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A full-course dinner is a dinner consisting of multiple dishes, or courses. In its simplest form, it can consist of three or four courses; for example: first course, a main course, and dessert.

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    What Books and Websites Are Best for Learning Digital Electronics?

    Hi everyone, I am going to take a digital electronics course next sesmester. But, I know nothing about Digital Electronics. What books do you recommand for introduction to Digital Electronics? And, any website for this course? Thanks.
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    Good books for logic, proofs course?

    I have to teach the "bridge" course for junior level math and math ed majors on proofs and logic, and need to find a book. I do not like books that are mathematically vacuous. I.e. I want one that teaches how to prove things and then actually proves something of mathematical interest...
  3. Astronuc

    Vatican Offers Course on Demonic Possession to Tackle Shortage of Exorcists

    http://www.latimes.com/news/custom/showcase/la-fg-exorcist18feb18.story Faced with a shortage of skilled clerics, Vatican is offering a course on demonic possession. By Tracy Wilkinson, Times Staff Writer o:) OK, but it get's even better . . . . SAN MATEO COUNTY Gorilla...
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    Programs Help with math course selection for a physics major

    Hey everybody. I'm a long-time lurker who needs some help. I've just recently decided to become a physics major, and now I have a feeling that my math background is inadequate. I want to get some sort of math degree and take courses that would be useful for physics, but I don't have a lot of...
  5. V

    A short course on Bohm's theory.

    I would like to invite people who want to study Bohm's theory in this thread. The aim is to *study* the theory, because people who (think they) are confortable with quantum theory (such as me) sometimes don't know much about Bohm's formulation of it (such as me!). As there are some proponents...
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    Applied Math: A Math Major's Struggle with a New Course

    Hi all, my first post here. I am majoring in pure math, but have to take a course this semester called "intro to applied math". A sample of the homework is http://www4.ncsu.edu/eos/users/w/white/www/white/ma325/HThw2.pdf. I stared at this for two hours and had no clue how to find the...
  7. A

    Course called scientific and engineering computation

    course called "scientific and engineering computation" I am taking a course called "scientific and engineering computation" using the MATLAB program and I was just wondering where should I post questions on this topic?
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    Courses Is a Calculus Based Physics Course Right for Me?

    Although I have completed two semesters of basic physics, I'm going to need to take a calculus based physics course this spring. I am a bit concerned since it's been a while since I took calculus; does the course utilize calculus extensively (in terms of the amount of theorems one will have to...
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    Task on MTV Battle of the Sexes : Obstacle course atop moving trucks

    Task on MTV "Battle of the Sexes": Obstacle course atop moving trucks This may seem off-the-wall, but the competitive task used on tonight's installment of MTV's "Battle of the Sexes" seemed very physics-laden (this is a show that brings together former cast members from MTV shows "The Real...
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    Courses Explore Summer Course Options for Physics and More

    I have read that bunch of people have taken physics classes and other types of stuff over the summer, where could I find any information on these and any idea what types of courses are out there?
  11. J

    Speed of Open Strings: A First Course in String Theory

    In Zwiebach's book "A First Course in String Theory", I read that the endpoints of an open string move at light speed. Do any of the interior points of a string also travel at light speed?
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    Music What Is Bob's Experience at the Advanced Musicians Course and JCIC?

    Hi All, Tomorrow, at 11:45 am, I am off to Knellar Hall to attend the Annual (and National) Advanced Musicians Course. I will be there until Friday then I will be back in Portsmouth for a while and then I am off to the JCIC at a local Barracks until Sunday. I have to make a speech for the...
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    ANN: quantum field theory course.

    Hello All, Hendrik van Hees just started a qft course. Here's his announcement: We just started an online qft theory course, reading along Zee's textbook. Soon, it will be provided as a an online course at the supersymmetry web page: http://www.superstringtheory.com/ Since the...
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    What Are Antiparticles and Their Role in the Universe?

    I've been reading a lot lately, stephen hawkings mostly, a few others as well, but its difficult. The more things i read on the same subjects the better i understand the fundamental ideas, but its still difficult. One thing i have trouble grasping is anti particles. I've never been introduced to...
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    GR: A First Course in General Relativity

    I just flipped through a book on GR today called: A First Course in General Relativity by Bernard Schutz, and was instantly fascinated. I was blown away by the physical and mathematical richness of the subject. I always had the impression that learning it would be far down the road in my...
  16. himanshu121

    Choosing a Course at IIT India: Companies, Salary, Demand, Jobs

    I have been selected in Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in INDIA and on the basis of my Rank I can opt for the following fields 1 Aerospace Engineering (5 yrs Dual Deg, B.Tech/M.Tech) 2 Biotechnology (5 yrs Dual) 3 Integrated Physics (BS/MS) 4 Mathematics and Scientific Computing...
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    Air Flow Crash Course: Pressure Drop V. Vol, Speed, Duct Size & Shape

    Can anyone suggest a site where I can get a crash course in air flow? What I am looking for is pressure drop verses various volumes, speed, duct size, shape, etc. I have spent over an hour searching the net, but haven't had any luck. Thanks.
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    Analyzing Projectile Motion Data: How Do I Create Relevant Graphs?

    Hi I am trying to do the "making sense of data" coursework for the AS advancing physics course. The problem is in for this thursday and I can;t do it. We have been given data about an experiment which invovles a projectile leaving a tube. We know the initial velocity of the projectile, the...
  19. Ivan Seeking

    Avoiding A Crash Course In Planetary Defense

    Avoiding A “Crash Course” In Planetary Defense http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/technology/neo_defense_040310.html
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    Measuring Depth of Water in a Tank: Course Help

    Course help! Could PLZ on help on one thing. I don't know wot the following are and how they incorperate into my work course which is about meauring the depth of water in a tank using sound waves and messuring the time delay ogf the reflected wave. Resolution response time systematic bias or...
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    Navigating Physics 101: What to Expect in a University Course

    Maybe this is a dumb question, but I'm in the university general physics class(calculus-based). We just finished Conversions,Kinematics,Vectors.. Can anyone give me a hint as to the difficulty of the future subject matter? As far as the math,theories, anything is concerned? We go up to waves in...
  22. S

    Research Project Ideas for Senior Level Physics Course

    I have to take a Physics Project course where I would have to undertake a reserach endeavour whilst being supervised by a Professor at the university...any suggestions as to what this endeavour could be? This is a senior level underdergraduate course and my interest is in particle physics...
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    Exploring Physics: A Course Overview

    Hey everyone.. This semester I am taking my first physics course. Though I have been very interested in various topics in physics, I've never taken a proper course. What can I expect from it? I'm not really sure how physics is taught in courses.. It is general calculus based physics...
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    What is the task for AS physics sensing coursework?

    Hey i have to do a draft of my coursework what do you have to include in your as coursework for sensing I am not quite sure. Thanks for any help given! jared :smile:
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    Exploring Physics without a Course: Questions & Ideas

    Ok, I am not in any physics courses, programs, associations, nothing. I have never taken a physics course But I was just wondering a few things. 1) If you take two pieces of radioactive material, one of which is more radioactive than the other and put them beside each other, would anything...
  26. G

    Mechatronics Course: Is it a Good Study Subject?

    Does anyone know wat is this course about whether its good to choose it as my studying subject? thx
  27. M

    Help for College Anatomy Course Needed

    I realize this is probably not the right place, but I didn't notice and anatomy section. Anyhow, I figured it would fit in biology. Well, I have a friend in a Nursing program and she is having a bit of trouble in class. She is to the point where she has to score atleast 88 on her last 3...
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    Announcing QM Course: Study Group for JJ Sakurai's Modern Quantum Mechanics

    Hello, I'd like to announce an on-line study group that will start soon, reading "Modern Quantum Mechanics" by JJ Sakurai. More information can be found here: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/patrick.vanesch/NRQM_main_page.html people interested in participating can e-mail me. cheers...
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    What's Next After Linear Algebra for an Advanced Math Student?

    I'm a high school senior, and I've taken Multivariable Calculus and Differential Equations at the local community college. This semester I'm pursuing an independent study in Linear Algebra (because there's nothing else for me to take at the college). What is a typical course for a math major to...
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    An undergrad course: Ethics in Chemistry

    I am constructing an undergraduate course that deals with ethics in science, particularly in the field of chemistry. Does anybody have any suggestions on material I should cover, and any good books that are thought provoking enough that ought to be used?
  31. quantumdude

    Exploring Logic: A Complete Course in Logic Theory

    Hi there, thanks for coming to the thread about the single most widely abused word in all of internet discussion forumdom: logic. A few months back, I decided to pick up a textbook on the subject and work through it cover to cover. I’m about halfway done, but I thought I’d present the notes...
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