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I am sort of in an odd situation or at least I think it is odd. Right now I am currently dual enrolled in precalculus and trigonometry. Trig I don't feel is difficult but I am worried that is because my professor is too easy. In short, for trig I don't feel like I am being prepped in the way I...

Hi there, I am currently a secondary school student in the south east of England, and I wish to become a Physicist or Astro-Physicist somewhere along the line in my wonderous future... *hint of sarcasm for wonderous* Anyway, I think for my Physics exams at GCSE level I would acquire a B, and...

Hey Folks, I am a new member to this forum. I am really in need of some guidance hope u people can help me out. I have 3 years of experience in IT Infrastructure ( like service desk, monitoring etc) I am unemployed for past 12 months. I am planning to pursue Graduate Management Certificate...

A couple of months ago, in-between jobs, I was doing some light research work at Cornell and sitting in on some classes (hiding behind a Big Red hoodie) when a graduate student offhandedly introduced the class to system dynamics and continued rambling on. I knew immediately that that was what I...

Hey guys, I'm a second semester sophomore who goes to a school that's not terribly well known for math. As such, I'll have taken most of the math classes I want to take by senior year (we don't have a very strong graduate program, so not a lot of good grad courses except for applied...

Where shall I begin, I am 19 years old now and I have this very strong desire to study physics, ever since I was introduced to Feynman and Carl Sagan and other famous physicists. After reading a bit more about the field I was amazed by the sheer variety of interesting fields physics had to offer...

I'm in my spring semester of my sophomore year at college. I was inspired by a speaker who came to my intro to engineering course to try for an internship for an engineering job. He said at the beginning of his sophomore year he did it and it left a great impression on the company that he was a...

Hello, I'm currently 21 years old and have a question regarding a career in physics. I have made it through high school with decent grades, and spent most of my time playing video games, and not focusing a lot on education and not having parents who didn't want to tell me how to live my life and...

Ok can someone tell me if its possible for a chemical engineer to write his Phd dissertation about statistical mechanics? Does anyone have any links to useful websites? Also does anyone know any questions in Fluid Dynamics from Physics that may be solved in a Chemical Engineering Concept...

Hi guys, I'm kinda in a middle of career crisis here and I need your help. I know many of you are grown adults and perhaps many have also been through this sort crisis before. About me: 1) I recently graduated with a BS in physics from CUNY Brooklyn College (Not known for physics but this...

Hey there, I've browsed these forums a lot but I never actually signed up, and I thought this would be a good place to ask this. In high school, I was very good at math, and when I took chemistry in tenth grade I really enjoyed it. When I took physics in twelfth grade, I thought that I also...

Homework Statement this is the scenario A horizontal force of 80N acts on a mass of 6 Kg resting on a horizontal surface. The mass is initially at rest and covers a distance of 5m in 0.92s under the action of the force. Assuming there are no energy losses due to air resistance and...

Hello, My background info: - Completed B.Sc in Math/Physics in april 2011 from a university in Canada. (GPA 2.8) - The first 2 years of study my grades weren't very good (1.8 to 2.3) and I was questioning what I wanted to do as a career the entire time. I ended up so far in I figured...

Hello, I'm about to specialize within Electrical Engineering but I'm unsure of some aspects. I have my heart set on working with computer hardware like creating motherboards and processors, but I really don't know what the significant difference between Computer, Microelectronics and...

Hey guys, I'm really lost on this question...could somebody please point me in the right direction? Thanks!

I started having an interest in physics when I was in grade 10 (or Year 11 for the UK). Back then, I considered myself "gifted" in physics. I spent time reading books on popular physics, and spent very little time studying at all for the school's physics materials, but I would always get top...

Hi all... I currently find myself within a position of which i hardly perceive to be enviable. Lost amidst the proverbial smoke of despair, instigated by an abrupt realization of life as an entity, and more specifically my relevance within it. I feel my predicament would best be aligned to...

Hi guys! I'm really lost on this one, I don't even now where to start. If somebody could please give me some guidance on how I should go about solving this problem, I would be very grateful! Question: Canada’s electrical consumption is typically 57,000 MW. If all the H2O(g) in the...

Yo. I've had a rough semester. Things were actually looking up in the beginning. I am a sophomore mechanical engineering major and I was taking classes and doing well. I was especially enjoying thermo and nuclear engineering. I had even gotten my first job so that I could save up for a car...

I will try to be brief, so please bear with me! I have a Matlab program which simulates a particle's movement over time in a certain ocean. The details of this implementation aren't really important, but basically I create about ~300 particles near each other and place them at a certain...

Here's 2 simple questions :) 1) Should I take Physics I or Statics first? 2) Should I take them together? As a side note, I've only taken Calc I and Calc II...I plan on taking Diff Eqs along with the above in the same semester. Thanks for any opinions on this! Shane

Hello ! I am in great confusion. Cleared Graduation in Physics(H) this year with 65.93% marks.Was interested in Physics. I also got selected in TCS(Tata Consultancy Services) for ITIS profile with 2 year bond.Cant decide what should I do.Should I continue Masters or go for TCS.I know, both are...

I am a aerospace engineer with a passion for physics. I am planning to apply for grad schools for a MS or phd in either theoretical physics or astrophysics, but the universities doesn't seem to be happy with the fact that my graduation degree was a engineering one. I talked to few admission...

I am having trouble with part of this question: y'+2y= g(t) where g(t) =1 for 0<t<1 and g(t)= 0 t>1 and y(0)=0 I found y= 1/2 - (1/2 * e^-2t) for 0<t<1 but am having trouble with g(t)= 0. I know y = Ce^-2t. y(0)=0 doesn't apply here since t>1 correct? Can you point me in the right...

Hi all, this is my first post here and I would like to congratulate and thank you for your priceless services! I need help in preparing for Physics I course, any books I should refer to or any lecture notes online. The syllabus is roughly this: 1) Frames of Reference - Inertial Frames...

I am currently a high school senior strongly considering becoming a biomedical engineer and working on research somewhere within neural-engineering. I have chosen an undergraduate program that I now find might not of been the best route for me, and would like a second opinion. I have...

I m from India and 90% colleges in India, they suck...I was pretty much into science from beginning but then i joined my college and lost track of everything. Didn't study much and spent whole time introspecting. I guess that's what colleges are for, esp the graduate courses are for - you try to...

So this fall is going to be my first full semester as an EE major. Here's my classes: Introduction to Circuits and Electronics This course introduces linear circuit analysis and design including extensive use of op amps. Presents DC networks, including node and mesh analysis with...

(Hope this is in the right place) Hello, I have been debating this for awhile and am unsure really of what I should be doing. I like chemistry, I like solving math problems. However I don't care for solving the area of a function revolved about an axis, not very interesting to me. So far...

About 8-10 months ago my hobby/fascination with astronomy blew up into an obsession with both physics and astronomy. Since then I've been devouring everything I can get my hands on about either subject. I legitimately think physics/astronomy are the two most interesting subjects conceived by the...

It's a subject that has interested me since I can remember and now that I've finally finished up all of my basic chemistry, math, and physics classes I want to figure out what direction I can put myself into as far as what classes are best suited to lead me in that direction. I'm currently...

Homework Statement For f(x) = |x^2-9|/x-3 and a=3, discuss the limiting behavior of f(x) as x->a+, as x->a- and as x->a The Attempt at a Solution Am i right to say that the limit for x-> 3 is undefined? I am also a little confused with the a+ and the a- for a+ i would say that 3+^2-9/3+-3 =...

Homework Statement \frac{gx^2+1}{x^3(x-1)^2} I'm trying to keep g as a coefficient, it's turning into a mess though. The Attempt at a Solution After I broke it down it gives: Ax^2(x-1)^2 + Bx(x-1)^2 + C(x-1)^2 + Dx^3(x-1) + Ex^3 = gx^2 + 1 After using x =1, everything goes away and I'm...

Hi, I am new to physicsforum so you probably don't know me. My name is Alexis, i am a guy, i just turned 16. I love physics, especially Astro-physics. I am still doing my IGCSE's, and I want to make sure I choose the right subjects for my A-Levels. I chose: Physics, Pure Mathematics, English...

Hi, I recently got it into my head that I would like to make an analog-digital interface card for my laptop such that I can plug two wires into the card and have the the card send data on the potential difference between the two wires to my laptop via the USB port. The plan is to then have...

Hi, I'm designing a wire harness for class 8 heavy duty trucks. I need to size the wires. Everything is 12V DC. I have designed a first draft of a wiring harness and I have all of the currents and voltage drops over each wire mapped out. All the wires are in a bundle that will be run along...

I am from India. I am sending my degree mark sheets and certificates to CED for course by course evaluation to see if my 3 years Indian UG degree (BCA) is equivalent to that of US. (Ok probably the ans is no but an institution requires it) I have the following documents: 1) mark sheet of...

Not sure if this thread fits here, anyway. My teacher recommended this book so I decided to check it out. However, I don't really understand what to read from it. We've been doing moment of force, particle systems and static equilibrium so far. This stuff only seems to be in the first...

I'm a freshman in college right now and I'm still unable to decide what I want to do in the future... I think physics is my true passion, and I came into college wanting to do that. But I've been really discouraged by all the stories of physics people being unable to find jobs (and I don't...

Before I ask my question, first allow me to introduce myself. My name is Matthew Pendleton, and I am a seventeen-year-old currently in high school. Two years ago, I was purely interested in philosophy. But during one of my readings, I came across Albert Einstein and his contributions and I began...

Hello everyone, been reading different articles on here for a while but finally decided to sign up as I needed some advice with regards to univesity. Im looking to study theoretical physics at Glasgow University starting fall 2012, however I am confused over my choice of courses. Glasgow...

Homework Statement Show that lim_{n\rightarrow +\infty} { (1 + 1/(2n))^n } = \sqrt{e}.Homework Equations I am allowed to assume * lim_{n\rightarrow +\infty} { (1 + 1/n )^n} = e. I am not allowed to use the theorem that asserts lim_{n\rightarrow n_0} {\sqrt{S_n}} = (lim_{n\rightarrow n_0}...

I'm a recent History degree graduate with about a year or two to spare before I enter law school. I'm still very young, being fresh out of the university, but find I have nothing really to do with my time. (A current situation has forced me to spend more time helping out family members, barring...

Hi, I'm a grade 12 student at a Canadian High School, and I am interested in pursuing a career in theoretical physics (research/prof). I'm just not sure how to go about it. The problem is that the teachers/faculty at my school are useless, and university websites aren't really informative...

Is it ever wise to tell my mentor that I'm going through Asperger's, ADD, Social Anxiety, and depression? (by the way, the Asperger's and ADD were both professionally diagnosed - the other two undiagnosed simply because there isn't a need to go through all the trouble of diagnosing me with...

I currently have all credits completed for a B.S. in Biochemistry from the department of Biology at a top 50 university with a 3.2 GPA. I'm staying this last year to finish my few remaining GE requirements. However, I am deeply dissatisfied with my degree. I've spoken to other biological...

Hey guys, looking for some advice from some more experienced engineers and students. I'm currently a junior in the Mechanical Engineering program at my university, but I've recently begun to think that this may have been the wrong choice. I don't know if this is how it is in other programs...

Howdy everyone, I'm at the point were I have to make the decision on my career well actually I'm a semester late but I need help with this. First, my main goal, is to be a theoretical physicist or something along those lines because that's where my interest is but I need a Ph.D. for that and...

My name is Alex, and my dream is to become a theoretical physicist. I know that is probably very vague, so let me clear it up a bit. I love the universe. I think the universe is the most amazing place, just because of how weird it can be. I really can't get enough of it. I would spend hours...

Hey guys, this is going to be a bit long but please bear with me. I'll start off with how everything started. I've always wanted to do engineering. My dad is a chief engineer of a merchant vessel and growing up, I guess it brushed off on me. I was fairly decent in high school. I gradded...