests me. I worked as an intern for a year in and R&D department and liked getting to work in the lab. After that internship ended and I...

i'm having difficulty trying to figure out a problem i thought of. a projectile is launched upwards at a 45 degree angle 100 m above a surface. below is a target whose horizontal distance is 5 m from the launch point. just as the projectile is launched, the target moves horizontally at a...

Is it possible? I've already obtained my Doctor's degree in Business Administration (I know it sux compared to science). Since I've already finished the textbook University Physics Young and Freedman. Now I'm struggling on Feynman's lectures on physics. I wished I chose physics ten years ago, is...

Hi, I am wondering if there is a mathematical physics degree. I was thinking about doing consultant/contract work for applied or research physicists, insofar that I would be paid to help establish/confirm the mathematical foundations of their work or research. Thank-you.

For Academia jobs, I used www.mathjobs.org, and it's quite good. I will have a degree in Applied-Mathematics (Numerical Optimization and Operation research). I am trying to apply for Industry jobs. However I am not sure how or where to apply. I heard the application process can be quite...

I’m studying Industrial Engineering but it seems that I have nothing specific and it’s just about everything. I could say that it’s more mechanics related but we don’t study so specifically like mechanical engineers. That’s why I have some concerns about what these studies are making me. I don’t...

Hey, guys. Having problems with this question because I don't exactly know how to begin it. Homework Statement The problem states to: "Find the Taylor polynomial of smallest degree of an appropriate function about a suitable point to approximate the given number to within the indicated...

-x^3+12x+16 Every single technique I read about online of how to factor 3rd degree polynomials, it says to group them. I don't think grouping works with this. I tried but it didn't work, since there's only 3 terms. Apparently I'm not supposed to have a cubic variable without a squared...

Hi I'm currently pursuing electronics and communication degree in India. I'm confused whether to get another bachelors degree in physics or i can directly do my masters. Most of my friends suggested to directly carry masters in any US colleges so that professors would be knowing what i lack and...

I am in my final year of high school, I am doing chemistry, physics, advanced maths and English (physics and maths are by far my favorite subjects), doing very well in all my subjects so I think I can get accepted in any degree I want. I did some research and looked into university degrees and...

Hi All, I'm not a math guy so I am coming to you for help. I am trying to come up with an equation to graph any 180 degree curve that is comprised of: a 135 degree radius, and a 45 degree ellipse (135 + 45 = 180). The two curves being the same curvature (slope?) where they meet. The portion...

Homework Statement A skier leaves the starting gate at the top of a ski jump with an initial speed of 4.00 m/s. The starting position is 120m higher than the end of the ramp, which is 3.00m above the snow. Find the final speed of the skier if he lands 145m down the 20 degree slope. Assume...

I have seen this word used in every context, is there a solid definition??

Are these assertions true? I am referring to polynomials with real coefficients. 1. There exists of polynomial of any even degree such that it has no real roots. 2. Polynomials of odd degree have atleast one real root which implies that polynomial of even degree has atleast one critical...

During winter why not all the water molecules on the water surface that have 4°C go deep under the water?

Hello! I'm not sure if this was the right subforum to ask this question, but I figured I'd give it a shot anyway. Currently, I'm a student at a California CC looking to transfer to a CSU here. I'm majoring in physics and have knocked out all my lower division classes and will be...

Homework Statement Prove that if a Polynomial P(x) of degree n, shares n points with xn, then P(x)=xn. (a more general proof would be almost the same but for two polynomials, but I think I've proved this if this is proved)Homework Equations (FTA) Fundamental Theorem of Algebra - Every P(x) of...

I am an undergrad at UC Berkeley in my junior year. It is my first semester at UC Berkeley because I came as a transfer student from a community college, majoring in nuclear engineering. I had a 4.0 gpa at the community college, so I thought I would do good at UCB and then go to graduate school...