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Hello, I am thinking of going to grad school for EE or Applied Math, and I wanted to ask about personal experiences. What made you choose the grad school you chose? Are you happy there? Did the weather affect you? If you could choose a grad school over again, would you use a different...

I am applying for a tutoring position at my schools math learning center, and part of the application process is a little examination based on questions which tend to be asked by students visiting the center. I am just curious what the biggest issues for students tend to be so that I can do a...

Why do first-year grad students take classical mechanics, besides those wanting to analyze mechanical systems? This would be a course along the lines of Goldstein, etc. Do some of the concepts/methods show up later in quantum mechanics, nuclear physics? If they skipped this mechanics...

Is this really what higher education in our system has become? The students probably won't win, but at least they are increasingly raising awareness and do have a point: http://news.yahoo.com/graduates-accuse-law-schools-scamming-students-021529890.html

I need a job, like not just minimum wage jobs like cashiers or being a security guard. I don't have any degrees because I am still a college student. I need a "stable" job that can pay decently so I won't end up on the street. I am of course with a good math/phys background. I tried applying...

Do they buy it for themselves? Do they use it on the school computer?

I was looking at the course structure of a MSc (physics) program and all the subjects that are required are all physics - no math. Some of the topics are general relativity, particle physics, physical cosmology and quantum mechanics - would the mathematics required for such topics be beyond...

I live in Canada and I am a rising sophomore. Is there such thing as scholarships for current college students? If so where does one apply? I live in Canada and my parents said they want me to take advantage of the student loan because there is no interest because i will be borrowing...

I am currently a college student and am very interested in becoming a cryobiologist someday. Particularly, I would like to work on organ preservation or something similar. I just have a few questions regarding what path I should take to get there. Any advice by scientists working in this field...

I am a sophomore at college and I am double majoring in Electrical Engineering and Physics. I am very excited about building stuff and I am looking for affordable electronics kits that would be suitable for a college level and that could get me started on advanced electronics hands-on work and...

Is it just to make it more likely that their creativity will make use of what computers can do? Am I correct in thinking that programming computers is not part of an electrical engineer's job description?

What is the best way for me to reach nasa?i am doing b.sc from calcutta university,INDIA.please some one help me.

How can I make something like dot products tangible? Are there real life examples where dot products are used? This is for motivating students. Aware that we can test for orthogonality. Thanks in advance for any replies. Really appreciate anyone taking time out to answer these questions.

I tutor at the science department's drop-in tutoring center at my university, and my supervisor seems worried about how students are learning things today. She says that she has noticed an increase in the number of students that don't really learn any material. They simply cram everything into...

Homework Statement Five-sixths of the students in class are passing with a grade of C− or better. Three-fourths of the students in the same class are passing with a grade of B− or better. What fraction of the class is not passing with a grade of B− or better but is passing with a grade...

Link: http://www.suntimes.com/5189336-417/report-over-a-third-of-students-entering-college-need-remedial-help.html" Wow. Perhaps because I live in this math-intensive bubble that is university physics, I had no idea that so many students entering college weren't "ready" for college-level...

Hello guys ! I'm a french freshman student (14 years old). I was wondering what do i need to get into the MIT? i don't have any extra', is it too late? I'm not au supa sayajin genius so i don't think i can get an award in the IMO but i will particpate. I give maths lessons, play the guitar...

Peter Thiel's "20 Under 20" Announced - will pay these 20 students to drop out http://thielfoundation.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26&Itemid=19 Interesting. twofish-quant might like this. I wonder how they'll fare if they later decide to return and apply to grad school.

I heard that at my university only three of twelve condensed matter professors are taking on new PhD students this year, and was told that it's similar in other departments, as well (this latter claim is unverified). This came as a surprise, especially after hearing at the beginning of the...

I recently read the book "A Brief History of Time"by Stephen Hawking, and in it he described the concept of imaginary time. It had something to do with the squares of numbers being equal to negative numbers, which were called imaginary numbers. Also, he mentioned being able to travel in...

I don't remember specifically where I read this, I think in a post here, but is it true that PhD programs prefer admitting students who completed their BS in 4 yrs over those who took longer? Ive already been working on my BS for 4 years and am trying to decide whether to cram and finish in...

I am a math major and I am in my 3rd year of undergrad. So I will be applying to grad schools in the fall. I would like to get a PhD. My only worry is that I am only an average student in my math classes. I believe that I am more passionate about the subject than most math majors. I work hard...

http://matt.might.net/articles/nine-kinds-of-students/ haha this is awesome :D

These are the requirements for the grad school which I want to go to. I'm a high school student at the moment. Subject and semester hours Biology 8 English 6 Inorganic Chemistry 8 Organic Chemistry 8 Physics 8 All courses in the sciences must include both...

Isn't all math that is taught in k-12th grade a sequence of harmonies? Why does it have to end with just noise? There ought to be more star trek conventions and star parties. Here's a new idea... A young writers convention where we can receive genuine critique from k-12 students.

Waterloo or Toronto? and what are better chances math or physics please don't bother lecturing me about "prestigious matters" "do what you wish" i have already had headaches thinking about those I was originally thinking UT can't send much people to US grad because of low GPA average...

I was wondering if anyone could tell me of their experiences in trying to get research a transfer student. I am planning on transferring to a more prestigious and more competitive school in a semester or two (I am aware that no transfer can be guaranteed and it may not happen, but assume for...

What is the most convenient way to introduce matrices to students?

Hello, Since no one wanted to touch my last topic, let me ask something a little more narrow. I'm curious how many of you have seen 30+ year-olds in grad school? Also, how many of you have worked with/hired 30+ year-olds that have recently finished grad school? Money is not much of an issue...

I want to know which I career path I should pick. I am finishing my junior year of high school and want to make a career choice soon. I love math, science (physics and chemistry), and computers. I do not have any real programming experience to know if i love it or not so this summer I will be...

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?)

It seems that most professors seem to have positions open for undergrads (although undergrads don't need pay). But what about graduate students? Is it a good idea to *always* email any prospective advisor, asking him if he has open positions available for new grad students? It seems that...

It's not a requirement at my school's Physics PhD program (it's a graduate-level pass/fail course), so I'm curious as to whether or not other schools have the requirement, and how many students ultimately opt to take it.

I am most likely to study physics next year in university. I hope to obtain a major in physics. However, I noticed when I was studying it in high school that I had no idea how to check my answers, mathematically, to see if they were correct. How does one do this? I ask this because I know what I...

so I recently visited a grad program Open house but didn't get a chance to meet some faculty whose research I was interested in and didn't get to meet their grad students. Would it be appropriate to email those grad students to ask how they like working for their PIs and what their opinions...

It's no big secret that there's a huge population of International students who come to America to get a college education. I think at my University something like 30% are international students (may be higher). I'm wondering though - how do they afford it? Education is expensive for...

I'm quite new... Everything posted here looks so uni-level. Any high school students?

Hello. I am a soon-to-be-applying-to-college HS student, and I want to major in physics as my undergrad. I am the best in my physics class, and I love the subject. Always have, always will. Here is my problem: my other grades aren't the best (but definitely not the worst; I'm in the 3.2 -...

Students who claim to be "bad test takers" Do people actually buy into this argument that some students use to explain poor performances on exams? It's always bugged the hell out of me when I hear people say this! Maybe I'm bias, but it sounds like a complete crock of you know what to me...

I had a discussion with my lab coordinator the other day about what exactly a university education should mean. Most of my students, mainly seniors and juniors, don't know how to use Excel. Their lab reports typically have atrocious grammar. They can barely read a lab manual and translate it...

One of the graduate schools I got accepted to was Maryland. Its for the Applied Math program, but since I'm also interested in physics, I may later decide to choose to have a physics professor as my research advisor. Anyways, I was just wondering what people's thoughts were on the quality of the...

So it's often said that the prestige of the grad school does matter when it comes to getting a postdoc at a prestigious institution (and that the prestige of the postdoc matters the most when it comes to getting an assistant professorship). One thing I've noticed though - a lot of foreign...

Probability - A and B are two weak students... Homework Statement A and b are two weak students in Mathematics. The chances of their solving a problem correctly is 1/8 and 1/12. The probability of them making a common mistake is 1/1001 and they obtain the same answer. Find the chance that...

And it has one of the largest physics+astrophysics undergraduate enrollments in the nation. Will graduate admissions committees know about this? Especially if they have many applicants from my school? Will this devalue a high grade in that QM course?

are most of the biosciences majority-female? and are a lot of them receptive to physics students? (seeing that many have to study long hours and some of them get pretty desperate?). Heh, where do they often hang out? Maybe bioscience grad students are some of the best potential partners for male...

It's a pretty common topic at phdcomics. :p But anyways, what do they feel about them? Do they consider it a positive thing or a negative thing? Certain administrators HATE this (well, certain people who hate "weird" people would hate this, or I guess, people who are obsessed with keeping their...

hiya everyone;) I recently found this forum and would hail success for it ..indeed an excellent opportunity for people of all genera to take help from ;) But one complaint... I didn't find a junior here... I mean doing A-Level! If anybody from A-level please reply... I'll be glad! indeed I...

I know I've said it before, be careful what you do and say online. http://news.yahoo.com/s/mashable/20101205/tc_mashable/state_department_warns_students_against_discussing_wikileaks_on_facebook_twitter It's good advice. A lot of you may end up needing some sort of clearance or background...

Hello All, I am doing an inquiry project that looks at how we use technology in our mathematics classrooms. I would really appreciate your help in answering a short survey for me, you can find it here: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ZZ2X23T If there are any questions, please feel free to...

Florida college professor gives cheating business students an ultimatum - confess, retake the test and attend an ethics class, or don't graduate. http://news.yahoo.com/video/business-15749628/students-busted-for-cheating-22954742 Everyone doesn't.