Student Definition and 1000 Threads

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

...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!

Hi Guys, I am currently in grade 11 (just finished my last exam yesterday :-), who lives in Toronto. I would like to pursue toward an Engineering program. I have some questions: 1- I am not sure which school to go (Waterloo or Toronto). 2- Considering I live in TO, does it worth to go to...

Please! Help me.. I'm student. Homework Statement 1. A light ray reflected from a flat mirror moves through an angle of 143* as the mirror is rotated. Through **what angle was the mirror rotated? 2. The speed of light in a material is 0,57c. what is the critical angle of a light ray at the...

Homework Statement A student is standing on a ladder as shown in the figure to the right. Each leg of the ladder is 2.6 m long and is hidged at point C. The tie-rod (BD) attached halfway up and is 0.79 m long. The student is standing at a spot 1.95 m along the leg and her weight is 510 N...

Hi, I'm graduating this summer with my ME degree. I've started my job hunt and I have a few questions. When looking for jobs I keep stumbling across positions that require a good 5-10 years of experience that fit the bill of my interests succinctly. For example, this boeing job fits most of...

For those who are willing to take the time to read this post, thank you. My name is Michael and i am currently a sophmore UCI undergraduate student. I am majoring in Biomedical Engineering and have recently changed to this major from a physics major. Ever since my 2nd year of UCI, i have...

I don't have a car and the only engineering program in my area within bus limits is an associates in applied science program but i already have an AS in something else so what should I do? Devry has an ABET accredited electronic engineering program but I'm not sure if I should go there.

Hello, my name is William Moore; I am aspiring to be an Aero-Nautical/Aerospace-Engineer when I have completed my educational career. I would like to know, under what other branch of Engineering; is engineering alternative fuel sources?

I am a Computer Engineering major. I begin to like analyzing things (I always do). I love testing things, and I really have the patience to do analyzing things, google for answers, reading and researching for answers. But I am not a very strong math student (pretty careless and my fundamental...

I'm working half time in a neurolab, the other in a physics lab. Meanwhile I have a thesis to work on, and two offers to participate in papers (psych and neuro). So I took my family out camping this weekend instead :)

Hello, I'm about to start university as an electrical engineer student, and I'd like to have a better grasp of the theory behind the stuff we'll see in the program. I've been through Cegep here ( I think it's the equivalent of the last high school year + the first University year in the...

Missing Dark Matter found by Monash student http://www.monash.edu.au/news/show/monash-student-finds-universes-missing-mass 23 May 2011Dr Jasmina Lazendic-Galloway, Amelia Fraser-McKelvie and Dr Kevin Pimbblet A Monash student has made a breakthrough in the field of astrophysics, discovering...

I currently have a B+ average. Is this good for an engineering student. Will I be able to get a good job with these kinds of grades?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Smale you may or may not know him, but he's only a fields medalist.. Scoring B's, C's and even an F in his 2nd and 3rd years of university.. Goes to show that schmucks like us ( like me ) who have had non-traditional marred track records stand a pretty...

Hi all; firstly, I thank all of you who respond to my question in advance. I'm a mathematics student with an advanced undergraduate background in most of what's associated with 'pure math', and my particular interest is in mathematical logic. I'd really like to teach myself physics - I have...

I have two main questions: 1. What's next? I have taken several physics courses(covered both mechanics, E/M, wave motion, fluid dynamics, and special relativity) in my high school career. I want to know what i can learn next? (preferably not quantum) The reason I ask is because I love...

Hello, people of science. I am a community college physics major finishing up my first year with the intention of transferring to a four-year college and, much further down the road, pursuing an advanced degree. I will be taking the last of the physics courses my school offers over the summer...

Of couse this is unlikely to happen to me but I was just curious that, If a high school student genious or child prodigy like Jacob Barnett discovered a pattern of prime numbers, is (s)he allowed to submit his/her work to academia?

Hello all. To give you guys an idea of my background, I'm currently an EE student who's about halfway through my undergrad degree at uni with above average grades (>4.0 GPA). Recently I just a got a job with a small engineering firm, and I've found myself spending all my time...

I'm an aerospace engineering student, and I'd like some information from fellow or former engineering students about, well, being an engineering student. I know engineers tend to do summer internships to gain experience.. but I also understand that physics undergrads try to involve themselves in...

hi am an architecture student , i used some techniques in my project which it will work same as the wind-catcher , but am not sure how it will work , so can anyone tell me if the air movement is correct in my drawing or its wrong ? and is there any difference in the air movement between day...

Hi all, I'm an EE student i just wanted to buy some tools for my kit. So can anyone advice the basic tools for my toolbox.

can someone help me out on #3 please. I can't see the reasoning behind her work.

Hi all, I am a third year Bachelor of Aerospace engineering student at an Australian university seeking career advice. I am currently 22 and will be 24 when I graduate. As it stands, I am looking at committing to a 3 year period of service in the Australian military as an aerospace...

Considering how many students here ask for advice on applying for REUs and other student research opportunities, has anyone ever put together a resume template for that sort of application? I would definitely appreciate it, and I'm sure plenty of other people would, also.

Homework Statement Mindy solves the problem (x+4)(x-3)=8 by setting x+4=8 and x-3=8, thereby getting the solutin x=4 from both equations. she checks her answer by substituting x=4 into the original equation and finds that it works. She concludes that this quadratic equation has only one...

Hi All, I am going to perform stress analysis on a helicopter landing gear. My job is to find one specific landing gear, study its design, analyze and through tools we learned in the strength of materials class, redesign the gear to improve it. If you have knowledge of this sort of...

Hi everyone, I'm trying to put graphics into a lab report in LaTeX, and the images simply won't show up. I've tried doing it several ways, including this: \begin{figure}[h] \begin{center} \includegraphics{SeminalEmulsion.jpg} \caption{default} \label{default} \end{center} \end{figure}...

Which is better? Whose students are more capable?

She caught her hair in a lathe in machine shop: Yale Student Killed as Hair Gets Caught in Lathe (New York Times)

It might be an interesting thing for some grad students to do (it's fun for a while, needs cheap labor, and many grad students have these skills). Might mentioning web design on an application have a small chance of helping? (in the way that teaching experience could also help?)

The benefits are listed at http://www.aps.org/membership/student.cfm You get a free online subscription to Physical Review Letters, Reviews of Modern Physics or one section of Physical Review. But is that really a benefit if your university already has access to these journals?

Hello, I am wondering what you would recommend to an aspiring physics student as far as getting an internship (orange county,CA). No need to be location specific but if anyone has any advice it would be greatly appreciated. I plan on applying to UCSD as a transferee and I've read that it is...

Hello. I know this is not the right place but I need the widest possible audience. I filled out the application for the Indian Institute of Science a few days back. To my horror they somehow managed to change my subject for class XII from maths to biology.There is some problem with the site-- I...

Hi, I'm a high school student...I was wondering if anyone could help me find a college where I'd be able to take a physics course over the summer (it doesn't matter if it's for credit or not). I live in Massachusetts, and would prefer a program in New England. If there are any pre-AP or SAT II...

Howdy, I am currently a Texas sophomore at community college. Attached in .DOC format is a list of the coursework I have completed by the end of this semester. I am planning to transfer to UT-Austin for the Spring 2012 semester with a double major in Mathematics and Computer Science. I...

Can anyone tell me about the quality of life as a grad student at Harvard and Stanford? I've been accepted to the PhD physics programs at both schools and have no idea which one to choose. Since both schools are excellent academically and I don't yet have a specific area I want to specialize...

Searching for the tool often takes a lot of time, so the professor is often better off outsourcing the work to the student (and the student can often take advantage of his Web 2.0 connections). I'm just curious. I actually think that this is the type of research that I would do best at, since...

hi I'm an applied maths student i'd like to study about catenary.. where can i get details of catenary and its applications in detail?which book i can refer or is there any website i can go for?

hey guyz i am a student of aerospace engineering(6th smester). now i have to choose my final year project. can anyone give me ideas of some exciting aerospace engineering projects which involve designing, controls and febrication. m waitng for ur reply...

I am a mechanical student, i have to take a project in my university. However, i am still facing probelm in choosing title of project. The project can be either hardware or software. For hardware, i am quite interesting in passive solar. such as passive cooling. Do you all have any...

I'm a 1st year graduate student, and until yesterday I was absolutely certain I wanted to do theoretical physics. After talking to the 1st year graduate advisor, I am not not so sure. While he didn't say anything I didn't know (3 postdocs minimum, few academic jobs, less industry jobs than...

Hello.. I'm taking my first Quantum Mechanics class and I've already failed my first exam (20%) although the class average was about 40%, I feel that I may fail this semester which would set my graduation date back a year, ruin my gpa, and my chances of getting into a grad school I've picked...

Hi, I'm a physics PhD student who is a little curious about interpretations of quantum mechanics (specifically Aharanov's Time-Symmetric theories and Relational interpretations, but others as well). I am interested specifically only in interpretations that are valid in QFT (I can't say I...