Semester Definition and 249 Threads

Is it wise to carry out such a decision? My grades have been average right now. I do not want to end up repeating a lot of courses again and having them on my transcripts. In addition there are a ton of electives I would like to get out of the way so I can just have a semester to take my core...

All the admissions decisions are in, and I got rejected from most of my schools but I did get into one of my top choice's...Masters program. So I called this school's math department today and I got the rundown of being in the Masters program. I made it clear that it is not my intention to...

Ok, so this semester has been really busy for me, I feel almost overloaded. Engineering Thermodynamics - B Special Relativity & Quantum Physics (Honors)- B Differential Equations- B/A Analog Circuits w/lab-B Linear Algebra- C/B PA-A So this is the forecast, which I see to be as...

One semester left for my Math BA -- Which courses to take? I'm going to graduate this Fall with my BA in Math from Penn State, and I have a really open-ended schedule. I'm planning on getting a MA in Secondary Math Education after I graduate, so that makes things pretty interesting when it...

3 semester co-op?? Need Advice... Ok, I need some advice here. I'm a comp. eng. major with 59 hours of cpe classes remaining after this semester. I have planned of taking classes every summer until I was finished and I've signed up for 9 hours this summer. I talked to a co-op official today...

Is one semester of quantum sufficient preparation for a QFT course?

Hello everyone! I just finished my first semester of graduate school in physics, and I have been struggling with some serious doubts since virtually the first day. During my time as an undergraduate, things were fairly easy for me. Most of my peers were spending 8 hours per day studying and...

hello again, basically just having a question on the classes I'm taking next semester, I'm so far registered for Physics I w/ Calc, a Physics Problem Solving Class (kind of a supplement for Physics I that my school offers), Calculus II, and Discrete Mathematics; these are all repeats actually...

I'll have to take a class next semester as a junior level EE that I'm not really looking forward to. The reason is because of the professor. He is a nice guy to talk to, but as far as teaching, he is the worst. It is one of the most common known facts at my school. I had him for a class this...

I am doing a reading next semester and am trying to find a good text to work off of. I am wondering if anyone else has had a semester of Galois/field theory and what text you would suggest.

Do you take all courses prescribed for the particular semester (full load) like in my case 6 courses for this semester or you take less; like 4 or 5 or maybe 3?

Are univs more likely to accept you as a junior undergrad transfer student for a spring semester rather than fall? I would assume some students would drop out in the fall, so you would replace them in the spring or something like that.

I sent an application quite early to one of the grad schools I am applying. Apparently they wanted a transcript, so the transcript I sent was one in with Fall's semesters' grades. (I applied really early, like around March for Spring 2008 entrance, so I didn't have my Spring 2007 grades yet)...

I'm back in school after a 5 year break, and need to get back up to speed on my calculus. I took it in high school and did very well on the AP exam, and have taken Calc II twice now, but wasn't even remotely dedicated to any of it, so I got a C both times. I am currently taking a class titled...

Its me again. I need recommendations for a motor and power supply to make a cordless grass trimer that uses battery..anyone?

Well... semester ended at my school today. I haven't gotten my report card yet but i can be pretty sure i have a 3.1 gpa which doesn't put me much higher than where I was at last year in 8th grade. The thing that really bothers me the most is that I came so close to having an A in half my...

I’m just starting my first semester of college algebra, which has me quickly remembering why I’m an English major. I thought I should find a tutor before I start to fall so far behind I can’t catch up. I’m on a limited budget and tight schedule because I work full time. I wondered about an...

I'm a second Semester Sophmore Physics major, but my situation is a bit different that what you would expect. I actually only switched major to Physics last year so I'm only taking Freshman Physics courses. I'm confused about the whole Research thing. Firstly, how does it work? Are you assigned...

My school's semester started this morning. Here's my current (undergraduate) courseload, and textbooks. (graduate) Statistical Mechanics 1 (Pathria) (graduate) Adv. Electricity & Magnetism 2 (Jackson) (graduate) Quantum Mechanics 2 (Sakurai) (graduate) Matrices & Linear Operators 2 (Lax; Horn &...

Hi there, I have a Physics Intro class next semester and I know nothing about Physics. Is there a book, website, video...anything! that can help me prepare for this Physics course? I want to do well in it and I am willing to learn it. Any suggestions?

I am in Aerospace Engineering and I am about ready to schedule for classes next semester. I was thinking about taking Calc 3, Physics 1, Thermodynamics, Auto Cad, and probably something else. As I have been looking at this I am thinking it will be a tough semester. I might think about...

linear algebra, cal iii and physics i :cool:

Okay, I am a junior undergraduate in CS & Mathematics and I want to be prepared for these two classes when I take them. I am currently signed up in the fall for Real Analysis I and Modern Algebra I (among other classes). I have a strong background in Calculus, but don't have much of a...

If I was to graduate with a GPA x, is it worth to spend another semester to raise that GPA to x+.1 or above by repeating courses. Or in the long run, GPA won't matter that much?

I'm trying to decide whether to take a second semester of ordinary differential equations. My school's physics degree requires you to have differential, integral, and vector calculus along with a semester of ODEs. I have had all of the above along with linear algebra and a semester of PDEs...

I have just figured out that I will be finishing my B.S. degree in 3.5 years. Is it more difficult to get into grad school in the spring semester than in fall? Should I just wait 6 months?

I have not signed for any classes yet but I am 100% certain I am going to take trig, chem, sociology/philosophy. I can take one other class and I was leaning towards a math class because I want to build my math skills before I head into calculus (trig is a prerequisite). I have options between...

Hey guys. Based on your experiences, do you think this would an okay course schedule for the next semester or a bit overload. If I complete these courses, I graduate after this semester... or should I just wait a bit? Abstract Algebra Differential Geometry (Independent Study) Real...

I am currently a freshman in university with 25 hours credit. After this semester, I will be able to take chemistry 2 (3), phy 2 (E&M and wave) (3), linear algebra(4) , D.E with application (4) , Multivariable Calculus (4) , Theoretical Concepts of calculus (3) , and abstract Algebra 1 (3) in UT...

Greetings, For a while I've been doing this little thing where everyone goes on and describes their semester for all to see. I'm a little late this time for those in the US, but the academic year over here only starts next week. I'll go first : I'm entering my last year of my master...

Hi all, I'm taking an optical astronomy lab this semester. Does anyone have any recommendations for interesting objects to observe in the optical range with 11"-14" telescopes? I will probably get 3-5 hours of observing time, and of course the object has to be visible in the fall. The...

Here is mine...just ignore the numbers and abbreviations that don't make any sense...I just copied and pasted.

Mine would be 3rd year 1-2 term and 4th year term 1 3.1 Funnest/Hardest-(woke up at 9am and slept at like 3am) Computer Graphics Neuropsych I Astrophysics: Stellar Quantum I Probability Theory Number Theory 3.2 Easiest Theory of Computation Combinatorics Automata and Langauge...

Next semester I need to take Math history and Math for Secondary Teachers, which I think will be quite easy. But I am also looking into taking Advanced Calculus, Modern Algebra, and Mathematical Stats/Prob. As math electives and to get into the MS Pure Math program. Descriptions...

So, I'm just picking some classes for next semester. What i have so far: Math 300 - Fundemental Concepts of Math (proofs and stuff mostly it seems) Math 421- Complex variables (basically calc with complex variables..) Physics 181- Mechanics Theater 100- intro to theater Comp Lit...

This was circulating about the math department last semester and I thought some of you might enjoy it. Good luck. The solution to the following puzzle is unique; in some cases the knowledge that the solution is unique may actually give you a short-cut to finding the answer to a particular...

I am 28 years old and this is sort of my freshman year in college. I was enlisted for 8 years and for promotional purposes I decided to take some off duty education. I did terrible in high school so I started off with very basic classes at a local community college. I have gotten As in every...

Hi all. My semester examinations are starting. Well I did all my best in this term so I really want to get some excelent results. Would you give me any useful advise in order to do my best. Thanks a lot. Somy

Our semester project in ap physics was shooting a projectile with a projectile gun at an angle at a cm^3 box traveling up (or down) an inclined plane. Our teacher chose the angle of our gun, the angle of the incline, the mass in the box and countermass (attached to a pully at the top of the...

Hey guys, Got a problem here that is getting quite annoying... A spring is 0.6 m long. One end is permanently attached to a pivot on a horizontal table top. The force that it exerts on a body attached to the other end is (4.2 N/m)x, where x is the distance that the spring is stretched...

What do you guys think about taking 3 upper level courses in one semester? Electricity and Magnetism, Thermodynamics, and Classical Mechanics? Any advice?

Is taking 2 different math courses during one semester/term a smart thing to do? I need to take Calculus II and Discrete Math. I'd like to take them both during the upcoming semester, but I'm not sure if it is the "smart" thing to do. I'm worried that taking 2 math classes along with Calc-based...

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Can someone please tell me what Lie Algebra is all about in a simple manner, I am not a PhD mathematician. I am trying to decide what I should do my independent study on next semester. I was thinking of studying an introduction to Lie Algebra or Mathematical Logic. Which of the two would be...

I am starting school again shortly, and this is the semester that will determine if i get into the university i want or not. The courses i am taking are all grade 12 and consist of Physics, Chemistry, English, Geometry and Discrete Mathematics. This will be a tough semester for me, and i wanted...

I understand that in the US the academic year has already started, and the rest of us will follow shortly. So let's share, what are you studying this year and courses will you take this semester? I'm starting my MSc program in physics (yippie !), and the first year consists of "A Thorough...

Hi all, I am not trying to brag but I recently got an A- for my first semester of calculus :biggrin: however the second semester has got me worried. My friend who is a semester ahead of me recently flunked out of the second semester of calculus, and as far as I know, he was an A calculus...

im currently taking 1st semester physics, were using the Serway "Physics for scientists and engineers" book, and were going through chapter 22 which is thermodynamics... what elements of physics do i need to be familiar with? Will it be used a lot or not really until E&M?

I'm interested in how different systems from different countries "teach their young". I noticed in the College Help area some problems I was doing in my 10th grade and not because I was a genious, but because teachers asked me to. I was surprised. I was expecting questions from QM at least. So...