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The name says it all, does anyone know any websites where people submit just the most god awful things students have made? I have a great one that needs to be made public!

UC Berkeley students asked to submit DNA samples. Read more in the NewScientist article: http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/2010/05/berkeley-student-dna-test.html George Annas at Boston University told the Times: Isn't it a bit creepy? 21st century Big Brother?

Hi. So I'm currently an undergrad sophomore about to end the school year. I haven't got much research so far in physics (I only recently started a once a week Monte Carlo research with a professor). I'm wondering if there are ANY summer programs/internships/experience I could do? Or have I...

I am to give a short presentation to high school students about game theory. How can I make it as to not make it boring for them? I don't think I'm going to use much mathematics because I doubt at their level that they're going to understand it that much if I delve too deep into the mathematics.

Can anyone suggest me self help books for students which inspire me, motivate me and help me to manage my student life better. Thank you.

By Denise Mann, Health.com April 22, 2010 12:56 p.m. EDT With finals coming up for many, I wish I was aware of this when in college. If you try it, and it really helps, (I don't know how you make yourself dream) please report back. Rhody... Edit: MATH_IS_HARD reported a similar...

In an experiment, students were testing their hearing range and found that it averaged about 25 Hz to 18 000 Hz. What are the wavelengths of sound waves producing these frequencies in air where the speed of sound is 343 m/s? Would I use the formula wavelength= velocity/ frequency...

Hey all..what are the career options for international students/expereinced persons in NASA... wish to join this premier organisation...i hve done masters in physics and a thesis on nuclear physics as well..after tht now i have a expereince of 2 years as a software engineer in an IT company...

I am a college kid. I'm currently in a community college, having the time of my life. I've submitted a transfer application to Texas A&M, so pray to the Spaghetti Monster that I get in. Anyway, I just can't help but complain about the sorry state of college kids. What the hell is wrong with...

So one of my labs I teach at my university this semester is an elementary astronomy course. The course is suppose to be a fun version of a physics course, for general education and all that. About every week, there is a quiz. Last week's lab was on exponential growth/decay and in the lecture I...

It seems to me many professors or teachers that are labeled as "bad" or "mediocre" may have been labeled as such because their students were the ones who were actually the mediocre ones. I came to this conclusion after an interesting incident in my Intro to Chemistry class, where the...

Hi, I'm a high school student that has completed my most of my under division in mathematics (Diff. Eq., Discrete math, single/multi variable calculus, linear alg, problem solving, and basic group theory stuff) and I'm now interested in Analysis. Can someone suggest an introductory book to...

I'm probably going to apply to Mathematics, or maybe Mathematics and Physics, in Cambridge this October. I'm not asking for your opinions on Cambridge or the course or anything, I just have to ask this. I am an Irish Secondary school student, and I am worried about the STEP exam required...

Students "Stand and Deliver" for Teacher http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/03/04/eveningnews/main6267789.shtml Escalente is dying. Former students have stepped up to help provide for his care, until he passes.

I am a freshman student in college taking Physics: Mechanics and Heat. I wanted to know what websites are good(breaks it down really easy to understand physics and what ebooks are there for students. I have one book that I am going to read called Physics for Dummies. The book I am using for...

Hi everyone! First of all, I'm sorry for possible grammar mistakes, because English is not my native. I'm a 3rd-year student at Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology. I have a strong background in physics and math, my GPA is 4.8/5.0. I'm looking for summer internship program which is...

Can grad students take "fun" undergrad courses? Hi, is there any general policy on what undergraduate courses Physics grad students can take? I'm a physics undergrad, but I like mathematics quite a bit and there are a lot of math courses I know I won't be able to take before I graduate. So...

Hi all this is my first post and i wanted some suggestions on good books to read about mechanical engineering. I am a freshman in high school and I am interested in mechanical engineering and I wanted to read some books about what mechanical engineering is.

These are British Columbia (Canada) Practice Provincial Exams.. These are geared toward the BC Curriculum, however it does not defer greatly from other areas.. Select Grade 12, and check physics on the next page.. Great review material. http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/exams/search/

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I've been trying to expose my cousin to the beauty of sciences but he's not someone who has read much outside of what is required by school. He's in his third year of high school and while he does very well academically(he was valedictorian in his middle school) he doesn't bother to learn much...

Highly informative discussion It's in a foreign language but that's OK because there are excellent subtitles. I decided to remove URL because may be too controversial, but will try to give googlesearch keywords

Which other schools do not accept transfer students other than Harvard, or is it only Harvard that doesn't do this? If Harvard accepted transfer students would it over populate their school?

Hi All, I was wondering, what has been your experiences / observations with older physics students (30 - somethings), either as peers or as a TA / Prof. What generally do they have an easier time with / harder time with / getting along with others in academia. I'll be returning to college...

A student produces heat with a rate of 100W. How much heat is transferred from 90 students to a classroom in 50 minutes? Attempt at solution: 100W (100 J/s) * 90 students * 3000 seconds = 2,7 * 10^7 J. Does this make sense? The classroom is 3200 cubic meters and the air in it has a...

It says on the engineering page at the 2 year college that, students who are studying engineering may not be best served by studying at that particular school, anyone have any idea why that might be It's on the counseling link where you can click on whichever career you want to prepare to study...

calculate the amount of ways 4 prizes can be awarded to 12 students if: a)each student cannot receive more than one prize b)each student may receive more than one prize c)at least one student receives more than one prize a) 1st prize -> 12 possibilities 2nd prize -> 11 possibilities...

vs. studying alone, never talking to anyone about anything in the class? (In science/math classes), how much does it help to study with others in class vs. studying alone? How much would you say it improves your performance (understanding of course materials) in a class / passing when you study...

Is it true that you have to have at least a 3.0 g.p.a. if you study engineering or the school can take some kind of action which is rumored to be, that they kick you out of the school, and that this is only for engineering students ? true or false ? I.E. If you want to repeat classes because...

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I m Niraj Aryal from Nepal n I recently completed my Bachelor's degree in Physics.Now I m thinking of applying Canada for Masters degree in Physics(Applied). Can somebody help me telling what are the general requirements for foreign students to be enrolled in university in Canada and which...

So this semester I've been teaching some of our universities physics labs. My labs are the intro series... not for the totally clueless non-science majors, but the semi-science/"soft science" (or well, more accurately non-calculus required science) majors. It seems like people just have so many...

I'm finding it quite hard to figure out how graduate salaries differ with university grades or other similar university level achievements. All the surveys of graduate salaries seem to just give an average salary. For some context I'm studying 2nd yr Mechtranics/Physics combined degree in Aus...

I created a website called engineeringunlimited.wordpress.com . The purpose of my website is share my love of engineering with fellow high school students and give individuals interested in becoming engineers some resources to look at as they choose an engineering discipline to study. I know...

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Hi, I'm currently one of the organizers of a seminar for talented high school students in my home town and one my task for the next session is to give a brief talk on some interesting subject in (theoretical) physics, with a discussion afterwards, where the students will participate. It...

Does economic minor means anything when you are at work ?

This is an old news, but isn't it impressive? 3 IIT undergrad students discovered a newer algorithm for primality-tests-of-an-integer as part of their undergrad student project. That even using some centuries old well known formula and just high school mathematics. Wondering how many such low...

How we evaluate students and give them this grades ... this GPA and marks

Hi everyone. I would like to ask questions since I am interested in studying at US university and previous threads and university website doesn't provide in-depth information. Since I can't go directly to graduate course with Bachelor degree because of admission criteria for my country (I am...

Not sure if this belonged here or in Career Guidance, but since TA/RAships are in academics, here it goes: I'm about to start my 3rd year as a Physics undergrad. I commute to campus from home but I am planning on moving into an apartment senior year. Unfortunately, that will probably drain...

I am currently an undergraduate studying physics, and am looking to get a part time job to make money. Are there any jobs that would be relevant and useful to a carreer as a physicist that someone with no college degree could get?

Hello, My university SPS has gone very inactive recently, I've been trying to track down whoever was responsible for it last. Ultimately my ambition is to turn it into a chapter of sigma pi sigma (which is society of physics students in frat form), mainly because I'm of the nerdy ilk who believe...

Hi All, I would like to present what I believe to be a simple way to convey the essence of the Riemann Hypothesis to High School students. I hope you like it, and reply with suggestions for further improvements. Note for teachers: the rationale behind the graphs lays with the geometric...

What are the MUST COVER topics in Algebra 2? I said this in the "Should calculus be taught in high school?" thread: I've mentioned before that I'm a HS teacher (math and music) in a Catholic all-girls school in the US. This school year I taught Honors Algebra 1 and Honors Precalculus. Next...

I'm still reading the paper, but this appears to be a http://arxiv.org/abs/0906.0022" on the students' response to two different curricula on teaching intro E&M at the undergraduate level. They did this at 4 different well-known universities in the US and arrive at a rather conclusive and clear...

I've heard that Chinese students with high entrance exam scores flock to engineering because of jobs. Those who scored less well often settled for physics or math (each major sets its own score requirement). This seems contrary to the situation here. Math and physics are much more respectable...

Hello, I am currently attending a community college and plan to transfer to a UC (I live in California) in either physics or engineering (not quite sure yet). I still have a long way to go because I work full time and go to class in the evenings. I want to be as competitive as possible when...

With the economy in the dumps, a lot of grad schools this year seemed to be taking significantly smaller than normal incoming class sizes (at least in math, where I was applying; for instance, I was told the University of Minnesota was taking on only 30% of their normal amount of incoming math...

http://www.adn.com/tales/story/770932.html Personally I'd get nervous sitting in class, if I knew George Hines was carrying his semi auto .45. And here we are 10 years removed from Columbine. Maybe the news really doesn't get to Alaska?