Guidance Definition and 443 Threads

Guidance and Help needed! Hi .. I am a student of mechanical engineering..3rd year! Basically my interest was in mechatronics, but due to inavailability of this field in any of the universities in my country I finally opted mechanical engineering. Now working on projects I always tend to make...

Hi, I graduate this coming May with a BS in Physics/Minor in Math. This semester I am pretty much taking my last Physics requirement course and a few that I chose myself: Mechanics II Computational Physics Physical Chemistry II Numerical Analysis Internship - Meteorology (and possibly some...

Can anyone tell me about the websites where I can find video lectures on different math subjects (especailly vector analysis and function theory ), Physics subjects and Electronic Engineering subjects and download them ?

I've been working on this problem to review (see the attachments), and my circuit analysis skills are quite rusty. I've determined that the circuit should be underdamped, and it will have a step response. Based on this, I'm using the equation V0(t)=Vf+B1e^(αt)cos(ωdt)+B2e^(ω0t)sin(ωdt). As you...

Hello everyone. I'm currently a Jr. Computer Engineering student. Its funny, you don't really know what a computer engineer really does until your a Jr. and you've already put 2 years. Ever since I was young I loved to program. I always wanted to be a Software Engineer. So when I graduated...

In looking at the colleges in the Oregon area, I'm finding that there are not many that have an accredited Physics degree program. I am on track with completing my associates degree in the Oregon Arts Transfer Degree, and I'm wondering about which college in the United States offers a Bachelors...

Considering taking a undergraduate BSci in mathematics. My ability is not stellar, I attain fairly good grades and take the top levels but I haven't competed in competitions such as Olympiad, etc. My question is: Should I or Shouldn't I major in mathematics?

Hey everyone. Ok for the last year I have studied Mechanical Engineering at Imperial College London first year undergraduate. Have never really enjoyed my course, been interested in the subjects and what is going on, not done well in my exams etc. I am now considering quitting and going to...

Hi, I'm currently a rising senior in high school and super-interested in physics. I'm entering university next year as a college sophomore (about a quarter away credit-wise from junior standing due to dual-enrollment):cool: but was hoping you guys might be able to help me decide if I'm really...

Hi Guys, I'm looking for some guidance and motivation. I’ve always been very interested in engineering and have pondered returning to school and obtaining a degree. I never went to college because I really fear and dislike writing. For the last 10 years this has been the only thing keeping...

hi, i don't know what career to pursue. i was thinking along the lines of physics and science. i'm new to the forum and am interested in shaft lengths, and replied to the shaft post, but nobody replied. i'm thinking of being a science technician as i like the school atmosphere and being...

Ok, simply put, i am 21, working in a warehouse that i am not even closely challenged, and i feel as if i am getting dull. As unfortunate as it may be, when in high school learning was low on my rank of importance, and as you can imagine, i don't feel i learned much... Despite it being one of...

Hello guys. I am a undergrad engineering student i electronics. I have to make some good innovative projects during summer holidays. But i am not able to figure out anything and I'm stuck. So guys please help me in getting some good topics for projects. i have interest in analog and digital...

I am doing a biology science fair. Here is my plan: I am going to ask my pharmacist for HCG containing pills, and put them into 5 different cups - one which will remain as a constant I can compare the others to. To the other four, I will add different chemicals, then test them for HCG using...

A little guidance please... I don't know whether I'm posting this is the right spot or not...I hope I am. I'm just feeling like I need a little academic guidance right now from those who have been there. Right now I am in my first year of univeristy, I went into it thinking I would find my...

I really really want to be able to understand as much physics as I can, I have the stupid feeling that the way I see the world is a bit "fuzzy", and everytime I understand something new about it its like I am relieving an itch, only a little bit at a time. Im generally interested in science...

A pendulum is made of a rod whose moment of inertia about its center of mass is 1/12ML^2 where its mass is 4.9 kg and and its length is 3.3 m, and a thin cylindrical disk, whose moment of inertia about its center of mass is 1/2MR^2, where its mass is 1.7 kg and its radius is 1.6 m. What...

Hello, I don't post here very often (except for the homework help), but I am aspiring to be a field theorist. Because I find quantum mechanics much more interesting than classical (or at least, so far) I suppose that would mean I am an aspiring quantum field theorist. Problem is, I...

I propose that the stickied thread How to use this subforum: A disclaimer in the Academic & Career Guidance forum be added to the list of "required reading" guidelines, i.e. members must read and agree to those guidelines before they can post there.

Hi all, I am having some problems understanding the steps in a paper. I've looked in books and asked other grad students but they have all not been of too much help and I am still stuck. I have a massive scalar field mass \mu interacting with two delta function potentials with...

New to physics, and I'm a little confused on one problem on my homework: 1) A runner runs 5.0km along the course east, then turns around and runs 5.0km west along the same path. She returns to the starting point in 40 min. What is her average speed and velocity? The speed was easy to...

Greetings, I was wondering if someone could provide guidance on the following problem? I'd like to arrive at the correct answer(s) and know how I obtained it! A record of travel along a straight path is as follows: 1. From rest, with a constant accel. of 2.77 m/s^2 for 15.0 s 2. Maintain...

This was brought up somewhere a while ago and I think we should revisit it and enact it: make a sticky in Academic & Career Guidance, a disclaimer to the effect that students should not take this forum as a primary source of guidance but should consult advisors at their school, should take...

Hi everyone... my name is darya, new to the forums and searching for possible job advice. I have a masters degree in applied physics from UMASS Boston. I have graduated for 5 years and am having difficulty finding a job related to my major. If anyone has any advice, it would be greatly...

I'm in the math Higher level course in the International Baccalaureate programme, and it offers a choice of one from four topics during the final year to study in depht. Now i have a hard time chosing one, so I would appreciate if someone could gimme some tips :smile: The subjects are...

Hi, I'm new member, and this forum looks like it might be helpfull for the next school year in which I will take Calculus. I'm sorry for my English but I live in USA for only few years. For now I would like someone to instruct me how to prepare for Calculus. I have a lot of free time now and I...

I've started a new sticky in A & CG. Give it a look : https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=76031

i'm sure you guys get a lot of this by the end of the semester, but anyways, I'm graduating with a bachelors in math this semester, and haven't been able to find anything as a job. I'm planning on going to grad school, but just cannot do it yet, so want to take the time that I'm off in finding...

Hey... I'm currently a high school student studying Science and hoping to do an undergraduate course in Physics and Astronomy or Space sciences. However, I'm not clear on the career opportunities available and the future stability if I choose to pursue this field. I would appreciate if anyone...

I'm building a model rocket from scratch; I'm now in the phase of designing a simple guidance system: * Radio transmitter (From ground), Receiver on the rocket to get the basic orders Up, Down, Right, Left * A gyroscope on the rocket to get the real position of the rocket and to update...

I was just wondering what does engineering entail. What will i know how to do when i finish a university course in engineering of any sort. With a job as an engineer what would i do?, produce things based on a schematico ro somethign of the sort provided? Thanks

I have this problem that I'm not too sure about... it states... you have an inclined plane with a mass of (capital) M. The angle of the incline of the plane is alpha. there is also a mass on the plane that has a mass of (lower case) m. All of the surfaces (the inclined plane, the surface...

ok, I typed up a whole long post while it said "logged in as skrrp" in the upper right corner but when I posted it said you are not logged in, I don't mean to complain but I'm not going to be retyping my entire well written thougth out post so here's the short version I'm thirty, I went to...

Dear friends, I have been recently joined in this forum and became really fond of it. I have found lot of knowledgeble persons in here and thought of writing you all, my sincere Request. I had (and have) got lot of interests on Astrophysics, but unfortunately, owing to some unavoidable...

A1000N crate is being pushed across a level floor at a constant speed by a force of 300N at an angle of 20 degrees below the horizontal. (a) what is the coefficient of kinetic friction between the crate and the floor I was able to find this which is = .26 (b) If the 300N force is instead...

I'm now mentor for the "Academic and Career Guidance" forum? I'm not complaining- I think it's a worthwhile forum but I would have like to have had some notice beforehand!

Hey Physics Experts! I got 2 questions which I did my work, but want to double check with someone, anyone! Q:A rescue helicoper lifts a 79 kg person straight up by means of a cable. The person has an upward acceleration of 0.70m/s^2 and is lifted from rest through a distance of 11m. a)what...

If someone out there could provide some guidance on this, I would greatly appreciate it! :biggrin: I am asked to 'proove' that Peirce's Law is a theorem in SD by providing a derivation. [(A > B)>A]>A Looks easy, no? Well I am totally :confused: And of course, a search of examples...

Hi! I'm new to this forum. I took some stats in University but that was so long ago that I don't remember much. I'm trying to figure out how big of a sample size I need to generate some stats for the company I work for. I'm not sure what info is needed but if anyone is interested in helping...

can someone at least show me how to begin this problem...I really need the assistance! Thanks! During June, Collen's Motors sold 75 cars with air conditioning, 95 with power steering, and 100 with automatic transmissions. Twenty cars had all three options, 10 cars had none of these options...

I have done this before, I know, and it may be getting old, but I still can't make up my mind. Video Game Designer or Physicist. I guess it comes down to whether I should want to be something that I think will be fun or something that will make me feel good about myself. I also want to...

I just stumbled upon this place and i am amazed there is so much information here, I was just wondering if someone would guide me in my quest for knowledge?

A cart of mass m = 6 kg carrying a spring of spring constant k = 48 N/m and moving at speed v = 1.5 m/s hits a stationary cart of mass M = 12 kg. Assume all motion is along a line. a) What is the speed of the center of mass of this system? b) When the spring is at its maximum compression...