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Hello, I'm entering my final year of Mechanical Engineering undergrad. I've always had interest in aerospace like most others, but opted to avoid overspecializing at the beginning. During my undergrad career I've participated in clubs involving space and satellites, and I participated in...

Hi everyone. This scenario does not apply to me, but I've seen a number of threads on Reddit as well as here on PF about those who have "failed out of" a PhD program (be it in physics, math, or some other field), due to not passing the comprehensive exam or not passing their PhD courses. What I...

First off, forgive me if this question has been posted and answered prior. I'm a non-traditional physics student and should complete my BS degree in December of this year; I have a previous BA in English, for whatever that's worth (the market says it's not worth much). I'm looking to attend...

Homework Statement So, I'm getting two blocks of zeroes in my console output from this program. After much effort (and stack exchange) I'm still unable to get it working. Could someone point me to a solution? Mod note: Added code tags Homework Equations #include<iostream> #include<iomanip>...

Which medical physics program is better between Duke MS, UPenn MS, or Vanderbilt DMP? I would have to pay for penn and Duke but tuition would be taken care of at Vanderbilt. Thanks!

I'm desperate to continue my physics education in the fall of 2016. I applied to NIU for a physics master because of its July deadline. Does anyone know of any other physics master programs with open deadlines?

I have a bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering from a good university in India. I studied physics in Senior Secondary(10+1,10+2). But I have no individual research experience in physics at bachelors level because in the engineering college we had no choice of major/minor subjects like they...

Hi. I am a perspective PhD student interested. It seems Pitt is the best offer I can get.Does anyone know about the PhD program at University of Pittsburgh? Is Pitt a good choice for my future academic career?

Homework Statement Write a program that reads in any characters from the keyboard, sums up only characters corresponding to a digit and prints the result on the screen. The program will exit when the character 'Q' is entered (upper or lowercase). Example: Input = 9 8 q Output = The total is...

http://www.uottawa.ca/academic/info/regist/calendars/programs/1564.html I am looking at this program and it looks awesome. However looking at year #2, it looks pretty brutal from my newb perspective.. My question is; is this as brutal as I think it is, or is this program putting courses...

I'd like an idea about simulation programs and how it can be applied to industries. Here is some of the simulation program ideas I happen to run across on Google. All the way from data calculations, 2D cell game to 3D crash proof simulations. I want to hear your thoughts and some of the most...

I got accepted into a PhD program this Friday! I am both very excited and nervous for this opportunity. I received a RA (19 grand for 9 months and an additional 6 grand for over the summer, totally 25 grand/yr), which states that I will be working on stochastic stability and control of...

A user types a word and a number on a single line. Read them into the provided variables. Then print: word_number. End with newline. Example output if user entered: Amy 5 Amy_5 #include <iostream> #include <string> using namespace std; int main() { string userWord; int userNum = 0...

Hi everyone, I have applied to the LIGO summer program. But I'm not from Caltech. I'm wondering if anyone has heard back from Caltech yet. Thanks

I am finishing grade 12 and want to pursue a career in physics/mathematics. I applied to, and was accepted into said programs at McMaster, Queen's, and University of Western Ontario. I was wondering whether anyone had a specific advantage over another? (Undergrad)

Hey guys, I am a brand new member here on this forum and am in need of some advice within the realm of NucEngineering within the general sense. I started college years back in 2008, but have since dropped out for lack of interest and a few other personal issues. I have been in the restaurant...

Hello I'm using C++11. I had a bug (about one variable which changed at some point ), so in order to find out where it is I pass all const arguments by reference (to all functions of the program). At one point one variable must be changed, and I wonder if there is a way to convert that const...

Hi, has anyone applied to Perimeter Institute 2016 Undergraduate summer program? I just wonder how competitive this program is.

Is there any program that could find approximate solutions to any equations system? For example to N-body problem (equations)? Could it also find a function from differential equations like N-body problem ones? If so ,then why are N-body simulators needed?

Hello! So I've recently been accepted to the University of Ottawa in the program of: Honours Bachelor's of Science in Physics/Bachelor's of Applied Science in Electrical Engineering. It's a double degree program for 5-6 years. I'm basically wondering if I should go to this university and this...

Consider the simplest possible program. 1) Can it be created and maintained without an operating system? 2a) If not, and if other programs exist in that system, is the first ready at all times to interact with the others - or at least some others? 2b) If it is ready, does it need to be prompted...

Homework Statement I am writing a program that will calculate the average and standard deviation given data by the user. The data is entered into a vector. The size of the vector is also determined by the user. When the user enters the size of their vector, they need to enter a positive...

I am doing my thesis now and I will write it in Latex. But I need some kind of program to draw figures on communication symbols such as antennas, ADC converters, block diagrams with addition/subtraction/multiplication. Probably this can be done in Latex, if so i would need some guidance on...

Hi! I'm currently looking to do a bsc with honours in physics at the University of Auckland. I expect to do most of the postgraduate (700) courses by year 3/4 and the 100, 200, 300 courses in years 1 2 and 3. I will also be taking some 100 courses in computer science and 200 and 300 ones in...

I am a high school student who knows C language.I am very interested in the field of computer science and I want to develope my own websites and programming languages too.And I have very little time.Since I have chosen Science as my major subject I have got a lot to study.I have 3 months of...

Homework Statement First of all, I used the Window xp & Compaq Visual Fortran 6.6 installed in VMware workstation. In my case, there are no compile and link errors in source code, and excuting that program is also done. But I want to generate 300 random numbers by using my program (Log-normally...

Hello all, I'm a junior math major at uc Berkeley. And I'll be applying to physics Ph.D. programs. I have taken almost all required physics undergraduate courses, and have already finished about six graduate physics courses. And I got A on all of these classes. I expect myself to finish more...

In decoherence, regarding the problem of outcomes or how improper mixture becomes proper.. is there any unification program (any papers, etc.) that can shed light on it or will the two remain forever not connected?

Hello everyone, m a medico.. i was wondering how's the bioinformatics MS program at Northeastern[Boston].. Does their co-op program guarantee a job? how are the salaries initially? would be a great help if someone shares any info.

I'm from Pakistan. I'm currently in 12th grade. It's time that I decide which program to do bachelors in. My interests are always changing. I've some basic experience in computer programming. Physics has always interested me. But in the recent years I have become extremely enthusiastic about...

Hello everyone, I've been doing a little thinking lately about the University I'll very probably be attending to major in astrophysics. I read a review from someone, and I know not all reviews are to be trusted, I wasn't even sure if this person majored in physics, but the review said that the...

Well I'm in grade 11 and for an investigation I decided I'd observe the behavior of protons once the neutrons and electrons are removed from the atom. Specifically I want to observe how the acceleration at which the protons move apart from each other varies with the mass of the atom (i.e. #...

Hello, I am in the process of applying to graduate schools and most of them request either a letter of motivation or letter of intent. After looking at many examples i have noticed almost all of them start with a paragraph explaining who they are, the university they are coming from, their major...

Hello. I am currently in grade 12 and applying to programs in Canada and I would like to go into engineering. Although, I am very passionate about physics and it's applications in so many fields. I found a unique program which is a double degree. It includes a major in physics and electrical...

What is the "plane of symmetry", "zero velocity wall" and "free surface" terms which I have seen in Polyflow? It says in Vnormal=Fs=0 for plane of symmetry and Vnormal= Vs= 0 for zero velocity Wall. Now I get when Vs=Vn=0 it means that the wall isn't moving and it's in a static state but didnt...

I'm having some problems with printing a statement in c programming. How do we print astatement for specific number of times as an input from user? for example,i want to print "hello world!" on the screen and the program would ask how many times you want to print this on screen? Thanks in advance!

I got a problem running my FORTRAN program in high performance computer cluster. It runs well in my PC but I want to have mass production of data with different initial conditions so I put it in a cluster node with eight cores, simulate eight sets of data. The program can run without problem...

I have the following program. I cannot figure out how to Add two-digit input and three-digit output capacity to it though. ; This program is designed to demonstrate the use of subroutines in ; programming. ; This file is phase 3 and introduces a multiply subroutine. ; Current support...

I'm trying Zipgenius because it has excellent reviews from many sources, and it is free. The problem is, I can't find any documentation at all. In the program and on the official web site, the FAQ and Help links go to dead web addresses. In particular, I would like to know the syntax to zip and...

Hi PF/math ! I've been searching for a program which will draw 3d parametric curves accurately for large variables, eg. f(10^8). Ive tried www.math.uri.edu and Ti-Nspire (the latter may or may not have a setting for the accuracy), but both tend to turn what should've been a smooth curve into an...

I just recovered my laptop, this comes with the recovery. What is "disable amt profile synchronization pop-up for windows xp/vista/7/8" for? Can I uninstall it? Thanks

I'm a U.S citizen who went to college in New York State who is looking into doing research in theoretical Cosmology PGRE 830 GRE Quant: 167 GRE Verbal :156 Major GPA 3.7 Overall GPA 3.6 Honors Magna Cum Laude Three semesters of research in Hamiltonian Chaos No published papers Took Three...

Homework Statement I have to make program that a user inputs a matrix and program displays it.Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution I know the logic as in c++ I am able to display that. Here, m=input('Enter rows of matrix'); % Why not double quotes here as in cout of C++? n=input('Enter...

I was wondering if anyone has had any experience with the Integrated Science Program at Northwestern? From the little information I've been able to gather, I've heard that it's extremely rigorous and comparable to other top science programs in the country. I'd be interested in double majoring in...

Homework Statement I have an assignment with the following requirements for the functions: Tax_Bracket_Identification. This function will identify the tax bracket. This function: is of type int; has one call-by-value argument (income); uses nested if-else statements. Tax_Calculation. Will...

Homework Statement Three concentric spherical metallic shells A , B and C of radii a , b and c (a<b<c)have charge densities σ,−σandσ respectively . If the shells A and C are at the same potential then the relation between a , b and c is Homework Equations ##V##=##\frac{Q}{4πε0r}## The Attempt...

I got a 166 on the quant section of my GRE today. I also took the PGRE and believe I did quite well on it, at least 900+. Is a score of 166 on the quant section considered good for someone applying for a physics Ph.D program or can anything short of a 170 hurt my application?

I come from an undeveloped country and I am currently near the end of my Bachelor's degree. Currently, I am seriously considering a career as a theoretical particle physicist. Therefore, I would like to apply to Masters programs that enhance my technical skills and enable me to develop required...

Hey, how are you? I will probably start studying mechanical engineering or physics in "Universidad de buenos aires". I have a few questions regarding its program. First of all I would like to know how good does it compare to good universities in the Us. Also if its considered a Ms o bs. The...

I am looking for a program ( off-line) that makes me write math formula and equation in a standard LaTeX form. I am not familar with LaTeX but I can learn the codes fast. I also need the created formula to be transformed into Ms-Office as I am not happy with MS-math editor.