Summer Definition and 517 Threads

I'm looking for a summer internship but I don't really know what to expect. I don't have a degree, I'm still finishing my D.E.C (2 year science program in Quebec that comes inbetween grade 11 and uni) and I probably have the knowledge equivalent of a 1-2 semester-in undergraduate in the US. I'm...

Hey guys. I'm completing my Year 2 in E&E engineering next month, and due to some logistic reasons, I won't be able to do any internships this summer, instead I'll be doing it next summer. I've decided to work on some project during the summer. I could get something productive on my CV and...

I am pretty sure that I know which school I am going to for engineering so I am now in the phase of preparing for the challenges I will face there. My summer prep schedule: Two weeks reviewing chemistry - I have found the textbook used by the university and will be skimming that and taking notes...

Hey guys I've been thinking for the summer I'd like to get a bit of an introduction to QM. I'll be doing research so something that I can just read through and do some problems every now and then is great. My math background so far is most of the Calculus sequence (haven't done the vector...

I'm an engineering major who is about to graduate from an undergrad program and will be entering grad school in the fall. I'm interested in doing some sort of summer study of math, though I'm not sure whether I should do a review of the previous math courses that I've taken during my undergrad...

Hi. I have taken Cal 1-2 and am now wrapping up Cal 3 this Spring semester. My university offers a Cal 4 course during a 4 week summer term. This past summer, I took Calculus 1 during the summer, after a couple years break from mathematics (I'm a natural resources graduate student), and...

Im trying to build garden boxes this summer and I am trying to determine the dimensions through optimization. Its been a long time since I've done this and I can't seem to model this mathematically. Id like a box where the volume=13.5ft^3 and the height of the frame to be 8 inches or .66ft. Id...

I'm considering applying for some internship/job this summer if my plan A doesn't pan out. Listings are utterly sparse, though. I'm sure there are opportunities out there, but from what I've heard, the smartest thing to do is contact the companies you're interested in directly instead of sitting...

I am currently a high school student (10th grade) and am looking for any summer programs relating to physics, particularly astrophysics. I was already accepted into a program at PARI through Duke, but this goes 6/16-6/30, and many programs I have found start before or during that. So does...

I am a sophomore physics major attending a top 20 research university in America. I have one year (including one summer) of research done with one professor at my own university (which led to a poster publication but nothing major as of yet), and am now in my first semester of work with a...

Hey guys was wondering what you thought about teaching english the summer between graduate and undergraduate. I've been accepted to a PhD program in engineering for fall 2014. However I don't know what to do with my summer. I was thinking that spending my time traveling teaching English might...

I am thinking about applying for a summer REU, please leave advice and/or experience comments. I am an undergrad math student from a small public liberal arts school in WI. I have gone through the calculus series, and am starting Elementary Number Theory. I have a 3.94 gpa and am finishing my...

If so, please post what you applied for and be sure to let us know when you hear back! I have been lurking on the recent threads like this for 2012 and 2013, and want to better understand what my chances are for this upcoming summer. I applied for the following things: 5 projects through...

I am in Year 3 of a five year undergraduate programme. My university is offering various summer projects which are experimental, theoretical or computational in nature. How does one get involved in such a project? I have been told to seek out projects from potential supervisors/academic...

Hi Guys, I'm an international student at Columbia University getting my undergraduate degree in Astrophysics. I'm planning to do summer research, and I'm thinking of schools outside of Columbia University. This has been difficult as most REUs stipulate US citizenship or Permanent Residence...

Hi everyone, this is my first post and so I just want to say thank you in advance for any responses to my question. I recently applied for an internship which will take place over the summer of 2014 and it looks like I have a good chance at actually being accepted for the program. However, I...

Hello all, I have been having some trouble with deciding what to do this summer and was hoping those of you with experience in the area could give some advice. My three options are: 1. Research at my current university. The pay is $8/hr, with no housing or food allowance. This is the lab I...

Hello, I am a math and statistics double major, and basically I have a guaranteed unpaid internship opportunity this summer. I have yet to send out applications to other organizations/REUs. While I am interested in the long term in consulting/finance and industrial modeling, I hope to get...

What is the best possible way to use the summer after freshman year? I have these options currently: 1) Enroll in a summer session at my university. 2) Enroll in a summer session at a different university.(Is this worth it?) 3) Apply for a summer REU For reference, I am a physics major...

Homework Statement You are going on a long trip in the summer with a dessert that must stay cold. You have a cooler with the interior dimensions measuring 13 in x 8.5in x 11 in. The cooler has 1.75 in of polyurethane foam insulation. The dish is in a water tight container so food getting wet...

Does anyone know any colleges or universities that offer a quantum physics course with lab over the summer? The closest thing I've found is UC Berkeley's Quantum Mechanics course that was offered during last summer, but it didn't have a lab component. As long as the course is in English, it...

Hello, I am a final Year undergrad in B.Sc in Electronics. I am going to apply for a Summer Research (2months period )in Lasers in other institutions and I am thinking to work on Laser Cooling. I have to specify a short, innovative project idea. I have gone through courses in Quantum...

I'm a maths student going into 3rd year. I was told to start early looking into a banking internship for next summer. The problem is I'm really confused by all the different sectors of the banks. Taking Morgan Stanley for example...

Hey I will be taking Quantum Mechanics 1 and 2 next year, and I am free until the end of the summer. The professor is going to use either Griffiths or Gasiorowicz. Do you recommend an easy book that I can go through until the end of the summer that would make my life easier when I take the...

Hey everyone! I've gotten some really good help over in the math section of physicsforums, and I was hoping to get some more of the same here in engineering. I've just finished my sophomore year in school, and I'm about to apply for the EE program at the university in spring. Anyway, I...

I am looking for any ideas to do for demos or fun physics demos to do with kids for a summer camp. I need ten lessons in total and I would like to involve the kids with activities as much as possible. kids are from about 6 to 14 and classes are 30 to 45 mins and i get two 1.5 hr demos. Some...

Just checking if anyone wanted to get an online study group going over the summer! I'm flexible as to what to study, but I am definitely going to work through both books of Kiselev's geometry (I've just started and am on chapter 2). If I finish those, then I may want to move on to Moise...

I'm an undergraduate student, currently finishing up my first year. Unfortunately, my country's universities do not have many research opportunities, and thus I have virtually nothing to do as such in my summer. I've started teaching myself Python for now, but what else should I do? I was...

Hello all. I recently graduated from high school, and will be attending Penn State (not the Ivy League school, that's UPenn) in the fall. I plan to major in physics with the intent to pursue a PhD. During my senior year, I took an honors physics course and I received a B+ final average. However...

Homework Statement I am trying to derive the expression for v_o for this weighted summer circuit. I've attached the circuit diagram. Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution I get that the first op-amp output is just the total current x R_a, and then you take that output and...

I'd like to try to pick up Python over the summer, while I have the free time. I do have some programming experience, and I've heard it's not too difficult to pick up. I've found some things here and there, but if anybody has any strong recommendations of a particular resource (pdf document...

Calculus 2 for summer?? Hello users!,, What do you think about taking calculus 2 on summer? Any of you have taken that course in summer? What can you say about it? Is it hard?? Also veryy important,, i got an A- in calc 1 I like math Im taking the course on july 11, it ends at...

To my delight I was just called in for an interview for a summer position at a big research institute in the UK, as a graduating physics senior (advertised for undergrads). It's been a while since I last had a job interview and I've never had one at the professional/academic level, I would like...

Hi everyone, quick and hopefully simple question, I was wondering is it a bad/good idea to take one or two courses in the summer to have a slightly reduced courseload during the school year? And how does this affect chances of graduate school and scholarships etc? Thank you!

Hi all, I'm not sure if this should be here or in 'Academic Guidance' but I'm sure the mods will make that call. Anyway, I accepted a summer internship at JPL/NASA this summer and just received an email that had me complete some registration steps. One of the steps wants me to upload a...

Homework Statement F=(9.0x10^9Nxm2/C2)(3.2x10^-9C)(9.6x10^-9C)/(0.32m)^2 The x in between the N and m is a multiplication symbol, not a variable. The Attempt at a Solution I'm not asking anyone to solve this for me, I just need a little direction. Thanks in advance.

So this summer, I believe I'll be taking my second senior lab class and I am pretty sure I can work out completing all the necessary labs in about half the semester [I did the labs traditionally assigned for the second semester in my first since I was the odd one out for lab partners]. I'll be...

So I am just finishing high school and will be entering my first year of university in the fall. I have taken Calculus I at the local university already and am looking for a summer course or two to keep me busy for the summer! I will be pursuing an Engineering Science degree (with plan to major...

There are currently some changes happening in Texas and math courses are being revamped from Trig on up to cal III at some community colleges. I am in college algebra right now and have a pretty good average thus far this semester. I was wanting to take trig in Summer one and take precal in the...

I am a sophomore physics and mathematics major at a very small, private liberal arts school. I currently have a 3.82 cumulative GPA and have taken all the intro level physics and math classes, and am now entering upper level classes. I am a white female. I work as a physics/math tutor and also...

I'm almost done with my first year of maths and physics at university and I'm thinking of doing a bit of studying in my free time. What are some good books or subjects to look into (either maths or physics)? So far I've covered: Maths: Intro to proofs (short sections on sets, functions...

I'm in my first year of college as a physics major and I am not taking any courses this summer. I only have to work part-time, so I will have some spare time on my hands to do some extra studies. Since I am going to a small and affordable college for my AA, they have no research programs...

Hey I'm intending to get a B.A. in Physics and have started taking courses within the major this semester. Since I'm starting out in Mechanics, I didn't think that I had a good enough background to apply for REUs. Any advice on what I should do this summer (I can't afford to take classes)...

I've put myself in a sticky situation. One of my friends referred me for a quant internship in NYC and just for fun I went along with it. He already works there full time but he's also already finished his PhD. They flew me out last week for an interview and I recently got the offer... The main...

Hi all, I am going to email my professor soon and I want to ask him for a position over the summer. Has anyone any advice as to how I should write the email. Formally? Straight to the point? Persuasive? With humility? Thanks. I'd appreciate any responses.

I'm a prospective math major going to college next fall. Are there any cheap or free math programs available for a graduating high school senior during the summer? Research sounds exciting but I'd be fine with just learning material. By the end of the year I'll have learned basic abstract...

Hi all, actually I'm an italian undergraduated physics student, I'm attending my last year at the university UJF of Grenoble with a scolarship from the italian country, infact I'm a student of University of Parma. Right now I'm looking forward for this summer, I'd like to join a summer school...

I am a Senior in high school, and my physics teacher gave our class information about an intern at the National Institute on drug abuse. It is geared for minorities which I am, and theI can receive stipend. However it is primarily geared for biological sciences. I plan on majorin in physics...

Hey Everyone, Just like in years past we should have a thread where we post what REU programs we are applying for and when we get accepted so we know when to expect decisions and stuff. Also feel free to discuss projects and ask questions so we can all help each other out. I thought we...

I am not a scientist. I haven't even finished high school. However, this summer, my mother wants me to get some work experience. As I aspire to become a scientist (physicist) when I am older I thought it would be great to get a job doing something science-y. Are there such things as summer...