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I am wondering why we aren't replacing politicians (such as presidents of countries) by open source programs. Programmers would program several different programs and people would vote for them. To be eligible the program must pass through thousands/millions of different situations (like the...

I am looking to find out if my choices of graduate programs for a MS in applied physics are reputable. I was accepted to both CSU long Beach, SFSU, and Fresno.. Does anyone have an opinion on these schools? Is it normal that they don't offer tuition waivers? They are very vague on what they...

I was using iTunes, but I found myself having to do a Google search any time I wanted to do anything with it. And apparently lots of other people do too, because there's lots of results for the same exact questions I asked. So I decided to find an alternative to iTunes. I found a program called...

Hi all, I was wondering if you had any advice as to "flexible" graduate programs that have do nanofabrication research. Nanofabrication doesn't fit neatly into the physics or engineering categories, so I would like to find a program that is flexible enough to allow me to perhaps do...

Hello PhysicsForums! I'm currently a senior undergraduate physics major looking at grad school options. I hope to pursue a future career in industry rather than academia. I've found a couple graduate programs that are very interesting to me. 1) Georgetown University Industrial Leadership...

Hey all. It has been a while since I've posted a question in the academic guidance section so here we go. I am a physics major who just took the general GRE and am a bit disappointed in my scores. V 157 (74%) Q 161 (80%) I scored much higher on the quantitative during practice tests (>90%)...

If you need more informations about this case just ask away. I'm a professor from an African country and I recognized back a student who is brilliant enough to convince me to create this post. At his age other kids are struggling with solving quadratic equations or at very elementary number...

Hello to all on the forum. I was wondering about online undergraduate degrees. I turned 25 in May and am pursing a BS in Mathematics at my local university. However, I find myself failing a lot. It's not because of the material but my lack of availability to attend classes and submit assignments...

Hello all, I'm trying to compile a list of schools (mainly in the US) that offer Ph.D. programs with research in radio astronomy. Here's what I've come up with so far: Caltech Cornell Harvard New Mexico Tech Ohio State University UC Berkley UC Los Angeles UC Santa Cruz University of Arizona...

I have problem with my laptop after updated to Win8.1. I reverse back to Win 8. But now all the old programs I used to installed cannot be reinstalled again. I try troubleshoot compatibility and tried to run under XP service pack III, it won't work. Tried Window 7, it won't work. This is...

I'm graduating with a bachelors soon, and was talking to a professor about grad school and he wanted to get me into one in Germany. He has a colleague doing what I want to do who has some positions available. The only thing is he was saying in America it goes bachelors->PhD, sometimes with a...

ok I have a working FFT I have test that... I just make a IFFT... and I added a FIR filter. so i am testing it and I send a sin wave into the FFT and then to the Filter and then to the IFFT. after the FIlter every things looks good. but after the IFFT it does not. 1) the points are...

I still have a year left, but it's about time I worry about grad school. I am set on getting into medical physics, but I am a little worried about my GPA. I'm in Canada, my GPA is currently at 3.33, I am going to be doing a directed studies with a Professor next year and continue being a TA...

I am currently considering pursuing a specialization in Physics and hopefully research in the future. I'm not exactly sure what exactly I'd like to go into, but fields like nanomaterials, electromagnetism, condensed matter physics, astrophysics, particle physics and optics and photonics. I know...

I am currently a high school student (10th grade) and am looking for any summer programs relating to physics, particularly astrophysics. I was already accepted into a program at PARI through Duke, but this goes 6/16-6/30, and many programs I have found start before or during that. So does...

What are these Langlands Programs. I am curious.

Hi guys, I am a freshman engineering student and recently bought a ti nspire for my calculus based physics class. The teacher strongly recommends getting programs for his class on our calculators to make our lives a lot easier. I've been looking everywhere for programs for like centripetal...

What are some free or commercially available simulation programs? The simulations I'd like to run would be related to spark discharge, electromagnetism, general chemistry, metal alloys, diamagnetic levitation, and such. It's nice knowing the formulas and theories behind stuff, but it'd be much...

Hi. I am a Physics undergrad in India, in year 2 of 3. I feel like I want to pursue Astrophysics, but I'm not a 100% sure about the field. I'll be applying to some of the low ranked PhD programs in the US, along with some MSc programs in Europe. Can someone list these programs in the US? I'm...

Hey everyone, I'm currently a Toronto high school student who is interested in applying to engineering programs very shortly. I have done some research, and from what I gather, work experience and coop programs seem to be the most important aspects for a prospective engineer. So, what I am...

Good morning, I have been researching into a possible astronomy or astrophysics educational plan but my research is not looking too promising. I am enlisted the in the military currently so due to the premise of moving anywhere in the world at any time plus deployments online courses are...

I graduated from USC with a BA in English Lit and a minor in Neuroscience. I have since taken general physics courses at a community college, following my passion for physics and astrophysics. In addition I took one Astronomy course and some math at the undergraduate level. There seem to be...

I graduated in May with a BS in Physics and I am interested in going into either Medical or Health Physics. I'm still trying to decide which I'd rather go to school for, but I will probably apply to both types of programs in the meantime. Does anyone have advice about what the best graduate...

I just realize my new laptop has no CD or DVD drive. I need to load anti virus and other programs in. I know all I need is to go and buy a USB DVD drive. But is there any way for me to copy the content of the DVD or CD into a USB flash drive using another computer. Then plug the flash drive into...

Anybody know of any nuclear engineering graduate programs where I can study advanced reactor designs and fuels. I would like to research liquid fluoride thorium reactors. I was looking at NC State but I don't see anything on their that suggest they have any research in those areas.

Hi, can anyone tell me about the quality of undergraduate physics programs at the following universities? Wright State University. (Dayton Ohio) Miami University Oxford. University of Cincinnati. To give a little background info I am over 40 and going to college for the first time. I...

I am using Windows XP Version 2002 and I am using freecommandLinetools as a compiler for the c++ language. Every time I write a program it always says it is an NTVDM CPU illegal instruction and it doesn't work, what's wrong with my programs? Here is an example: #include <iostream> using...

I have a very strong interest in optics with biomedical applications, and I have been noticing this field growing over the last few years; however, the number of programs seem very limited. The big programs are University of Central Florida, University of Rochester, and University of Arizona. I...

Hi everyone! I need to start thinking about what program to choose for my M.sc (I need to apply before 1 may 2014). I'll have completed my undergrad in pure math by then, but I've no idea of what subject to go in! Every graduate math program my school offer seem very interesting, engineering...

Does anyone know of any prominent schools that offer programs that focus mostly on genetic engineering and synthetic biology? I have reviewed biological engineering programs of a few schools and the curricula comprising their programs seem to lack focus with this respect. Perhaps, graduate...

A question I have always had is what sort of graduate school programs are open to you with a Physics undergrad. Obviously Physics and Astrophysics. But I have also heard Materials Science and Electrical Engineering. Is this true? What other programs would be open to a Physics major? And how...

Hi. I've got my last year high school physics exam tomorrow, and for the second part of the exam (last 3 hours) we're allowed to bring anything we want as long as we can't communicate. We're also allowed to bring computers, so I'd be curious to see if there actually exist any programs that can...

I am graduating from high school soon, in three days actually, and I need just a bit of advice on where I should go to school to be a Physics student. I live in Alabama and I'm in a position where I have to entirely pay for my college education, and because I did not do particularly well on the...

3.0 GPA "Good Enough" For Doctoral Programs? Many of the physics Ph.D. programs I've looked at require a minimum 3.0 GPA for acceptance into the program, but would one actually be accepted with the bare minimum GPA requirement? Don't get me wrong, obviously you shouldn't shoot for bare minimum...

Hi All, The other day an old high school buddy of mine emailed me asking if I could find out about the general cost of master and PhD programs in math across American schools. I grew up in one of those 'stan countries', but have been living in the US for 7 years now. He's still there and as far...

I was doing some searching and landed on a post by micromass where it was revealed that he/she had taken twenty-some math courses at the undergraduate level at a university in Belgium. I got the impression from that thread that it was not uncommon to have taken that many. I'm currently an...

Hello everyone! I have a BS in physics as well as an AZ teaching license and am currently teaching high school physics/math. I plan to get a master's in the next few years and would rather earn one in my content area than in education. I can't seem to find any programs that would allow me to...

Someone told me that if you get "accepted" into a Phd program but have to pay your tuition and don't receive a stipend then that is the university politely rejecting you. My question is this, if i was truly accepted into a Phd program at a university in the states, will they most likely pay my...

I'm trying to learn a bit more programming but I'm no good at following books or tutorials as I have learned everything so far by just trying something and if it doesn't work, google for it then move on to the next bug. Problem is I've ran out of ideas for small things to make so I'm thinking...

Hi, I am interested in getting a Masters in Physics at a US graduate school. I always thought that getting a Masters was an incidental event on the way to getting a Ph.D., but apparently it is possible to just go for the Masters. Does anyone know anything about this? Are there lists of...

Are there any programs like microsoft word that also allow you to do mathematical markup like we do here on the forum? I think it would be a nice way to turn assignments for classes involving proofs, etc.

When applying to grad school, a rule of thumb is to apply to "safety schools". I am wondering does that mean these schools we apply to may not have our desired programs? I live in Canada and I am interested in mainly differential geometry for grad studies, but there aren't many grad programs...

I will be graduated soon from Marshall University with a B.S. in physics with an area of emphasis on medical physics (This program drops some of the upper level physics classes that aren't necessary for medical physics and replaces them with upper level chemistry and biology). I am planning on...

I'm a prospective math major going to college next fall. Are there any cheap or free math programs available for a graduating high school senior during the summer? Research sounds exciting but I'd be fine with just learning material. By the end of the year I'll have learned basic abstract...

I was wondering if most Science and Engineering PhD programs look at the entire undergrad gpa or the Junior/Senior gpa? I am a returning student and my old gpa (from 12 years ago) is 2.04 after 63 credits. I figured out that depending on which path I take to finish my undergrad I will need to...

Can anyone recommend any REUs or other summer research programs in materials science and/or physics? I'm interested in your overall impression of the program, but pros/cons could also be helpful.

Hello, Im kinda of new beginner I am looking for virtual program to get Voltage in and Voltage in a design circit using the oscilloscope and function generator, I using ISIS Design and I can get the oscilloscope getting the sine wave, and the function generator that helps to change the...

Hello, Would someone please give me a list of free programs that I can use to simulate probability experiments/distributions. Such as drawing 5 cards randomly from a deck or rolling 5 sets of 20 sided dice. Or do I have to learn R or something?

I'm a graduate student in experimental condensed matter physics. Over the last few months, I've found my motivation for physics decreasing substantially going from "I'm definitely doing my PhD in this" to "grabbing my MS and change fields"; now I'm not even sure I can withstand the MS. As I...

im looking to become a theoretical physicist and i think i might want to do a program in mathematical physics for an undergrad. does anyone know which are best in Canada? i know the obvious ones, (i think) U of T, Waterloo, UBC, McGill, but can anyone be more specific please?