Student Definition and 1000 Threads

Homework Statement A 545N physics student stands on a bathroom scale in an 847kg (including the student) elevator that is supported by a cable. As the elevator starts moving, the scale reads 427N. Find the magnitude of the acceleration of the elevator. Find the direction of the...

Hi, I am a Korean(South) citizen finishing my undergraduate degree in Canada and planning to apply to US graduate schools. I heard that public gradaute schools are more stringent towards admitting international student because amount of funding is less available compared to domestic student...

http://realityconditions.blogspot.com/2007/09/quantum-gravity-colloquium-talks.html the colloquium was organized by f-h and well reported by Alejandro Satz. there were four talks and a lot of lively discussion Among the PhD students came from other places in Europe besides the UK was Eugenio...

An example of the work he's trying to do is: 1. A stream's current has a velocity of 10 km/hr. You and a friend are trying to paddle upstream at 6 kn/hr. What is the resulting velocity. 2. My problem is that I cannot find the formula or equation that he needs to figure out the...

Homework Statement A student tries to raise a chain consisting of three identical links. Each link has a mass of 200 g. The three-piece chian is connected to a string and then suspended vertically, witht the student holding the upper end of the string and pulling upward. Because of the...

I am a sophomore in ME at Purdue and we are getting ready to have our engineering job fair. I really (emphasis on REALLY) want an internship for this upcoming summer but my resume looks really...blah. I've never had another internship to put on the resume so I'm really starting from square one...

God how I love how they never teach you personal finance in high school or even college and having to learn it on your own. Anyway, I am looking to refinance some private student loans that I have. The ones that I have now have variable interest and are at 8.75% right now. Now I am only 2...

He claimed he was only carrying some fireworks from Wal-Mart. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20533248/ Found: One was charged with teaching the other how to use them. Our own forum guidelines have recently changed to address this and some other issues...

:smile: Hi, I'm new here (duh!). I just wanted to introduce myself. I am a first year BSc student hoping to major in maths. Seems like a fantastic site!

You thought creating the whole person concept would get you into the college you want, but now they want even more - authenticity. Now you not only need at least one typo on your college admission application, you need to make the right typos. And "I try to be too perfect" doesn't qualify...

i am currently momentum, work, energy and power in physics and i am currently confused in a few concepts. This question states that: A car with mass 1500kg accelerates from 0 to 100km/hr in 4 seconds. calculate the power output of the car. -- My teacher states to solve this question...

Normaly what do undergraduate physics students do in their final year report or thesis? 1. Create new theories? Unlikely but not impossible. 2. Simulation? What do they simulate and what computer programe do they use? Thanks.

EDIT: I'm extremelly sorry, i just noticed the sticky above my post saying not to post homework qustions in the forum. Dear Physics Forums, I am a 16 year old high school student currently doing year 11 physics. To do this weekend we were givin an exercise sheet with various questions...

Hey everyone, I really need some help now with choosing a laptop for the upcoming school year. This fall I will be a Computer Science student, and so it's important I choose a computer that will be most "appropriate." The problem is, I'm being told different things by different people...

Scholarship for pdD foreign student = ? hi guys, usually how much is the scholarship for a foreign phD student in US? Where can I find the list of scholarship for physics phD? thx!:smile:

I am a Junior Biology student.To start with, I love physics, and even though I didn't do well/not doing well in my "prehealth" physics courses, I love physics.I think I didn't do well/not doing well because of different reasons (like not attending classes).Anyway RECENTLY, I've been always been...

Academic advice Hi, I just finished my first year of university. By the end of fall, I had a 3.4 cumulative GPA and I was not really that proud of it. My friend from back home, also at the same uni., was always an excellent HS student. But the partying atmosphere got to him and he got a GPA...

A Student t test assumes normally distributed data with equal variances. I know you can test the Gaussian distribution with the Kolmogorov and Smirnov test and test the variances with the F-test. When data is not normal you use a non-parametric test (Mann-Whitney test), when variances are...

So for the first time I took a look at the details of my monthly student loan payment info and found out that of the roughly $320 I pay every month for my student loans $200 of that money goes to paying off the interest! How exactly is this legal? Why can't I pay off all the principal first...

Hello, I'm a student currently nearing the end of high school, so my knowledge of physics (or even general math for that matter) are somewhat . . . lacking. That said, I'm currently attempting to figure out the various simple principles that apply to rolling a pair of dice across a table...

Here's an interesting piece of news I found today: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18353425/&GT1=9246" Apparently a student wrote a violent essay for a creating writing assignment, and he's being criminally charged. The maximum jail time is 30 days. I'm no legal expert, but I'm quite...

I an a older student that would like to go back to college. I want to teach myself basic chemistry before i go back. Could anybody recommend a book, tutoring software, or website that can help accomplish this task?

Maybe you've already filled some of those evalution sheets where you have to comment on your professor's teaching style. This is a video of a professor who shows his students his "personal comments collection". http://unapologetic.wordpress.com/2007/04/23/student-comments/

hey can i talk with any ee student of university of michigan...:rolleyes:

If you had the option of learning some material from a textbook or from another undergad student who has done the subject the previous year, which would you choose? Or is it better do learn from the textbook and ask questions when it comes up?

International (Dutch) student, second Bachelor in Aerosp. Eng. "which school?" Hello everyone, I'd like to start off with a small disclaimer. I am new to these forums and know how it is - newbies posting threads that have already been widely discussed etc. Please believe me, I've scoured the...

I'm fairly new here and I was in search of some help to clarify some problems. I know that it may sound very easy to most on this forum but I seem to be having a tough time with straight-line (linear) motion problems. When being asked specific questions in a problem I notice that one has to go...

Hooray for long titles... Anyway, I wasn't quite sure where to post this, sorry if this is in the totally wrong forum. As you may have gathered from the title, I am attempting to make a physics based game. The primary equation in this game is Newton's gravity equation. F =...

ok so I got this serloin tip roast from the store I want to make. It's about 2.5lbs. Then only thing is ingredients are a bit scarce. I've heard you can cook a roast in beer? (only non-scarce ingredient available) and I've got S&P, garlic, baby carrots...um, green pepper(don't know what good...

Last week, I went to register myself for an additional course (graduate) in one of my free slots. I was given a form which required the consent of the professor teaching that course and my faculty advisor. Both of them had no objections with me attending the class. When I went to return the...

Hiho, long time since I've posted here. So I've been thinking about 1 or 2 things. Globular clusters are assumed to be the earliest structures formed in the universe because they are roughly the size of the Jeans length. But I'm thinking that if the universe was very nearly isotropic the...

Hey Im a physics student and was told that a mechanical engineer may think or i good idea to help so here goes... (this is what I've posted in the physics forum) Hello I have to complete an experimental physics project for high school physics this year and with help of the physics...

Hi everyone I have a few conceptual questions about velocity and acceleration. Can an object increase in speed as its acceleration decreases? If it does, can you guys give me an example? Can an object have zero velocity and nonzero acceleration at the same time? Also give some examples...

Hi. I just recently switched into a physics course midyear, and I really don't know what's going on. Help with a few of these questions would be greatly appreciated. Homework Statement A 2.5 kg ball strikes a wall at 8 m/s and rebounds at 7m/s. The ball is in contact with the wall for 0.2...

I am a freshman high school student working on a scanning tunneling microscope for a science fair project. I need to build a vacuum for bottom up capabilities. If anyone can help with the STM or the vacuum it would be greatly appreciated.:rolleyes:

Hi I am a sophmore and I am taking physics. Its soming i have always want to do. I am thinking about taking it in college as a major. I am looking for a college in a big city that would be good for physics. I Have a 3.5 but play many sports and am involved in many extra things in and out of...

Am i classed as an international student?? Hi all, I have recently been thinking about studying abroad (either the UK or US) for undergraduate studies. I am a British citizen but hold permanent residency in Australia and have lived over here for the last 9 years. While researching this i...

I was just wondering what expierence has anyone had with the ACS Chem Exam, Good? Bad? Why?

I was just wondering, If my undergrad advisor knew someone at a university that is currently looking for graduate students to help with his research and I talked to him and he liked me and such, but perhaps my test scores were too low, or gpa wasnt 4.0, or something just wasnt in the top 95th...

Homework Statement a student librarian picks up a 22N book from the floor to a height of 1.25m. He carries the book 8.0m to the stacks and places the book on a shelf that is 1.35m high. How much work does he do on the book Homework Equations W=Fd The Attempt at a Solution Am i...

I made a thread about swtiching from computer engineering to physics. I have decided on nanotechnology. I found some degree programs in the UK. Like at the University College London and Imperial College. What are your opinions on this? :)

do i have to be a grad student in order to understand lagrangian stuff? im in calculus 2 and i was wondering if there's any books i might understand thanks -sw

Hello, I am quite new to this forum and I first just wanted to say that I love it. Now on to my question. This last year I have found myself really interested in physics and have been reading about it like crazy. The problem is last year, as a junior in high school, I had my physics class and...

This is my problem: 1. A 56.2-kg high-school student hangs from an overhead bar with both hands. What is the tension in each arm if the bar is gripped with both arms raised vertically overhead? 2. What is the tension in each arm when the arms make an angle of 35.00 o with respect to the...

Hi all! I am a final year mechanical engineering student. I am kind of confused about my choice to do mechanical engineering... I love mathematics and physics. I am comfortable with those theoretical and abstract concepts that most of my classmates are not really into them. Like classes of...

Hey everyone. I'm a sophomore in Electrical Engineering, and loving it (except for the homework...and tests...). Anyways, it's almost time for me to be applying for scholarships (well, in a couple months), and I was thinking about applying to IEEE as a student member. I was wondering if anyone...

This is an unbelivably disturbing story; some seriously depraved "police" attacked and repeatedly tasered an immoblized student on the floor of the UCLA library, while a large crowd watched. The unarmed Muslim student allegedly became confrontational after been refused entrance (he forgot his...

How much work is required for a 50 kg student to climb a 10 meter ladder? i know that work = f x d but it doesn't tell the Newton so what do i multiply with 10 m?

A horizontal platform in the shape of a uniform circular disk rotates on a frictionless bearing about a vertical axle through the center of the disk. The platform has a mass of 150 kg, and radius of 2.00 m. A 60kg student walks slowly from the rim of the platform toward the center. If the...

I'm currently attending the University of Minnesota in the evenings, waiting for my wife to finish her Ph.D. I plan on going back for a B.S. in engineering, but I haven't picked a field yet. I'm currently taking Calc II, and have the following classes left to take before I start full time...