Study Definition and 1000 Threads

Hello! :) This has been on my mind for quite a while. How do you guys study? I keep trying to improve my study style and I'm interested in how everyone else does it. I've started to LaTeX my notes: writing down comments about the text, proofs of unproved statements, solutions to exercises and...

I've read a lot of posts talking about quantum consciousness, and it seems the general consensus is that it is crack, woo, psuedoscience etc. But then I found a news feed that pointed to this, Travis John Adrian Craddock, Douglas Friesen, Jonathan Mane, Stuart Hameroff, and Jack A. Tuszynski...

learning pre calculus in one month possible 6 study hours a day?

Hello everyone, I am new to these forums, so if this question is in the wrong place, I will relocate it. Long story short, my school has no real physics department anymore, but I have an insatiable appetite for it. I was wondering what the next course in a physics sequence would be after...

Hello all, new poster here. I don't want to sound like I'm ranting but I feel like I have no one else to tell. Studying physics has been my life dream since about a year and a half ago. After a long and hard journey (college would not let me take further maths), I finally made it into a...

Hello everyone, I'm a math and philosophy double major currently in my junior year at University. So far, I've spent the better half of two years studying philosophy and have five credits to go before I complete the major (focused primarily on philosophy of science, and epistemology). This...

I know Single variable Calculus and I have a basic understanding of multivariable calculus. I also happen to know basic linear algebra. What are the mathematical pre-requisites needed in order to self-study theoretical mechanics? I'm planning to take this course...

Dear Physics Forum personnel, I am a undergraduate sophomore with double majors in microbiology and chemistry. I have been involving in two research laboratories: theoretical physical chemistry (focused on inorganic chemistry & solid-state physics) and pathogenic bacteriology. I actually...

I want to prepare for upcoming national and international physics olympiad and i have about two months to do so. Can anyone suggest me a book topicwise or for complete physics. Thank You !

For someone who learned the following courses: Calculus 3 (Multivariable Calculus) Linear Algebra Differential Equations Partial Differential Equations --------------------------------------------------------------- What math course should this person study/learn after Partial Differential...

need a good book on topology and metric spaces! I'm an undergrad taking a course on non-linear dynamical systems, just realising my pre-knowledge is slightly under the requirement since I have not taken any course on topology. I only know basic real analysis and some complex analysis. so any...

Hi, I'm in my final year at an Australian high school and I plan on completing at Bachelors in Science Majoring in Physics as my undergraduate course. My career aspiration is one day work researching nuclear fusion, though I am happy to work with fission reactors, they're just not my first...

I want to learn computer science on my own and I heard that the typical major courses for CS are: Artificial Intelligence Computer System Organization Data Structures and algorithms Digital system design Introduction to program design Mathematics for Computer Science Software engineering The...

I am kind of curious what topics to read to understand this concept more. Suppose I want to find a function f: A \rightarrow B, where if you look at the pre-image of any point b \in B, the size of the pre-image of b will be quite large. Essentially, I want to find functions that map from very...

Hello all! I am carrying out the theoretical (that is, by calculation means) unsymmetrical fault calculations for three winding transformer. It is to my understanding that for the zero sequence impedance for a three winding transformer depends on the winding connections of the generator and...

Hello, I'm new in the forum and.. I'm sorry for my English but I'm Italian. I'm on this forum because I need other points of view. I'm 17 and I'm in front of the choice of the University. What do you think about studying Physics? And why study Physics? How are job opportunities for a young Msc...

I am in a graduate class taught by a super genius who advises us to just keep rereading Gottfried (it's the sole text and all HW comes from it) if we don't understand. Me and my classmates feel like we aren't learning QM because the text is inscrutable and the HW isn't teaching us anything...

Hello :) The semestre has started and I'm taking some classes, analysis mostly. However, I want to study some topics in algebra to learn more about it. I mean I would like to try learning some gradute topics in algebra. So, without failing at semestre classes, how can I study an extra topic...

I am tired of getting sub-par scores on exams. I do not know what I am doing wrong, or if I am simply just not intelligent enough to handle the material. For the last test in Physics I spent 4-5+ hours/day for 4-5 days studying prior by doing practice problems, reviewing material I do not...

Hello all, I am a high school senior applying to college this year and have a question. Like many others on these forums, I have done a lot of self-studying of physics in my spare time, purely out of interest. How should I include self-study on a college application, and for for those you who...

I feel like in my math courses, my chemistry courses, my computer science courses, I have a solid way of studying and mastering the material. For instance, with math; the secret to my mastery I've found in calc 1/calc 2 is to first clarify my understanding of the theory perfectly, and then do an...

Hello, Quantum Physics is a topic that I didn't study in college, and, I do not know why, is calling my attention lately. Just to mention my background, I had 2 physics courses (mechanics and electromagnetism), and I used to study from Physics 1 and 2 by David Halliday, Robert Resnick, in early...

Hello Physics forum! I've been lurking around on here for the past few months and finally mustered up the courage to ask this question to you all. To the mods, I apologize if this is in the wrong section! Some background: I recently graduated with a degree in Psychology due to the fact...

You guys are real monsters in physics. To be honest I struggle to understand it and try so hard to understand it conceptually, but things just doesn't fit. Any tip to study physics?

the calculations given in a specific paper. I'm attempting to understand Eberleins calculations in her paper "sonoluminescence as quantum vacuum radiation". Would someone who is familiar with quantum mechanics have a quick look at the paper and tell me a good place to start? Ive only done...

I'm starting university really soon and my course is BSc Honours Physics and Computer Science (http://www.qub.ie/home/StudyatQueens/CourseFinder/UCF2014-15/Physics/GF43/ ). I'm able to switch to a single major in either of these subjects and I've been thinking it would be better for me to do...

Hello, I learned that there are 4 types of approach to topology: (1) General (2) Algebraic (3) Differential (4) Geometrical To have a rough understanding of General relativity, which branch of topology should I study? Thanks.

There are some classes that are not offered at my university, which I want to self study. How can I self study them effectively to get the same benefit as doing the class at university? There is this class MIT 6.024j Mathematics for Computer Science which I very much want to take online...

MIT OCW recently posted their introductory quantum class 8.04 at http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/physics/8-04-quantum-physics-i-spring-2013/ I was wondering if anyone would be interested in going through the course. I'm primarily studying it to get ready for the MIT MOOC 8.05x Quantum Physics...

Hello, Firstly, let me point out that I do not have much knowledge in physics. However, after reading a certain book, I wanted to find out more about time dilation. I spent a few days reading about it. Here is the problem: Homework Statement I would like to be able to calculate the...

Do you use some sort of system to reach a level of level of comprehension in a field you are fairly new to?

I've taken basic undergraduate Real and Complex Analysis, and I've noticed they focus on different kinds of functions. Real analysis studies things like Dirichlet and Cantor functions with infinitely many discontinuities while complex analysis studies mostly differentiable functions. My...

I am a freshman (ore med). My curriculum does not have physics until junior year of college. I want to take the MCAT at the beginning of junior year. I am reading the AP Physics textbook of my high school (I didn't actually take AP Physics, I just bought the textbook) and while I am learning a...

This might sound crazy, but I want to study pronging human life span. I am thinking of majoring molecular nanotechnology so that I can use this major to construct an artificial enzyme(medical nanorobot) that lengthens telomere (I know this is not the only issue of aging and death). I am not...

Hi guys, long time lurker of physics forum here. Some time ago I read a thread about how to study when you have depression, or something along those lines, so I figured I should ask for similar advice. I'm a university student in summer school. I also have OCD and an incredibly low self...

Hi I want to study marine biology. I just want to know how long does it take to study this field

I have a n intense passion is stydying about relativity theories and about recent discoveries about GOD particles and others. I have completed GCE A levels from NEPAL (above INDIA) in phy, chem and maths. My family had a total financial turn down and i can't afford a quality physics education...

Hello everyone, I have two questions about physics in general. The first one being, how do you effectively learn physics and the problem solving skills involved into it? I usually end up searching for the solution online and I do really want to become independent. How do I succeed in doing so...

Hello everyone, I have a question regarding aerospace technology civil engineering. What are the chances that you get to work with companies such as NASA and SpaceX? In case it is low, what do you do otherwise with the degree you have been working on? I might want to pursue a degree in...

Hi, I am a PhD student majoring in abstract algebra and I want to learn physics_self-study_, what books do you recommend ?

Homework Statement My source textbook is the community college / junior college (confer: undergraduate-lower division) probability and statistics textbook: An Introduction to Mathematical Statistics and Its Applications, 2nd Edition Authors: Richard J. Larsen, Morris L. Marx 1986...

Hi, I have many questions to ask you. Due to financial crisis in my family, I am unable to continue studying in Canada. However, I insist on studying Physic in Germany. Therefore, I want to come back to my homeland, Vietnam, and spend a year to study German. Do you think it necessary...

Hello, I'm an incoming freshman EE major at a small engineering university and I need to have an on campus job to pay for personal expenses. Tuition, Fees, and Room and Board will all be paid for, but I still need to get a campus job for personal expenses. I was just wondering if my schedule...

Hi there, I need to choose my major in a week and it's between physics or astrophysics. Most of the courses are the same except a few: The different courses: Physics: statistical mechanics, solid state physics, and nuclear and particle physics Astrophysics: Intro to astro...

Hi, I have been very interested in the topic of time for a few years of my life thus far. I haven't been able to actually study it because, according to a physics and cosmology professor, it isn't really that well understood even up to today. Can anyone direct me a book or website that gives the...

Hello, I want to study a system, and I have realized that all variables in it are dependent. There is no independent variable. So everytime you modify the input, you get an output but at the same time that output modifies the input itself, there is an important feedback. So the system...

Hi all! I am currently learning fault study in power systems. To my understanding- In any network (symmetrical or unsymmetrical) , there would be 3 components- positive sequence component, negative sequence component and zero sequence component. Question: For generators and transformers ...

Does the fact that time is infinitely divisible have implications for studying the big bang? As with all studies of historic events, we are looking at the big bang from a backwards perspective. So, if we look at the first second of the start of our universe in the big bang model, we try to...

I mean is it possible? would it be a problem?

Astrophysics has always been my passion. I remember reading many books on it when I was a child, and my fascination grew even more when I took my first intro astrophysics class this year in college. The more I read up on job prospects on astrophysics, the more depressed I get. I have always...