Applied Definition and 1000 Threads

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Hi I am currently in high school (sophmore) and am interested in doing applied maths and physics. I am currently on Calc III and Vibrations and Waves, I will get to Diff Eqs, Linear Algebra, and Quantum Mechanics next semester. The projected classes I will have completed by graduation are...

Homework Statement I'm working on a problem from my gravitation book. The question is the following: Given \begin{equation} \frac{D}{Ds} T^\mu = 0 \end{equation}, where \begin{equation} T^\mu \left(s,a\right) = \frac{\partial z^\mu}{\partial s} \end{equation} is the tangent vector to a...

Homework Statement I'm trying to create a problem for my physics standards that is hard. I gave myself a ball being pushed down a carpeted decline at 24° from the horizontal. The balls starts with an initial velocity of 1 m/s and ends the 6 meter decline at 5 m/s. I want to find the applied...

1. a uniform rod of mass m and length l is placed horizontally on a smooth horizontal surface.An impulse is applied at one end perpendicular to the length of the rod. what is the velocity of centre of mass and angular velocity of rod just after the impulse is applied.

Homework Statement A box of mass 72 kg is at rest on a horizontal frictionless surface. A constant horizontal force of magnitude F then acts on the box, accelerating it to the right. You observe that it takes the box 3.4 seconds to travel 13 meters. What is the magnitude of the force F? m =...

Hi, I'm currently a computer science student in my third year. I'm thinking about switching to applied math since I've ended up more interested in math, but I'm not sure whether this will limit my opportunities in the software industry. I've taken almost all of the computer science classes for...

How's the current job market for Applied Physics? Anyone with an applied physics degree(BS, MS, PhD) on here want to comment? It seems from reading some of the posts in this sub-forum that the overall job market for pure physics or mathematics isn't very good and people are having to apply to...

Hello, I would like to ask if its possible to apply pressure through fluid on a curved soft tissue such as silicon to measure the strain by using sensors (and what kind) such as shows in the attached image? If those were pressure sensors would they all show the same pressure or would the change...

Hello everyone. I've been asked the following question by someone and I'm not quite sure which is the correct answer. I'd appreciate some help with it. The question is pretty simple: When can't be Gauss's law applied? 1. When the electric field of a point charge is dependent on the angles...

Hey! :o What topics for master thesis could someone do at the field theoretical mathematics and what at the field applied mathematics?? At the field Theoretical Mathematics there are the subjects: Basic subjects: Algebra, Introduction to Differentiable Manifolds, Functional Analysis, Complex...

I'm currently a double major in applied mathematics and physics, but I'm not exactly sure what I will be doing after I graduate. I will graduate in about 2 more years give or take, and I just started my 4th year in college (I transferred into UT so things are taking longer but this was my...

I am a junior applied physics major/math minor. I recently decided I want to go for a MS in aerospace or astronautical engineering after I graduate. My applied focus is covered by taking some mechanical engineering classes (my school doesn't have an aerospace degree). I was wondering what kind...

[Note: Post restored from archive - gneill, PF Mentor] Homework Statement A pendulum consists of a uniform circular disk of radius r which is free to turn about a horizontal axis perpendicular to it's plane. Find the position of the axis for which the periodic time ( for small amplitude...

Hello. Would web development be useful towards my career in applied mathematics ? The full story: I'm starting my MS in applied mathematics in one year. I would like to pick up a skill that would be useful to my career. I came across this program and seems quite interesting...

Homework Statement A spring is compressed from both ends by 100 Newtons and the spring constant is given as 1000N/m. What is the net compression distance/displacement (x)? Homework Equations F=-k*change(x) The Attempt at a Solution Initially, I thought that the net displacement would...

Hello guys, I've had the following discussion at work: We are currently using a suture with a nylon thread on a tissue, when the thread of the suture is tightened in a force equal to if we've put a 500 gram weight on both ends of the suture line (meaning both end are tied together to the...

Background: I completed my undergraduate degree in physics, from a reputed liberal arts college, a couple of years ago, and wrote a capstone senior thesis on experimental condensed matter project. Along the way, I took plenty of match classes, falling only one class short of a math major. My...

In a purely capacitive ac circuit, we get, Im = Vm*ω*C, ...(1) Where, Im = Amplitude of the current Vm = Amplitude of the voltage Now, what I think is, We know that in a purely capacitive circuit, voltage lags behind current by a phase difference of ∏/2 rad. So, at any time 't', I = Im...

In a closed loop when we apply an applied force on an object the object starts at point A and stops at point A. Since the displacement is 0, Work done by the applied force on the object is = F x s x cosθ...

Let's say there is two tubes(cylinders with no tops or bottoms) with charges ##q_1## and ##q_2##, radii ##b_1## and ##b_2##, lengths ##l_1## and ##l_2##. These tubes are located along the axis of each other's surfaces like in this figure: I know I have to use Coulomb's law rather than Gauss law...

Hi guys! I have a question regarding liquid metals. Suppose you had a droplet of liquid metal in empty space. Take the droplet and connect it to a DC source. What happens if the voltage of the DC source exceeds the surface tension of the liquid metal droplet? Would the droplet split in two...

So I've been reading that physicists are good candidates for jobs in the financial sector, and there was even huge demand for them on Wall St. a few years ago. After obtaining a BSc in Applied Physics, would it help securing a job in the financial sector by having an MSc in Financial...

I want to calculate the energy applied to a slab of steel with a temperature rise that varying with time (t) as - 13t + 5t^2 + 10* sin (3ωt) The energy applied to the system is calculated by mc (dT) equation where m mass of the slab c specific heat dT change in temperature

Hi all, I'm currently an undergraduate going into my third year enrolled in a 3/2 dual degree physics/engineering program at a state school in Wisconsin. This will be my last year studying physics and I will then transfer over to UW-Madison to study nuclear engineering. I am particularly...

Homework Statement The problem is described and drawn here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-HFS9bOMNAcMjNacXlha0Z6cVk/edit?usp=sharing Edit: The picture seems not to be showing up, so the address is: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-HFS9bOMNAcMjNacXlha0Z6cVk/edit?usp=sharing...

Hey guys, I've taken a long break from the forum by I've decided on a college and major. I'm attending the Virginia Military Institute as an Applied Mathematics major. I had some questions about where to go from here: This is a link to the math curriculum...

:confused: I think I finally got all my books that I need to learn the equivalent of a bs in applied math, please tell me what I'm missing. algebra 1 algebra 2 geometry trigonometry pre calc calc 1 calc 2 calc 3 analytic geometry probability stat 1 stat 2 differential equations linear algebra...

I am having trouble finding the applied force when i have the mass , maximum value of static friction and coefficient of static friction µ.

Hello all new to the forums but I have a question. I need to find out the force that holds two pressed objects together. For example I have a piece with a diameter of 1.000 in and another piece (the shaft) with has a diameter of 1.001. The shaft is inserted .25in into the 1.000in opening. The...

Hi Forum, Simple question here, but one that has been bugging me. Please look at picture. So, rays from the baseball can go from the lower mirror to the eye. (1 image) Rays from the baseball go from the upper mirror to the eye. (1 image) Rays from the baseball go from the lower mirror to...

An aircraft flies at a constant height H and constant velocity V. When the aircraft has flown directly over a gun on the ground a shot is fired from the gun which points at the aircraft at an angle of elevation Ѳ. If the initial velocity of the bullet is KVsecѲ [k >1], and Ѳ =tan inverse[...

i am having some trouble figuring this out I can not figure out which formula to use i have tried Mass x G x Static Friction which resulted in 1 x 2 x 9.8 = 19.6

I'd like to see if/how the spectral theorem(s) can be used to derive a range of mathematical techniques used in electrical engineering/physics: (Generalized) Fourier series Fourier transforms Laplace transforms Green's functions Sturm-Liouville problem solution method Dirac...

I'm currently a physics major. I plan to study robotics engineering in grad school (haven't decided if I'll do it through ME, EE, CS, or a robotics specific program). I've recently realized, though, that if I change my major to applied physics, I'll be able to take electives that will be more...

I am studying Applied Physics at the undergraduate level right now, and I have recently become interested in Systems and Control Engineering. I am working in a student robotics lab, and do a lot of SCE (Systems and Control Engineering) - related work there. I understand that SCE has direct...

One of the first things about QM we were taught in my undergraduate physics program is the deBroglie relation: λ = h/p Now, it makes sense that that this might hold for all elementary particles, especially since the evidence generally seems to suggest that the commonly observed forms of...

Dear Helpers, I'm sitting since ours in front of a task and trying to solve it. Attached you find a picture to the problem. Given: θ=28° μs=0.4 μk=0.3 k=30N/m m1=1kg m2=2kg x0=0 x1=1m --> Spring is stretched The question is: Does m2 move up or downwards? First thing I tried...

Homework Statement This is a general question about Statics. I was not able to find a specific question that includes this situation. I have a right triangle ABC with two (or three) members. Member AC is diagonal with a pin support (prevents translation) at C. Member AB is horizontal with...

Could anyone recommend an up-to-date and not too advanced book or online notes on applied quantum mechanics or quantum technology? Most of my books are quite old and I need to have a basic understanding of the subject for a work experience project in six weeks time. Thank you!

Homework Statement For a particle of charge ##q## in a potential ##\frac{1}{2}m\omega^2x^2##, the wavefunction of ground state is given as ##\phi_0 = \left( \frac{m\omega }{\pi \hbar} \right)^{\frac{1}{4}} exp \left( -\frac{m\omega}{2\hbar} x^2 \right)##. Now an external electric field ##E##...

hi I'm a math undergraduate and looking for books about fluid dynamics, electromagnetism, classical mechanics and quantum mechanics. introductory to intermediate level. would prefer books with lots of examples and include good amount of graphs and diagrams. thanks!

I am a maths undergraduate and looking for a book that covers many applied maths topics, such as electromagnetism, fliud dynamics, Newtonian mechanics etc., about introductory to intermediate level. I know it'd be hard to find one that contains all of them so if u have any suggestion on only 1...

Hi, I got admit to RIT's http://www.rit.edu/programs/applied-and-computational-mathematics.(I am an international student). The course Structure is as follows : (with options either in : Discrete Math/ Dynamical systems/ scientific Computing) First Year MATH-611 Numerical Analysis 3...

The program is called 'Applied Physics major in Instrumentation' The courses of the program are (in no particular order) Math: College Algebra Trigonometry Analytic Geometry Calc I Calc II Vector Calculus Differential Equations Linear Algebra Probability and Statistics...

As I understand it, one result of the central limit theorem is that the sampling distribution of means drawn from any population will be approximately normal. Assume the population consist of Bernoulli trials with a given probability p and we want to estimate p. Then our population consist of...

Hey PF! I had a quick question for you about skewness and kurtosis. Suppose that I am measuring velocity in one dimension over time. Can you help me understand how positive or negative skewness relates to velocity? How about Kurtosis? What if at two different points in space, say point 1...

Hi everyone, I'm currently an Applied Mathematics major at a local university. I have finished two years. I'm trying to decide if I want finish my applied math degree or transfer and take up electrical engineering at a different school. On the one hand, finishing my applied math degree...

Please describe how computer science and the medical field can work together. Anything dealing with cancer research would be greatly appreciated.

Is it true that the center of mass of an object will be accelerated with the same direction and magnitude from the same force no matter if the force is applied to the center of the object or to the edge of the object? I have heard some people say this is not true because some of the "force"...