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Hello folks. Roughly 10 years ago, during 9th grade, my science teacher Joe Macki let me go outside with him with a parabolic mirror and burn a hole through some paper during the optics lesson in 2014 or 2015, as I wanted to see if it was possible for a small parabolic mirror to do that. I...

I'm interested in developing resources for bright students who are in the last year or so of high school, and are looking to stretch themselves and tackle some science that's beyond the curriculum. These would, I hope, also be of value to students looking to bridge the gap between high school...

Hello, I am an 18 year old is high school with big dreams....albeit they are most likely going to end up pipe dreams but I am in love with Physics, Astronomy, and Robotics. I love everything that entails each area. Building and programming robots has always been a dream of mine but astronomy was...

Eighth grade has been going well so far but I'm horrified for high school. I'm probably not going to go to the same school as my friends and then I'll have to start all over again and then they'll all drift away from me and all of this will have been worth nothing. Also I skipped to algebra in...

…but then I dumbed down in later life :sorry: Here’s to hoping this visit would change that :woot:

I am a student in a high school and currently living in portugal

Hi, I'm Tafahhum, a high school student from Bangladesh. I find physics fun, because it explains every thing in this world. Physics works everywhere, from inside of an atom to the huge universe-everywhere. I enjoy learning about the answers of every 'why' that comes to my mind, and...

I'm a high school student in Alberta trying to decide my postsecondary pathway. I love physics and mathematics, and don't know whether I should study in physics or engineering.

I've been lurking on this site for over a decade (especially when my high school students ask me a particularly obscure physics-related question), so it's high time that I finally joined. I've teach in Pitt Meadows, BC, Canada, and I've been teaching for 25 years and counting. I love teaching...

Nice to meet you all. This year I've realized that I have a very poor understanding of physics because anytime a problem is explained to me, it just goes out the other ear. My physics teacher is an old German man with a demon in his soul, but his class is one of my favorites and is probably the...

Hello everyone, my name is Physics-nya (which is a combination of "physics" and "the sound a cat makes" ), because I was attracted by the famous thought experiment "Schrodinger's cat" and has made up my mind to learn physics at an early age. I am now a senior high school student of grade 12 in...

I'm a senior in high school taking AP Physics C (equivalent of college calculus based physics mechanics and electricity/magnetism). Through junior year I had a 3.9 unweighted, 4.33 weighted GPA with all A's besides a B and C sophomore year due to mental health issues explained in my application...

I'm Antonio (born in 2007), from Italy and I'm currently attending the third year of high school (scientific type). Physics is not my main interest, I prefer biology, but anyway I'm trying to understand as much as I can about this subject, that's why I joined.

Im going to make this quick High School Student currently in AP Physics 1 with strong math background(Currently in Calc BC) Problem: Consistently stuck at a B+ no matter how much practice Goal: Try to reach at-least an A- Issue: I find tests consist of materials that I haven't practiced before...

I am a physics teacher. Teaching high school physics for more than two decades. I love to interact with colleagues who can share the variations made in the field of physics especially in the high school curriculum. The terms usually change and this effect the exams for students due to the use of...

hii guys I am studen of physics in high school of Seattle.

I actually do not understand where to place this thread. Hope that it is a high school level problem. There are two triangles ABC and PQR. The vertex A is a middle of the side QR. The vertex P is a middle of the side BC. The line QR is a bisector of the angle BAC. The line BC is a bisector of...

[Mentor Note -- This thread start is outside of the normal scope of PF, but we are allowing it because it's a pretty well-done project for the level of the student] :smile: Hi all, I would like to share my high school engineering project - A Mini Airhockey table with Robotic Defender...

TL;DR Summary: Mechanical engineering,robotics,mechnics,dynamics Hi guys , I'm new to mechnics and I want to learn it for building robotic arm , but I find mechanics book topics somewhat difficult for me , what I need to learn to get started as I'm a highschool student with basic level math.

I'm trying to review some high school maths and work my way to Calculus and Linear Algebra, and I found these three translations of Japanese maths textbooks translated by the AMS and edited by Kunihiko Kodaira. The AMS links to them are: https://bookstore.ams.org/cdn-1669378252560/mawrld-8/...

I had learned everything in College Algebra in my Algebra II course in high school, and indeed (at least at my alma mater) in engineering, physics or math, no credit is even given for College Algebra. Perhaps what is going on here is that colleges can't trust that someone who has passed (even...

Hi As high school teacher, I sometimes have those extremely talanted and self driven pupils. In their final year, they are required to make a science or math project, roughly one month full-time studies, approx 15-20 pages report. This academic year, one of my students have learned some group...

Hi. I'm a high school student interested in applied math, including but not limited to climate modelling, auto differentiation, and simulations. It'd be really nice if I could get some experience in those fields in a structured learning environment, like an internship, with mentors if possible...

Dear members in this nice community, Let me introduce myself first. My name is Derek Liang, and I am from Canada. I hold a bachelor degree in math education, a PhD in math from China and a PhD in applied math from Canada. I have more than twenty years of experience teaching and tutoring math at...

Hi! I'm in my final year of high school and I need to present to a jury a 5 minute presentation on a physics question. I'm looking for a topic that would combine physics and everyday life , similar to explaining ball movement in a given sport through aerodynamics and movement trajectory. My...

While revising Rotational motion, I came across a qualitative question which blew me away. Meaning I couldn't even understand the question let alone answer it😅. It has to do with these objects called spinors which as I understand are evoked in quantum mechanics and Relativity. I am attaching the...

Hi there, I've taught high school stoichiometry (limiting reactant, theoretical yield, etc) for about a decade now focusing on both math (such as mol reactant to grams product) and related lab techniques (maximizing percent yield). I would like to expand my curriculum with some good readings...

Physics Forum is hugely informative, I somehow never taught about looking up such a forum and subsequently am very appreciative of the platform. I am a high school senior from Morocco and intend on majoring in physics abroad. I would appreciate any help with academic prospects counselling under...

Can you recommend introductory physics book for high school that contains E & M ? It should not have any integrals.

Dear Everyone, So I would like some recommendation for high school geometry books that are affordable and preferably e-books. Why do I need some books on high school geometry? I would like to improve my geometric reasoning. When I took high school geometry a decade and half ago, I was...

Hi Everybody, Could you please point me to some good video courses on Physics for the High School level and generally of the introductory level? What I could find meanwhile are: "How Things Work: An Introduction to Physics" from Coursera and "Intro to Physics" from Udacity. I am looking for...

Hi all I've long been a fan of the nrich site for maths and in recent years it has started to add a section on physics here. I also like IsaacPhysics although I haven't used it much in the past year so am still trying to get used to the new layout. I'm looking for other resources along this...

as the process has been given as an adiabatic one, dQ=0, further attempt is given in the attached files, but the problem is I got X=1 while the official key states it to be X=2.05, could anyone explain why

I attempted to run a lab that would allows us to calculate the magnetic field strength of a couple different neodymium magnets. I would love some feedback on it and ways that I could potentially make it better. The numbers I calculated were very far off from what I expected. Apparatus set up: I...

How did you find PF?: Searching for "high school and college physics teachers discussion forums" I am a "kiddo" in Physics, like Dr. Jill Biden ;-) and following a highly anti-recommended circuitous path have ended up doing data seance. That should tell you everything you need to know about my...

Is it a bad idea for me to get a master's in secondary education and teach high school (math) for a few years before I do a PhD? My main goal is to teach college. However, I've missed all the PhD application deadlines this year and figured I might as well pick up the HS teaching degree as a...

The Perimeter Institute of Theoretical Physics (http://www.perimeterinstitute.ca/about/about-perimeter ) is holding a question and answer session "Inspiring Future Women in Science – Live Q&A" for students and teachers on careers in science on February 11. In celebration of the UN...

Can you give me some high school papers or courses on p and c . I have a good source for problems but need a concise and compact course covering concepts. Thanks!

Can you review this high school trigonometry course. I am having a hard time finding a course about trigonometry for intermediates. I am clear with my basics and want to dive in deep now.Thanks for any suggestions!http://www.mecmath.net/trig/trigbook.pdf

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Good Morning While I am an engineer, my math training was deficient. On my own, I made up for it, but it was a struggle. For example, I always thought Algebra was the study of rate problems (e.g.: "If a train is going one way at one speed and the other is going that way at another, where will...

Dear everyone, My younger brother who is 15 years old and me, both live in the UK. He is determined to become a theoretical physicist like Zeldovich or Ginzburg. We have an opportunity to send him to a US high school because it is the best place to become and be a physicist. Could you please...

Hi, so I'm currently a senior high school student and I'm doing a research project on Astrophysics. I just need help on picking a topic as I know there is a lot out there. I need a project idea that is current but not too challenging as I am limited with resources. Thanks.

As a STEM teacher at a public high school, what are some things you like and dislike about your job?

Hey PF! I'm currently studying Algebra and Trigonometry and have been looking at university level math courses. I was hoping there are some to jump into preferably before calculus like crypt analysis, number theory, or combinatorics.Are there "fun" math courses to take that don't rely on...

Hi, I am a high school student doing a project on fluid dynamics and need to understand the relevant maths so that I can understand how to apply the mathematics of fluid flow (particularly air flow around a cylinder). I have a basic calculus understanding and need to understand the navier...

Homework Statement: So i need to find equations to help me with a bifiler suspension experiment in which i will use a rectangular drop bar as the oscillating object, also any help with the method of this experiment would be greatly appreciated. The end goal is to find the moment of inertia...

Homework Statement: Three particles A, B, and C, each of mass 𝑚, lie at rest in that order in a straight line on a smooth horizontal table. The particle A is then projected directly towards B with speed 𝑢. The masses of A, B, and C are now 𝑚, 2𝑚 and 3𝑚 respectively: Again find the fraction of...

Hello, I am currently a high school physics teacher in Chicago. I am thinking about going back to school to get a PHD in Physics. I currently have a B.S. in Applied Physics and a secondary education license. I would like to find a way to go back and get a PHD. I cannot afford to quit my job...

I'm currently in High School and I want to learn Physics for clearing our local Physics Olympiad then possibly the IPhO. I'm a 11th Grade Student in India. My math is quite strong so I have no problem is using Calculus. I have also noticed that my problem solving skills improve only when I do...