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I am a senior in high school in the US currently looking for the right college(s) to apply to. I am looking to major in physics and I am currently thinking about going to graduate school afterwards to get a PhD in physics, although this may change. I am looking for a school that will be...

I am looking for something with very strong Physics program as well as Aerospace(Astronautical) Engineering,Electrical Engineering.Computer Science AND Astronomy...that seems about right. Of course lots of research opportunities. Something that lacks no class in a field, but also has weird...

While I am only in high school, I would LIKE to learn a bit more on possible career since I KNOW this will be a problem in the future. Here is short: I am a huge geek I like groundbreaking technology and science and bringing it into everyday life I like to be on the move, analyzing...

HI guys, i was wondering whether there is any site online where i could read about darbu sums. Because i want then to define the definite integral using darbu sums. I had a book, written by a russian mathematician, but i forgott it home, so there is no way i can get hold of it. So, any...

I'm in the final year of my undergraduate studies. My GPA is about 2.5, I have done research (but no paper), I have excellent recomendations and I will sit for the TOEFL and GRE, general and subject - physics test in the next few months. I am interested in experimental high energy physics and I...

There is a Science Olympiad team at my school, but no real science club, so I was thinking of forming one. However, to be honest, I don't really know what people do at science clubs. I was thinking we could do some interesting experiments, but I'm not sure what else, if anything. I'm thinking...

I haven't been around much lately. My laptop died and I don't have much time at work to browse here. I have a macbook, not pro just reg macbook almost 2 years of age. Recently (a few weeks ago now actually) I woke up and my desk had a nice pool of water on it and my laptop was soaked...

Hey everyone, I'm a rising junior scheduled to take a Methods of Mathematical Physics class this coming fall. I've heard that this class utilizes a lot of partial differential equations, and I'd like to get a bit of a jumpstart and familiarize myself with some concepts before the semester...

Hello! I'm very bad in Physics when it comes to making calculations and using formulas and answering that type of questions... Majority of the physics books I get mostly focus on the concepts and explanations rather than the calculations... I was wondering if you any of you guys know of...

I'm picking up an 8gb of 16gb flash drive. I'm planning on installing a linux distro on it, since I find myself using liveCDs so much anymore. Any suggestions? I've used puppy and DSL before, but since I'm not really limited spacewise I'd like to use something a little bit more...

In a few months I'll be entering college towards a physics degree, and I'm in need of some suggestions for introductory physics textbooks. I'm looking for a book that encompasses all of the basics of physics, but nothing too watered-down. Calculus-based would be nice. Anyone have any...

If this is not the appropriate forum, I apologize. I just assume it is the forum where the people reading this will have the most insight on the matter. I am looking to purchase a modern physics text to study at my own pace. I have a fairly good understanding of calculus and ordinary...

Homework Statement An object of mass m is connected between two stretched rubber bands of length L. The object rests on a frictionless surface. At equilibrium, the tension in each rubber band is T. Find an expression for the freq. of the oscillations perpendicular to the rubber bands. Assume...

Hi, Well since its almost nearing summer. I was planning on doing something constructive for it ... do you have any suggestions as to what I could do? Well as of now, the only thing I feel I know a bit about is Programming, is there some way I could use my programming knowledge to unite...

Hi, I'm Kerstin and I am 21 years old. I live in Cebu, Philippines, but I’m Swedish (originally from the wonderful city of Uppsala). I am in the second term of my filmmaking degree. Busy researching for my screenwriting class. I'm interested in other people’s suggestions for a good feature...

I'm currently taking a Linear Algebra course, and am having some issues. I can do the mechanics of it, solve the problems and all of that but I don't really get the math theory (perhaps not the best wording) behind it. Things like "The solutions of Ax=0 has a different plane than Ax=b...

Hey guys, Im doing mechanics and statics at a university grade level as part of my product design course (currently in year one). Can anyone recommend a good book as the one that i saw not only had tiny font that i couldn't read easily, but also was written in such a way as to send you...

Which book to study with?? Suggestions! HI all, I just started my lectures today, i took calculus I, but the book which the professor has chosen to work through out the semester is Calculus by James Stewart. I checked the school library and there seem to be tons of books under calculus name...

Is there a good algorithm for determining for what values of k 2^k=n in \mathbb{Z}/p? I expect the number of solutions for k to be either 0 or a number dividing p-1, but beyond that I have nothing but brute force. Suggestions? I think this is a fairly basic question, but I can't think of an...

Hello folks! Do you have any suggestions for a book on abstract algebra? Someone gave me this suggestion Algebra - Michael Artin https://www.amazon.com/dp/0130047635/?tag=pfamazon01-20 however there are some bad (and convincing) reviews on amazon.com about this book (although the...

Hey, I was looking for some Modern Physics textbook suggestions. While searching through the forms I found some excellent Modern Physics reference book suggestions, like some by A.P. French and the sort. What I am asking for though are actual textbooks on Modern Physics (which at my...

Hi everybody, i will be soon starting my studings at Texas Lutheran University, in particular this spring semester. My classes begin on 15 january, so i thought to make a list of courses that i will take on my first year as a freshman there. I will be studing mathematics. I do not yet know for...

For a calc project, I am supposed to solve an interesting calculus word problem dealing with maximum and minimum values. The catch is that I cannot use my own book. Can anyone suggest a challenging optimization problem? So far, we've covered the problem with a person who must find the least time...

My son wants to record both voice and instruments on his computer. He has a mixer but it only records (on pc) one track for both. He needs two tracks. Would two sound cards be able to do this? This is for a new pc that I'm buying so any suggestion what I need would be a big help.

study suggestions?? Im taking college physics 101 right now and have failed the first 2 tests. I've tried studying by practicing problems a hundred times and took the second test answering every question and feeling like i knew what i was doing only to find out i got a 46 percent! he is a...

I have a project about "c a r o b" tree products. I need to choose a "c a r o b" product that I can write about and even produce as a project. It's a big part of my grade, so I need suggestions! I want something other than chocolate! Note: Please don't write the word "c a r o b" as such...

well, i would like to know whether it is worth paying $75 for the book of Michael Spivak Calculus I?? what i want to say, is that i have heard that it is a great book, so since i have never seen it personally, then would someone who has seen it or even worked with it explain to me what are some...

Hello Guys! Everything in this subject absolutely fascinates me to no end! I've been trying to gain an intuitive understanding of the subject and it seems I can only do so in brief episodes! Particularly if I take a break and come back, It seems to make sense! For the few seconds it lasts...

I'm in AP Chemistry and I'd like to do an extra credit project for this marking period. My teacher welcomes all varieties of extra credit, from posters to videos to research papers to pictures of chemistry in the world, etc. Does anyone have any suggestions for a solid extra credit project...

Giving my first academic "talk" -- suggestions? This Wednesday I'm going to be giving my first academic talk to the nuclear group here at my University. The nuclear faculty, postdocs, and graduate students will be in attendance and I'm expected to give a presentation over my current research...

Hi people! I am 23 years old and I graduate form BS in Electronic Systems Engineering but I love physics and I am interested in chaos, nonlinear dynamics and statistical mechanics, right know I am in BS in Physics and I am planning to get an MSc in Physics and a PhD in Physics because I want...

I have about a year of electronics background, but what I'm trying to make is still a bit daunting for me. I want to build a device that creates a very high voltage electrostatic field like a van de graff generator and then input to this field variable frequencies from an electric keyboard...

So I'll be starting my first TA appointment this coming week (the first recitation I teach is this Tuesday). It's the first time I'm doing it, but seeing as how I'm trying to get into a teaching career after my PhD, I actually want to do a good job. Any suggestions from experienced teachers?

I just started a Big Ten boarding schools' forum, and I want to make it popular, what should I do? By the way, here is the link:

So after buying a laptop to take with me for a semester abroad, I now have two computers and I wanted to do something fun with one of them. Hence, I'm thinking about putting some sort of UNIX-based OS on my laptop (I had my desktop dual-booting Fedora Core 3 and XP for a while, but that didn't...

Looking for an "engineer's handbook".. Any suggestions? Hello, I'm looking for a book to keep on my desk that has every trig identity, important integrals, physical constants, all units and conversions, vector calculus formulas in different coordinate systems, etc. It would be nice if it...

Hi everybody. My physics final is right around the corner and i was just wondering if there was any good way to help prepare and study. Physics isn't the easiet subjects for me, i tend to over think problems and get myself all nervous. Please let me know if there are any problem solving...

Please could ppl tell me about gud books to prepare for IIT?? I have checkmarked HC VERMA and IE IRODOV for physics...but please add on to this list...

Hi,I am a graduate student, want to transfer from physics to electrical engineering to study communication and digital signal processing , till now I don't know so much about that. Next semester, I will be a Teaching Assistant in Electrical engineering for the first year.each semester I must...

Rust for art--how to & suggestions? Hi, I noticed the topic on making rust from steel wool with vinegar and bleach. Can anyone suggest how to form iron rust quickly, but without the chlorine production? I am using large steel sheets and trying to produce art-worthy patterns without waiting...

Basically the extended essay is a piece of independent research done during the course of IB. I'm planning to do a physics EE, but now it's mid April and I still failed to find a simple yet specific topic to do reasearch on. My last few ideas were too complex or not specific enough. My...

I'm looking for a good Engineering Fluid Mechanics textbook. Any suggestions?

Hi guys i am new at mathematics, so i would like some suggestions on some math books, concerning calculus I and II. I like books with many theorems and a lot of proofs. Thankyou guys, it would be a great help.

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, For my programming class we have to find somthing we want to code and do it, and it must be at least 1,000 lines of code. This is an indepedant project we have to work on through out the semester. This is an internmediate programming course so it doesn't have to be that...

suggest me... can anybody of you suggest me a good book for metallurgy?

Do yall know of any good books on: crystal thermodynamics, crystalography, and phonons? I am looking for introductory books that assume knowledge of the basics like thermodynamics, calculus, etc... Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

Hey, My friend's about to make an order off Amazon and I thought I'd join in too.. I'm trying to find some decently priced books (preferrably Dover books) on introductory real analysis, electromagnetism, multivariable calculus and vector/tensor analysis (Something preferably including both)...

A plane flies 483 km east from city A to city B in 45.0 min and then 966 kim south from city B to city C in 1.50 h. For the total trip, what are the magnitude and direction of the plane's displacement, the magnitude and direction of its average velocity, and its average speed?

Hello everyone! THe directions are the following: Carefully formulate the negations of each of the statements. Then prove each statement by contradiction. Here is the problem: If a and b are rational numbers, b!=0, and r is an irrational number, then a+br is irrational. I made it...