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Hello, Next semester I will be taking a class in Special Relativity through UIUC. Its only a 200 level course titled Relativity and math applications but I would really like to go in with a base. If anyone could give me some book suggestions which would contain practice problems and the like but...

Hello there, I'm learning how to make wine in my Chemistry class and the first task we had to do is prepare a 100ml solution with a 25% sucrose content. However, I don't know where to begin. I know that 25 grams of sugar plus 75 grams of water will not add up to 100mls of solution. I've done...

I make way too many mistakes in calc so I'm going to go back and brush up so as to prepare for the exciting moment when I finally start studying QM. I'm using the Thomas text on calc, it's contents are listed below. What sections do you think I should really master. Plus David Griffiths' book...

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Ok, so I feel really bummed out even having to ask this question, but in all seriousness: I have a classical mechanics final in 11 hours. It's upper division CM not like first year stuff. Anyway, I'm decently prepared. I mean, if I take it now I will certainly pass. But I want the best...

Hi, I want tp prepare to GRE Exam in physics, please give me some titles to male sure that i will get score over able me to continue at Stanford, Cornell..

I am still in middle school, just getting inducted in the NJHS and hoping to get into the IB program. I really what to get into a career in Theoretical Physics, is there anything i can do to help make my dreams of becoming a Theoretical Physicist a reality? Anything would help...

Homework Statement Calculate the theoretical volumes of 1.0 M Tris base, 1.0 N HCL or 0.2 NaOH, and water needed to prepare 50 ml of a 0.1 M Tris buffer pH 9.0. pKa of Tris: 8.21 Homework Equations Henderson-Hasselbalch: pH=pKa + log[A-]/[HA]The Attempt at a Solution Honestly, I don't even know...

I am currently an adult student about to start a mathematics program at a university. I want to start preparing myself for analysis as soon as possible because I have a feeling it is going to be very difficult. So, I recently purchased Apostol's calculus book as well as Spivak's since I heard...

Calculate the volume of each reagent required to prepare 25.0 mL of each standard solution at the specified KSCN concentration. Fill in the rest of the table (attached). My complete guess is that the solution II needs to be incremented by 2.5 ml each time.

It's been a while since I last worked in the lab and I have forgotten some of the techniques in preparing solutions, especially when dealing with liquid solutes. I'm trying to make solution of toluene of low concentrations in the ppm levels. The specifications as shown here...

Along with my previous thread, I've been searching around looking at advice and such for going back to school for physics from an unrelated field (media production). My math needs a lot of work before I even consider enrolling in a degree program. My BA only had a few required math courses...

Hello, I'm not sure if this is the right section for this, but this seemed to make most sense, seeing as it is labeled as 'Homework & Coursework Questions'. Before I state my issue's I would like to note I am indeed, 13, And I'm going into Year 9 of education (England). The reason I'm posting...

Over the summer? I just took grade 11 physics this semester and it was one of the most interesting classes I've ever taken, but unfortunately, I didn't have the time to take grade 12 physics or I'd have to repeat a year. I contacted the university I'll be starting in Septembre, and they said it...

Next year, I will be a high school senior taking AP Physics C (which is calculus based) though I have not taken any other physics courses in high school (I have completed AP Calculus BC). My future teacher recommended that I read up on fundamental physics concepts so that once I enter the class...

Homework Statement http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/9065/matrixk.th.png Uploaded with ImageShack.usThe Attempt at a Solution Alright, here is how I did it. First I need to find my eigenvalues \begin{bmatrix} 0-\lambda & 1&2 \\ 0& 3-\lambda& a\\ 0 & 0 &0 -\lambda \end{bmatrix} So...

I'll have to start the 1st semester at the university in 2 months in Mechatronics engineering. I used to study physics and calculus before in high school so I have some knowledge about their foundation but not really good at it yet. I wonder that in the last two months, how should i prepare for...

Hello, I'm currently a 3rd year physics student (will be finishing next year) with some questions about recommended courses which would facilitate my ability to tackle graduate courses. First, due to financial issues I cannot take more than a fixed number of hours in the coming year so I have to...

I have to perform a "lab practical" tomorrow for my E&M class and it involves using a multimeter to determine what is inside a "black box" - either a battery/resistor combo or a capacitor. Homework Statement Taken from the lab practical write-up: "You’ll be given a box with two...

Hey, I am just wondering whether there is a good way to get you trained for the Putnam? It may not necessarily for the Putnam, but to teach you to tackle fun and difficult math problems and come up with ideas. I want to use the coming summer to do this and I will have tons of free time at...

I just finished taking the first quarter of the honors organic chemistry series at my school and ended up getting a B. I would like to work hard to get an A next quarter, and I was wondering whether it is worth spending time reviewing the material from first quarter to prepare for 2nd quarter. I...

http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/how-to-apply/apply-online/index.html I still have time. I will be applying this coming July/Aug (??whever it is) I want to transfer to any UCs (although CSU long beach, private school such as USC is also my choice, but I'm trying to avoid...

Let say we want to prepare a particular superposition state with a specified wavefunction, how can we accomplish that? I tried google but nothing useful showed up. Thanks.

i have 10 months till graduate school, what's the best way to prepare?? I graduated about one & a half years ago(physics), and I'm going to graduate school September next year(HEP/Cosmology), i have holes in my undergraduate knowledge in addition to what's lost in memory. I don't know what...

I'm currently studying Euclid's Elements and Elements of Algebra by Euler. I'd like to know what others recommend I study before Spivak/Apostol. I've been researching a lot, and have had major difficulty in discerning proper texts.

Hello everyone. I need some help. I'm a about to start 9th grade and I want to graduate with 4 years of grades that will atract all of the best colleges. I read somewhere that taking all the AP classes I can, will help. Next year I'm going to take honors English. But I wonder what else can I do...

Hey everybody. I'm a freshman in college thinking about double majoring in physics and math. I think I might want to try to get into physics research as a profession, and I think knowing how to program might help me. Someone, however, told me that computer science courses aren't the type of...

Hello everyone! My school has a rather odd math major - it just so happens to perfectly suit me. I studied engineering for the first 2 years of school, as well as a little bit of CS, and all my classes fit perfectly in this major "Mathematics - Engineering/physics track." I should be able to...

I am taking calculus 1 right now and we have been doing a lot of application problems. Like related rates and finding and relating maximum values. I don't have any specific question I was just wanting to maybe have an open forum where we could discuss tips in understanding math->language a...

My situation: I was originally an Economics major, math minor. However, I have lost interest in econ and have become very interested in physics and math. I begin my senior year of undergrad this fall, however I am staying in school longer and beginning the physics curriculum as well this...

I'm starting a Physics (with Theoretical Physics) degree in October (4 Years), and I'm wondering what I can read up on, or what I can do to prepare myself. I've read a few Feynman books, and read-up on certain areas, but is there anything in particular any of you did to get a head start? Thanks

hello everybody, I am going into my 3rd year as an EE major, usually between semesters ill either prep or try to learn more tools for my tool box. my question is this: are there any tools (languages, certifications, subjects, etc.) that would "really" aid me when i enter the workforce...

I'm currently enrolled in A-Level Further Mathematics (the most advanced math course available to us) and have completed pretty much everything, having more difficulty in the technical and complicated algebra involved rather than understanding the topics. I just wanted to know how knowledge of...

How weird of an idea is it to study for a course before the course even starts to get a good handle on the actual course. For example if you sign up for a summer semester of trig. and you are going to spend a few weeks before the class starts studying the book for the course, how weird of an...

What courses to Take To Prepare For Computer Engineering Degree Due to a few complications i will not be able to go to the UK to study Computer Engineering this September, I have to wait for September 2011 to start my degree.In the meantime i will be taking courses at the local National...

I want to be an electrical engineer. It sounds fascinating, but I honestly don't know much about it at all. It's about time I learned. I start college this fall but right now I have a LOT of free time and I want to get a head start now. What could I spend the next few months doing before I...

I was thinking of taking the statistical mechanics course for PhD candidates that's being offered next term at my school. My background is pretty typical, I've had Calc 1-3, linear algebra, differential equations, classical mechanics, e&m, thermodynamics with statistical mechanics, all at the...

I was wondering what would be the best choice of major to go into to prepare to do research on new types of non-combustion propulsion (that function in a vacuum, doesn't have to work in the atmosphere as well)? Most of what I read today seems to lead toward next generation propulsion being...

Hello all, First and foremost, I want to apologize if I am posting in the wrong area. Please inform me if so. I am new to the forums (hence my first post), and will be doing my first Physics course this winter (starts after New Years) since 2002. I really need to do well, and I have the...

and also, how practical is an applied math degree? I love math and learning concepts, but I think it's also important to know you will always have a job. I'm guessing that engineering trumps math in this aspect? (I'll be attending the University of Texas at Austin next year)

i am a 1st year student aiming at studying abroad in my pg levels. can i know which test would be best for me? gre, toefl or something else? & how to prepare for them?

How to prepare a 100mg/ml solution of glacial acetic acid in methanol? The density of glacial acetic acid is 1.05 g/cm^3.

Hi, I was wondering about your opinions and recommendations on some biology and chemistry texts, free or not. I want to use these mainly for review for college since I took these courses in high school with biology being AP. Since I'm planning on majoring in one of these, I would like to have a...

Hi, I was wondering about your opinions and recommendations on some physics texts, both free and costly. In about a half a year I'm going off to college, but I'm not sure if I'm ready for college yet. By that I mean I'm not prepared to make all A's, which I'm aiming for. But of course, my asking...

I've been given Gravitational Waves: Theory and Experiments Volume I to read for a project. The problem is, I haven't learned General Relativity to a high enough level and the book is proving very difficult for me. The book dives straight into linearised gravity in the first chapter, and the...

After reading some introudction of quantum states (pure and mixed), I know that states produced statistically are called mixed state. My question is: since there always exists stochastic process, so in practical system, how can we produce "pure" state?

Homework Statement In 50mL flask prepare sol 50 miM in SDS and 30 miM in Na C l" MW of SDS = 288.38g/mol MW of NaCl=58.44 g/mol Homework Equations N/A The Attempt at a Solution I think aqueous means I should dissolve it in water. So SDS in water, then NaCl in water...and then combine it...

The title of this may be a little confusing. My delema is this: I am a physics undergrad with only one more semester left to go. I am also a co-op at a really great little company that designs and produces waveguide optical components, sensors, microfluidics, and spectrometers - really...

How can I prepare NaIO4 in large amounts (cca 100 Kg). Procedure with chlorine is not acceptable.

I don't know if its just me, but I think the wording of the question is weird and I'm not really understanding what it is saying. I have stared at this problem for many hours and have even went to the teacher to try to clarify. The teacher provide us with the actual work on how to calculate...