Studying physics Definition and 73 Threads

I started college majoring in electrical engineering. I realized that engineering was boring and lacked beauty, so I decided to change to the elegant study of physics. This is after I had taken AP physics in high school, so I knew it was something I liked a lot. I'm now halfway through my...

I am going to university this fall to Toronto University, the best university in Canada. Based off of your experiences with studying physics what would you recommend a freshman student to do for success in studying physics and mathematics?

For those unwilling to read everything: -Tips, advice, suggestions, etc. about deciding on studying Physics in college. -Stable job suggestions for a Bachelor's and a Master's in Physics. I am seventeen years old, and a junior in high school currently. I'm not at the top of my class, but...

It'll be a long one, but I'll try to make it as short as possible. First, I should give a brief introduction to the education system in the country I come from. Perhaps you've heard of the Bologna process in Europe; well, officially, we've accepted the system, but there are some differences...

Hello, everyone. I am a soldier looking forward to be discharged in February. I have always loved physics since i was very young, just like everyone else here. I had to go to a community college because somebody had to feed my family. I ended up in the army in my second year, and I have not...

Hi , I am interested in physics and mathematics however i am not a physics college student.I'm however studying medicine although the only subjects that i loved in high school are physics and mathematics . I entered the medical college because in my country , unless you are a doctor , you will...

Why study physics? Is it an endeavor worth dedicating your life to? Why not dedicate your life to improving the human condition? Or is physics, even theoretical physics, a potential cause for improving life? Is truth physicists' ultimate goal? Why? What benefit is there to discovering the...

Hello, I am from India,I am 23 yrs old,I did well in Physics and Math in my high school and I passed out with decent grades from my High School.After passing from my high school I took admission in a college for BSc(Physics Major) and to tell you the truth I got my admission there quite...

I'm taking Calc 1 and 2 this summer to try and catch up for the math needed in physics(which I am starting next year). I have an introductory calculus based mechanics book that's about 400 pages long, 12 chapters. Would it be worth trying to self teach myself some of this stuff before I take...

So essentially, I have not come to a decision in spite that today, May 1st, I must inform the colleges that accepted me where I am going to study for the next four years. My choices are: MIT, Harvard, Yale and Princeton. I am at my wit's end; here is the gist of it: a) I want to study...

So I was wondering what math skills I need to brush up if I want to sucessfully pursue undergraduate studies in Physics. I am namely 6 - 7 years removed from high school and have therefore forgotten a lot of things I was being taught in Maths classes. Another thing is that where I come from...

i have an A in chemistry, and i have been stressing that i will bomb this final exam, and all the hard work that went into getting an a will not be noted, because my final will turn into a C for the whole semesters .

I am an Electrical Engineer. I have a MS degree. Soon after graduation, I started working for physicists. At work, I found I was lacking some fundamental concepts. Nobody said I was a bad engineer. Everything I designed worked. But the way physicists think is much different. Much more...

How many hours do you attend class / lecture each day? Do you study each day? How many hours per week do you study for your courses ? How many courses do you take per semester ? Do you go to a University or a jc level school ?

Greetings PF! I'm a Canadian student currently finishing my senior year of High School, and intensely looking into undergraduate studies around Canada and the US (as I am a dual citizen of both countries), with the eventual hope of going into theoretical physics. However, I am also...

Hello. I want to study Physics. I'm 14(15 next month). I know Newton's Laws of Motion. I want to know in what order should I study Physics. I know 9th grade Algebra. No books please.

I applied to Concordia University and Mcgill University in Montreal, Quebec. I already got an acceptance letter from Concordia I was wondering if it's a good idea to study physics at Concordia. I don't really know much about universities to begin with nor do I care that much but if I'm...

Hello all physicists/engineers! I am currently in my last year of college and will be leaving to go to university next year (in the U.K). I am having real trouble deciding whcih course I want to take, so just to be on the safe side I have decided to take physics, just plain physics (maybe...

First off, let it be noted that I'm not yet of age to go to university, and my high-school courses simply aren't challenging enough, so I always interest myself in studies of my own; in the last few years, I've studied linguistics, psychology, and biology... But I know next to nothing about...

I'm hopefully going to start collage next year and major in physics and math. this year i have a lot of free time and i thought that it'd be good to study some of the material by myself to take off some of the pressure later - and also cause I'm really interested in it and can't wait a whole...

hi i would like to know for those who do well in physics how do you go about studying this subject? my usual approach to studying hasnt paid off and i got a below average mark in a physics test recently. i do like physics and i spend much time reading the works of physicist and trying to...

Dear friends, I am a undergraduate studying physics.Until now I have a doubt which I was not able to tackle. What is fire ?

A couple of questions...please help to answer =) Assuming i have gotten my degree, and i studied physics, is it possible to further my studies to the Masters' level studying things like black holes, in depth quantum mechanics and relativity; and then join a research team and do research on...