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When studying doesn't help... What can you do? This is the case with my Computing/Complexity Theory class. There are no problems that involve memory, computation, or any algorithmic process. Having good insight is all that will help you. How do you prepare for tests in courses like this...

i need tips on how to get a mark on the physics exam coming up in 2 weeks. I have trouble connected concepts with problem-solving; for example i know archimedes principle for buoyant force but have trouble solving problems related to finding tension in a suspended mass in water. So any tips on...

Studying integrals... I am studying for my maths B exam that is coming up and may need some help in understanding some concepts. Here is one question that i was getting some practise on but i got the wrong answer :eek:! Q: The area under the curve x²+ 1 between 1 and 4 is approximated by...

Does reading or studying while listening to music improve or worsen your mental process?

For a given system in which energy is conserved, how do you use the concept of conservation of energy to find the velocity of a falling object, given its mass, original height of elevation, and the distance it has fallen? Find Total Energy; @ high point PEmax=mgh; @btm point KEmax= ½ mv^2...

First off, let it be noted that I'm not yet of age to go to university, and my high-school courses simply aren't challenging enough, so I always interest myself in studies of my own; in the last few years, I've studied linguistics, psychology, and biology... But I know next to nothing about...

Hello everyone, well i must have done well enough on the first interview for them to give me a test. Researching online people have said to do the following "Pick up a GRE/GMAT book, do the analytical section" and you should do fine. Are there any resources online to help me study or do...

I just joined, looks like a great forum here! After being out of school for 5 years, I'm looking to get back into college. It looks like pretty much everything is Calculus-based. What areas of mathematics should I study, and know cold, before getting into Calculus? Algebra? Geometry...

I was wondering what people find to be the best means of studying (espescially maths, physics and chemistry). I am about to start my last year of high school and am undertaking two math courses, physics, chem and english. I am already getting good grades in these classes but i feel like i...

wat do u guys when ur studying for a physics exam.any tips or anyhting helipful would be appreaciated. thnx

My school's semester started this morning. Here's my current (undergraduate) courseload, and textbooks. (graduate) Statistical Mechanics 1 (Pathria) (graduate) Adv. Electricity & Magnetism 2 (Jackson) (graduate) Quantum Mechanics 2 (Sakurai) (graduate) Matrices & Linear Operators 2 (Lax; Horn &...

Hiiii, I want forums about c++ language. I am studying this language and I want increment my information about it.

Hey everyone, first time poster here. Just curious how some people here went about studying for the general GRE? Some people have told me to just take it and others say study for months. What did you folks out there have taken the test do? What type of study material did you use and how long...

To study for a M.B.A. in Accountancy, M.S. in Computer Science and Engineering, and a PH.D. Theoretical Physics/Physical Chemistry? And obtain those degrees? How long would it take?

It's 4:21 right now and I've been studying and writing essays most of the night. While performing these tasks I was trying not to :zzz: . Now that I'm done with all that I needed to do, I'm no longer tired and cannot fall asleep :devil: What is worse is that there is almost nobody on PF right...

I was wondering if there would really be any major difference in studying a subject by yourself, than learning it in a class. Basically, the class just regurgitates information that is in a textbook, right? So, would it be feasible to self study Calculus 3, provided that one has a syllabus at...

I'm hopefully going to start collage next year and major in physics and math. this year i have a lot of free time and i thought that it'd be good to study some of the material by myself to take off some of the pressure later - and also cause I'm really interested in it and can't wait a whole...

I would really like to know what you are studying or what you have studied?

I began studying with a friend of mine for the FE (fundamentals of engineering) test and we began with the math section. We came across a LaPlace transform problem and we had never learned it before. Is this something I can learn relatively quickly (within the week)? I have taken calculus 1 2...

Its 23:20 over here in the UK and I'm sat at my laptop studying for my exams, by typing up bullet pointed notes, trying to condense my notes into as little space as possible. I've got my exam a week on monday and I'm depressed. :frown: . I just felt like I needed to tell someone, let off a bit...

hi my friends! I just want to ask, do you like studying in midnight? I found that, I can concentrate better in midnight, and in afternoon I always feel sleepy! For me, I prefer studying in midnight because I can HIGHLY concentrate in that time! But as I know, working or studying in...

i am not good in math but in physics there are many "beautiful" equations and calculations which are so complicated. i am always stuck by them when i am reading:cry: . did u guys have the same situation before? any ways to overcome it?? take some math courses:confused: ? kit

hi i would like to know for those who do well in physics how do you go about studying this subject? my usual approach to studying hasnt paid off and i got a below average mark in a physics test recently. i do like physics and i spend much time reading the works of physicist and trying to...

I've been studying japanese very hard (9+ hours a day) in the last few weeks or so. Overall, I've been studying it for several months. I know how to conjugate verbs, form sentences, etc, but many time SI still get the particles wrong. http://japanese.about.com/library/weekly/aa031101a.htm...

The new semester is about to start... for the few of us in the northern hemisphere. What courses are you studying or teaching? I think we have a thread like this every semester. So I figure I'll start this one off.

Studying for exams need help very soon! On both of these I got the right answer but it was so long ago I have no idea how to do them. (Which equation am I to use?)(v=Vo+at? if so how?) 1.Determine the stopping distances for an automobile with an initial speed of 91 km/h and human reaction...

right now, I'm studying auxiliary functions for thermodynamics, and I'm stuck on how to prove relationships for different functions... for example, Show that (partial S/ partial V)(p constant)= Cp/T(alpha)V? how do you think for this type of question?

I HATE chemistry. Everything I have to learn in this subject is along the lines of "well, normally we do things this way, but sometimes it's this way. Oh, and there's also the case of blah blah blah, when it's like this. Memorize all these cases." There doesn't seem to be any logically...

Help Please! Studying for test : Lagrange Multipliers! Good morning all. I am having trouble with the next step to the following problem: Q.Find all realtive extrema of x^2y^2 subject to the constraint 4x^2 + y^2 = 8. g(x)= x^2y^2 f(x) = 4x^2 + y^2 = 8. the gradiant of f = <8x,2y>...

Is it manageable to study engineering full time and work 2 days a week?

So I'm studying Taylor Series (I work ahead of my calc class so that when we cover topics I already know them and they are easier to study..) and tonight I found a formula for taylor series and maclaurin series, and i used them to prove eulers identity. However, I don't really know much about...

Right now, along with many other high school students in North America (and the rest of the world, I guess), I am faced with the dilemma of what I’m going to do after high school, and subsequently, the rest of my life. I know that with my limited knowledge of the world outside of high school...

I've recentlty been studying vector calculus at uni and now that we are almost up to the general Stokes's theorem and its many froms I am just beginning to understand it and actually enjoy it. One thing that is really annoying me though is that I have heard one-forms being referred to as...

Hi I'm currently a undergraduate student in Australia. I was wondering what was the best way to get into a honours program in a university like Caltech?

What r the prerequisites for studying diff geo? hi i am pavanakumar. I am a newbie here could anyone suggest me what r the prerequisites to start studying diff geo. Any good book to start with :smile: thank u pavanakumar M

hi, what kind of career options do i have if i i.e. get a masters degree in statistics? previously i studied abstract algebra, but found it to be a bit too theoretical. i did finish my masters degree, but i really don't want to work in abstract algebra for the rest of my life. so now I'm taking...

On Tom's advice, I'll be posting the content of my new blog in an ongoing thread here. It follows my final year of my Master's degree, in which I'll be writing my thesis in String Theory. You can comment on and read the blog at http://stringschool.blogspot.com This is where it all...

Hey, I wanted to ask you guys a few questions about string theory. It seems like a really neat area, but is over my head. These questions are based on stuff I've gleaned from reading the "beginner" section popular websites: (0) Why study string theory? ----- (1) Is string theory (still)...

As we all know, genius, curiosity, persistance and self-motivation are all important factors that can lead a person to greatness. If so, how about getting into the high-ranked Universities and studying at the great Universities? Is it also one of the factors to lead greatness?

How can we study life in other galaxies? By studying its spectra you can say what the galaxy is made of, how it's spinning, how far away it is, and how big it is etc, that can be helpful when attempting to find life, but is there other ways to study the chance of life in other galaxies?

I am preparing to study for my exam, and there is something I am not sure about when evaluating the limit x --> Infinity of 4/x^2 - x Intuitively the function seems to go to minus infinity, and I wonder if that is a sufficient answer or am I overlooking a rigorous method that should be applied...

i am doing a project on neptune. a main constituent of this project is deciding what you want to investigate (scientific objectives) about neptune (multiple things can/should be studied). i seem to be having trouble with this. i can't think of much to study because i don't really know what's...

A barium nucleus has a charge of q = +56e (where e is the proton charge). a. find the potential V at a radius of 10-12 m from the Nucleus. If a Proton is released from this point, how fast will it be moving when it is 1 m from the nucleus? Note: Assume V (infinity=0) Any help?

Calculus homework studying for the test: Find K such that this is continious f(x)=\left\{\begin{array}{cc}k&\mbox{ if }x=0\\2+\frac{Sin(x)}{x} &\mbox{ if }x\neq 0\end{array}\right i have no clue how to find such a k that this is continious

Hey guys, My little brother who is in high school is obsessed with genetics, and he wants to go into this field after graduating from high school this year. Does anyone know what's the best way to make a career out of genetics in the US? I am a physics major and I don't know much about...

We are currently studying special relativity and using the idea of four vectors. The position 4-vector has been defined in class as \vec{X} = (ct, \vec{r}) \ \ \ \ \ \ \ where \ \vec{r} = (x, y, z) \ \ (ie: the usual 3 space position vector) and the velocity 4-vector is then...

Hey all, I'm currently confused of what to study in college. I'm thinking about two options, Physics or Electrical Engineering. Anyway, what physics classes will I be taking, I know electricity and magnetism, but will I be taking quantum or particle physics or even relativity? And could...

I'm planning to study promoter activation and silencing. Does anyone know good references for basic assays (particularly in mammalian system) and some background information on mammalian transcriptional regulation? Thanks

So exactly what is the difference in getting your bachelors from Stanford or Harvard or you know, big name schools as compared to maybe one of the lesser known UC's or maybe some lower-rung state college (not community colleges though). And what's a BS from those big name schools compared to a...

I am wondering if it is worth spending much of your time=>much of your life, in order to study mathematics. Why do we give mathematics so much importance? Of course, they are really convienient and make many things easier in our lives , but I don't think that mathematicians actually find this...