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Why are colleges nowadays not offering Electrical Engineering B.S., but Electrical Engineering+Computer Sci B.S.? Why is computer science so vital to electrical engineering? For example, on the website assist.org, which let's you see which schools offer a particular major, it lists a lot of...

Which are considered the best US post graduate schools for physics? I'm guessing MIT, Cal Tech and the University of Texas.

I've been a little old fashioned when it comes to doing symbolic computations. For years I've resisted using programs like Mathematica, Maple, Maxima etc. to handle symbolic manipulations. Over the past several months I've started using Maxima, choosing this program because it is free. I always...

Hi everyone, I'm a 2nd year astrophysics and math student and considering the possibility of pursuing a phd in astrophysics. I'm more interested in theory rather than the observational side of astrophysics. I've heard that grad programs tend to see research experience as much more important...

Like what would be generated by an oscilloscope? I only have a basic ac circuit with a resistor and capacitor Thanks in advance Ben

Hi! I am new here. I am currently an undergraduate in China, majoring in physics. I am in my final year, and I am applying for physics PhD programs in North American. I have chosen some institutions in the US, and I am considering adding one or two Canadian institutions. However, unlike...

I'm currently a third year physics undergraduate student at the University of Toronto --which is respectable as far as Canadian schools go. My marks are decent: 3.83 GPA of almost exclusively physics and math courses. I have recently been looking carefully at the realities of working towards a...

What are some U.S. & European Universities that have a good graduate program for studying Plasma Physics? I am specifically interested in application to fusion. I know Princeton has the plasma laboratory, but that might be too competitive for me.

Hi, I know such questions have been asked several times in this forum, but it would be a nice guide for me to choose where to apply. I am an Electronics Engineering bachelor student from a university in the middle east that does not have a physics program (and physics programs in my country...

I've recently finished applying to a few doctoral programs in chemistry for next fall, but I am now thinking that maybe I should have looked into chemical engineering instead. I'm just getting a feeling that chemical engineering would be a bit more interesting and that there might be more job...

What are the best "2nd tier" physics PhD programs known for cosmology? Thanks

Hi all! I'm a second year student at a university, and I'm wondering, what programs do "real" EE or computer engineers use to design their circuits or register-transfer-level systems? I'm currently in a computer organization course, where I've designed a (limited) MIPS processor, and...

Hello, I'm currently a junior in high school looking for the best undergrad physics program based off of my grades. Just to give you an idea: GPA: Unweighted: 3.3-3.5 Weighted:Not sure Extracurriculars: Did some research with Physics teacher, and some research with Math teacher...

Okay, I don't know anything about compiling stuff, but I found a website with links to something called GNU software. It's supposed to be part of some freedom of rights for software, because many who have free software (for example Firefox) don't cost money but have certain restrictions, thus...

Although I haven't been too much into math in the past, with the exception of statistics being a college minor, all of a sudden I have an interest in coming up with mathematical equations to describe/predict how certain things work. I want to take data sets and come up with equations to...

And where can a student look for one of these programs? Would this kind of thing apply to a student at a JC, or would it be more for a University level student?

Hello, I'm an undergrad in my third year with a major in mathematics and physics. Needless to say, since I'm in my third year, I'm looking into going into graduate school and at graduate programs. But I have a large problem: I really like the fact that I'm doing both math and physics. I...

I was wondering if anyone could point me in the direction of programs by the u.s. military(any branch) that would pay for me to get a MS in engineering and work for them.

Hey guys. I'm a currently a junior physics major at a state school in the south. It's not known for physics in any way. My question is how difficult is it to get into a Physics/Materials Science REU program? My school does not have many research opportunities in physics, though the department...

I have a slightly unorthodox background and I'm trying to figure out what I should be applying to for fall 2010. I graduated with a BS in finance in 2007 and have been working on Wall Street for 2 years (3 by next fall). I'm not entirely sure what I want to do long term but I do but it's...

Can anyone recommend a style for writing theoretical physics papers? I'm just a first-year undergrad but I want to get used to writing papers in a style that is suited, or generally accepted, for theoretical physics papers by practicing on my class notes. Can someone also suggest an...

hey guys... i need some help with college application. i want to apply to Ernest Mario Pharmacy School in Rutgers and i want to know where i am stading in terms of being accepted or not. I've visited its website but its very vague on what it requires from students. can anyone give me more info...

Im planning to go into aerospace next year (im in grade 12 now) and I am debating between the different universities in Canada (Toronto, carlton are the 2 main ones but also mc Gill, Ryerson University, York, Ottawa...) Ive heard from some that Carlton is second rate (but they have what...

I'm a high school senior looking into colleges and I'm having trouble picking out good choices for physics programs. I live in Chicago and I'm looking into schools around the Midwest. My record ACT:32 GPA: 94.2 (My school is weird and they don't like the 4.0 scale) My course load is...

I was wondering why are these programs, as given in an e-book not working -- #include <stdio.h> /* count lines in input */ main() { int c, nl; nl = 0; while ((c = getchar()) != EOF) if (c == '\n') ++nl; printf("%d\n", nl); }...

I use linux on a pc and one of my friends who uses a mac wants me to write a small app for him. It doesn't need any GUI of anything, just a few lines in C++ with a bitmap image for input and an output to a text file. Is there a way for me to compile it in linux so that he'll be able to use it...

Okay, I'm a high school junior looking at colleges for my undergrad degree. I am passionate about mathematics and also interested in physics and chemistry. I originally assumed that engineering would be the right field for me, but I'm not so sure now. I've talked to engineers in the family...

This has probably been posted a thousand times, but, I'm going to post my stats, class rank, etc. I'm entering my senior year of high school. I posted on here about a year ago, but didn't hang out like i should have. I got distracted by a female. However, I think I can stay here regularly and...

Top university in my country (Taiwan) Undergrad GPA: 3.3/3.1 overall/major Grad (Master) GPA: 3.5 sGRE: 970 GRE: 580/800/4 v/q/w TOEFL: 112 Publication: 3rd out of 50+ authors in PRL I would like to pursue a PhD in physics, but to do that I'd need to get admitted somewhere first... I...

Hey all. I'm actually a math and chemistry major at the Univ. of Illinois Chicago. I have a competitive GPA, research experience, and an overal good academic history. What I'm trying to do is plan my advanced math courses to not only be functionable within my area of interests (engineering...

Hi, I need some help with this. I am an american citizen living in Europe and have recently decided to go for my dreams. I've mulled the possibilities over and have settled on Aerospace Engineering. In particular Astronautics. There is an excellent degree program at ISAE in France that is...

Hi all. Is it correct that an undergraduate program corresponds to a European B.Sc., and an graduate program corresponds to a European M.Sc. program? Or am I completely wrong? Any help will be greatly appreciated. Niles.

I was wondering if deleting a few video games which I have mastered and do not play anymore which in all amounts to, and frees about 22 GB of space on my 700 GB hard drive, will make my computer boot and run slightly faster?

I have 1 more year as an undergraduate physics major. I've been looking for programs that are really a mixture of physics and something else (say engineering of medicine, but mostly physics). I've found some really good programs. These programs are titled Applied Science and Medical Engineering...

Diversity of "emergent gravity" programs? Does any of you knowledgeable people know of any an reviews of various "emergent gravity" programs? Ie. something that focuses on the different ways to do it. It appears that many emergent gravity programs, inspired by condensed matter physics...

So, I just took the GRE and I got a 390 on verbal and a 600 on quantitative. I feel that this is a little low, but is this acceptable for a math grad program? Do they really put that much weight on the GRE scores? I mean, I've seen some schools that don't even require them.

Hey guys! I live in Doha, Qatar. I'm from India, my dad and mom work here. I go to an Indian school here, following the CBSE board. I'm in 11th class (or grade, or whatever you want to call it) now. I generally get good grades in school, and my teachers are happy with that. In my free time, I...

hey guys, i was wondering if anyone know anygood program that you can type in a function and it gives a worked solution to get the deravtive/integral. thanks for any replies.

Hey, I currently a rising senior in nuclear engineering at Georgia Tech, but I've recently been thinking about going more into a career in health physics. What are some good programs in health physics? Would grad school in nuclear be a better option than getting an HP degree? Any thoughts...

Okay, guys. Here's what I want to do: convert a *.tex file to a *.dvi file, and then look at the pretty *.dvi file. That's it. But I want to do it in Windows. I've done this a gazillion times in linux, and it's easy as pie. Just "latex file.tex" in a terminal shell. But of course...

Dear all: I need to calculate the density of states of electrons from metallic clusters. I ran a DFT program and output the mulliken population analysis datas, such as the following: (I show only part of the data) ATOM # 1 ORBITAL ALPHA OCCUPATION 5s...

My goals are caltech and mit phd/ms programs. What must i do at the very least? Besides the tests of course...

Does ne1 know of any free math programs that write formulas and make graphs? I need one for a project I'm working on.

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Hi, I'm applying undergraduate physics programs, and I want to ask your opinion on where you would go among the schools I'm considering to apply. The program (physics) is obviously my priority concern. Other than that, maybe the area; beautiful town, campus, and so on (I really wanted to apply...

Hello, I would like to ask you some questions relating summer programs in physics. I have applied for several programs this year and one by one, I am being rejected in all of them. I don't know why this happens, my marks are really good, and I have studied four courses of the physical sciences...

Hi all. I am trying to get a sense for applications to graduate programs in applied math. What are the general GPA requirements for top-25 programs? I am currently doubling majoring in Physics and Economics looking to do applied mathematical modeling of social science problems (game theory...

Well, as the rejection letters start coming in, I can't help but wonder what it takes to reapply to graduate programs. I believe my application this time around was strong in all aspects except GRE scores (which were quite miserable). So my question is, if I improve my GRE scores significantly...

hi guys i'm a know it not all in programming and am really desperate to learn a language. can someone please give me some advice on what program will be suitable for me learn. I'm still in school, so please take that into your considerations. help will be appreciated a lot

I'm currently wrapping up my two year degree at community college and am looking to transfer to a 4 year university in a year. I'm looking to major in astronomy/astrophysics, but I'm not sure what the difference is between those two terms. To me, they almost seem interchangeable. Some...