Uk Definition and 352 Threads

Hi everyone, I’m an Italian student of Physics (2nd year in undergrad course) from Milan. Here in Italy I’m going through a very disappointing and frustrating experience: our ministerial programs barely have any practical sense, many teachers are defeatists and lazybones, there are no...

Just wondering where most people on this forum are from. Obviously most will be from America. When I first came on I just assumed everyone was from the UK so I want to know more specifically now.

Just a quick question for anyone here with a EngD or PhD in Engineering. Has it helped your career at all? Or is it an time-consuming, expensive, career-postponing indulgence? I know that academically it's meant to improve your life and make you thinner and give you nicer hair but I...

I am just coming into Year 13 in the UK and I need to choose which universities to apply to, at AS Level I got 5As in Maths, Further Maths, Bio, Chem and Physics so I have a free choice as far as entry requirements go with the exception of places like Oxbridge and maybe even Imperial where there...

Hi, as well as applying to US gradschools (you may have seen some of my other threads...) I also intend to apply to UK places (I would ultimatley prefer to go a US gradschool, but I need some insurance incase I mess up the PGRE, and don't get accepted anywhere, or anywhere half decent). I'm...

Hey! I'm pretty new here and was just wondering whether there's any other UK ppl who are going to be starting maths/physics degrees this sept? I'm hopefully going to be going to Warwick to do a joint maths and physics degree, if i get the grades of course! :smile: Would be cool if anyone else...

Hello everyone! I'm currently at the 3rd year of Physics course. Hopefully I'll take my bachelor in 1-2 years and I'm thinking of applying for a Master course in Meteorology. In the next semester I'm taking the "Environment and Atmosphere" major which is relevant to the master I'm interested...

UK Physics Undergrad - does it matter which uni? I'm want to study physics at uni next year and am still trying to decide which uni is best for me to go to. I want to stay in the West or East Midlands (family reasons). 1) Does it really matter which uni I go to, as long as i get good...

I've just got a 2:1 MSci in Physics and I weighing up my options. I'm seriously considering going into Medical physics for various reasons; although I've only done one medical physics module in my course. I've looked into it and I'd obviously have to do an additional training on a programme...

Chris Morris (Brass eye, Nathan Barley etc etc), basically the funniest writer/comedian/whatever I can think of, visits the LHC for some elusive reason and writes an article in the Guardian, and records a podcast. For those (few) who are interested, the link is below...

Ill be making my decision soon in the next few months as to the Uni I will want to go to in about a years time. I had a hard time choosing between physics and maths, but I think rested on physics. I am really looking for advice on which uni to chose based on my interests, I have quite a good...

Hey there, I was wondering what people's opinion/advice on my problem would be. I've just finished a BSc degree in Genetics in a uni in the UK; but I'm starting to think that yes, while I'd like to work in research science, it's not the Biological field but the Physics field that I'd...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7398108.stm http://ufos.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ I saw this and thought it might be of interest to some people. Some sound a bit.. well... made up! but see for yourself.

When is the next "13.00 Local Sidereal Time" for a UK observer? Anyone with software or equations to work that out?

Is this very recent? can you post a link? from York Uni website: European Union Nationals EPSRC/STFC PhD Studentships are also open to all EU nationals. For those resident in, or “connected” to, the UK, these studentships provide full funding of University fees and the stipend to cover living...

hi, i have been researching over some UK uni, but most unfortunately most of them do not give full scholarships. anyone knows any decent UK uni which gives good scholarships? and i wanted to know about the different ways to fund an educationin a UK uni when you are an international student. i...

In the UK there is a drive to get as many people into University as humanly possible. But is this necessarily a good thing? Another thread made me think if making it to easy to get a loan or a free ride or whatever, might actually be detrimental to the process. Do you think it's better than the...

Hi, I'm interested in doing my PhD in physics in the UK... I've heard it can be shorter (4 years?) than in the US, is this true? Also, how difficult is it to get into Oxford or Cambridge for a PhD coming from the US? I'm in undergrad at Cornell U at the moment.

Hello, My name is Tanuj Trivedi. I am a final year B.Tech. Electronics & Communication Engineering student from Nirma University, Ahmedabad. I'm planning to switch to Physics for my graduation studies, either in India, or in Europe. some universities in EU that provide an MS in English...

Hello, My boyfriend is working on his dirt bike, it's a Husqvarna and he is having trouble converting liquid(I assume its gas/oil or something to that effect)to American standards. The problem is: 450cm^3=? in cc's? so, that's 450cm's to the third power equals what in liquid volume cc's...

I am unfamilier with the Grading System in UK. What percentage of marks does 'A' and 'A*' corrospond to in the GCSE examinations? And how much percentage of marks does 'AAA' corrospond to in the A levels. Great big thanks to any help. :smile:

Hey, I am in the process of choosing which univeristy I want to go to do my first degree. I am am also thinking about doing a PhD after I finish my first degree. I would like to do this PhD at a good international university in the US or in wider europe e.g MIT. With that in mind could...

Firstly let me say that I am not about to pick a career purely on salary and from what I have heard Physics isn't going to make me a millionaire. As I am very much certain of a job in physics or somehow related to physics whether it be in management or in engineering, I would like to know what...

For a while now I have been having some problems with ground loops that are due to the diagnostics (in this case thermometry) in the my measurement setup. Unfortunately there is no "easy" way to solve this problem without breaking the connection to Earth (=safety ground) and let some of the...

Researchers at St. Andrews University, Scotland, claim to have found a way to simulate an event horizon of a black hole - not through a new cosmic observation technique, and not by a high powered supercomputer… but in the laboratory. Using lasers, a length of optical fiber and depending on some...

I've been considering studying physics in the UK but looking at the threads here has me a little worried about job opportunities afterwards. Does the same apply abroad, specifically in the UK? I did a search on employment prospects through http://www.unistats.com and was so depressed at...

Do PhD students in the UK have to undergo exams on important areas of physics (e.g. EM Jackson-style) not necessarily related to their area of research the way that American grad students do?

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article637499.ece

If I have a device from the UK, and on its AC adapter, it says that on 'sec' (presumably referring to the secondary winding of the transformer), the output is as follows: 12 V 1500 mA 18VA My question is as follows...if I don't have an adapter for the UK style plug at this...

Ok I know this will be diffrrent for many different people but what in "your" (if you have a clue what you are talking about) are the top 10 schools for physics in the UK? P.S. by this i am referring to prestige and not on their "value added" rubbish which league tables take into account!

Homework Statement An airplane makes a belly landing at 80km/h (I've converted to 22.22222m/s), the coefficient of kinetic friction between it and the runway is 0.60. How far does the airplane slide on the runway?Homework Equations acceleration = [sine(x) - (Uk)(cos(x))] x gravity (I used this...

Latex - how to get non-italic UK "pound" sign I'm using MikTex. When I do \usepackage{times} and then use \pound or \textsterling in non-maths mode, I get the italic version of the "pound" symbol from the Times Roman font. I want a non-italic pound symbol. I also get this message in...

Suffering all this wet stuff? it is about time we learned to share, i will trade the countries that are (arid) a days deluge, for a days sunshine.

Hi all, I have a friend who wants to get a PhD in Physics, and ultimately wants to be a tenured professor at a university or smaller college in the USA. He is considering going to graduate school in the UK or Canada. He wants to know if this will make it harder for him to find a tenure...

A journalist in the UK today said that UK citizens should not feel that the USA is a sicker place than the UK,despite the Virginia Tech massacre,because we have recently heard of some women in the UK getting 2 year old children to kick the s*** out of each other and videoing the proceedings and...

Hey, First off, I am new, so if this is in the wrong place I am sorry. I'm applying to university this year to study physics (hopefully going to Oxford or Imperial, though i don't think I am good enough for that). I've always wanted to lecture the subject at univeristy, I am incredibly...

The dates are already set June 30 - July 4, 2008 This time it will be correctly called the Conference on Quantum Geometry and Quantum Gravity---more accurate than just saying "Loops"--- and will be hosted at the University of Nottingham. http://www.maths.nottingham.ac.uk/qg/Meetings.html...

my question is what it means to get a first class honours in britain? is it that your average will stand above 95 percent, above 90 percent? what does it mean?

Messing with the Royal Navy... :eek: Did nobody tell the Iranians you don't do that! http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6484279.stm

Hi, I am new to this forum. I am from UK as well. Studying A2 Maths Chem Physics and AS Further Maths. Hows it going everyone? Heres my university choices for MATHS AND PHYSICS joint honours. Note, all UK Uni's. Imperial - rejected Warwick - AAA - FIRM KCL - AAB and a pass in AS FM Bath -...

I just looked at the UK amazon physics bestseller list and Smolin "The Trouble with Physics...and What Comes Next" was number one. that is maybe not so surprising. It was the number one physics bestseller in the US for a couple of months or so in fall 2006 when it came out, and the UK...

i want to know, is the restriction on choosing nine lecture courses obligatory? i mean if you want to take more than the nine, is it possible, or very unlikely

I had to do this past paper from the uk maths challenge and could do all of them bar 23 and 25. Any help or starting points would be great :D Homework Statement numbers 23 and 25 http://www.wpr3.co.uk/UKMT/imc.html Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution 23. I did...

I was reading in the Guardian today a report that UK university heads want to increas fees at UK universities from 3,000GBP to 5,000GBP, with an expectation that really 7,500 -10,000GBP is what is required. Well, if you're a UK student, start a campaign against this. Get some support from your...

Hi, my name is jimbodude and i like in UK:devil:

I have no idea if this is the right forum for this, but I'd genuinely like to hear what real scientists think of this question which is taken from a GCSE Physics test paper. Frances claims she can read people's minds. She asks them to think of a number. She says she can tell whether they are...

I made a thread about swtiching from computer engineering to physics. I have decided on nanotechnology. I found some degree programs in the UK. Like at the University College London and Imperial College. What are your opinions on this? :)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/5277090.stm Cows have regional accents like humans, language specialists have suggested. They decided to examine the issue after dairy farmers noticed their cows had slightly different moos, depending on which herd they came from. So can you please make a...

Before anyone els sends money or a photo too the people who run this site in uk i would think twice as i sent them 50 pounds and a picture of my dead mother special deivery and never got a reading or my money or my mothers photo back.

Hi, I am currently 12th grade in India. I am planning to go to USA or UK to study Physics and Maths (undergraduate.) I need some help with deciding which universities to apply to. I've taken the SAT and my (highest out of two tests) scores are critical reading : 730 (97th Percentile) math...