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I'm currently an A2 student in the UK and I've received conditional offers from all my universities already. I originally wanted to do engineering but wants to do physics now, I emailed Imperial but they said Physics is full already but I can email them again once A-level results come out. How...

I am currently taking a basic Calculus course, well actually its an advanced class in university. I was wondering if you could advise, as to what would be better. Would it be better that I try to fully understand all the concepts in the course and do a moderate amount of questions for homework...

A complete set of lecture notes for an lower-division classical mechanics course. Topics covered include one-dimensional motion, three-dimensional motion, Newton's laws of motion, energy and momentum conservation, circular and rotational motion, statics, planetary motion, oscillations, and wave...

A complete set of lecture notes for an upper-division classical dynamics course. The course concentrates on those aspects of classical dynamics which can be studied analytically. Topics covered include oscillations, Keplerian orbits, two-body scattering, rotating frames of reference, rotation of...

A complete set of lecture notes for an upper-division electromagnetism course. The course concentrates on the derivation, properties, and uses of Maxwell's equations. Topics covered include electrostatics, dielectric and magnetic media, magnetic induction, electromagnetic energy and momentum...

A complete set of lecture notes for an upper-division thermodynamics and statistical mechanics course. Topics covered include elementary probability theory, classical thermodynamics, the thermodynamics of the atmosphere, heat engines, specific heat capacities of gases and solids, the Maxwell...

A complete set of lecture notes for a graduate quantum mechanics course. Topics covered include fundamentals of quantum mechanics, angular momentum, perturbation theory, and scattering. by: Richard Fitzpatrick (University of Texas)

Sugesstions on a course??! Hi all, I have been attending some classes on Elementary Differential Equations for a month or sth, since the spring semester started. I am a freshman by the way, math major, and this is my first semester! I haven't been officially registred in that class, but my...

length of grad assignments I'm taking my first grad courses this semester (I'm an undergrad), group theory and quantum mechanics, and grad quantum mechanics. so far neither is conceptual challenging and the former is pretty easy as I've taken abstract algebra before, however the graduate...

She said it's probably the hardest course I'll take in the physics program. Right now, I'm taking University Physics I with II right after. What's the best way I can prepare for the Modern Physics courses? PHYS 3315: Modern Physics I Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: PHYS 1301 and 1302, or PHYS...

I had been working through ph237 Gravitational Waves through Kip Thorne's website over the past year or so. It's been a few months since I visited and now the course is gone (but the link to the course is still there curiously). I tried emailing Thorne but as yet received no reply. Anybody...

Physics major with math minor. I need one 4000-level math course. Which should I pick? MATH 4320: Introduction to Stochastic Processes Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: MATH 3338. Generating functions, discrete and continuous versions of Poisson and Markov processes, branching and renewal...

I really need help in deciding what course to take next year. I want to have a career with something to do with computers/programming/electronics or even games. But I don't know what course to take, could anyone make some suggestions? How are the employment prospects in this field? Will I get...

Is one semester of quantum sufficient preparation for a QFT course?

I'm studying a QFT course, and we've been asked to consider why classical physicists found it useful to introduce electric and magnetic fields, but not fields for electrons or other particles. I'm completely stumped, and would appreciate any hints. thanks

what sort of topics should i be expecting in a basic first year uni physics course? the university websites are too general and don't usually give too much detail when desribing the topics covered

I'm new to programming languages in general and I discovered that engineering students at my university, of which I am one, have to take a first-year introductory course to programming in C. Apart from the fact that I'm clueless as to where to start, I'm looking for a good text which I can...

Anybody know the name of the MIT course number for Abstract Algebra . Is it even listed as a course on the MIT opencourseware website?

I am curious: I will have option to take grad courses as an undergrad; the ones I would like: Mathematical Physics, Advanced E&M. I will also have the ability to take a grad math course: nonlinear partial differential equations. Keeping in mind lab experience, how good would this look if I...

Hello. A few things first: I have been trying to figure this out off and on for at least half a year and only come up with hack-jobs, most of which either worked poorly or not at all. My math skills are rusty and my memory forgets formulas easily. Although my current problem involves...

Hello, all. I am trying to decide between a mathematics major and a physics major. I am thinking of taking the following course: MTH 210 Communicating in Mathematics. Here is the course description: A study of proof techniques used on mathematics. Intensive practice in reading...

Hi everybody, i will be soon starting my studings at Texas Lutheran University, in particular this spring semester. My classes begin on 15 january, so i thought to make a list of courses that i will take on my first year as a freshman there. I will be studing mathematics. I do not yet know for...

I completed a study of Michael Spivak's Calculus recently. If I want to broaden my mathematics knowledge to the point where I can take a rigorous differential geometry course at a nearby university (I think they are using a differential geometry book also by Spivak), what should I do over the...

[SOLVED] Intro course Twin Paradox Homework Statement You probably already know. One twin stays on earth. One goes 4ly away at .8c. The question asked a bunch of different things. How long does the twin on the ship think it takes. How long does the twin on Earth think it takes. How long...

I am reading Barton Zwiebach's 'A First Course in String Theory'. I expect I will finish up in about a month. Not that I understand it that well. I will put it aside and perhaps read it again in a couple of years. I took a peek at the book 'String Theory in a Nutshell' by Elias Kiritsis and...

If a student wanted to do well for a course, he should ask the lecturer before hand about the course and prepare for it before the semester. What sort of questions should the student ask the lecturer?

First, I did a general search on this topic here on Physics Forums, and found little useful information. Second, I know many of you are quite adamant in your dislike of online courses, but I'm in the military, so I take what I can get. On-campus courses are just not possible at this time. And...

I'm sure many of us don't need a teacher to learn a specific math subject, just a good textbook. Self-studying allows us to learn at our own pace, rather than at the pace the teacher sets for the whole class, though the pace we choose for ourselves may not be the correct pace. We can also...

Homework Statement Find the general indefinite integral of sinx/1-(sinx)^2 The Attempt at a Solution I arrived at tanxsecx(dx), rewrote it as sinx(1/cos^2 x) = cosxtanx = sinx However, I know that the correct answer is secx. WHY? Can anyone explain why using trig functions (ie, without using...

Hello. This question may be hard to desribe for people who do not go to my school and know the courses but i will try. I am going to include course descriptions from the coursebook below. Anyway, i am a sophmore physics major at Carnegie Mellon University. Let me add that i am doing an...

This is a very long story; please bare with me! I am a first year undergrad student nearing the end of the year. I am from South Africa (at the University of Cape Town). The way it is here, is that for your undergrad degree, it is standard to take two or one majors. In first year you take 4...

What mathematics and physics do you need to know to work out of Zwiebach's A First Course in String Theory? This is what i think i need to know; 1st year calculus 1st year linear algebra 1st year physics (Mechanics, Electromag, Vibrations..) 2nd year "Advanced engineering mathematics" 2nd...

I hear from advisors that it's better to take less rigorous classes in the summer because the course tends to go quite fast. I'm planning on taking Pre-Calculus in the summer so I can take Calculus in the regular school year next year. What are the risks? Any feedback or advice from those who've...

Hey, I'm in Grade 12 Physics in York Region School Board (Bayview SS) and I was talking to one of my friends who took the course and he said that the questions the teacher will give is much harder than anything in the book. In other words I'm looking to find more challanging questions for the...

I am asking a question...hope that someone could help me. I plan to sit in IISc examination for Physics MSc-PhD course entrance to be held in 2008. They have a criteriaon that one has to score atleast 60% in university exam.IISc exam is held before our final year (3rd year) examination...

I am a very good math student and trig is something that clicks to me. However, my main problem is actually understanding the question. There are two questions which I don't understand from an English point of view. Homework Statement Question 1: A man surveying a mine measures a length...

Hi, I am taking FINITE ELEMENT METHOD and NUMERICAL METHOD in this semester of my college and I am looking for any ONLINE COURSE on them, if available, at reasonable price (or student price). If anybody here can suggest me about it then it would be appreciated so much. I wonder if there...

Hi, I am taking this course: I am going to use some additionals books along with the course book ("Linear Algebra with Applications" by Keith. So, wondering if anyone can suggest me some good books? If you have time, can you see list of these books,and try picking good ones.. here...

im thinking of taking in 2008 the second semester a course in analysis of manifolds. now some of the preliminaries although not obligatory, are differnetial geometry and topology, i will not have them at that time, so i think to learn it by my own, will baby rudin and adult rudin books will...

Toronto:Can I take the entire ENG 4U course for summer school and graduate this year? I can not take ENG 4U during the school year and I have to graduate this year. Can I take the entire ENG 4U course for summer school and graduate this year? This question is for people who live in Toronto or...

I decided to take AP Chemistry but since the AP scores for the teacher at my school are spectacularly low, I decided to take it outside of school in an independent studies program my school offers. I expected the teacher to be more competent than my school's but, 3 weeks in, I have not had a...

Homework Statement the 2 kg ball is fired from point a with an Vo of 10 m/s up the smooth inclined plane. The angle is 37 degrees, it gives me the planes dimentions the ball rolls on, it is 1.5 m high and 2 m wide. It asks the distance in the x it lands. Also the velocity with which it...

ILC chemistry course grade 12... anyone taking it?? I'm on Unit 2 and i need help with some experiments...anyone here taking that course?help would be appreciated... thnx:redface:

What can you say about struggling hard to learn a Mathematics course while you are "young", not succeeding, but learning the same course effectively, later, when you are "not as young"? Meanwhile, you studied other Mathematics courses with acceptable success, but NOT that particular one with...

I am about to graduate as a mechanical engineer this coming August. I wish to further my study in physics. I wonder is it possible to change field since what I am about to obtain is a bachelor degree in engineering? I am really interested in physics but back then I had no choice. I do...

Hope this is the right place for this...Just wondering what you guys think about modern algebra course. Is it impossibly difficult? Is it fine? Extremely difficult to comprehend? Workload in general? I've taken math until Linear Algebra, and do to some circumstances, I'm looking at taking modern...

I'm thinking about taking the math GRE in December but I've never studied abstract algebra--all this about rings and groups just flies right over my head. Can anyone recommend a good introductory book? I'm thinking one of the Dover works might be good since they seem to emphasize problem...

I am registering for a mechanics course for the fall semester, and would like to know what math to review to prepare myself. The course description is as folows: Thanks

I have got a begginner's course in computer organisation this semester. The course consists of the basic stuff like types of memories and memory hierarchy with the detailed description of each etc etc. Now, what i really don't get is memmory mapping and how exactly data is read and written on...

Hi! I am signing up to take my first course in complex analysis this upcoming semester at my university. One of the professors with whom I am interested in taking the class is using Complex Analysis 2nd edition by Bak & Newman and the other one is using Complex Variables & Applications 7th...