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Hi everyone, I've always liked both Physics and Chemistry equally, but recently I've had to choose between either Physics or Chemistry as a course in some extension program I got into. At my age (16), which would be a better option for the future? I'm a mathematical person, so at the moment...

Medical Physicist "resident" from Australia Hi everybody, I'm looking for advice with regards to moving to North America, particularly Canada, and becoming a medical physicist. I am Canadian, born and raised. I earned my B.Sc. in Canada (McMaster's non-CAMPEP radiation physics program), but...

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Hi, Does anyone know what the name of this joint is? And if possible where i could buy a plastic version in Australia or online? Thanks in advance!

Hi, I'm entering in the Australian Physics Olympiad (which is the qualifying exam for the training camp, then you go on and do the international olympiad if you make the top 5 I believe in your field). I'm in year 10, though my maths is very strong (no doubt one of the strongest out of all the...

Hi, I have a B.sc with first class honours, with a major in biochemistry and I want to do a phd in astrophysics. I have two years of undergrad physics and a good knowledge of vector calculus, DEs, linear algebra, etc. What are my chances of getting into a program? I know in america you guys have...

I have heard multiple times that where you study and get you bachelor is not that important, at least relative to the importance of where you do your graduate studies. How much influence should the factor of a university having some prestige in the field of physics have on the decision making of...

G'dday My name's Barry. I live in Sydney Australia. We got a reasonably good view of the eclipse of the moon last night. Was cloudy to start with, but cleared up later when the full eclipse happened. The event began about 11.45PM and ended about 2.45AM, so we were in a good position to...

Hi there, the title pretty much says it all. I'm still at least 6 months away from being able to go on exchange, but I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions, advice, or experiences that they'd like to share. Are there any universities/countries that you'd recommend? Do you think...

i just want to know what is the diference between the first year in physics in one country like middle east and from europe and us and australlia?? and can that person if he want s to study abroad to switch into masters in professional engineer ?? thank you

Hi Australian citizens/ expats living in Australia What are some companies in Australia (including international companies that have Australian offices) that manufacture and produce Radio Frequency equipment ? I have a degree in RF engineering, but getting a f/t job in the area is...

I am currently studying undergrad at the University of Melbourne in Australia majoring in Physics but I have also been accepted into the freshman class at the University of California Santa Barbara majoring in Physics also. The cost of studying in Australia is about AU$4160 which is about...

Hi everyone, Ive joined physics forums because I am going to make a very important decision that can potentially affect the paths of my life. I am currently studying in Victoria, Australia as a VCE student in year 11. I am not sure what the equivalent in the USA is but its the second last...

Hi guys! I was thinking of pursuing a degree in Physics and was thinking of doing my undergraduate where I live (Perth). I was just wondering which would be a better university to attend, U.W.A or Curtin. Any help would be much appreciated :)

Hi everyone, I'm coming to the end of a PhD in medical physics (ultrasound), due to complete in October 2011. My degree was in Physics with Medical Physics, and I also have an MSc in Radiation Physics with Medical Applications. I'm looking to move to Australia, from the UK, shortly after...

On 14 October 1953 a ~10kt atomic bomb was tested by the British at a site in South Australia known as Emu Field, the detonation was code-named ‘Totem 1’. One of the purposes of this test, as evidenced in numerous sources, was to determine the permissible quantities of the Pu-240 in fissile...

Hi, I am in high school at the moment and am looking at universities in Melbourne, Australia for AE courses. I have come across two aerospace courses, one at RMIT and one Monsh and I was wondering if anyone could tell me the difference, pros and cons, or which is better Thanks

Nuclear Engineering in Australia?? Hi, I am currently in my last year of high school and I'm doing all the subject that will allow me enterance into universities in my state to study engineering. I'm from western australia. Does anyone know any information on what engineering course leads into...

This is brilliant. A new TV show in Australia sent out a press release about a new study which measured the relative gullibility of people in different Australian cities. The big question... how many of the news outlets checked the story? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMQCcOSfaYw

I woke up this morning and the light was freaky! Everything seemed orange. Outside, the sky is pale orange, like fog but the wrong color. Trees a few houses across are fading into the orange ... we've got a dust storm. I live in Newcastle, a bit north of Sydney. This storm came up last night...

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Hi, I was wondering if anyone could point me to physics labs or really any place to do with physics (not engineering) that take on students in the summer holidays. I am currently in my 2nd year of a B Eng / B Adv. Science degree in Australia. I've looked up places to do with engineering but...

Australian wildfires kill 96 as floods bring crocs to town http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090208/ts_afp/australiaweatherfire Unfortunately, the death toll is expected to rise and others are discovered. Victoria is facing perhaps the worst drought in history. Temperatures are reaching...

Happy Australia day, Fuzzyfelt, Astronuc, Who else is from down under? All a happy day. :smile:

Warning: If you haven't seen the film, but intend to, then you probably should see it before reading this. For scenery, this movie is the most beautiful movie I have seen since Dr. Zhivago. As with that movie, there are several stories to be told so it lasts a while. The stories are tied...

First of all, yeah, newbie here, "Yo wassup dawgz!" and all that. Not really much of a forum user, more of a lurker, so sorry in advance for any ignorance I may portray forum-wise. Anyway, I know this is a pretty specific question, but I figured I might as well post and see what I get...

I am 17 years old. A friend's aunt just introduces me to a her niece in Australia, I am thinking of trying for a schoolarship application advertised many on local papers to get there and meet them. I 'd like a good high school in well...Australia. What do you think about Australia ? Is it...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drought_in_Australia Some members of the Australian environmental movement, notably the organisation Sustainable Population Australia, believe that as the driest inhabited continent, Australia cannot continue to sustain its current rate of population growth without...

As i am new to these forums i do not have any idea of how many of the members might be from Australia. But here is the scenario, it happened 2 days ago i beleive. A lady was killed when a drunk driver was heading down the free way... in the wrong direction . She was going (v)= 27.77m/s. he...

Santa In Australia Can't Say "Ho Ho Ho" Anymore? This has nothing to do with political correctness or even trying to be polite. It has everything to do with being stupid. http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071115/wl_asia_afp/lifestyleaustraliachristmasoffbeat I truly believe that there are...

This is a spoof done on a show called "The Chasers War on Everything."

I am really keen to buy a microscope (just a hobbyist) and have been googling to find what to look/watchout for etc, but there seems to be a severe lack of info/reviews about particular scopes which makes it hard to know what scope to get. I was thinking there would be a wealth of info on the...

This went roughly along the lines I'd expected - at least the score did; I missed the match itself. They started Ronaldo again? Did he lose 20 pounds in the last 3 days? Says that he had both assists - wow!

And Australia makes an incredible comeback with 3 goals in the last 6 minutes! I nearly had my point for Japan in the book.:frown: The shot totals probably tell the story. Japan and Australia had about the same number of shots in the first half. With a 1-0 lead, Japan had almost...

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http://apnews.excite.com/article/20060320/D8GFJG6O0.html At least there were only minor injuries among the people, but it sounds like the farmers in the area have had their crops devastated...bananas and sugar cane. There was damage to the Great Barrier Reef as well. I hope all our...

Do correct me if i am wrong, but I am surprised news this explosive is not reported by the American or western media, even after it was broken by the press in Australia on 15th Feb. Instead they seemed to be quite obsessed with Cheney's quail mishap. Can you guys in America confirm or rebut...

at the Univeisty of Austrilla they found a way slow down light:confused:They slowed it down from 670 millies per hour to 670 miles per hour :confused: http://www.sciencentral.com/articles/view.php3?type=article&article_id=218392702

Do a google on " flow battery " this woman from Austrailia did some recent work with them ,really interesting stuff.. in Japan they use them to supply Grid Power from a windfarm ..

Australia is Going to Germany! Hey all you Aussies. We're going to Germany! We're in the world cup! Did anyone else go to the game? I was at fed square in Melbourne. We had all of Flinders street blocked off while we were celebrating! yay! not since 1974! That's the first soccer game I've ever...

Astro-Physics I live in Australia and want to get into astro-physics. I have just finished my final year of school and I am looking at degrees in Science majoring in Astronomy and Astro-Physics, Aerospace Engineering or there is a double degree that does both! So are does anyone know what...

Source: China boom sets our course CHINA GROWTH ENGINE OF THE WORLD China's output 1980: $US420bn ($A556 bn) 2005: $US8092bn. China is now the world's second-largest economy, twice the size of Japan. China as per cent of world output 1980: 3.2% 2005: 13.6% Last year China...

we got here last night. we flew into sydney after a 14 hour flight. then we flew to cairnes this morning. we'll be here for 3 days, then off to alice springs/ayer's rock.

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,16000752-13762,00.html

I'll be goin to australia on thursday. I'm not sure how long I'll be there. about a week and a half. :smile:

Bangladesh humbled Australia today! lol, simply amazing! It's time for us to celebrate, parties all over Asia, I am thinking.. England should be happy too, they can already smell the Ashes... :biggrin: 7 from 6 balls and I was about to go to bed, then suddenly I hear huge applause...

Well, it's not really new. We had military and intelligence people quitting even before the invasion, over the lies from our government.

I'm not really debunking anything, but I didn't know where else to put this. One of the chaps I hang out with sometimes used to lecture computer science at a Melbourne university. He's done some physics of course - you must in such degrees. So we're all talking crap one day, and this fellow...

CANBERRA, June 13 (Xinhuanet) -- US Secretary of State Colin Powell said Sunday that it would be a political disaster if Australian troops were taken out of Iraq. Quotes from: [PLAIN]http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-06/13/content_1523255.htm[/URL] Powell was echoing US President...

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