Preparation Definition and 198 Threads

I have been reading this explanation about superpositions and mixtures. The author takes the example of two non-overlapping regions in space, each covered by a gaussian wavefunction. He goes on to compare the superposition and the mixture made up of those two gaussian functions, based on their...

I'm looking for a book to self-study this summer before my last course of Bachillerato (A Levels or High School in other countries). My performance in Mathematics has only improved and I've just been given the maximum mark this last term (10/10 or A+). This has motivated me a lot to keep...

Hello all: I just finished my last semester at a community college, and I'll be starting at a university in the fall. I'm a little concerned with my preparation, especially in mathematics. My major choices were nuclear engineering and physics on my application, so I could be majoring in either...

I am A few months from going to college and I want to ask you guys what to expect and how to prepare.Thank you :)

What is the difference in the preparation of superposition for the 2 cases where: 1. The system is in either one state.. for example.. one electron in spin up or spin down. Do these interfere? 2. The system is in superposition of two states (for example 2 entangled electrons that is spin up and...

I am currently doing a project on sunscreen analysis using UV Vis Spectroscopy and I am using slides to prepare my samples for measurement.My setback is how to make the samples uniform so as not to affect the transmittance and absorbance results.Any ideas on how i can successfully makes all the...

Hi, I am new to this forum. I aim to crack the national physics olympiad 2016. Please provide me the necessary guidance about the topics, and way to study.Thanks.

How should I prove this? From John Preskill's quantum computation & quantum information lecture notes(chapter 5) If a pure state is drawn randomly from the ensemble{|φx〉,px}, so that the density matrix is ρ = ∑px|φx〉<φx| Then, H(X)≥S(ρ) where H stands for Shannon entropy of probability {px}...

Dear P.F. friends, I am a college sophomore with double majors in microbiology & mathematics, and I am currently trying to prepare for the Calculus II credit examination (which is on next Wednesday) to get a credit for Calculus II in my college and take a linear algebra and multivariable...

I'm part of the math club at my college. Recently the professor who runs the club a mock Putnam exam using the same test format (two three hour sessions) with problems recycled from old tests. I didn't know exactly what I was walking into since by an odd coincidence "Putnam" also happens to...

Homework Statement Knowing that HCl is strong acid we want to prepare HCl solution of pH=4.2.starting from a solution of pH=2.9.Explain briefly the procedure that should be followed to do this operation. Homework Equations pH=-log(H3O+) 3. The Attempt at a Solution [/B] I calculated: At...

In this thread: https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/pure-math-preparation-the-ultimate-high-school-pre-university-book-thread.307797/ the author presented a great set of resources for a good high school and pre-university preparation. What I like about this list is that it gives a solid...

During the Physics GRE Subject Test there is no formula sheet given and none can be brought in. It is best to try and memorize these fundamental formulas. Please feel free to link to other useful formula sheets.

I'm just reaching out to fellow graduate students who have already been through this. I'm about one month out from starting classes for physics phD program. Here are my concerns/questions: There is a preliminary exam; if students do not reach a certain percentage they will recommend (and may...

and grad school as well. Hi, I'm a physics major at UCSD (3rd best UC school; behind UCLA and UC Berkeley) , and I'm looking for general advice in doing well in my upper division courses, since I'm fairly nervous. I know I will be in smaller classes filled with the next Einsteins and Feynmans...

My name is Caleb, I am 12 years old and going into 8th Grade. I will be taking a geometry course next year and my dad suggested coming here for a Summer assignment. What would be some good assignments (links, advice, observable experiments, etc.) that would prepare me for my geometry course?

Hello PF! I've come here for help again. I am entering as a freshman this fall, and I really, really want to participate in a research as soon as I can. However, I am aware of my lack of knowledge in physics, research techniques and utilities and such. What can I do to prepare for research? I...

Hey guys. I've been accepted to attend a summer school at Cambridge this year and they have sent me a part of a quantum mechanics introductory textbook to do at home beforehand. However, I am having a lot of difficulty with it even the first few examples where they are trying to get you used...

what books should one follow if he or she gets selected and want to participate in International Physics Olympiad?

Hello. I wanted to complete my preparation in algebra 2 and precalculus so that I can tackle Spivak's "Calculus." I have a few options in front of me. I can either go: 1. through the Art of Problem Solving series rather quickly to be prepared. The issue with that is that some members here...

Hi there! I am a second year undergraduate students and planning to take GRE. When should I apply it? What should I prepare for this test? Are there any sample questions of the test available? Thanks a lot for helping.

I'm a current junior considering applying to graduate school next year (I'm tossing up between applying for certain applied physics programs and going into finance). I was wondering how much preparation people found necessary to take the general GRE. I'm not sure whether it would be better to...

How to stop getting ahead of oneself during exam preparation? I have my final semester exams coming-up for my masters course.I sometimes start to day-dream about what my life would be like after I ''passed'' the exams. I try and control the thoughts whenever I can but it pops-up at some...

Hi everyone, asking for course advice again. Some background: I am on a quarter system, this coming winter quarter I am registered for: General relativity Elementary Particle Physics (I) Real Analysis (I) Modern Algebra (II) I'm currently a 3rd year physics major finishing up 4th year courses...

I've got a Physics Olympiad coming up in a couple of months. Here is one paper from it: http://www.physics.ox.ac.uk/olympiad/Downloads/PastPapers/BPhO_Round_1_2013_prt_2.pdf If you would look through a couple of the questions I'm sure you'll get the flavour. I'll reproduce one of them here...

Following my previous thread, it seems I don't have the background to apply to MS programs in mathematics directly since I was an undergraduate computer science major. If I need to supplement the courses I have taken in order to gain acceptance to a top program for an MS in mathematics, would...

I am an undergraduate EE major specializing in signal processing and my ultimate goal is to do neuroengineering research at a university. I am graduating this Fall so I will have to take the GRE sometime during the semester. I want to score as high as possible on the GRE but I feel like if I...

Hello, I am offered a work to prepare a 3rd grade Physics work sheet. And , I am offered a payment of $20 per grade. They have given me 5chapters and it would take a month to prepare. What is the normal payment give to prepare a worksheet on Physics. How much should I be offered?

Hi, I am from India and I want to prepare for IIT-JAM in physics. Now, I am in first year of B.Sc. I want name of books and other informations related to it. Please, guide me.

What are the various methods by which plasma can be prepared? And is there any method by which it can be prepared easily?

Hello all. I am new here. I have a physics final in two weeks and I want to know how to get prepared for it. What are some strategies to complete the problems. I would appreciate all of your input. Thank you.

Hi, I am a student in physics who completed his masters (5 years degree) in physics (fundamental and theoretical physics) and didn't have any success in finding a PhD position since then. I am still waiting for an answer from my last opportunity in entering a PhD by next fall, but my history...

Hi, I will be enrolling in an Analysis I course (highly theoretical calculus course, emphasizes proofs) at UofT this upcoming fall and was wondering if there are any materials that can adequately prepare me for this course.

hi, i'm an agriculture engineer and i want to take graduate degree in Physics -especially Astrophysics. I'm 36 years old. i need to remember many course. therefore, I'm searching best books in this forum. but i can't make a decision which them are the best... also i have these books...

So I've just finished my first year in physics and survived :) I have 3 or so months all to myself, so I figure I can spare a little bit of time to study some maths and physics in preparation for second year (the first semester course is purely quantum mechanics). I have Fundamentals of Quantum...

Capacitor Resistors problem, URGENT PLZ, exam preparation Homework Statement In the following transient circuit, assume at t<0, the circuit is at steady state. Assume vc(t) is the voltage across the capacitor and v0 (t) is the output voltage as shown: Find (a) vc(0+) (b) vc(∞) (c)...

I chose physics knowing that I probably will not go to graduate school for pure physics. I'm interested in interdisciplinary research whether that is in EE, biophysics, or Earth science, etc I do not yet know (though I'm leaning geophysics). I switched from engineering to physics because I like...

Whenever people ask what jobs they can do with a B.S. in physics (and to a lesser extent with an M.S. or Ph.D.), one of the first suggestions offered is that they can become a programmer. In my opinion, this is seriously wrong and harmful advice. Look at the standard courses that physics...

how are NO and HNO3 produced during the preparation of Nitrogen using NH4Cl and NaNO3 removed so that purer product could be obtained

In 1994 I attended a symposium at University College London to celebrate the centenary of William Ramsay's discovery of argon. In a rather remarkable presentation there some slides were shown of some beautiful clear large crystals in a sealed quartz flask. If my memory is not playing tricks...

Hello everyone, I prepare my first article (gas turbine modelling) in english language to register for PhD conferment procedure, and because I am not an englishman, I am sure the writing style is not too good. Some part is already "polished" by a friend of mine, but he has no time to do the...

Homework Statement Hi. The combination of Fe(II), H2O, Cl- y NH4+ yields 3 coordination compounds, one of which is: [Fe(H2O)6]Cl2 Which are the other ones? Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution Even though I sort of know how the compounds could be formed I don't why or rather , how...

Hello all I currently attend a California community college where I am preparing to transfer to a University of California campus - hopefully Berkeley - to study physics. I've had no difficulty in my lower division math and physics courses (calculus, differential equations, linear algebra...

Lately I have been reading about nonlinear systems and chaos. It's fascinating and I would like to know more about how I could prepare myself to possibly study this in grad school. I would be interested in looking at biological systems such as neural networks or even animal populations. I'm a...

hey i am from India is there any any good book dealing with problems similar to experimental part of physics olympiad which is available in india. or any site which has videos on physics experiment.

If I have some polystyrene and want to analyze it using FTIR for trace elements, what type of sample preparation should I look into? If I were to use a liquid sample preparation, I wouldn't be able to use say, toluene, because the two structures are similar, correct (aromatic)? On the other...

hi guys, How can I prepare 20 mM sodium phosphate buffer (pH 6.9) containing 10 mM NaCl ? I mean how many grams of sodium dihydrogenphosphate, disodium hydrogenphosphate and sodium chloride are needed for 1 L of buffer solution. The buffer solution is prepared at room temperature (25C) and...

I am currently a biological engineering major, minor in math and computational neuroscience. I have a passion for math, physics, and biology and feel that the perfect field for me is neuroscience, but I'm having trouble determining which subfield of neuroscience best suits me and the best...

I'm signed up to take Advanced Calculus 1 for the Fall semester, I think it's the equivalent of an intro Real Analysis course. I want to prepare ahead of time, especially because I heard it's challenging, does anyone know any books I can use to get a feel for the topic? I'm not too good with...

Hi, Next year I will be a numerical methods course as part of my Mathematics minor (CS major). I want to prepare for this course in the summer. How can I best prepare for this class considering I have never used Matlab before?