Course Definition and 981 Threads

I'm at a UC taking upper division QM, and I get the feeling that the course is designed so as to ignore physical interpretations of equations or the true meaning behind the derivation of the wave function, to the point where I'm having doubts of even my professor's real understanding of the...

I am from India.I am currently doing my graduation in mechanical engineering.One thing that has attracted me a lot is energy production.I want to know if there are any PG courses specific to energy production any where.

I'm a junior undergraduate who has yet to take quantum mechanics, although I did have a brief introduction to basic wave mechanics (square well, harmonic oscillator, tunneling, the hydrogen atom, etc.) in "modern physics" course. I've also watched and taken notes from the Quantum Mechanics...

Calculating distance using spring constant, mass and velocity? (Really basic stuff!) Hi I have a physics exam tomorrow, and I just realized we haven't covered either impulse or spring constants, and about 1 1/2 hours left to study. From a practice exam, please someone help me out? Homework...

Hello, I'm going to fail a first-year university course ( but it's non-math ); how badly is this going to affect my math grad school prospects? Would I still be able to get into good graduate math programs as reasonable possibilities? ( i.e., not under the condition "just get 100% on every...

Hi all, I am currently a sophomore chemical engineering major. The focus of the program at my school is definitely practical; we do not go very in detail about the mathematics behind the equations given to us. I enjoy knowing where the equations I am using come from. Some of the things I am...

I'm interested in taking a course in number theory as the material excites me very much, however, I'm not sure how such material would be taught. What can I expect from lectures, homework, exams, etc? (on a somewhat related note, anyone here have any information regarding any special...

Is it a bad idea to take general physics II (calc based intro to E&M) and calculus III (multivariable) concurrently over the same summer session? I am a relatively good student. Last semester I had a 3.8 GPA (A in calculus I) and this semester I have an A- in calculus II.The session dates are...

I'm taking a bio + lab, a chemistry, math, and business elective... and... with 3 credit hours left, I registered for "HPED 252" Intro to Physical Education, Exercise, and Sport. I have an 85 in this class. I have 95+ in everything else. Literally, the hardest exams I have ever taken...

Hi, I want to ask this question. Why do lecturers select the problems they select in the problem sets? I don't understand why those problems have to be selected and not any others.

Appropriate to "thank" a professor who artificially boosted your grade in a course? As in, some professors will give you a few extra points on your GPA for a course if they've seen that you worked really hard and that certain freak factors might have prevented you from getting the grade that...

As a GTA, do I have to pay for a course if I withdraw from a course right now(>5 weeks into program). I registered late for the course and I realize that professor K teaching Quantum Mechanics 2 is not that good a teacher, and a really tough grader.

Hi, I'm a high school student...I was wondering if anyone could help me find a college where I'd be able to take a physics course over the summer (it doesn't matter if it's for credit or not). I live in Massachusetts, and would prefer a program in New England. If there are any pre-AP or SAT II...

I failed the first aerodynamics exam. The score makes it pretty much impossible to scrape an A in the class. So would it look worse if I withdraw from the class and retake next semester, or take the B+/- that's coming? I want to get into grad school for aerospace engineering. I currently...

I'm a junior in high school and I'm planning to be an engineer when I grow up. Below is the schedule for senior year and I am wondering what classes would be the best choice for being an engineer. Honors English 4 Calculus AP Physics B AP Psychology AP Macroeconomics Fine/Applied Art (Needed...

What do grad school acceptance committees think about withdraws on a transcript? I'm taking elementary linear algebra just for fun (not required at all) but I find that my physics coursework has a near monopoly on my time. I would really like to withdraw and focus on E&M, modern physics...

I'm going to be a second-year student next year, and since for the first semester I only have three courses I need to take, and there are no optional Physics modules other than the already prescribed core courses everyone needs to take anyway, I was thinking I'd pick another Maths course...

Let's say you are studying for a degree. 1) Given your academic ability, if you work hard enough and efficiently, you would be able to complete all the degree modules within two years. Would you complete your degree in two years or would you move at the same pace as others so you can have...

Hi guys, I'm now in 3rd year of high school. I really need some advice on choosing your own college course. My mom told me to take up Computer Science. I don't want to take up medicine, education, liberal arts and other college program. My only choice is Computer Studies, but what will be my...

I have almost finished my bachelor's degree in mathematics, with a minor in physics. A while ago I decided not to continue with physics on my master's degree, but to focus on pure mathematics while learning a bit of computer science as well. However, after planning out the two semesters of...

I am taking calculus b but for some reason it seems to be a shorter version according to my instructor. We are using james stewart 6th edition but only taking chapters from 7-11 excluding 10 which are 7_Inverse Functions: Exponential, Logarithmic, and Inverse Trigonometric Functions...

Figured it out! No need to answer. Thanks! Homework Statement Hey all, I have a question right at the beginning of my fluid mechanics book but it mostly focuses on calculus at this point. This question in particular is all calculus. a = xyi + y2j + 2k ∇ = ∂/∂x + ∂/∂y + ∂/∂z What...

Whats the best place to have online math course? Can you learn all this way?

hi all, i asked this question on y! answers and one guy gave me an advice to come here, sign up, and ask. i hope I'm in the right place! i'm a freshman majoring in mathematical econ and minor in statistics to prepare myself for the actuarial exams (and open up other career options). for this...

Homework Statement I 'm having a struggle on my A2 level physics course work. I need to carry out the experiment which is rolling a metal ball down a slope and with a different materials at the end of the slope to stop the ball such as elastic band, folded paper and balloon, the difficult part...

Homework Statement Simplify [PLAIN]http://www4c.wolframalpha.com/Calculate/MSP/MSP249819e8ec729ig8433b00002e0fh793haeag630?MSPStoreType=image/gif&s=15&w=137&h=59 Please kindly show the working steps as well. ^^ Thanks. Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution I tried but i...

Hey I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around the concept of solid angles and finding the solid angle of any area on the surface of a sphere I'm basically asking for a crash course none of my textbooks explain it well at all

How is "Mechanics; a course of theoretical physics volume 1", by Landau and lifshitz? I have recently bought Volume 2 of this series (the classical theory of fields) because it was recommending for an undergrad course I'm following. I was wondering how good this first part was. I'm mainly...

Hi, I am a student at the University of Waterloo and am entering my 3rd year of my BSc. I have an elective this semester and I thought I would take an electronics course. I feel like it would be useful for a bunch of things. In terms of my future career, and what skills would be...

Hi, As a prerequisite for Bsc in Physics+Math I have to take a summer course in physics since I do not have sufficient background for the course of studies. My math background is high end high school level (complex numbers, trig', calculus etc') However the scope of the course is ...

Hello! Is someone aware if there are lecture notes about Lie Groups from a physics course? I would to study an exposition of this subject made by a physicist. Thank you in advance!

I am currently taking up a calculus course along with several other courses this semester. I am currently flunking the course and I really want to drop. Now, I'm not terrible at math. I'm actually pretty good. I have had a lot of lec and lab work from my engineering courses pile up in front of...

So I have a few questions about a string theory course I am taking, although I guess the questions are largely on indices/QFT stuff! (i) Consider the expression \bar{\psi}^a \gamma^\mu \partial_\mu \psi^b \eta_{ab} we were going to take the transpose of this and it was said that the transpose...

I'm currently double majoring in ChemE and physics with the intent of going to grad school. This semester I'm taking 6 courses this semester totaling 19 hours, with about 10-15 hours per week spent in a research lab. I was considering dropping one course and taking it another semester, but I...

Advice needed on a "course outline" to teach myself General Relativity I want to learn it inside and out. I'm tired of settling for dumbed-down versions of GR, and thus dumbed-down versions of how we describe the very universe we live in, just due to my lack of mathematical understanding. But I...

I'm a 33 year old computer programmer. I have been reading ABOUT physics for some time, and enjoyed it in high school, but I'd like to start learning how to DO physics and mathematics. I've never taken calculus, and my other math skills haven't been used for some time. My biggest interests...

I wanted to ask, simply out of curiosity, how people here think they arrived at where they are, interest-wise. For instance, why did you choose one (or two, or three, or rather...some natural number k) in particular of physics, mathematics, engineering, or one of other fields, as opposed to any...

Hello Dear mentors, fellows, and comrades in PF, I'm currently a junior per my credit hours, but I'm sort of late for a physics degree. I am strongly considering applying to grad school. My current plan for my rest 3 semesters in undergrad is like below. ODE is a prerequisite for both EM1...

Do you think that they are better at teaching the course or worse at teaching the course, as compared to newer professors who might have taught the course for only a couple of times? Obviously, I realize that there is no clear-cut relationship. *But*, there are certainly patterns to look for...

We will be doing a course based entirely on Engineering Mechanics Vol. 2: Dynamics by Meriam and Kraige in the semester coming up. I want to supplement it with some good theoretical grounding in Lagrangian and Hamiltonian mechanics. Now, I cannot handle an entire separate course for those topics...

I have never taken a physics course and I won't be taking one until next semetser... I wanted to know if someone can suggest a good indepth physics book that I can study now so I will be ready for next semester.

plus hear the lecture, or do you just do one and not do the other?

Tomorrow I have to talk to the professor of the course to audit the course. Is there a possibility that he'll test me on my knowledge? I was planning on studying over my break on my weak points for the course, but now I'm thinking I should be studying tonight and a little before I talk to him...

Homework Statement A rockets course needs to be diverted by one degree. The mass of the rocket is 2000kg, and its forward velocity is 15000ms. The rocket has side rockets with a thrust of 25000N with which to effect course change. a) What is the rockets momentum after the course change...

I am a 4th year Phy UG on a 5 yr plan and need some advice, these two courses overlap so I can't take both. I am interested in both topics but have more background in astrophysics, not much in the engineering area. I guess my indecision stems from a larger crisis I am having in trying to...

I’m planning on going back to college and I need to take the following math course in a month and a half when the new Spring semester begins: MATH 150 Calculus with Analytic Geometry I Limits, continuity, differentiation and integration of elementary functions and trigonometric functions...

greetings... i study naval arch in china in mandarin, so its very challenging ... at the moment, I am facing difficulties in mechanical design course and i was hoping by making this topic, maybe you fellas could give me some material to study (everything i have is chinese, and i don't get...

I am taking a self-study individual course on convex analysis but I'm having some troubles with the basics as I'm trying to do the exercises in my notes. I'm asked to consider the space C[0,1] of continuous, complex-valued functions on [0,1], equipped with the supremum norm \|\cdot\|_{\infty}...

Hey everyone, I am a first year physics student and just signed up for my second semester classes around a week ago. This is what I am taking: General Chemistry II - 4 credits Calculus II - 4 credits Physics I (Mechanics) - 4 credits German I - 4 credits Freshman Composition...

Hi, there's a couple of intro courses of CS that I might take in the Spring. Are these 2 are different or not? Which would be better for a Physics possibly CS major. CSC 116 Logic and Program Design 3 Credits Introduces computer program design using concepts of structured programming and...