Uni Definition and 101 Threads

[b]1. HI, please help! this is for a project I'm doing at uni and not sure where to start! Ok so I've got a circular plate with 16 equally spaced holes around the outside. In 15 of these holes are small bottles which are screwed in. (see attached pic). The plate dimensions are: 340mm diameter...

Hey guys, I'm in my final year of high school and, like many, am struggling to decide what to do at uni next year. *Random boring stuff* I do all science and maths subjects and am usually in the top three or so for each depending on the time and how hard I work (if at all), but generally I'm...

I'm vacationing east of Orlando (brought my son to visit Kennedy Space Center and a bit of beach time). I found out that Embry-Riddle is near to the space center. Is this a well regarded school? I haven't heard of it before. They apparently specialize in aerospace engineering, which I'm...

uni physics! Homework Statement A child runs down a 12 degrees hill and then suddenly jumps upward at a 15 degree angle above horizontal and land 1.4m down the hill as measured along the hill. What was the child's initial speed? firstly, when he runs downhill with a certain velocity then...

Hey guys. A. When I turn 18 I'm supposed to be conscripted into the army for 1 year. I am interested in going (going to be fun), but I worry, for some reason, that I will forget allot of stuff from high school before starting on university (hoping for a master in chemical engineering)... Is...

Could anyone suggest good universities in the UK for studying cosmology at a PhD level? Thank you!

Sorry if this has already been discussed. But I am wondering whether going to a reputable, prestigious university would weigh more on a job application, as opposed to going to one that doesn't have the same 'recognition' so to say. Say you have two univeristies to choose from, both offer the...

Hello there, I am currently studying for a Bachelor in Physics in Denmark, at the Technical University of Denmark, however the thought of taking my Master in the US has crossed my mind, and I want to ask: Just how difficult is it to get into the top tier, internationally known...

Hello. The question appears not to complex! however I am been on break (and still am haha) but I saw this in an old exam paper and its bugging me that I don't know how to do it! heres the question; http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/9868/dfdfmu.jpg Kirchhoff voltage law comes to mind...

am i crazy?? high school to uni.. back to high school... Well, I finished a combined fine art degree last year.. I've been working in a pretty 'okay' position at a commercial printer for two years.. spend most of the time I'm supposed to be working reading about the cosmos and inventing stupid...

hey everyone, I'm a 3rd year uni student studying software engineering, and I recently got my first job working in an IT office at my school. One of my first assignments is to combine two Perl modules that deal with the Apache web server. I've never done work with Perl or Apache before, but...

Hi guys I'm new to the forum, I'm currently studying in the UK. I Wanted to know peoples views on applying for top uni's such as Cambridge, MIT etc. I didn't do to well in GCSEs because I wasn't serious at the time. I got into AS and completely was overwhelmed by the amount of home...

please download the lecture note to understand my question. 1. What is the difference between (I) and (I bar) ? is I = I bar?they are the same? 2.in the slide i uploaded, chapter5.8 pg 31, the equation for rectangle, (I bar x prime) = (1/12bh cube) and (Ix) = (1/3bh cube) ,as you can see,their...

Hey all, I'm starting my first year of university in a month or so, taking the specialist program (equivalent to honors program at my university) for pure mathematics. I am also going to take applied mathematics and physics courses, out of interest (hopefully I take enough physics courses to get...

Greetings, Recently, while for what must be the thousandth time, I've rethought my plans for university, and discovered that studying something I've always been very interested in - Computer Science, software design and development - is an actual possibility. For some reason, I've never...

Hi guys, Regarding a PhD application in the UK, is it better to figure out which area you would like to work in, and then apply to universities that research that particular area, or is it better to pick a really good university and then maybe shift your research interests a little to suit...

Hi there. I managed to get in a car accident before all of my summer exams so now have to take them all in September. I have started revising and I have a question which I cannot do. A thin, circular disk of dialectic of radius 'a' carries a uniform positive sheet charge density of...

Particle Physics in Uni. of Manchester--Review and comment. Hi everyone, I am applying a MSc in Particle Physics at Uni of Manchester. I've done some research on the university ranking by subject area, student's reviews...etc. which are posted on the net. But I am hoping to get more info...

first year uni math problem~~ 　　if w=f(u,v)has continuous partial derivatives and u=x+y 　　and v=x-y,use the chain rule to show that 　　 　　(dw/dx)/(dw/dy)=(df/du)^2-(df/dv)^2 this is a first year uni math problem,is there anyone can help we with it?? thx a lot! :cry:

As a result from my previous post: https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=306199 I am wondering that if instead of applying into the Doctoral Program, I choose to repeat another Master Degree in one of the Canadian University and continue on the Doctoral Program at the same University...

Hey guys. I am new to this forum, and being a 3rd year student in an MPhys course I am slightly irate that I hadn't registered this forum before, or any other physics forums for that matter. Hence the username. That said, I need all the advice I can get regarding a project I am doing for...

Homework Statement Let X\sim Poi(\lambda) and assume \lambda\sim Uni(0,5) Q: Find \mathbb{P}\{X \geq 3\}Homework Equations For a Poisson r.v. with parameter lambda, \mathbb{P}\{X = k\}=\frac{\lambda^{k}e^{-\lambda}}{k!} and the probability that lambda is in the interval (0,5) is 1/5 and 0...

What courses will I expected to be taking? I'm more of a straight up Maths guy myself, but would I have to take large amounts of science classes (eg. Physics/Chem)? As interesting as I find these classes, I struggled with them in 11th grade (now 12th.). The thing is, I LOVE programming...

Hey folks, I am thinking about maybe trying to do a physics major. However, I don't want it to be too hard and lower my already low gpa. How hard is the math and courses like upper division Moldern Physics, Mathematical Physics,Dynamics,Thermal Stat, E&M and QM? Also how hard are the require...

Hi Guys, I am looking for some advice on my final Uni Choice in the UK. I did submit my application with Durham as my final choice, however I have decided I would rather substitute this for either Warwick or Bristol, to study Maths with Physics for at least the first year, then ill decided if I...

Same old question :D - Which uni should i choose? So I've been trying to figure out what i want to do once i leave High School. I was dead set on being an engineer, but I'm not so sure anymore. I've considered physics, and other sciences, but really, I'm just lost. I stumbled upon this forum, a...

I went to the Uni of Birmingham open day this weekend gone, with the intention of finding more about both the Physics and the Mechanical Engineering degree programmes. Firstly, the Mechanical Engineering talk was disappointing. Mostly because the guy giving it was a bit of a dick. All he...

a problem regarding momentum(from an entrance exam to Uni in Japan)(editted) Homework Statement Homework Equations In the space ,A rocket with mass M moving with constant velocity of V with no external force acting on it. 1) after sometime, the rocket release the fuel mass...

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...

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...

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 am currently doing my undergrad BSc physics at Heriot-watt. Am expecting 1st class overall, but I wonder if Oxford would consider giving me an offer to particle physics phd course. Especially, given the fact Heriot-watt does not do so well in particle physics. On their (Oxford uni) website...

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...

I wanted to transfer to Loughborough Uni in the UK, I was all excited about it but when I saw pics and vids of students hanging out, I was shocked...I mean how could these "hacks" get into such a prestigous university. I'm from Egypt and should I transfer I'll go to third yr engineering...

what sort of topics should i be expecting in a basic first year uni physics course? the university websites are too general and don't usually give too much detail when desribing the topics covered

Hey. Next year ill more than likely study chemical engineering, perhaps as a double degree with either science or commerce. I live in West Australia, and there are two universities that i am considering (Curtin and UWA), however I am finding it hard to decide which of the two i would be better...

Ok. I have an offer to study Physics at Nottinham university (UK) next year. However after thinking about it I am not sure it is for me for the following reasons: - Altough I am quite good at physics/maths I am not really interested in it. - I want to earn a lot of money after my degree. -...

and i have some questions. I am coming in a transfer with an AA with maths through diff eq and both intro physics classes. firstly is anyone familiar with honors in the major? for those that aren't it's basically an undergraduate thesis, it requires a defense and all that. would this be a...

Here is the question. ------ Prove or give a counterexample that if f:X\to \mathbb{R} and g:X\to \mathbb{R} are uniformly continuous functions then \max(f,g) is uniformly continuous. ------ Some definitions. If x,y \in \mathbb{R}, \ \text{then} \ \max(x,y) = x if x\geq y and \max(x,y) = y if...

I will be doing my final, third year of undergrad next year and will be doing intro subjects to the main areas of pure maths like algebra, analysis, topology. The problem is I have not done well in second year maths and don't feel I understand the material. However, I really like to do well in...

basically i think I am drowning...i just don't seem to have time to read through all the notes given by lecturers, they speed through in lectures, 6 modules, (although computing and lab isn't too bad). But Planet Earth module has tonnes and tonnes for each lecture.??! and for cosolmology there's...

I'm currently in year 12 in Australia and wishing to go into a BSc course next year. While looking at my options I discovered a 'Bachelor of Science (Science Scholar Program)' and 'Bachelor of Science Advanced with Honours' being offered at Monash and I am achieving good results(mostly A's). So...

I am currently at kings college london physics department and have found the biggest reason i am having problems is because when the lecturers speak they don't speak clear and concisely and they usually have a foreign accent and stress there syalubuls incorrectly.This coupled with the fact...

Hey, I'm doing a discussion/essay for uni on the Inflation proscess during the big bang. I'm not looking for facts/figures, that's what the uni wants me to do:smile: but I'd like to hear a little chat about other peoples views other than reading books. So who thinks its true/false or any better...

I've decided I definitely don't want to go back to school to learn physics, for various reasons (not the least of which I find it impossible to be guided by others). I'm wondering what affect my lack of formal education would have on my career prospects, as they relate to my knowledge of...

I am considering a career in science and am particularly interested in physics but I'm unsure whether it is a wise career choice. I reside in Australia and next year I face university and I have plenty of queries about career in science. In Australia a system is used where at the end of final...

its my first post here! :smile: YAY! :smile: im applyin for uni in the UK this yr and hav to write my personal statement. I am applyin for a degree in Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering. im finding it really hard to get started as i don't know what to write. i don't want to begin...

I have the opportunity to go to a small or large University [for physics] here in Canada. The smaller one gives a lot more student-teacher interaction and almost a certain research spot during the summer [some of the kids here have 5 papers accepted already]. The larger one has almost three...

Currently I am doing first year BSc. I like to become a pure mathematician or a theoretical physicist. The trouble is I cannot decide on which one. They say ‘do what you enjoy most’. But in this case I enjoy both equally as much. For example, I read about quantum mechanics or string theory...

Hi all! I've just found this board and am reading through some topics here, some very interesting discussions going on here. I finished school two months ago and I am going to start studying Physics at University level in October. As I've currently got some spare time on my hands (not all...