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Im a first year mechanical engineering student, and I think that I would like to do work with particle accelerators (beam physics and technology). Does anyone have any recommendations as to what specific degree(s) I should look into, and which schools have great programs? Thanks!

Hi, I am really in need of help. i want to know if high school students can submit papers and if so how do they do?? My aunt was telling anyone can submit parers but i am confused:confused: . I really want to submit papers. i have done some really good work in computer programming and...

Does anybody knows of a good hydrology book?? I am a civil engineering student, i want mostly applied stuff and at the undergraduate level.

Which course is more appropriate as an Introductory Electrcity Circuit Course? #1 ENGI12578 - Electricity 1 Examine the important concepts of DC electricity as an essential background for further electrical and electronic studies. Integrating laboratory work and problem solving, learn...

Why are there so many good students of asian descent nowadays? Just take a look at this competition. http://www.siemens-foundation.org/2005Berkeley.htm#Michael

Hi, I was wondering if there were other people out there that used Tablet PCs, specifically students. I only know of one other person who uses one, but he doesn't use it for class because of battery life. I am considering buying one, but I'd like to hear from other students that have...

There are 10 marbles in a bag, 9 white and 1 black. Each day a teacher goes around the room of 10 students and allows each student to pick one marble. The one who draws the black marble gets candy for the day. The students never change their seats and she always distribute the marbles along...

PHYSICS PROBLEM--should be easy for AP students 1. A football is kicked with an initial speed of 22m/s at some angle above the horizontal. It travels 45 meters horizontally before hitting the ground. a. At what angle was the ball initially kicked? b. How long does it stay in the air? Can u...

any tips on how to improve my practical skills in physics? something seems to always go wrong for me in physics practicals, I am fine in chemistry. even tho i have a whole year (once a week) on pracs i managed to end up with a C in it.

Old and young students! I have heard that Microsoft always have a World contest for college students every year. And this year's final round will be in Yokohama in March(?) next year in Japan. I forgot the contest's name. They have tests on programming skills, algorithms, handling skills on...

First off, I wanted to know if there are scholarships that can be utilized during high school. My curiosity is dirivitive (excuse my spelling...) from the fact that there are many excellent research programs that are highly attractive to the scientifically inclined youth in high school, BUT (ah...

Engineers and engineering students: what did you get on the ACT? from what i understand, the ACT is an approximation of how well you will do in your first semester of college. i know a bunch of people will say, "it doesn't matter what i got...i just worked hard my first year of college."...

I know this isn't of particular interest to most people, but I figured I would help spread the information for those who might find it applicable for friends or loved ones. Alabama http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2005/sep0...elief090105.htm Arkansas http://dailyheadlines.uark.edu/5209.htm...

I am a Brazilian student, just leaving the High School at the end of the year. I am actually at the moment, looking for a good university in the Physics and Mathematics area. I haven't decided yet, if I want to take a course in pure Physics or any Engineering. I would like very much to study in...

hi everyone ~ Does anyone recommend some good books for me?i am studying at secondary school, which is in hong kong.

I am going to be a sophmore in high school and I've known i wanted to be a physicist for a couple years, but I've heard things about how many people who have/are getting a degree in physics end up in different fields, etc., and have a hard time finding jobs! Is physics a...realiable career...

Are there any high school students? Feel free to let me know who you are ;)

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Hello, I have some students--my part-time job as a teacher--who are know in their first year at high school. They asked me a question about how some sticks drawn in http://www.sodaplay.com were getting well connected and also can move back and forth amazingly. There is no doubt that my students...

One of the issuses adresed by the organising committee for the World year of Physics is the decrease in the number of physics students worldwide. (see [PLAIN]www.wyp2005.org/overview.html[/URL]) In my country India, a few people with post graduate degrees in Physics complete their Ph.D 's and...

Greetings, I'll probably be choosing a topic for my master's thesis next week (maybe something involving the symmetries of the Born-Infeld action...), and I was curious about the work of the current/former master students here. So, what did you all do for a master's thesis?

Many students pursue Mechanical and Electrical Engineering rather than Aerospace Engineering. Only a few student takes Aerospace Enginerring. Do you know why?

My sister's having kind of a rough time in high school this year. I was talking to her about it and I was really surprised to find out what her school's grade scale is: Numeric Average | Letter Grade | Description 90-100 | A | Excellent Progress 80-90 | B | Good Progress 75-79...

"Who's who among american hs students" hey.. received a letter in the mail today stating that I have been nominated for the "Who's who among american high school students" ( [PLAIN]www.whoswho-high school.com[/URL] ) .. A google search indicated that being nominated for this is not a big deal...

During my standing here, I have seen a lot of repetitive threads. But the most recurrent question of every students who post here is about air resistance and drag coefficient. What happens with it?. Is there any hidden mystery we could not see?. This fact is starting to be very unusual and...

Why do only a few engineering students take Aerospace engineering where as many of those take Mechanical and Electrical engineering at the Universities?

From AP on Yahoo. http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=519&ncid=519&e=4&u=/ap/20050131/ap_on_re_us/students_first_amendment By BEN FELLER, AP Education Writer Rather distressing.

Well, next Friday I'm going to take the GRE (General Record Examination) test. It is almost sure that I'm not going to have a high score, mainly due to the lack of specific american vocabulary. The verbal section is going me mad. So that I want to know what does the GRE exactly mean: -Is...

Dear friends, I need some counseling that's why I post this question here. I'm a 2nd year spanish undergraduate student and I would like to join the Society of Physics students, which belongs to the American Institute of Physics. However, before I do it I would like to know if it's a good...

a diophantine puzzle for abstract algebra students A Diophantine Puzzle We give an application of ring theoretic methods to study a classical problem: which primes p in Z are sums of two squares? Trial and error suggests that the answer is p = 2 = 1^2+1^2, and those p which are congruent to...

Three Physics 111 AP students, each having a mass of 60kg, climb onto a large flatbed cart that has a mass of 120 kg. Standing at one end and taking turns they run to the opposite end and jump off, one immediately following the other, each with a velocity of 10 m/s with respect to the cart...

Hi, I am looking for some math projects or ideas to my students in the elementary level: Grades 4 and 5. they're using the harcourt textbook. But i want some nice, new and maybe weird ideas such that they can do it with me or by their own. I need to put these math projects in the school's...

Hi guys. ===================================================================== Can you help me with these problems in combinations.I don't know if my solutions are correct. ===================================================================== Problem 1 ========= There are 3 classes,each...

For those in college, how many of you have posted a profile on www.thefacebook.com ? At my school this network has been getting very popular.

Hello. I've enrolled Chemistry Graduation program last year, and I will finish my courses, ready to be "challenged" by PhD proficiency examination. In our country, some instutitions like mine prefer to do this examination by asking EVERY branch, regardless of what subject (or main branch) I'm...

I have had this link for a few days now, and it seems valid if the domain web.archive.org can be trusted. Here is the link: http://web.archive.org/web/20040210043828/www.johnkerry.com/issues/natservice/ Pay attention to the following quotes (they are on the linked page under "National...

I’m in the physics club at my college. We are looking for ideas for our “year project”. Last year we built a full size trebuchet. Our club is fairly small, 10-15 members. Any suggestions on what we can do this year?

PhD students sometimes don't have much company :frown: I know there are some here. Since GD forum is currently invaded by very serious subjects, I thought I ought to share the link : http://www.swi.psy.uva.nl/projects/il/blues/ Common guys ! Cheer up. Only a few years remaining...

Ok so I've finally decided to pursue obtaining a phd in applied math. Before I go into the questions that I have I should probably talk about my background. I recently graduated with a degree in econ./math. (it wasn't a double major). My overall g.p.a. isn't too bad (3.4) but my math...

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I am needing to design some experiments for High School Students to explain Osmoregulation without harming the organism or experiments concerning excretory organs or systems. Does anybody have any ideas or references I could turn to? Thanks Nautica

As a student I have grown a curiosity on Research Topics in Mathematics. Anyways I would like to know what are the current Research Topics in Mathematics for Phd students? I just want an idea of what they are researching on, to give me a focus in a particular area of study of the basics...

hi guys, got a problem down here. I am a student majoring in electronics engineering. Will there be any problem if i switch? thanks

Why don't the journals give full texts to students ??

I am heading to college this fall. I want to major in engineering, but I don't know which will be better in the long run for me, aerospace or mechanical? Mechanical seems more broad and possibly "easier". What will an aeroE learn that a MechE won't and vice versa? Any suggestions or advice...

M.D., D.O., Pre med, and med students... I don't know if this is the right forum for this, so if the mods have a better suggestion, feel free to move it :) I'm thinking of a vast change in my life. I've always wanted to be a surgeon, but never had the means to do so before. I presently run...

IQ tests should be used to select students for university, says government's adviser By Richard Garner, Education Editor 10 December 2003 IQ-style tests are more reliable than A-levels in predicting how well a student will do at university, according to research published yesterday...

Assuming you are not studying Chemical Engineering, or anything closely related.. What chemistry classes are you required to take by your school? I am doing Computer Engineering, and I had to take Chemistry 111. The course was a mixture of Chem 107 and 108, basically a crash course of two...

Hi Everyone, I feel that there are many students just like me in the physics forum who would like to have a good career. I also know that there are many experienced professionals in this forum. In this forum I invite the professionals are students to give their opinion about various career...