Education Definition and 519 Threads

I recently posted about a browser-based educational app that graphs the position, velocity, and acceleration of the mouse's vertical motion. In the same spirit, I've written an app that demonstrates the statistical basis of the second law of thermodynamics by simulating the free expansion of a...

My mom always used to tell me that girls are attracted to guys with a good education but now I'm thinking it was something she just told to get me to study. I've noticed that I have no more luck with girls than my friends who don't have an education past high school and that in many cases, guys...

I'm 21 years old, living in India. Due to my psychiatrists misdiagnosing my illness, I was given the wrong medicines, and due to the mental damage caused by them, my academic record is terrible. I technically haven't even passed 12th grade. Due to personal and financial issues, I can't go to...

Hi to everyone, this is my first post in this forum. I am really stressed and confused at the moment. I really need help from a Cambridge student/teacher/alumni. (This is going to be a long post, so bear with me) I am a Thai student, who was in the top finals of Thailand's Physics Olympiad...

I will be working as an assistant for the first time in my life soon. I wanted to ask your opinions on teaching people to learn from physics journals. When I started doing real research, I think the first problem I came across was that reading journals is hard, and learning from them is even...

This feels like a strange question but it's something I've often wondered so I was curious about other peoples opinions. I'm currently half way through a Chemistry degree and have been doing reasonably well. However I feel that the chemistry knowledge I have is only good for helping me answer...

I want to cure the major diseases like Ebola, cancer, and ALS. What do I need to do?

I hold a 3 year BEng in Mechanical from a British university and currently I am working. I want to switch over to Physics. I am planning to do a BSc degree with Physics major from an distance education university in India namely IGNOU i.e. Indira Gandhi National Open University. This program...

I'm having serious problems deciding on a path for my education. Recently I've self-studied physics and considered a physics major, but I'm having problems staying motivated and interested in it. The math is also becoming a problem. I'm not sure that I would survive 4 years of it. The main...

Hi I am a student from a developing country where I attend a British based university which is fully accredited by the royal charter. I am currently an undergrad studying for a double degree one in medical physics and the other in applied chemistry. I am working towards qualifying for a position...

Hi, I have a Degree in Pure Physics and I was recruited last year as a cadet hydrographer for a mine. Hydrography is the branch of applied sciences which deals with the measurement and description of the physical features of terrestrial water catchments, as well as with the prediction of their...

I am looking forward to joining discussions here. My Backgroud is 2 years "applied physics", 5 years education for teaching in visual communication (art), 15 years experience as a database software developer. Now I am looking for a job as a software tester. Software Testing is similar to being...

Hi, I'm looking for a great software for drawing illustrations in physics (Graphs, geometry, box drawings, integral and area 2d Graphs) and perhaps some trigonometry (triangles, Graphs, unit circles with angles/degree). I'm on a windows computer and the purpose is for making textbooks and ebooks?

I'm currently pursuing a career in Automotive engineering in Australia, I'm hoping for some advice such as educational requirements, how to get into automotive engineering through a bachelor or master of mechanical engineering, etc.

Hello Physics People on the Forum, We are home educating and writers both- mother and daughter. Always getting asked questions I'd love to know more of the answer to, in fact knowing any of it would be a start. Look forward to talking. Jessie and Mary

Hey everyone, I'm curious what you guys think about the cost of tuition/fees and the education you're receiving. I'm a few years out from grad school, however, I want to make sure I know where I'm aiming to go. Obviously I looked at all levels of schools, and obviously somewhere like...

ZapperZ submitted a new PF Insights post Early Physics Education in High Schools Continue reading the Original PF Insights Post.

In case you haven't come across it yet, there is a very informative overview of the history of physics education in the US, starting all the way from the 1860s. D.E. Meltzer and V.K. Otero, Am. J. Phys. v.83, p.447 (2015). It is 12 pages long, and covers some of the most significant movement...

I am a third year undergraduate physics major. Often time people ask what I want to do with physics, and I didn't really have an answer for them. I guess I always assumed I'd pursue a masters degree in some kind of engineering, but I want to be able to do something that I'm passionate about...

Hello, has anyone here had anxiety issues when taking tests before and noticed a difference in performance after taking medication? I have pretty bad anxiety before my exams, and find myself making very little mistakes that still show I understand the material. For example, when asked to...

I am a k-12 digital integration teacher/ technology director. Looking for validation to use sketchup pro 2015 as the primary CAD software for 9-12. Is sketchup sufficient to teach/train students who graduate high school and go to university programs or technical schools or do we need to use...

In the light of this policy https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/what-is-the-pfs-policy-on-lorentz-ether-theory-and-block-universe.772224/ , is it now considered acceptable to teach relativity by starting out with Lorentz Ether Theory (LET) and its Newtonian time which appears to be...

Hi, am a student who studies physics in university. I want to know does laser technology is good choice for career.

A recent thread started with this OP That OP and the answers that followed seem terribly overwrought as they struggled to answer using mostly verbage. IMO, the OP could be answered better and with less effort with a block diagram. The OP of that quesition asked what happens if you vary one...

First post, but have seen some great information while lurking. Here is the situation. I am 35. I dropped out of high school and entered the IT world at age 17. I went back and got my GED at 25 (got tired of lying on applications!). I have always had gainful employment. I work in telecom...

My name is Lara and I"m posting on behalf of my boyfriend who has a degree in Architecture from Cal Poly Pomona. He's been working since college on movie sets as a production designer (building/designing sets). He recently realized a passion for the Aerospace field and specifically wants to work...

hello all. I am high science teacher. I've been teaching advanced science (including physics) classes for almost 25 years. I am retiring after next year and am looking to some sort of part-time career after retirement. To that end ... I would like to teach introductory physics classes at the...

Hi guys! Sorry for a really dumb question, but I want to study particle physics more in depth, since our university course didn't really satisfy me that much (and, when it comes to physics, I want to know everything I can get to). Can someone give me a general list of things I should know and...

Hello Everyone, I am a young college student that just realized how little of an education I received growing up and attending school in Southern Mississippi. I won't say that it is entirely the fault of my teachers, as soon as I realized I could graduate while barely passing Algebra one I did...

I'm hoping that this becomes more of a discussion than a rant on my part, because I really am curious to hear your opinions. In my opinion, the whole concept of "general education" has gone a little too far. I go to a state university (not liberal arts), but the classes I have taken in order to...

http://www.aapt.org/Conferences/sm2015/ "The 2015 AAPT Summer meeting will take place on the campus of the University of Maryland, College Park. College Park, Maryland is also the home of the American Association of Physics Teachers." Abstract submissions are now open... until Feb 25...

Im going to start at a university after this summer, but I am not quite sure what to choose. I get B's/10 in both mathematics and physics but i just don't know if I am good enough to take physics. Both robotics and physics interest me a lot but robotics.

For example: $$ y^{2} = 25- x^{2} $$ $$ y = \sqrt{25- x^{2}} , -5\leq x\leq 5 $$ This part: $$ , -5\leq x\leq 5 $$ What is the name of this?If it were a function, it would be the domain. And for equations, and resolutions of equations, what is the name? Other example, the equation: xy = 1...

Hello, I would like to apply for Masters Course in Italy. Being an International student do I need to give IELTS/TOEFL for admission?

Hello friends , I pass out in year 2013 as an Electrical Engineer. Now I want to continue my ms from USA. Please suggest me best Universities for MS Programs in USA so that I can apply for it.

My counselors, advisers, and teachers are tired of me so I've come here for some help. I've been interested in renewable energy since I was much younger, but was wondering what kind of path one goes down to dive into becoming a part of the research involved in figuring out our problems with...

On youtube I found a reference to systems physics . Does anyone know what systems physics is? Video:

Hello all! I'm getting my PhD in theoretical cosmology in August and I'm trying to figure out the intersection between what I WANT to do and what I CAN do. Does anyone know much about Physics Education Research? I find education fascinating and I'm seriously considering applying to some great...

Ever since I was about 11 years old, my dream has been to pursue a career in any scientific field whatsoever (I practically enjoy learning about all of them!). I ended up being enchanted by the magic of physics at an early age as well, thanks to my childhood heroes such as Carl Sagan, Stephen...

Watching this video swirled a lot of thoughts and emotions in my mind. After the UNC scandal, it all makes more sense. In my mind we are completely selling these kids out. The video brags about the colleges some kids get recruited for, yet it doesn't talk about how many get drafted. So the kids...

So, I've got three sisters, and one of them's just starting preschool/six-years-school. She seems to be a rather quick learner (and bright, if that's something you can be at five, six), and when she's paying attention to something the younger one (who's quite creative) usually follows. So...

I've decided that I would like to pursue a career in physics. Before I decide to devote my life to it (I am in year 9, so there's really no rush), I would like to find out more about it. However I am only 15, so most information I find is far beyond my intelligence. What I would like to know is...

Hello Everyone. I'm pretty much a newb on the forum so please go easy :). My name is Mark, I'm from England, I'm in the late stages of my 15th age and I'm Home Educated. Now.. Where to start? I guess Primary School would be sufficient. Well, I started it as every other child does, however over...

Would you guys suggest taking more advanced courses in physics or education for a junior and senior course load to prepare for grad school when you're majoring in physics education post undergrad?

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Here in Spain all of them are independent subjects at university and last year of high school, but in the first years of high school the contents related with physics and chemistry are joined in the same subject. The same happens with biology and geology. Therefore, high school physics teachers...

im planing to educate myself . on quantum mechanics/physics . so could you please refer me 1 good fundamental QM text / reference book . and 1 book that covers all the theories on time ( space time , time line ...)

So I'm a high school student that's graduating this year, and I know generally what I want to do, but need to do research. What I would like to ask in this thread is related to double majors, for reference money isn't really a limiting factor, I just want to make proper career choices. I...

Hello! I just created an account and this is my first post for this site. I am interested in studying a field that deals with particles in space, and after I did some research I decided Astrophysics is a suitable field for this interest. After I did some research on Astrophysics, I noticed that...

Give us a set of examples of what you do regularly and how your education has played a part in that process.