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Hello. I'm a physics student in high school, and I'm trying to design an experiment. I've encountered a small setback, though. Homework Statement Investigating the relationship between the speed of a table tennis ball and the force of air resistance exerted upon it. Homework...

I am just wandering how everyone studies or what good study methods are. My father tells me to read the topics the night before the lecture, then listen to the lecture carefully and then study the topic again after coming home on that day. (I'm in first year of Higher secondary school, K-11...

Very basic (I'm a high school student): Background I'm studying a chapter in my textbook titled 'Energetics'. It touches on enthalpy changes. It mentions that bond-breaking processes are associated with energy absorption and bond-forming processes are assciated with energy emission...

Hello everyone, I'm a 16 year old physics and mathematics enthusiast who's just moved to NYC, and will be getting my IB in Physics when I graduate from this new school. I do independent research heavily when I'm not doing schoolwork, and I've been wondering if there are any locations within or...

I signed up for the coaching service for the GRE and when looked through the questions I struggled with elementary number theory. What's the most efficient way to deal deal with the following kind of questions. 1. Positive integer Z_1 divided by 7 gives a remainder of 5 and Z_2 divided by 4...

I am wondering how important is Physics and Chemistry (one subject, Physical Science, here in South Africa) at High School in comparison with Mathematics, if you consider going into Physics and Math at University. I am asking this, because sometimes I don't do so well (not too bad, I just miss...

Hello everyone, Thanks for helping me in this dangerous conquest :eek: First, let me tell you a little backround on my Math skills. I was brought up in your "average" Math school, and up until 8th grade, I took all regular classes. Basically, in my old, tiny, rural school, one had no...

This is going to be asking for a lot, but I'd be grateful for any help I can receive in my endeavor. I am looking to compile a list of a series of books that someone could read to self-teach themselves a high school understanding of Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Mathematical subjects such...

To kick off my first post here I will begin with a desperate plea for help and guidance: My high school is unfortunately not one of the best by any means. It is gigantic and has over 3000 students in it, meaning that most of the focus is spent on teaching students who don't give a damn about...

You paid attention during 100% of high school! 85-100% You must be an autodidact, because American high schools don't get scores that high! Good show, old chap! http://www.gotoquiz.com/do_you_deserve_your_high_school_diploma I had to guess on one of them.

Homework Statement An automobile is approaching you at a speed of 60.0 km/h and sounding its horn. The fundamental frequency of the horn sounds to you like 388 Hz. If the real fundamental frequency of the horn is 369 Hz, what is the speed of sound? Homework Equations Doppler...

Hi everybody ! I'm French and I have any questions. - What is the program of physics at the high school? (In USA) - What is the program of mathematics at the high school? (In USA) I'm new on PF and I'm very interesting by Physics. I go to a english's forum because I want to learn to speak...

Hey everyone, my name is Rob Picard, I'm a 16 year old high school student with a mind for math and physics. I'm planning to go for a major in Physics when I head off to college in 2011, and I'm taking a Physics class my senior year, so I figured this would be a good place to get started...

I am just entering high school and have been dreaming of a scientist life forever. I have a huge interest in science and astronomy ( I am kind of a trekkie). I am wondering what advice i can get on starting my carrer as a physicist. P.S Just because i said i was a trekkie don't get the...

Homework Statement A 20 turn wire that has a surface of 400cm^2 is rotating around an axe and is at a right angle to a uniform magnetic field of 0.3T. Find the average magnetic field induced if the speed of the rotation is 10 rotations/second. Homework Equations Faraday's Law...

I'm about to graduate, but school is basically over for the summer for me. :) I am going to attend a university to study chemical engineering in the fall, and I want to get a head start on some of my classes. I have 3 textbooks to use...Spivak's Calculus, a Physics for scientists and...

Good evening, I am in high school (well we would have called it secondary school but I'm assuming most of you are Americans) in Ireland, I will be a senior (Americanism again.. :p) next year (i.e. finishing in 2011) and I have a keen interest in science (particularly physics) and mathematics...

Hi, my name is Luis and I am a High school student currently enrolled in Foothill High School. I need to interview someone in the profession of Engineering, someone who is willing to speak face to face and discuss the advantages/disadvantages of being an engineer.

As title asks, is it possible? I'm eventually aiming for a bachelor's in pure math with minor in philosophy/physics. I could get my master's before or after getting a job. Thanks -F

Homework Statement A technician makes a 5.0kg metal object containing one part made of iron and the other aluminum. It takes 594 KJ to change the object temperature from 25 degree to 165 degree Celsius. what is the mass of each part? Homework Equations thermal energy The Attempt...

I am currently a junior in high school and I am deciding on what classes to take for next year. As of now I am signed up for Physics C(mechanics) and AP chemistry as my science classes. I took Calculus AB this year and I didn't do too well(didnt stay caught up with the homework) and I'm not...

I love physics, especially particle and astronomical physics, and for my intel research class which I will be taking next year, I would like to study them more. For this class, I need to choose a topic of study to which the answer is unknown or poorly understood and "play scientist" for a year...

I want to be a math and physics teacher at the high school level, or possibly teaching adult continuing education courses. The thing is, I'm a quiet person, maybe a little bit shy. A few people have told me that teachers need to be outgoing. The thing is, I can talk loudly and be firm when I...

Hello everyone! I'm writing today because I was wondering what you might think about this. Right now I'm working on writing a curriculum for a summer program for at risk 11th and 12th graders. The summer program is two weeks long and the Physics class meets 3 times a week for an hour a half...

Hi, I am a sophomore in high school who is very interested in math. I have always gotten good grades in math; I am currently in honors precalculus with a 99.6 percent, however I find this class to be exceptionally easy as I am already familiar with the subject matter from algebra 2. My...

I would like you to share mapping of Physics for high school. Please help me .:smile:

The best I could possibly get in with all my effort (whether this is be the #5 CS grad school in the nation, or #40, does not really matter.. as long as I take the most optimal path there and do it ethically). I was wondering what aspects the best/better CS grad schools look for in a college...

I have seen some MIT lecture videos on you tube.i am a high school student of India and i can easily follow most of topics covered in these lectures. In fact we learn many of the topics in greater detail in high schools here in india. Is this because the indian syllabus is rigorous or is...

Ok. Tomorrow I will be selecting courses for my sophomore year. I'm pretty nervous about this because I want to go to a very good collage to study math and physics. I'm talking like Princeton or Stanford. Next year I will be taking Pre-Calc and Advanced Biology, both honors classes. I will also...

Hi, I'm a high school student that has completed my most of my under division in mathematics (Diff. Eq., Discrete math, single/multi variable calculus, linear alg, problem solving, and basic group theory stuff) and I'm now interested in Analysis. Can someone suggest an introductory book to...

high school Calculus B/C class homework: 1) Find a Series for f(x) = \frac{1}{1+x} then find the interval of convergence. i know that \frac{1}{1+x} = 1-x+ x^{2}-x^{3}+...+ -x^{n}+... -1<x<1 but then i don`t understand how can i use the result from 1) to find 2) answer? since you guy will...

What are the main thing I have to take in high school to be a engineer.

Hello all, I have a question relating to mathematics and Physics taken in high school. I am in 10th grade, and if i take the regular route I will take pre-calculus and AP Physics B during my junior year and AP Calc BC and possibly self-study AP Physics C during my senior year. Or...I can...

"high school" algebra -> relativistic conservation of momentum and energy Homework Statement Consider a head-on, elastic collision between a massless photon (momentum po and energy Eo) and a stationary free electron. (a) Assuming that the photon bounces directly back with momentum p (in the...

"basic high school" algebra, with physics Homework Statement Consider a head-on, elastic collision between a massless photon (momentum po and energy Eo) and a stationary free electron. (a) Assuming that the photon bounces directly back with momentum p (in the direction of -po) and energy E...

Hi all this is my first post and i wanted some suggestions on good books to read about mechanical engineering. I am a freshman in high school and I am interested in mechanical engineering and I wanted to read some books about what mechanical engineering is.

Hello, I posted a thread over a month ago asking some basic questions on railguns for my high school science fair project. Since then, I've built a working railgun that fires both cyndrilical and square projectiles. Unfortunately those projectiles consist of compressed aluminum foil, so it...

I'm kind of shaky on a lot of high school Geometry that is going more or less unused in my Physics and Calculus classes and I was wondering if there was a good book or place for me to go back to my "roots" and review the fundamentals?

I am going to tutor a high school student. I had an initial meeting with him and learned that he is using Conceptual Physics by Paul Hewitt. During the initial consultation, the student had a few questions to ask. It was a typical problem where a mass on the table is attached to a string. The...

I am currently a senior in high school and I am working towards a career which involves the study of physics. I am somewhat aware of independent research opportunities for high school students in other areas of science, but I do not know of any opportunities which I could explore for physics...

My mom is going back to (nursing) school and has to take math next semester. So she's looking for some (high school level) algebra practice problems. Does anyone know of a good website for that? If you have any book suggestions, that'd be nice too, but she'd prefer a website.

Hello, I am a high school senior making a railgun for my science fair project. I have been searching the internet and have finally come up with a plan for my railgun. I have some questions about my plan before I go out and buy materials. I have two questions currently, one about rails and one...

am i crazy?? high school to uni.. back to high school... Well, I finished a combined fine art degree last year.. I've been working in a pretty 'okay' position at a commercial printer for two years.. spend most of the time I'm supposed to be working reading about the cosmos and inventing stupid...

Science fair is being held soon, 2-3 months I believe. Anyways, the school mandates that you participate if you are currently enrolled in a science class...I am not, I've attained all my science credits. Although I am not too happy since I really wanted to take Physics this year but I might have...

These are British Columbia (Canada) Practice Provincial Exams.. These are geared toward the BC Curriculum, however it does not defer greatly from other areas.. Select Grade 12, and check physics on the next page.. Great review material. http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/exams/search/

I am a junior in high school. This year I am in the advanced trig/pre-calc course. Next year seniors who still want to participate in an advanced math course can choose to enroll in AP Calculus AB,BC. This is the normal order math classes are taken. Now I wanted to take calculus courses at a...

next year I am going into my sophomore year in high school, i think I am taking physics. will it probably be challenging? hope this isn't the wrong place to post this, it probably is though :(

Homework Statement Find the distance an object needs to be in between the sun and the Earth for it to be perfectly balanced (not moving) Homework Equations mass of Earth = 5.98e24 kg mass of sun=1.991e30 kg distance between sun and Earth = 1.479e11 m Fg=Gm1m2/r² The Attempt at a...

I am very interested to learn of people's thoughts and experiences of physics in high school, an issue which has plagued me since I went through high school two years ago, where the final-year physics syllabus seemed to just expect people to memorize a set of talking points and regurgitate them...

Hi, I am new to this forum, but I have read plenty of posts and have found it very useful so I decided to go ahead and post my question. I am a 17 year old junior in high school right now and I have recently become very passionate about Physics. I decided that I want to seek a career in...