Canada Definition and 201 Threads

I searched and was surprised to discover this topic doesn't exist yet. Or maybe I missed something. Anyway, Happy Turkey Day Cannucks-in-residence. PF and the people here are amongst the goodness of my life for which I give thanks.

I attend Canadian university and in civil engineering program(I finished up my 2nd year). I am thinking of transferring into mechanical engineering. However, I do not know what kind of career path I can expect in Canada with mechanical engineering. There is not any big company in Canada and...

I'm starting out a Joint Honors Compsci/Physics program, and I'm interested in getting into computational physics. However, I LOVE computer science and want to learn about it as well - So I've decided on going for an interdisciplinary master's/phd. So far I know that Memorial university offers...

How would you say the undergrad math program at say waterloo university would stack up against the top undergrad math programs in the US? (for pure math in particular) I'm asking because we don't do SATs where I'm from, at school, so I'd have to do SAT as something extra... which wouldn't be...

I heard Russian education makes high schoolers do 2nd year university math leveled questions (Things like ODE and Laplace Transforms, analysis, linear algebra, etc) while they're in grade 12. I'm not sure if this is true though but if they do, wouldn't that mean their undergraduate degree for...

Hi All, I'm a Physics graduate student at Arizona State university and I'm willing to tranfer to CANADA ( University of Alberta) due to family reason. However some people say that Canadian education systme is not good as U.S. system. PhD from U.S more recognize than CANADA? I need your...

Does anyone know if a similar system is in place in Canada? or is it worth it to apply and just go to the US during summers?

Hello everyone, I'm currently a Grade 11 IB student living in BC Canada. For the last few years, it has been my goal to get into a good American university. I'm thinking of going into some sort of engineering in university (electrical or mechanical, or both!) However, for the past month, I've...

Hi everyone, may I know which university in Canada is considered the best for Undergraduate engineering? (most likely Electrical/Computer Engineering). I heard of University of Toronto, McGill, British Columbia, Queens, McMaster, Alberta, Ryerson and etc. I heard UofT is hard to get into and i...

anything big like it costs more then 15 million and some how it has made or is attempting to make a significant contribution to the field of physics. If it's happening in Canada then that would be most preferable and helpful but if it's taking place in a different country then that is good too...

I wish to do some research into private, in-home care for seniors here in Canada. Simply Googling it brings up all sorts of sites that would happily take money for their services; I'd like to find information that's a little more impartial. I'm expecting to find a range of options for in-home...

http://chattahbox.com/health/2010/04/24/deadly-airborne-fungus-spreading-fast-kills-one-out-of-four/ A bizarre airborne fungus which has a mortality rate of 25% is spreading quickly in the United and Canada. Apparently it is completely immune to the effects of antibiotics, and there is no...

I'm currently closing in on the end of an undergraduate degree in Physics (from UBC if it matters to anyone). But it's painfully clear to me that I really want to work as an engineer. I'll save a lengthy story, but the bottom line is that I'm nearly thirty years old, and frankly very excited...

Hello! I currently live in Montreal, QC, Canada and I have been looking in both Carleton U and Ottawa U's Physics Programs and ended up applying. I'm coming from the Quebec educational background (we only have 5 years of High School then "Cegep" between it and University) where I studied...

What's the difference between colleges/universities/institutes in Canada(I know in America they refer to universities as colleges as though they were the same, it's different here though). I think that colleges offer a more 'hands on' techincal approach, where as a university offers a more...

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'm in grade 10, wondering what Universities in Canada offer dedicated Aerospace engineering programs, and which one is in your opinion, the best. Any help is appreciated. I'm sorry if this is the wrong section, or a duplicate thread.

I just got nipped for $100 for an illegal left turn. I am going to fight it. Does this kind of offense go against the driver's license or against the plate number? The officer made a mistake on the plate number. If it goes against the plate number, this offense will simply fall through the...

Hi guys. I'm convinced on studying physics in Canada. What schools provide the best Undergrad courses (and experience)? Should i look at only the Big Boys (UofT, McGill, Western), or am i better off studying at a not-so-large Guelph or Carleton? How're the learning environments in each? Does...

So here's the deal. For undergraduate studies, Canadian universities do not require a letter of recommendation to be sent, some have told me via e-mail explicitly they do not require them, and some even state on their websites not to send anything beside transcripts. Do you think it could be...

Does anybody know of any companies currently involved with advancing nuclear energy in areas like Alberta? I have two years of Astrophysics and on my 2nd year of Geophysics and want to really start getting into the professional aspect of nuclear energy (something i hope to make a career out...

Well I'm in high school right now, grade 11 to be exact and I've started looking around for any interesting universities. I might change but I'm thinking of doing Astrophysics or major in Physics then move onto Astrophysics. I also know that I want to study in Canada so enough background, I just...

Hi gays, Can anyone help me to find an excellent university in Canada that offers Msc and Phd on Quantum computing?

I'm in Canada, where (usually) a master's degree, with a thesis, is required before being admitted in a PhD program. Now, I am told that a master's thesis does not need to be... substantial. However, you could say I'm ambitious (or stupid) and I want to get some original results. I'm in comp...

Why are tickets to Canadian cities from Chicago Ohare so crazy expensive? Calgary, Ottawa, and Halifax are all about $800 RT. WTF mate! rant over

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...

I'm into my first year of masters in medical physics and wondering what criteria do schools look at most when considering applicants? I know for MSc they mostly look at grades (I got rejected at two schools for having a 78 average despite having a lot of research experience). What matters most...

Question for Canadians really: I'm visiting some friends in Canada this summer and I was wondering if, while I'm here, there were any good mathematics institutions to visit. I'm visiting friends in Ontario, but I have a lot of time off and was looking to travel and curious to met some...

Hi guys, I'm really interested in doing Grad study in the area of Quantum Computation (in Canadian U.). My background is B.Sc. in physics and Com Science and M.Sc in Com science. From my understanding, QC can be heavy in the field of physics for the HW part that they're trying to find a...

Hi, I was admited for graduate studies at University of British Columbia, McGill University and University of Toronto. I will be doing astrophysics. Anybody knows something about the physics / astrophysics programs in such universities? Thank you in advance for your answers. P.D. I am an...

can someone help me to find a college in Canada for nuclear engineering?

Hello everyone :) I'm a 17 year old Grade 12 student in Ontario interested in physics, more specifically astrophysics. I've just finished applying to university, and don't have to make the final decision until May of this year. My choices are Queen's, UBC, UVic and UWO for Astrophysics...

how to double major in Canada?

Looks like you can get snow tires for the wheelchair. http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/36899

An extremely bright meteor fireball was seen over Edmonton a few nights ago. It was caught on a police dashboard camera: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=bFwCrsYzDKo&feature=related http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/space/2008-11-23-meteor-canada_N.htm...

How competative is this scholarship? What is the level of knowledge needed for undergrad research for math. For example, if I wanted to do abstract algebra, would the dummit and foote book be enough to start looking at research or is a much deeper knowledge required? (masters level). Are there...

Hey, I've been having an extremely hard time lately in deciding a good program to go for, so I'll tell you my whole situation, and any help/opinions would be greatly appreciated! I'm in my final year of high school in Vancouver, B.C., Canada, and I've pretty much fully decided that I would...

PhDemography for Theory--US and Canada physics departments Steve Hsu, a physicist at Oregon State, http://infoproc.blogspot.com/2008/09/survivor-theoretical-physics.html has a link to this interesting collection of charts. New faculty hires by US and Canadian physics departments, by year, and...

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.

Have any men here been through a divorce in Canada? Any recommendations on getting full custody of our son? There has been no abuse of any sort, and we haven't separated as of yet, I just find it harder and harder to respect the opinions expressed by her church (which she embraces...

I want to go to a graduate school in Europe for an M.Sc in Mathematics, but I don't know my chances. I have an honors B.Sc in pure and applied math from a Canadian university and not one of the best ones. My GPA is very high, almost all A+s (they give them here), I speak five languages, was...

Hey, The time for me to start thinking about my further education has come. After looking over various Engineering fields, Mining Engineering definitely seems like the best/most interesting choice. Ever since I was little I have been fascinated by documentaries on The Discovery Channel here...

First thing when I wake up is to put on 'Canada AM'. Imagine my dismay when they held an interview with Ben Stein this morning... and treated him as if he were a mentally functional human. That's something that I would have expected from Fox, but not a reputable news organization. Shame on my...

I have a question. I'm French-Canadian but living and studying in Argentina. I'm currently studying physics at university, doing my 1st/2nd year there. In order to get the first diploma the course lasts 5 years (it's about 25 matters and a special work on the last year). From it you can...

Hi, I'm a new member to this forum and i want to clear up my understandings about applying to an University program. My first choice is Engineering Science in UoFT and my current marks are 92 in Physics, 88 math, 88 chem, 50 in english and so on. I am in grade 11 and i just had a revelation...

Where has the best physics program in Canada? (as in university, of course!)

I'm taking advanced function intro calc class right now, and I'm going to get atleast a 97%. I have no other 4U classes...can I still register for university this fall? or do I need to complete all six first?

check it out: or this one: & this CBC report: http://www.cbc.ca/clips/mov/jones-cold080129.mov :bugeye: Luckily for people who don't like the cold it will warm up a bit by the weekend. I like it the way it is though. :approve:

I'm looking for reference material. I need a good photo of a landform that is a direct result of tectonic shear. Canadian content strongly preferred - haven't been able to find any online.

OK... what is going on? The apocalypse must be near. As I type this, I hear raindrops out my window. Yesterday I went out in a T-shirt. No, I don't live in south america where it's summer: I'm in freaking Hamilton, Ontario Canada! http://www.ukar.ca/putin/putin35northpole.jpg...