Student Definition and 1000 Threads

So, for essentially every physics program in the U.S. (including the one I'm about to start at =), you get a tuition waiver and a reasonable stipend for the hours that you put in, but it's less hours than I'm used to. So essentially, I would dread having a TA appointment, a full graduate...

Hi everybody- I've been having trouble choosing between aerospace engineering and mechanical engineering for a long time now and now that I'll be leaving for college (Virginia Tech) soon a certain sense of urgency has spurred my desire to find as much background on the concerned topics as...

According to the school my wife is attending, she will receive less federal student aid because I will be going to college. Their explanation was that since we made $20,000 last year and two people are going to college she can't receive full funding. We contacted FAFSA and they explained that...

OK, well I am just about to finish my first year of college. I'm so happy, but I have several more years ahead of me. I love it so much, but I am very intimidated... I go to a small college, where I know a lot of the people in my classes, but I am the only girl, and I feel I have a lot of...

Hi I am doing my phd in physics. I am working on experimental physics. My work involves some numerical analysis using Matlab, and finite element analysis also. I know c/c++ pretty well. I am planning to get knowledge on finance by self study and look for finance jobs after graduation. is it...

I am an EE student and I feel a bit confused right now, thus far I've only taken circuit analysis (nodal/mesh/thevenin/transformers/phasors etc) and one semester of E&M. I was taking a look at this http://www.ledsales.com.au/kits/nixie_supply.pdf and I know that is explains the function of the...

I am undergrad math student, aged 20 In the last 3-4 years, I feel that my intellectual capacity has waned and don't feel as smart as when I was a kid. I seem to be fine at handling abstract concepts, but I feel slow and clumsy. My problem isn't lacking ideas, its more about concentration...

Hi. I'm a homeschooled sophomore and I have some questions about AP exams and classes. I took BC Calculus last year but I didn't take the exam. I think I'm supposed to take the exam this year. I also signed up for AP Statistics for some reason. :-p Right now I'm taking an...

Is this very recent? can you post a link? from York Uni website: European Union Nationals EPSRC/STFC PhD Studentships are also open to all EU nationals. For those resident in, or “connected” to, the UK, these studentships provide full funding of University fees and the stipend to cover living...

(I thought I'd repost this into the appropriate section) Hi, I'm a semi-sophomore in Engineering at a community college in Massachusetts. We don't have engineering classes, but a great Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics department (My Linear Algebra class has 6 students in it). I plan to...

here is the problem I couldn't solve, anyone got any idea please help me. thank you very much in advance 1) use double integrals to derive the given formula for the volume of a right circular cone of radius R and height H. the volume of a cone is given by the formula (pi*R^2*H)/3 I...

desperate college student needs help in double integral! here is the problem I couldn't solve, anyone got any idea please help me. thank you very much in advance 1) use double integrals to derive the given formula for the volume of a right circular cone of radius R and height H. the volume of...

Hi I'm a 19 year old student at a community college in Florida. Doring my high school years, making the grade was all it mattered. Cheating on tests and homework was a constant happening. So as you can infer my whole 4 years in high school i prevented my self from learning, and my...

Hello, I'm not an aerospace engineering student but I'm interested in aviation and I had a question. My friend and I got into a debate last night about VD. I believe he said that meant vertical descent. Anyway, he said that if an aircraft has a VD limit = 420 KCAS to 17,000ft/.91M that...

High School Student failing pyhsics --- could somebody please helpme w/ my homework? i am so desperate and i have no idea how to interpret anything let alone be able to solve a problem. help would be very much appreciated. i am an A student with an 58% in this class. i really need the help.

Well , I'll be going to college next fall for engineering, and I'm pretty confident that I'll do well. My only issue is this "leadership community" I've enrolled myself into, which I will be starting my first semester. It's just a separate residence hall that is exclusive to the members, and...

I'm going to be an engineering undergrad next year and lately I've been doubting how well I will do. I'm not a genius, and I haven't taken any of the AP Calc courses during my time in high school, but I do have an interest in Science and math. I definately wouldn't say that I'm bad at math( I...

currently a devry student and... I am currently attending DeVry University in Columbus Ohio in the computer engineering technology (CET) degree, and i am about half way into my third trimester. i have recently been hearing complaints about Devry being a "Diploma mill" and that a degree from...

Hi everyone. I'm just wondering - I've heard lots of rumors about physics grad. school, and how hard it is, etc. I have no problem dedicating myself to studying, but am worried about family issues. What I'm wondering is - - how many hours on average per week will I be working? 40, 60, 80...

My name is Scott Mitchel and currently I am a freshmen in college. So far I've only taken in Intro to Engineering but I came from a high school where I was given lots of Engineering courses. Most notable was a research and development course. Right now my major is Engieering Physics Mechanical...

Next quarter I'm taking 2 classes. About 8 quarter units. I need 12 to be full time. Would it look bad to grad schools if I'm not a full time student for one quarter?

How do you correct a teacher politely? The post "Pulley Problem" was put up by member temaire in: https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=209450 The answer to this is 27 N. I asked him to clarify with his teacher. He sent a PM to me, part of which I’m putting up here with his...

I'm graduating soon and as part of the university's requirements, I have to leave feedback regarding my supervisor's supervision of me. I hope to leave feedback that is fair and constructive, so would like to hear your comments about my experience. (1) When I enrolled, I took up my...

Hey there, I am high school student in South Africa, and I'm passionate about maths. I'm not too sure why, but it's fascinating. In South Africa we don't do courses, we follow a set curriculum, and we have a program similar to the AP program in the US, which I take. I'm in grade 11, and...

I am a Protection & Control Techologist at a major Power Utility in Ontario, Canada. As my title implys, I am not an engineer but instead an Electrical Techologist (three year Community College Program in Ontario, Canada). I perform daily maintenance and commissioning of new and existing Power...

Im a physics BSc student in my second year of my degree in london at Kings college london. I am looking to work within the field over the months june, july, august and september. I am willing to do unpaid work and to travel. If anyone has imformation. please can they message me...

Can someone read over my resume. Thank You Here is the file. I uploaded it this site, because I don't know when an Admin will ok the file. http://www.badongo.com/file/7507007 I replaced a lot of the names with generic stuff since this is a public form. Couple of things that I was unsure...

I am new to Physics and I need help on this problem A skater increases her speed uniformly from 2.0 meters per second to 7.0 meters per second over a distance of 12 meters. The magnitude of her acceleration as she travels this 12 meters is? A. 2.4 m/s squared B. 3.8 m/s squared C. 1.9...

He guys. I am a 28 year old student. I spent several years in the Army and I am just finishing a AS degree in Respiratory therapy. My question is ever since I was a little kid I was amazed by Physics. Upon my decision to attend USF to work toward a BS in Applied physics I realized I have...

Hi everybody, I would like to hear you opinion I have one semester left and with bunch of classes taken from mechanical engineering and material science departments, high GPA, some research experiecne in physics department and no industry experience what kind of jobs one can expect to have...

Hey guys, i just finished year 12 a couple of weeks ago where i took specialist maths, for those not familiar: this subject gives a pretty basic introduction to vectors, vector calculus, integration techniques, differentition techniques (like implicit), complex numbers, differential...

hi, I'm from the island of mauritius, and I'm finishing high school this year, and should start planning for uni asap. i wish to do medicine, but not here, because we don't have all te facilities. i am doing the cambridge, higher school certificate exams, with Physics, Chemistry and...

Ok guys I am a new here; i only came across this forum because i googled a question which i didnt understand. Anyways i thought this forum would be really good for me so now this is what i need help with. I am in Year 8 and going to Year 9 in the new year. My dream Jobs are Cardiac Surgeon...

Hey guys, can anyone comment on transferring from an Alabama CC to one of the instate schools for engineering and physics i.e. UAH, UA and Auburn? Which has the best undergrad research opps, co-ops etc and how do these schools compare nationally. I am sure there is more I would like to ask but...

What will academia do? (well, you can still request a CD, i guess)

Hey guys, I am a Mechanical Engineering student, and I am having a hard time trying to decide what the most beneficial minor would be for an engineering field. Any suggestions? Thanks, -Matt

I thought of posting this under "Academic guidance," then decided to post here. This friend of mine (I'll call him Jack) has a female friend (Holly) who lives in Europe and whose college-age daughter, Emma, is a freshman in a major U.S. college. Holly asked Jack to check on Emma once in a...

As a student studying for my high school diploma, outside of the USA or EU, how can I get into a university in the USA or EU to study physics? And will my diploma help me?

my class is doing the typical soup cna race this friday, and i am in desperate need of suggestions! we have to come up with the fastest and slowest cans, both stock and modified. Modified can include basically any addition or alteration to the can excepting the addition of motors

Hello, I just joined the forum 10 minutes ago. I found the site by searching Google for calculus forums. I'm a student, and looking for homework help. When I say help, I mean *I do my homework, then I ask for help and for folks to catch mistakes if any. I read the guidelines and intend to stay...

I have a rather unique situation and need some advice from people who are more familiar with engineering than my friends. :) I'll give you the questions first, and if you want to read the background info, you can continue on after that... I need to transfer. I'm a EE student stuck in a...

Has anyone heard of this title or seen the documentary. Well I was introduced to it by my roommate. I found it very interesting how one sided University's are, the majority of faculty hold very liberal views, I tested this at my own school (University of Washington) and based on my experience i...

I currently attend Cegep (Kind of like community college in Quebec. It's mandatory if you plan on going into university, and it replaces grade 12 and freshman year) and there's a bunch of talks for a student strike to try and prevent a planned tuition increase of 500$ for University in Quebec...

Anybody like to help a physics student who did their BSc six years ago and has forgotten all their maths! Its a problem from Andrew Liddle's Introduction to cosmology 5.5 The Friedmann eqn is (a'/a)2 = 8TTG/3 P - k/a2 Consider the case k>o, with the universe containing matter only, so...

I'm doing a double degree in Computer Science and Multimedia (4yrs), but they virtually teach NO MATH in this course (only 1 unit of pre-calc math mostly covering logic...pretty weak). Because I missed out on a lot maths in high school, I am extremely worried that my maths is deficient and this...

career option? i don't know how many times this has been asked(probably 347374 times, coz that's what this Academic & Career Guidance forum does:biggrin:), but being a stupid, i ll ask again:-p i want to do MS after my graduation. apart from clearing GRE test, what else i need to do to prepare...

http://www.math.ucr.edu/home/baez/thesis_wise.pdf Derek has taken a position at UC Davis and been moving his webpages up there from UC Riverside. John Baez has discussed a chunk of Derek's research in a paper he delivered at a conference a few months back. Also Derek has summarized part of it...

An object moving along a straight line, at constant acceleration covers two equal, consecutive, 11 m long segments, the first one in t 1 = 1.0 s and the second one in t 2 = 2.3 s . What was the magnitude of acceleration? (in m/s2)

HI I am hesitating now about CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, since it has so many applications, NUCLEAR , beacuse I am kind of interested in it, and maybe it will be HUGE in about 10 years or so, when there is no oil :D and PETROLEUM , because it has the highest salaries! WHAT TO CHOOSE? I am at...

I know there is already a post on this, but I just wanted to make a point. I live in California, so obviously there is a great deal of controversy here by the coast and especially where I am (a small conservative community) whether or not warming is legit (long story short, I believe...)...