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Hi everybody ! I'm French and I have any questions. - What is the program of physics at the high school? (In USA) - What is the program of mathematics at the high school? (In USA) I'm new on PF and I'm very interesting by Physics. I go to a english's forum because I want to learn to speak...

I'm new to this forum. I have a M.S. degree in Physics, 5 years clinical experience and seem to have great difficulty finding a job in the field. My impression is that the field is oversaturated with applicants. I don't think I could recommend this occupation to anyone. I have other thoughts...

World Cup 2010 kicked off this afternoon with the host nation South Africa playing to a 1-1 draw with Mexico. Since this is a global event, any football fans out there in PF can use this thread for all discussion relating to the World Cup. I think we had a special forum in previous years when...

Hello everyone, I am an international student from India, I have been accepted to the MS in civil engineering program at Texas A&M university-college station for fall 2010. However, I chose WRE as my major, now I am having second thoughts about this major. what is the prospect of this branch...

Canada vs. USA! (Hockey) Any of you hockey fans here EH? What you guys thinking about tonight game Canada vs USA? Being a Canadian I naturally am hoping that Canada kills the Americans in tonights game but I didn't feel they played exactly that great againt the Swiss...

I wonder if mathematical books from USA/UK better than for example russian books? I use mostly russian ( i live in eastern Europe), and they are hard for self-learning person (i'm thinking about books for mathematicians-to-be, not engineers). I wonder if books that are used in UK/USA sre much...

Hello,i need some info about Physics college education in USA an UK. In my country there are 2 different Physics directions (colleges), one is educational Physics and the other is scientific Physics. The first one educates Physics professors (primary and high school) and the other one educates...

USA Today is a half decent paper and has a good website format, so it is one of my primary sources of news. Nevertheless, it, as most news sources, sometimes produces some real crap. I'm not sure what motivates articles like this, but it is horribly wrong and misleading and since economics is...

Hello, In Australia getting a trade certification is a long and painful process (electrician, boiler maker, carpenter ect) you do a 5 year apprenticeship where you get paid almost nothing. For comparison of wages. A check out chick at Coles will get between $17-$21 an hour. A first year...

Hello to all of you, for a long time i have been reading in your forum and now i decided do post a question on my own. As stated in the title, i would like enter a PhD Program at an American University. So far i have obtained a (3-year) Bachelors degree and will receive a (2-year) Physics...

Hi, for personal reasons I really really want to get my PhD in the USA. I'll have my german diploma in 1.5 years or so (which is at least a masters equivalent) and already attended 1 year of non-degree gradschool at UNM (New Mexico). Here in Germany you usually get paid as a PhD student, half...

hello in iran if you want to go to university you should take a big exam which is named Konkoor,and if you want to study in engineering fields at university you should compete with about 400000 students every year,the better your rank is in that exam the more chance you have to go to better...

Hello, on the beginning I would like to say that you have a great forum guys! I am from Poland and our the biggest national one is just way less popular and it seems like there are so many experts here in physics or maths. I have just browsed through some threads and your level seems to be...

Is it Stanford? MIT? what?

Hi, I hope you are all doing great, and appreciate you taking time to read this thread. I have come here to seek advice, so please excuse me talking about myself. I will state my case as briefly as possible, then if anyone kindly responds to this initial post, I shall expand if necessary...

Hello there I've heard that undergraduate course in Physics/Maths/Eng in universities in UK and US differ in a few ways. I could search through the websites of renowned Universities of both these countries, unfortunately, I have a big exam coming up soon, and do not have much time to do this...

I was invited to be a TA for the spring semester and I would like to know what is the usual salary. My prof was asking how much but I did not know what to answer to him. Please advice. thank you!

Hey, I'm from Poland currently doing undergraduate studying. Now I have a few questions regarding studying in USA. In my country undergraduate course is only 3.5 year and then we have 1.5 year of graduate program. When should I apply to graduate program in the USA? I mean after 3.5 year I...

i am a knife collector and in this one knife forum there is some times much talk of made in USA markings... some one who was not a reg poster said there was very little or no brass made in the usa any longer.. that 90% of new brass stock was from china.. my question then was is there any...

A "Physics Opera" on TV tonight (USA) Tonight, PBS stations will broadcast a performance of John Adams's recent opera "Doctor Atomic," about J. Robert Oppenheimer and the first atomic bomb test in 1945. It was recorded in HD at the Metropolitan Opera in New York this past fall. The schedule...

Okay, everybody, this is it. Polls are open now in the eastern USA. Get out there and vote, unless of course you're in an early-voting state and have done it already, and then buy some popcorn for watching the election results tonight. I'm going to do it right after my 10:00 class.

Hi everyone I'm a 3rd year undergrad at the Universty of Leicester in the UK. At the moment I'm on the four year masters course in physics here (so I'll be awarded an MPhys at the end of my 4 years here instead of a bachelors then a masters). I've had a rocky time course-wise recently as I...

How are the earning prospects in USA or UK after doing Mtech (mechanical Engineering) ?

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.

Strange thing about the Olympics- Track Runners' "USA" Why do the track runners from the United States have their "USA" in magic marker, while the others are clearly printed? http://www.flickr.com/photos/29601881@N05/2787191037/

I hear people snarl and foam at the mouth when our president comes up in conversation. Everyone talks about how horrible he has done, and you never hear his *good* accomplishments for the USA. What *has* he accomplished? If you're a Bush bashing person, I won't mind if you state his negative...

Hey, I was wondering about postgrad in the USA. I'm an undergrad in UK but I will finish with a masters and I heard that the US postgrad programmes make you do a masters as well. Is there anyway to avoid this? Also is there any financial support for doing post grads there? I should end up...

http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2008-07-07-prius-solar-powered-air-conditioning_N.htm A quick gut-check of the numbers shows that 2 kW is impossible and 5 kW is just downright laughable. A high quality panel such as...

Hey all, Anyone know off the top of their head where one could find data on total numbers of physics post docs and PhDs in the united states? I became interested this evening but google didn't reveal many of her secrets. Rich

I've been negligent in washing my (USA) apples & grapes before eating them. I know you're s'posed to, but somehow I wonder just how much washing them removes anyway. I know there's soaps that you can get that are designed for rinsing fruit, but I don't want to go that far if I don't have to...

hey everyone, i m an international student and i got admission from 5 very gud US universities and two institutes in europe for the same MS in aerospace engineering in france with gud schlorship and now i m unable to decide where i should proceed with. one place can offer gud jobs in companies...

What level of violence is acceptable in our society. It appears that we indeed have become desensitized to rising levels of violence and aggressive behavior. I posted earlier this week about the group of third graders who were plotting to kill their teacher. There were no replies. Today I...

The US is going bankrupt in order to be defeated in Iraq, and now they hand over Iraq to their sworn enemy! & with 150000 American soldiers watching helplessly right there! What could be more humiliating than this?! :smile: http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSL02355657

OK...this is a silly question, but it was something I was wondering about since I saw it a week or so ago. Let me just preface this with that I live in Michigan, USA. I do not know the co-ordinates of the area, but I assume that is enough information to answer this remedial question...

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What is the most competitive and least competitive field in USA? Is it Astronomy? Astrophysics? Is it condensed matter physics? Is it high energy / nuclear physics? or Bio physics ?

Is it possible to get undergraduate admission in usa without sat? Mejor Physics. I can try to get good TOFEL score that's not the problem.But SAT?

Ayren purchased a 1000W (120V) hair dryer in the USA, and she took it to Europe where the standard voltage is 220V. Assuming that the hair dryer can operate safely at the higher voltage, can you actually use it if the outlet is rated for 15A, or will it draw too much current (How much current)...

The beauty pageant is on tv tonight. I can't believe that in this day and age we still have beauty pageants for women. "If I win, I want to bring peace to the world through my baton twirling skills".

I've graduated as Electrical Engineer in Athens, Greece (Athens polytechnic). I have relatives in U.S. They urge me to come and work in the US because i'll take more money (double the money i get in Greece). But some other people tell me that in the US it's true that you take more money, but it...

I'm currently an electrical engineering/computer science undergraduate in the University of New South Wales located in Sydney, Australia. The thing is, my dad got a job in the states and we'll be mmoving there soon. I'm in the second semester of my first year here (the academic year starts in...

Hello. I have heard many things about high school teaching in USA schools. I would like to know if any of the high school teachers can please guide me how is it to be a high school teacher in school in US. Also if at all I want to knw abt the syllabus are the physics high school and secondary...

hi i am doing my M.Sc. Physics... i am interested in pursuing my Ph.D in Physics in USA... wht more tests do i need to take other than GRE and Toefl... i heard abt physics gre recently but know nothing abt it... please tell me abt the test and is it really necessary for pursuing a Ph.D thank you

Which state in the USA is the most interesting one to live in, in terms of having things to do and see?

I plan on doing a PhD at a good grad school in the states, however, I am becoming quite worried with the costs. I am Canadian, so I wouldn't be able to get any loans, and it looks like it will cost ~$60,000 a year at places like MIT and this would be quite difficult. I have enough saved to...

We've all seen the news reports about the virginia tech , isn't about time that the US Government bit the bullet and started protecting its citizens by banning the general public from owning guns or at least make it law that all guns must be stored at registered gun clubs

I was wondering how much would a USB controller cost in the USA, I'm looking for something simple but with a built in micro-controller, and if it could be shipped to outside the US? Thanks.

USA Military paper about “Psi phenomenon”... Paradigm Shift? Hi everybody, The USA Military has recently (year 2004) approved for public release and distribution a very interesting and controversial research document titled “Teleportation Physics Study.” In this document they talk about...

Death of a President http://www.nbc5.com/politics/10177457/detail.html It is against the law to threaten the president, yet some how this fictional UK documentary mockumentary of Bush being assassinated can be shown.:rolleyes: This thing may bring a lot of nuts out of their shells...

Computer Engineering Electrical Engineering Computer Science I understand the difference between those 3 programs and jobs. What bothers me is; before universities did have Electronics Program which was replaced by Computer Engineering. I do not like this new name Computer Engineering. I...