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A student is primarily a person enrolled in a school or other educational institution and who is under learning with goals of acquiring knowledge, developing professions and achieving employment at desired field. In the broader sense, a student is anyone who applies themselves to the intensive intellectual engagement with some matter necessary to master it as part of some practical affair in which such mastery is basic or decisive.
In the United Kingdom and most commonwealth countries, the term "student" denotes those enrolled in secondary schools and higher (e.g., college or university); those enrolled in primary/elementary schools are called "pupils".

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    Highschool Student Looking To Possible Be involved In reaserch

    Is this at all possible? I am currently a high school junior with little to no physics experience except for maby my current AP physics B class, but other then that I know nothing, so is it possible to get some sort of position at a college to help with reaserch? I am in no way looking to get...
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    Physics and/or chemistry science book for a high school student

    I want to improve my scientific language and broaden my vocabulary, what will for sure help me in writing my physics and chemistry essays. Can You recommend me any book, which kind I mentioned in the topic?
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    A medical student who loves physics and wants to learn particle physics

    I'm a medical student, currently in my 2nd year of medical school in India. I'm absolutely fascinated by physics and if not for my dream of doing research in neurology i would have taken up particle physics. My physics knowledge is limited to what i learned upto the 12th grade but i am willing...
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    A medical student who loves physics and wants to learn particle physics

    I'm a medical student, currently in my 2nd year of medical school. I'm absolutely fascinated by physics and if not for my dream of doing research in neurology i would have taken up particle physics. My physics knowledge is limited to what i learned upto the 12th grade but i am willing to teach...
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    Rate will this student burn calories

    rate will this student "burn" calories Homework Statement A student wants to lose some weight. He knows that rigorous aerobic activity uses about 700 kcal/h (2900 kJ/h) and that it takes about 2000 kcal per day (8400 kJ) just to support necessary biological functions, including keeping the...
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    A 63-kg student stands on a 34-kg cart that is free to move

    Homework Statement A 63-kg student stands on a 34-kg cart that is free to move in any direction. The cart and student are moving together with a velocity of 3.2 m/s [W]. The student then starts to walk so that her velocity is 1.8 m/s [25° W of N] relative to the floor. Calculate the new...
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    Canadian student AP physics help

    hey guys. so basically I am in Canada and taking AP physics C. for those you that don't know ap in Canada is self guided, unless the school is big enough to facilitate ap classes. any tips on how to study/ textbooks will be appreciated. Thanks.
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    Student Learning Set Theory Independently

    Hi, I am a high school student, and I am trying to learn set theory (it's not for school - independent study; I love it). I have a book (Takeuti/Zaring Introduction to Axiomatic Set) Theory and I am going through it, but I feel like I'm going way to slowly (after trying to go through it for...
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    Liberal Arts College Physics Student Struggles

    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...
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    Fed up with Autodesk Inventor student registration

    Anyone can help? I signed up for a student account at Autodesk. I asked to send a confirmation email but i can't find it either in my inbox or my spam folder. No email addresses are blocked. So I asked for facebook confirmation and again it seemed unresponsive. When I logged in I get a message...
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    Programs When are PhD student stipends disbursed

    Hi everyone, I plan on entering a PhD program in the fall (just took the GRE, awaiting score before really narrowing in on schools). I have a question on usually when the schools award you stipends. I have a budget that will just barely get me to August, when Ill need to move and get an...
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    Student on Ladder - Equilibrium Problem

    This problem has been posted here a couple of times, but I can't finish it off, due to some combination of my failure to sum the torques and working out the geometry. Homework Statement A student is standing on a ladder as shown in the figure to the right. Each leg of the ladder is 2.7 m...
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    Chemistry Jack of all trades chemistry student needs advice

    So I am a senior chemistry (BA) student at a large state university and will be graduating at the end of the spring. I don't have steller grades (2.7 gpa) but this was because of my freshman/sophmore year. My transcript obviously has this divide where you can see where I started to take...
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    News Student Loan Bubble: Bursting or Bailout?

    I'm a little behind on this topic. Will there be a student loan bubble burst? What consequences does that carry for students and everyone else? I don't understand why there would be a bailout? This might sound a bit idealistic, but could they stop collecting debts with percentage until a student...
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    How can I improve my understanding of Calculus 1 by tackling tougher problems?

    Hi All: I am taking Calc 1 at a community college and we are using Calculus by James Stewart 7th edition. I am able to do homework problems that are assigned to us which are only a small subset of problems from end of the chapter exercises. However, we are not doing any of the remaining...
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    Math grad student considering transfer, looking for advice

    Lately I have been having sort of a crisis. I am a phd student studying math in my second year at a school ranked between 70-90 (out of 127 ranked schools). I am considering trying to transfer to a top 40 program, partly to help my job prospects after graduation, and also because I now have a...
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    Electrical Engineering Student More Computer Engineering Classes?

    I'm almost done with my electrical engineering Bachelor's Degree. I have 1.5 semesters left, and I'm heavily considering grad. school in control systems (probably just a master's). I've focused on areas such as signal processing, control systems, circuit design, some electromagnetics, and...
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    Schools Can I take Abstract Algebra as a High School Student?

    I've read up a little bit about Abstract Algebra and it seems like a really interesting subject. A university near me will offer an intro class in it next semester. Trouble is, the university requires Calc III as a prerequisite for the course. I'm taking AP Calc right now at school, but it...
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    Exploring Inelastic Collision: Student Seeks Help

    Hi everyone, I am a student of A'Levels and I am having a problem with a Question regarding inelastic collision the question is as follows: Whenever two bodies collide and they stick together the collision is essentially inelastic. Explain? Can anybody help me out with this this is a...
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    International Student - chances of getting accepted?

    Hi. I'm going to be starting my applications in about a week or so. I'd just like to know my chances of getting accepted based on some info about me. First, here's my list : Princeton, Cornell, Harvey Mudd, Swarthmore, Williams [These are the ones where I know I have very less chance] Georgia...
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    Programs EE student thinking about changing major

    So i stared as Comp Sci major about 3 year ago, very quickly changed to EE since i got interested in robotics and stuff like that. Since then i been playing with electronics, doing a lot of robotics work and i really like it... and i think its a hobbie that matches with me 100%. But now that I...
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    Engineering Civil engineering student, low gpa. advice?

    i have 3 more semesters to go to get my civil engineering degree, currently my gpa is 2.5. i was ignorant and careless when i first started school, i have just started to get good grades my last 3 semesters. A's and B's. its going to be next to impossible to graduate with a 3.0 gpa...
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    I am a 9th grade student and having problems solving this question

    I am a 9th grade student and having problems solving this question : What is the remainder when 1^5 + 2^5 + 3^5 + 4^5 + 5^5 + 6^5 ... 100^5 is divided by 4
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    How far does the student run before catching the bus?

    Homework Statement A student is trying to catch a bus that is stopped at a red light. She runs toward it at a constant speed of 6.0m/s. When she is 16m away from the bus, the light turns green and the bus pulls away with an acceleration of 1.0m/s^2. (a) How far does the student run before...
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    Grad Student Pursuing Electrical Engineering in LA Metro-Area

    I'm currently a grad student studying Electrical Engineering and I'm kind of interested in working and living in the Los Angeles metro-area. I'm originally from NorCal (Silicon Valley, to be precise), and proud of it. In fact, I went to UCLA and got into plenty of playful NorCal vs. SoCal...
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    International student place help me

    HI, I AM international student and my english is not so bad and i have a full Fellowship and i want to ask you about the master degree in usa (in physics) in University not in the top but in average how much it take if i chosse the cources way and is so hard , and if...
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    IB student, Urgently on extended essay(Non Newtonian fluids)

    Hi, guys. I'm doing an extended essay in physics for the IB diploma program. The extended essay is a 4000 word research project on a topic of your choice, and I have opted to do mine in physics. I'm having a lot of trouble narrowing down a suitable research question, and at this point, I have...
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    Aerospace Projects: Ideas for Third-Year Aircraft Engineering Student

    Hiy there I'm a third year aircraft engineering student and looking for some project ideas. I'm am more mechanically minded so something mechanically or design and test based, how ever I'm open to avionics based things aswell. thanks a lot. Cw
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    Research ideas for a high school student

    Hello, I am new to this forum and to research itself. I am a high school students that wants to do a physics research project to put on my college resume and to prepare myself for college curriculum. Right now I am a student pilot so i was thinking of doing something with aerodynamics or...
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    Courses Math courses to prepare for undergrad physics for older student

    Along with my previous thread, I've been searching around looking at advice and such for going back to school for physics from an unrelated field (media production). My math needs a lot of work before I even consider enrolling in a degree program. My BA only had a few required math courses...
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    Good calculus textbook for HS student

    Hi every one, can somebody recommend me good calculus textbook for self teaching. I am currently reviewing pre calculus material and i should be finished in a month or so. Today i am starting 3rd grade in high school and i really don't know if there is any calculus in 3 rd grade. I haven't seen...
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    Testing Foreign student needing some math exercises to know what the SAT looks like

    Can anyone help me out, I don't want study material, I just want some exercises that help me know what the SAT looks like
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    New Calculus student needs help with integrals

    I'm a new Calculus student, and it's killing me! Please help! :( Thank you Homework Statement Find to 2-decimal place of the following integrals. Homework Equations 1. (Upper limit= 33, lower limit= 18) 1 / ([7x+8]^0.25) dx 2. (Upper limit = 33, lower limit = 5) (x^1.6 + 26)...
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    Advice for a high school student moving on to uni next year

    hi Just as the title say, please give me good advice Because I feel really stupid to want to become a theoretical physicist when my parents want me to become doctor I am not from a rich family but I really love math and physics all this summer I have been studying first year university...
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    Schools Thoughts on math education - From a young college student.

    I am a second year student of engineering at a Canadian university and am very interested in mathematics and education. I feel like the methods of teaching math in high school and early university (I have no experience with senior university classes) are not only an inefficient use of the...
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    What Advice is There to Become a Successful CS Student?

    I just finished my intro to programming course, and I have to take intro to C next spring. The first course was rough, but I got through it. The problem I have is reading an assignnment provided by the professor and understand what it is asking. Any advice is there for improvement?
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    What are typical private student loan rates?

    Hello all. I would like to know what an average number for a private student loan (e.g., from Wells Fargo, etc.) interest rate would be right now. Ballpark would be great. I have tried googling but just got walls of information without any real numbers. Are we talking under 5%? 5-10%? More?
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    Adjunct faculty while a phd student?

    So when I enter my phd program next year, I'm going to be probably doing the usual 3 classes per semester for the first year thing. However, due to my department not... well, having any TA positions, I won't have a TAship for the first year :P. Is it crazy to try to get an adjunct position at a...
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    Is Pursuing Higher Education Worth the Debt for Immigrant Families in Canada?

    hi guys, I am turning gr 12 and i wish to attend university of toronto for Physics program in 2012 Few moments ago, i just remembered about estimating my OSAP loans it turns out I can get around 11,000 per year and in an ideal case I need to pay back 7300 dollars The thing is, if this keeps...
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    Doing research for a graduate student?

    Hello everyone, This fall I am entering my sophomore year of my undergraduate, and am finally getting into some relatively advanced courses in my math and mechanical engineering curriculum. Math is where I am really ahead (compared to the offered curriculum). I will be taking two proof based...
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    Physics Job Prospects for Honours Physics Student, Potential Grad School

    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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    Student t orthogonal polynomials

    I've just read a paper that references the use of student-t orthogonal polynomials. I understand how the Gauss-Hermite polynomials are derived, however applying the same process to the weight function (1 + t^2/v)^-(v+1)/2 I can't quite get an answer that looks anything like a polynomial...
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    National Student Clearing House dilemma

    Several years ago, my parents allowed my cousin from Canada who was in the States illegally to use my social to teach tennis at a local community college. He needed an SSN to get paid. We we born on the same day and have somewhat similar names. He taught tennis for a semester, got paid and went...
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    Physics Astrophysics student considering Phd prospects upon graduation

    I am studying for a degree in physics with astrophyisics (4 year course) in Ireland and am going into my final year. In my first two years, my grades were very poor due to lack of engagement and so on...I have improved upon this a little in the year I have just completed (3rd year) and acheived...
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    Quantitative Finance: closest thing to go back to Science for business student?

    I'm a 20 years old female, need some guidance from seniors. :) It's been my dream to work with rockets, propulsion, and everything related to outer space. In short: NASA. I understand that the competition in this field is fierce considering skills in numeracy (physics/math). I took Science...
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    Math Student: Semester Load Advice

    I am a math student at Queens College and so far I have taken the freshman calculus sequence up to multivariate calculus, calc based probability, discrete math, linear algebra I, and ordinary differential equations. Right now I am registered for the following classes for the Fall '11...
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    Does anybody know how student loans work if you go to grad school?

    I just finished my first year as a math/chem. major and have been toying with the idea of going to grad school right after undergrad to go for a PHD.(Not sure if I want to do applied math or physical chem, yet). My question is though if you go to grad school, will your undergraduate loans be put...
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    C# Which Programming Language is Best for a Communication Student?

    which is better Java or C# me as engineer how can i use programming language in my field ? i am in the first year communication department.
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    What are the challenges faced by female engineering students?

    I like math and science. I am good at math. I really would like to study engineering. My only problem is if I face sexism. I must admit I am very sensitive. I fear coming across mean male classmates who will always say sexist comments about me. If you were/was an engineering student, did you see...
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    How much was/is YOUR student loan

    ...and how many years did it take/will take to pay back? I'm at a point in my life where I will soon be taking student loan for my studies, but the idea of taking a "huge" amount of money frightens me! Share your experience!
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