Undergrad Definition and 870 Threads

I am currently a junior dual major in ACS chemistry and professional physics and I am intererested in picking up an undergraduate research position in the summer. I am just curious what types of positions are in my league. I have a 3.3 GPA, which is kinda weak, but I hope to bring it up to...

i will be an undergraduate student of electrical engineering this fall. i have some questions about what i may have to expect. for some clarification: i will be studying at ryerson university. i generally want to know how much of what we learned in my final year of high school i will need...

Gday, Im a 2nd yr mech eng student. I am just wondering if how I feel is common amongst ugrads. I find a lot of the subjects boring. For example solid mechanics. I know its important and everything, but I find working out flexure etc to be really boring. I love to have an understanding...

Hi everyone, I'm a transfer student who's just been accepted to all the UC schools in electrical engineering for fall '05. However, I'm thinking of switching majors to physics, so I'm wondering of all the UC schools, which have good undergrad physics departments. I heard that both...

I'm trying to decide what math course to take next year. I am a freshman at an ivy league school who as far as I can tell right now, wants to go into theoretical physics; either GR or String Theory (I'm sure you hear this everday :rolleyes: ). I'm trying to decide on what math course to take...

I'm currently an undergrad majoring in applied physics (though I plan to go on to pure physics in grad school). I'll be entering my junior year next year, and I know it's important to get into research so I can get a good reccomendation. But I'm not exactly sure how to go about it. Do I just...

I've been rejected everywhere else (well, I'm still pending a decision from Princeton, but I'm not exceptionally optimistic) but I was accepted to Cornell's College of Arts and Sciences today. I'm thrilled to have gotten into an Ivy despite my background (homeschoolers seem despised at top-tier...

Hey everyone. I want to apply to University of Toronto for physics undergraduate studies but I think I'm pretty "lacking" :/ It will cost around $180 so it would be wasteful to apply if I have no real chance. (Application deadline was set back to April 1st) My info: I'm 22 years old...

I am asking the same question that everyone asks. I am a high school junior. - took six APs in sophomore year - got 5 in AP Bio, 4 in Calc BC, 3 in rest. - took SAT average score 1450 - my SAT II scores are average 750 in math, 680 in BIO 570 in writing - taking 3 more APs - Physics B...

I live in Fort Lauderdale, FL. I am hoping to go into a Chemical Engineering program because I love Chemistry, but I'm not sure if I am looking to get a Ph.D. before I go to work (though I may), and it seems like a good program with fun and useful stuff. That said, there are not schools for...

I'm in the second year and was wondering about which to buy for some mathematical analysis: Apostol or Rudin? And my second subject is linear algebra. We did have a course in the first semester, but it was just too fast to grasp. I would like a few recommendations on what to buy. Both...

I am applying to schools for the fall 2005 semester. I am having difficulties finding the ones I would like to apply to. I am looking at Colorado University in Boulder, University of Texas at Austin, and University of Tulsa. I have mixed feelings of Tulsa because it is my home town. I really...

Hey guys, i just started my undergrad studies, and by the end of year one i will need to select my "Major" (this is a danish school so it's not quite the same system as USA, but i think major is about the same). Basicly i can choose from Bio/astro/geo physics, as well as just pure physics and...

Well it's time for me to start Collage searching and I was wondering If wanyone knew what the best Undergrad schools for Cosmology and Astronomy are. Thanks Ahead of time

Which is the best undergrad school for one who wants to take research in physics as his carrer? MIT?Princeton?I.I.T? :confused:

I know, I know, I am irritating. I am between physics and CS. So, does anyone know if UAH has a good undergraduate computer science program?

Can anyone tell me when they start teaching you fun physics. Because the first of the three intro courses was sooo boaring...i mean compared to what i see in the other textbooks.

Hello all, I have to decide between UCLA and berkeley for undergrad physics. I would rather go to UCLA for social reasons, but i know berkeley is a great school for physics(im sure UCLA isn't half bad either). My question is how important is the school for undergrad. i know for grad school...

Hey guys, this is my first time posting here (so if there's already a thread about lasers, please direct me there) Does anyone know a good source for the theory of lasers (specifically semiconductor lasers) at a second year undergrad level? I've looked at a number of books including Laser...

Chapter 3 #17 (Krane) The spin-parity of 9Be and 9B are both 3/2-. Assuming in both cases that the spin and parity are characteristic only of the odd nucleon, show how it is possible to obtain the observed spin-parity of 10B(3+). What other spin-parity combinations could also appear? (These...