Physics student Definition and 86 Threads

Hey, So idk if this is in the right section but it might be so if it needs to be moved mods go ahead and move it my apologies in advance. I go to a liberal arts college, with a small physics department (great, short of 1 prof faculty) mostly lack of any serious funding, I did not transfer for a...

Hi guys, I'm just about to start university however because of some weird thing with advanced credits because I did IB, I have to declare what I want to take this year. I did a bunch of deliberation and finally settled on an Honours Physics degree. I'm wondering: what kind of job...

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My 14 year old son loves reading about particle physics and astronomy but hates his physics class. He said to me, "Mom, it's all about motion and vectors. It's boring." How do I encourage him to stick out the foundational stuff when he's really interested in quantum mechanics and dark matter? Is...

Hey all, my fiance needs ideas for xmas presents for me. When she asks me I really have no clue what I want, seeing that I'll be on break from school soon I think it would be neat to get some kind of programmable robot. Although, I'm completely new to programming and really have no clue as to...

Hi all people I'm writing this post just for saying things that are deep inside my heart and don't now who to tell. I don't know where it began but a day came that I found myself searching for physics stuff every where.reading,watching and listening anything related to physics.And enjoying...

Hello there everyone, I am also what you would call a non-traditional physics student. I will be 29 years old on September 24th and cannot imagine myself doing anything else in my career other than physics and astronomy. I received a bachelor's degree in pure mathematics in 2005, but ended...

Hello. I'm a physics student in high school, and I'm trying to design an experiment. I've encountered a small setback, though. Homework Statement Investigating the relationship between the speed of a table tennis ball and the force of air resistance exerted upon it. Homework...

Hello Everyone, I am an under graduate PHYSICS student and this year I am going to take INTRODUCTORY course in electronics. Can you suggest me a book on this subjects. Since I am a physics student so the book should also contain mathematical calculations (most of books don't contain one)...

I just started work in the lab and I'm finding myself having to build lots of circuits. Only problem is I have never studied these before ever, and don't even know the basics really. Can anyone recommend a concise intro to electronics which covers all the things I should know but not the things...

Hi everyone, I'm a final year student majoring in physics in china, but I feel very confusing about my future. since I have not applied for any master or PhD program this year, I plan to work for a year before I make any decision regarding my study next year. Personally I am interested in the...

Hello People : I'm a new member and a new physics student too. I need help in these points please 1- Its Known that when a ball falls on your head you are harmed but if the ball bounces off ur head the harm is greater bec the impulse in this case is doubled why?? 2- How far is infinity coming...

I am planning to take the A.P. Physics exam B at the end of the school year. My question is, will this be ridiculously difficult for me? In my regular physics class, we have quite a slow pace on moving forward (We're only on centripital force!). How much will I need to know in order to pass the...

Hi, I'm a second year physics student (doing a 4-year course) at Durham university and I really want to get some relevant work experience this summer. I've looked into a fair number of placement programmes (like IAESTE UK, the Nuffield Foundation, RISE etc.) both abroad and in the UK, but...

Hey people. I'm currently in a situation of finishing my BSc in Chemistry and about to start a MSc in mathematical biology and biophysical chemistry at the University of Warwick (This is the UK). I'm currently pondering what to do with my future career. Personally, Having spent 3 years...

hi, I am a student 18 years of age, I am currently starting my first year of physics, and I've got an exam coming up, on mechanics, materials and waves i can't seem to get a grip on hookes law, could someone explain it please?

I'm a physics student and need to get my foreign language proficiency requirement out of the way. I have been considering French, Russian, or German, but just cannot decide. French and Russian strike me as beautiful when spoken and all three languages have rich histories. Which of these three...

Right now I'm a freshman physics student, interested in eventually going to grad school for theoretical physics. I may transfer and go for a mathematical physics degree at another schppl, but I can't help but wonder how much math is acutally needed past partial differential equations. Will...

Hi. I have a question to ask the countless physics students on this forum. I just completed my gr 12 physics course (SPH 4U) and I absolutely loved it! The teacher was awesome, he had so much passion for the subject and he would go out of his way to tell us about how he majored in physics...

Hi everyone, I am physics student (junior), and I just signed up for a research project with an engineering lab (more or less common at my school) There's a lot of other undergrads working there, but no-one else from physics. (it's mostly biomed-E students) So far it's starting out pretty...

Hi I am doing my phd in physics. I am working on experimental physics. My work involves some numerical analysis using Matlab, and finite element analysis also. I know c/c++ pretty well. I am planning to get knowledge on finance by self study and look for finance jobs after graduation. is it...

I am new to Physics and I need help on this problem A skater increases her speed uniformly from 2.0 meters per second to 7.0 meters per second over a distance of 12 meters. The magnitude of her acceleration as she travels this 12 meters is? A. 2.4 m/s squared B. 3.8 m/s squared C. 1.9...

He guys. I am a 28 year old student. I spent several years in the Army and I am just finishing a AS degree in Respiratory therapy. My question is ever since I was a little kid I was amazed by Physics. Upon my decision to attend USF to work toward a BS in Applied physics I realized I have...

i am currently momentum, work, energy and power in physics and i am currently confused in a few concepts. This question states that: A car with mass 1500kg accelerates from 0 to 100km/hr in 4 seconds. calculate the power output of the car. -- My teacher states to solve this question...

Normaly what do undergraduate physics students do in their final year report or thesis? 1. Create new theories? Unlikely but not impossible. 2. Simulation? What do they simulate and what computer programe do they use? Thanks.

I'm fairly new here and I was in search of some help to clarify some problems. I know that it may sound very easy to most on this forum but I seem to be having a tough time with straight-line (linear) motion problems. When being asked specific questions in a problem I notice that one has to go...

Hey Im a physics student and was told that a mechanical engineer may think or i good idea to help so here goes... (this is what I've posted in the physics forum) Hello I have to complete an experimental physics project for high school physics this year and with help of the physics...

Hi everyone I have a few conceptual questions about velocity and acceleration. Can an object increase in speed as its acceleration decreases? If it does, can you guys give me an example? Can an object have zero velocity and nonzero acceleration at the same time? Also give some examples...

I need a book that will explain tha statistical methods that we use in the analysis of the laboratory exercises done in the first years of a physics course. Stuff like standard deviation, standard error etc and also in handling errors. I know the formulas and some general instructions on where...

hey everyone, I'm going to be starting my first year as a physics major, I was wondering if there were any books that anyone would recommend, textbook or othereise that I check out. I was thinking about getting the Feynman Lecture on Physics. Any suggestions? Thanks :smile: dleacock

I'm currently working towards my MSc in physics. Pretty much all I have left is to finish my thesis project. I hope to have the research portion done by december and my thesis written and defense done by february, so I've started looking for work. The problem is I've never had a job in...

Hello everyone, I am a student living in Canada and I am in grade 12. We have finsihed applying for universities. Now the hard part is to decide which one to go to. (I'm thinking University of Toronto, Waterloo, Queens or Guelph). The main question I had is that I plan on going to grad school...

Hello everyone, I wasn't quite sure which forum to fit this under so if it's the wrong one please forgive me. I recently wrote the following for my campus's humor magazine but I have a feeling like other people here will enjoy it as well. :smile: For the record, P121 is the physics course on...

Hey all, I'm a junior in high school and taking physics. My teacher isn't really one of the best teachers, and we do nothing from a textbook, all done from her drawings/lectures from a whiteboard. It's safe to say I'm just about completely lost in that class. We have a test coming up...

Hello, I'm new here and am searching the internet in desperate need of help. As the title states I am a beginning physics student at the college level and today, a month into my course, I am completely lost. Please understand that I have never experienced physics until a month ago so this is...

Sick Physics student needs Help! I was sick for one day of my Physics class and I missed the lecture on Equilibrium. I thought that I could just read the book and learn from there... but The book speaks a whole different language than my teacher. I have no Idea how to do these problems, and...