College Definition and 1000 Threads

colorblind and physicist im colorblind but i have a plan go to a major in physics . its that a problem ? if i take a physics major ? and i want take a minor particle physics / quantum / nuclear physics / a material physics ? thanks

Hi everyone. I'm back and happy to be back. I missed math. Anyways, I am taking a college Algebra class as it has been a while, and I definitely want to make sure I have a good foundation for higher maths. But, I have a conundrum. The teacher today gave this example that I thought I had solved...

Hello everybody! I have a choice between an out of state university, which costs a lot, and a community college. Either way I plan to transfer to the "best"(intellectually rigorous) school I can. (I want to be around primarily people who think so I am thinking a college like reed college...

My Goal: to find what fraction of my monthly payment should go to each loan. The ideal outcome would be to pay the debt as fast as possible. I have several loans, but for now, I want to start with a simple exercise of one loan that accrues monthly interest and one fixed monthly payment for that...

I am confused while prioritize things in my life I am a third year student branch Computer Science and Engineering. I like coding too much. As my third year is on the verge of end so I want to ready myself for placements. Before asking my question let me first rate my skills-...

Hello, I am a senior at my high school and received offers from Imperial College London and UCLA for aerospace engineering. I am an international student so there is no big financial difference between them. However it is very hard to decide, can anyone who know the pros and cons of these...

Hello all, I am currently a tenth grader. I want to know how important the college you go to is. Is it true that to excel in physics you have to go to the top ten? Or is it what you do at college that is important? Thank you in advance.

Im still not 100% sure on engineering, last year i was set on civil engineering but took a year off and changed my mind too mechanical as it was more broad. I have accepted this program from seneca college in Toronto and was wondering what other engineers/professionals think of the program...

I am currently a freshman in a top 20 school. I am midway through my last term of the first year. I am depressed, far away from home, and my grades are falling(since the last term's finals). I am considering withdrawing for the term just to regain my peace of mind and life. I will probably be...

Okay the time has come where deposits are soon to be due. However, I'm still stuck between two schools USC and Roanoke. Links for each are below. I have other college options but they are party schools and don't make sense academically / career wise. http://sc.edu/ https://roanoke.edu/ I...

So due to life events and health my college career is pretty much ruined. I can spend a couple years extra and try to get my bachelors but my track record will not allow me to be accepted to a doctorate study. Should I study independently and try to get into the science field like Michael...

My college has just started a math club, and I'm one of the officers, but we have no idea what to do for meetings? It's composed of freshmen through seniors and mostly math or engineering majors. Thanks!

Both sons were offered a full-tuition scholarship at UAH and at the University of Alabama. Son 2 is going to accept at UAH and wants to do a double major in Aerospace and Mechanical. Here's the dilemma: Son 1 really wants to major in nuclear engineering, which would require him turning...

I'm a senior in high school right now. My guidance counselor called me into his office and he told me that I'm graduating in the top 20% of my class and my overall GPA from all four years of being there is 3.5. So he told me that I'm eligible for a scholarship and I should consider applying...

If I understand my next possibilities in college, I think I can take either calculus 1 or trig 1, which do I take?

So I've been studying A level physics since September 2012 and it's coming to the end of college years for me. Studying physics was so much fun and I really want to continue studying it (of course, less in an 'exam studying' way and more in just a fun learning way). I've chosen to study...

College Courses -- What profession would be better suited for me? Greetings, I'm 16 yrs old turning 17 in. Few months time. I'll be graduating from high school soon and I'm haven't decided yet on what kind of college course I would take. I literally perfected all my tests whether it be pop...

Good day everyone, I'm in a position I am very thankful to be in, the terrible position of being able to choose between two great programs. The first is the MSc in Physics at ETH Zürich , which is a 90 ECTS (European credit system) program that takes three semesters, or a year and a half...

Hi. I did poorly in HS math due to many reasons, but now I love it and have received ~ 100% on every exam in the past 4 remedial math classes. Next I start cc version of precalc. So lately I've been feeling like my cc is teaching us watered down math. For example, logarithms are not introduced...

Well from what I understand when a student transfers from community college to a university they start with a fresh GPA. Its kind of worrying me that by the time I transfer I will have all of my general eds out of the way and will have only engineering courses every semester till graduation. I...

I applied to Texas A & M as a junior transfer student with my first major choice being mechanical engineering and my backup being industrial engineering. I was admitted under industrial engineering, but I am pretty sure I wouldn't enjoy that field. If I choose to attend TAMU as an industrial...

Ok, so I am just finishing my AA as a physics major and on the fence about two different universities to finish my BS. One of them is more well recognized as far as physics goes (University of Florida). However, being a non-traditional student, it would put me a substantial distance away from...

Hello PF, I am currently in high school, and I am watching my brother go through the experience of choosing colleges. This started to make me think about my future. I plan to receive degrees in physics hopefully up to a doctorate. To do this I understand that multiple degrees are needed, the...

please, check this ridiculous site out: http://www.thebestcolleges.org/top-10-easiest-and-hardest-college-degree-majors/ and now that math and computer science are at the top FOR THE EASIEST please, let's start ripping this author a new one (i'm obviously not actually angry, but come on, these...

I'm the communications officer for our community college American Chemical Society chapter. I would like to have professionals involved in the industry influence us students that are in the academic setting. I believe that the insight they have may have could be a good way to cultivate...

I am sixteen years old and am a junior in High School. College has been a huge pressure in my life and I don't know what to study for college. I am constantly told to go with my passion, take a career test or you don't need to know now. I am always one for decisive decisions but I can not...

Hello everyone. I am a junior in high school right now, and I have been fascinated by physics & astronomy for a few years now. I love math and science in general. I haven't taken a course in physics quite yet (I am taking AP Physics next year). I am considering getting my BS in physics and then...

I'm considering both the MSc in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces at Imperial and the Perimeter Scholars International program at Perimeter. I do not currently live in the UK or Canada (or even Europe or North America...) I want to continue to a PhD, possibly at the same place I did my...

So Thursday we had our first big test in class. I had managed to ace everything in the homework leading up to the test. I got cocky, and then I ended up bombing the test. I rushed through the test and completed it in about half the time I should have. The teacher offers a review with each...

I am starting a engineering business with some friends while I am still in college. I graduated this past December and I am now working on my Masters. I was curious if anyone else has had a similar experience and what technological field you were in. We are designing an automated welding machine...

I'm a college student who's interested in the following sciences: physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics, and computer science. (In high school I did ok in all of them, but had no particular interest in any.) So, how could I decide which one to pursue? Also, I want to get a PhD and...

Hello fellow Physics enthusiasts! I am new here and I want to start by asking a question. My family is migrating to Canada in May and I want to go to college, I am currently a 3rd year Electronics Engineering here in the Philippines. I thought of applying to the University but it seems that I...

This coming semester, the only courses I have left to finish my AA are Calc III, Physics II, and ODE. So, I figured I would take some additional opencourseware since I will have the spare time. On that note, I was hoping some of you might give me insight into some questions I had regarding...

Does Santa Monica College offer Electrical Engineering major? If so, do they have strong programs in electrical engineering? If not, then can you suggest me some community colleges that have strong programs in electrical engineering?

Got offered a dean's award from here - http://roanoke.edu/ What do you think of their physics program?

I have been very lazy in subjects other than physics programming. In things like french, history, languages and the likes, I have already taken the tests in those subjects and my grades are 5,6/10 on average My maths grades are like 6 on average.. I always get the maths perfectly when I read...

Hello, so I just finished my first semester of community college and I did not expect what was thrown at me. I am 18 and had a 1.8 in high school so I figured now that I am in community college, this was my time to shine. I decided to take hard professors because I wanted to learn a lot, but...

I recently applied to UC Berkeley and Cal Poly Pomona, later will apply to MIT and Boston University. But I want to apply one more college in California that has strong electrical engineering program. Can you suggest me a good college for electrical engineering majors?

Hello. I hated math during elementary school and half of high-school because of the arrogant teachers so I didn't study it. When I started to think about college and what I'm going to do with my life I chose computers cause I already had thoughts about it and mainly the people that I talked...

At first I just thought there was just algebra and college algebra, but trying to figure out what math I still need, I found all sorts of college maths, and I was curious, what do I expect beyond bigger numbers?

Hello everyone, I am currently in my second semester of community college and I am curious of what you guys think of my schedule and how I could possibly improve it. I intend to transfer to UCLA's Biophysics degree, which has the most lower division requirements I have seen. I will have to take...

This is a project that I have to do in my college algebra class. The attachment provides an example, but it also gives you a picture drawn on a graph. Each line is assigned a letter. The teacher wants us to find the domain and the range of each line. He also wants us to create an equation to...

For instance, math 101 is beginning algebra, math 102 is intermediate, 103 is a reasoning course, 109 and 110 are both college algebra, but 109 comes with "modeling" and either are fine but one is preferred over the other. I just want math out of the way, and 109 is the only thing that fits my...

Homework Statement I am stumped on a problem (number 13 page 49) from the Serway/Vuille/Faughn text College Physics 8th Ed. The problem is A person takes a trip driving with a constant speed of 88.5 km/h, except for a 22 min rest stop. If the person's average speed is 77.8 km/h, how...

I'm majoring in mechanical engineering and I have a lot of open room in my course schedule the next few years. What are the most useful electives I could take? What courses are the most useful in industry? What have been the most useful courses you've taken for your career? I'm interested in...

Three semesters of calc at my college = 2 semesters at MIT? I'm curious... at my college, I'm currently fulfilling my prerequisites for my AA with a physics major. For my state (Florida), the prereqs. for math include 3 calc courses, Calc I, Calc II, and Calc III (with ODE as a suggested but...

I'm a physics major in my second year of undergrad. I am taking physics 1 and am also trying to study the MIT opencourseware for physics 1 in conjunction with my course. I have to say, the MIT course seems FAR more comprehensive and requires a lot more study time to get it all down. Maybe it...

Homework Statement A and B are college football teams that have gone into overtime. In the first round A will go first with the following possible outcomes: no score; 3 points; 6 points; 7 points; 8 points; a turnover where B wins (note in this case the game ends immediately). The...

Hello The University Of Rochester has a special scholarship program for Syrian students. I as a Syrian citizen applied to this program and the Admission consular wants to set up an interview with me via Skype so that we can talk. what do you think he's going to ask me. any advice would be...

My local CSU (cal Poly SLO) has a open university option where I can take classes there assuming there is room after all the students apply. I am not sure if I intend to major in Math or physics yet. Possibly both, but it is extremely hard to do so at Cal Poly SLO, though they only have...