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How we evaluate students and give them this grades ... this GPA and marks

Hi everyone. I would like to ask questions since I am interested in studying at US university and previous threads and university website doesn't provide in-depth information. Since I can't go directly to graduate course with Bachelor degree because of admission criteria for my country (I am...

Not sure if this belonged here or in Career Guidance, but since TA/RAships are in academics, here it goes: I'm about to start my 3rd year as a Physics undergrad. I commute to campus from home but I am planning on moving into an apartment senior year. Unfortunately, that will probably drain...

I am currently an undergraduate studying physics, and am looking to get a part time job to make money. Are there any jobs that would be relevant and useful to a carreer as a physicist that someone with no college degree could get?

Hello, My university SPS has gone very inactive recently, I've been trying to track down whoever was responsible for it last. Ultimately my ambition is to turn it into a chapter of sigma pi sigma (which is society of physics students in frat form), mainly because I'm of the nerdy ilk who believe...

Hi All, I would like to present what I believe to be a simple way to convey the essence of the Riemann Hypothesis to High School students. I hope you like it, and reply with suggestions for further improvements. Note for teachers: the rationale behind the graphs lays with the geometric...

What are the MUST COVER topics in Algebra 2? I said this in the "Should calculus be taught in high school?" thread: I've mentioned before that I'm a HS teacher (math and music) in a Catholic all-girls school in the US. This school year I taught Honors Algebra 1 and Honors Precalculus. Next...

I'm still reading the paper, but this appears to be a http://arxiv.org/abs/0906.0022" on the students' response to two different curricula on teaching intro E&M at the undergraduate level. They did this at 4 different well-known universities in the US and arrive at a rather conclusive and clear...

I've heard that Chinese students with high entrance exam scores flock to engineering because of jobs. Those who scored less well often settled for physics or math (each major sets its own score requirement). This seems contrary to the situation here. Math and physics are much more respectable...

Hello, I am currently attending a community college and plan to transfer to a UC (I live in California) in either physics or engineering (not quite sure yet). I still have a long way to go because I work full time and go to class in the evenings. I want to be as competitive as possible when...

With the economy in the dumps, a lot of grad schools this year seemed to be taking significantly smaller than normal incoming class sizes (at least in math, where I was applying; for instance, I was told the University of Minnesota was taking on only 30% of their normal amount of incoming math...

http://www.adn.com/tales/story/770932.html Personally I'd get nervous sitting in class, if I knew George Hines was carrying his semi auto .45. And here we are 10 years removed from Columbine. Maybe the news really doesn't get to Alaska?

I am tutoring a couple of students in high school physics and have for the first time come across the problem of how to teach high school students the basic concepts of relativity. I explained the MM experiment and they found that comparatively easy, but upon getting to time dilation they...

I recently came across a bookmarking site aimed at students: http://www.brainify.com/" It is not specifically for Math, Physics, and Engineering students, but students in general. To sign up for an account, users need to use a college or university email address. There are already many...

Anyone got any ideas? Any links and/or tips would be gladly appreciated.

Hi, I'm looking for good textbooks or problem books for a 9 and 10th grade students. Maybe not as difficult as the AMC or IMO level math, but some problems that require some thought rather than just plug and chug formulas. For example, I want to find a good problem set for trig proofs, and...

Anyone have a recommendation for a good linear algebra book (Maybe one that dabbles in multilinear/tensor stuff, too)? I'm doing QM at the level of Sakurai, but finding my linear algebra background to be a little lacking as I venture into the deep dark depths of chapter 3.

Hi all, I'm currently enrolled on a four year MSc course at Durham University in the U.K. Instead of completing this course in its entirety I am hoping to be able to move to the States (after completing my BSc) for a year or two and complete either an MSc or (as I think it'll have to be) an...

I think college is way tooo late to learn how to write mathematical proofs! Proof writing should begin at least either in elementary school or middle school. Proof writing is just as important to a students education as learning how to write sentences and learn how to combined those sentences to...

Seriously, do they not realize that we have the solutions manual right in front of us when we're grading? lol

Hi guys n gals, I am new here. I am about to finish my 11th grade/ GCE AS Level Exams. I have Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Further Mathematics and Applied ICT. What major should I take in my undergraduate course to ensure a (very) high salary. Thank you and hoping for a quick reply...

I am staying in the United State as a political asylee since 2006. Asylee status is similar as a refugee. I am at a local community college and have applied for summer research program (REU) funded by National Science Foundation. The NSF website says that to be eligible for summer research...

I'm a math major who goes to a community college in California. I've gotten the highest grades in all my math classes through differential equations. I have a 4.00 and I have enough units to transfer to a university. I also work as a tutor for the school... but I was never exposed to anything...

Help... Homework Statement there are 27 students on the college debate team what 's the pobability that at least 5 of them have their birthday in the same month?? Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution

Hi everybody, I would like to inform you about the new international physics contest for university students (and advanced high school students). Its name is "Prague Physics Challenge" and it's a sort of "correspondence seminary" - you are supposed to send your solutions via e-mail and you will...

Me and my friend love physics/math and we're interested in going to a summer program to learn more. Does anyone know some good ones?

I am an Indian national and am a freshman at the National Institue of Technology [Calicut],in India where I am studying Mechanical Engineering. However it has always been a dream of mine to study at top university in the U.S.I have a strong longing to write my SATS over the coming summer and...

Hi. I was doing my Undergraduate Application for Current Ontario Secondary School Students (OUCA). I did Engineering Science (Physics) at UofT. But of UofT's Undergraduate physics at St.George, should it be part of "SG:Physical and Mathematical Sciences" and then Subject of Major Interest is...

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Hello, I'm an undergraduate physics student at the University of Bremen, Germany. Our lecturers in theoretical physics always expect a great deal of mathematical knowledge from us in order to understand the lesson. However, much of this knowledge is provided in other lessons with a delay...

Hello Forum Does anybody know of a good summary article or webpage that concisely and accurately outlines QFT (wikipedia's page is pretty bad)? I am not looking for a layman's guide but rather something suitable for a soon-to-be-student of QFT - something that can be read and understood in a...

What is the cheapest possible neutron detector? Are there any cheap detectors (for students)? What is the cheapest possible X-ray detector? What is the cheapest possible vacuum pump? How noisy are they? I mean: Does the pumping noise disturb the wall neighbours? Are there any other ways...

Hello, I'm on the last year and a half of my PhD research. My project is mostly experimental, which involves ion implanting into ferrous surfaces for improves tribological properties. Unfortunately, the equipment (the ion implanter, Auger, SIMS, and XPS) breaks down once in a while and I'm...

Hi everyone...thanks for all your very-helpful comments so far. You are really helping a student who has a B.S. in math, is stuck in graduate engineering, is only now (2008) taking a graduate-level physics course (last physics course taken was in 2003) while in an engineering curriculum, and...

Hi guys... I'm just wondering, I'm taking this course about group theory in physics. The lecture sometimes really goes berserk.. by berserk i mean the professor starts talking about cohomology, complex manifolds... Sometimes he says somethings that I've never heard about (for instance...

I am just now taking my first real engineering course, being statics and it is kicking my butt. I have done all right on my first two tests (85s on each) but I feel like I am doing something wrong. It feels like every section I get through (10 pages or so) takes an extremely long time for me...

I'm a first year mechanical engineering student at the university of Witwatersrand( known as wits university). I would like to know what I can do to ensure that I know a lot about what i am getting into. thank you:smile:

hi ... basically I am doing my 3rd year in aerospace design engineer in the uk...and its time to think about a post graduation and the thing is that I am still looking for a field to specialise in...right now propulsion systems really interest me but my question is that is there a field that...

Im taking a class on operations research and I need to use the AMPL programming language. Is there anyway for me to install this on a mac?

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0521701473/?tag=pfamazon01-20 by Daniel Fleish (2008) is by far the clearest and most consistent introductory material on Maxwell's Equations that I've ever read. In fact, I'd rate it higher than "Div, Grad, Curl, and all that" for its explanations of background...

What is a good introductory book on Quantum Chromodynamics that assumes QFT as a prerequisite?

I'm beginning my undergrad education this fall. I took AP Calculus in my junior year of high school. My school didn't offer any math after AP Calc and so I haven't done any calc for over a year. Does anyone know any good websites where I can go to review calculus concepts before I start college?

what do you think are there more female or male students in Commerce Degree Programs at any university? what would be the ratio?

Hi, I finished calculus 1 in college this past year, and I was reviewing it in the summer to make sure I understand it and have a solid foundation for when continue taking math classes this upcoming year. My math has always been lacking a little from my high school past where I never paid...

Hey guys, I am a freshman at a local community college, I am just about to finish up my summer semester of calculus2 and engineering graphics. I will more than likely receive an A in both of the courses. I've yet to take any physics course, or any real math-intensive engineering course, and...

http://www.sphere.bc.ca/test/sruniverse.html" So I am thinking of making the leap here (these are pretty expensive for my budget). I have never used one before, however, I usually like to write out equations and make little sketches for my personal visualizations. I was thinking a more...

I have undergraduate degrees in Physics and Mechanical Engineering. I'm pretty bored by my work as a systems integration engineer and am strongly considering doing a phd in plasma physics. I've been told that the quality of my supervisor, his/her contacts and the amount of funding they can...

Hi Guys! These are some questions for engineering students, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in particular. What kind of engineers do work on turbines in Power Stations etc..? I’ve seen quality control engineers inspecting the fan assembly of turbines etc.. , What discipline of...

I can't remember if I already posted this and lost track. Sorry if I did. I'm not sure if this question is "not meant for this forum" but I don't know where else to ask, or where my last post went. I was looking for recommendations for books and or webpages useful for graduates doing...

Here's a website created by Professor Lawrence S. Husch, along with the help of some of his students, from the University of Tennessee. http://archives.math.utk.edu/visual.calculus/index.html I just came across it through Google trying to understand series and sequences better as well as...