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Once again, thank you! I looked on the list and my current company is on there. I believe I did get the job based on my physics credentials, though the job itself is more based on mathematical research rather than pure physics. I’m sorry for being so vague, but do you believe that will still be...

Hi, Thank you for your comment. I’m taking a non-physics job because it pays well and I need the money for a masters program. My logic for the math masters had been that I know math is a weak point for me and further education in mathematical subjects may be needed. That being said, I would...

Thank you for your comment. The job is largely for the money, which I do need. I’m not sure if there are physics positions out there straight out of undergrad that pay enough for me to pursue a masters. As for the masters in math, my original logic was that my weak point is not knowing enough...

I’m currently a rising senior at a T10 university studying physics and another major. Because of the double major in addition to me starting my physics major later than usual (so I had to stack up on classes) and admittedly, because I was dumb and fooled around for a couple years, my GPA is...

Thank you!

You're right... that was a stupid algebraic mistake on my part. However, does the incorporation of ##v_0## from the impulse make sense?

I tried approaching this question like this: F_N - mgcos(theta) = -mR(theta_dot)^2 and theta_dot = v/R since R is constant F_N = m(gcos(theta) - (v - v_0)^2/R) (with v being final velocity and v_0 being the initial velocity from the impulse) and then using energy conservation: at t = 0: E =...