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Well I thought that it was funny... Our rector (you'd call him president or chancelor in the Anglo-Saxon world, anyway, the chief executive of the university) was made a baron last week! Every year, around the national holiday, the king announces new members of the nobility. This year our...

I began studying with a friend of mine for the FE (fundamentals of engineering) test and we began with the math section. We came across a LaPlace transform problem and we had never learned it before. Is this something I can learn relatively quickly (within the week)? I have taken calculus 1 2...

Its 23:20 over here in the UK and I'm sat at my laptop studying for my exams, by typing up bullet pointed notes, trying to condense my notes into as little space as possible. I've got my exam a week on monday and I'm depressed. :frown: . I just felt like I needed to tell someone, let off a bit...

hi my friends! I just want to ask, do you like studying in midnight? I found that, I can concentrate better in midnight, and in afternoon I always feel sleepy! For me, I prefer studying in midnight because I can HIGHLY concentrate in that time! But as I know, working or studying in...

i am not good in math but in physics there are many "beautiful" equations and calculations which are so complicated. i am always stuck by them when i am reading:cry: . did u guys have the same situation before? any ways to overcome it?? take some math courses:confused: ? kit

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...

I've been studying japanese very hard (9+ hours a day) in the last few weeks or so. Overall, I've been studying it for several months. I know how to conjugate verbs, form sentences, etc, but many time SI still get the particles wrong. http://japanese.about.com/library/weekly/aa031101a.htm...

Hello, Im currently studying Nicomachean Ethics, and was wondering someone can help me out with this question. I'm actually an Electrical Engineering major, so obviously I am not very good with this philosophy thing. If anyone could help me, it would greatly be appreciated. According to...

The new semester is about to start... for the few of us in the northern hemisphere. What courses are you studying or teaching? I think we have a thread like this every semester. So I figure I'll start this one off.

Studying for exams need help very soon! On both of these I got the right answer but it was so long ago I have no idea how to do them. (Which equation am I to use?)(v=Vo+at? if so how?) 1.Determine the stopping distances for an automobile with an initial speed of 91 km/h and human reaction...

right now, I'm studying auxiliary functions for thermodynamics, and I'm stuck on how to prove relationships for different functions... for example, Show that (partial S/ partial V)(p constant)= Cp/T(alpha)V? how do you think for this type of question?

I HATE chemistry. Everything I have to learn in this subject is along the lines of "well, normally we do things this way, but sometimes it's this way. Oh, and there's also the case of blah blah blah, when it's like this. Memorize all these cases." There doesn't seem to be any logically...

Help Please! Studying for test : Lagrange Multipliers! Good morning all. I am having trouble with the next step to the following problem: Q.Find all realtive extrema of x^2y^2 subject to the constraint 4x^2 + y^2 = 8. g(x)= x^2y^2 f(x) = 4x^2 + y^2 = 8. the gradiant of f = <8x,2y>...

Is it manageable to study engineering full time and work 2 days a week?

So I'm studying Taylor Series (I work ahead of my calc class so that when we cover topics I already know them and they are easier to study..) and tonight I found a formula for taylor series and maclaurin series, and i used them to prove eulers identity. However, I don't really know much about...

Right now, along with many other high school students in North America (and the rest of the world, I guess), I am faced with the dilemma of what I’m going to do after high school, and subsequently, the rest of my life. I know that with my limited knowledge of the world outside of high school...

I've recentlty been studying vector calculus at uni and now that we are almost up to the general Stokes's theorem and its many froms I am just beginning to understand it and actually enjoy it. One thing that is really annoying me though is that I have heard one-forms being referred to as...

Hi I'm currently a undergraduate student in Australia. I was wondering what was the best way to get into a honours program in a university like Caltech?

What r the prerequisites for studying diff geo? hi i am pavanakumar. I am a newbie here could anyone suggest me what r the prerequisites to start studying diff geo. Any good book to start with :smile: thank u pavanakumar M

hi, what kind of career options do i have if i i.e. get a masters degree in statistics? previously i studied abstract algebra, but found it to be a bit too theoretical. i did finish my masters degree, but i really don't want to work in abstract algebra for the rest of my life. so now I'm taking...

Hi everyone, I haven't been here in a long time (well, I post every now and then but not like I used to...good old days...). I'm here now because I need advice on how to manage my time properly. I'm in the wonderful IB program, and I know most of u realize just how much work (not to mention...

On Tom's advice, I'll be posting the content of my new blog in an ongoing thread here. It follows my final year of my Master's degree, in which I'll be writing my thesis in String Theory. You can comment on and read the blog at http://stringschool.blogspot.com This is where it all...

Hey, I wanted to ask you guys a few questions about string theory. It seems like a really neat area, but is over my head. These questions are based on stuff I've gleaned from reading the "beginner" section popular websites: (0) Why study string theory? ----- (1) Is string theory (still)...

As we all know, genius, curiosity, persistance and self-motivation are all important factors that can lead a person to greatness. If so, how about getting into the high-ranked Universities and studying at the great Universities? Is it also one of the factors to lead greatness?

How can we study life in other galaxies? By studying its spectra you can say what the galaxy is made of, how it's spinning, how far away it is, and how big it is etc, that can be helpful when attempting to find life, but is there other ways to study the chance of life in other galaxies?

I am preparing to study for my exam, and there is something I am not sure about when evaluating the limit x --> Infinity of 4/x^2 - x Intuitively the function seems to go to minus infinity, and I wonder if that is a sufficient answer or am I overlooking a rigorous method that should be applied...

i am doing a project on neptune. a main constituent of this project is deciding what you want to investigate (scientific objectives) about neptune (multiple things can/should be studied). i seem to be having trouble with this. i can't think of much to study because i don't really know what's...

A barium nucleus has a charge of q = +56e (where e is the proton charge). a. find the potential V at a radius of 10-12 m from the Nucleus. If a Proton is released from this point, how fast will it be moving when it is 1 m from the nucleus? Note: Assume V (infinity=0) Any help?

Calculus homework studying for the test: Find K such that this is continious f(x)=\left\{\begin{array}{cc}k&\mbox{ if }x=0\\2+\frac{Sin(x)}{x} &\mbox{ if }x\neq 0\end{array}\right i have no clue how to find such a k that this is continious

Hey guys, My little brother who is in high school is obsessed with genetics, and he wants to go into this field after graduating from high school this year. Does anyone know what's the best way to make a career out of genetics in the US? I am a physics major and I don't know much about...

We are currently studying special relativity and using the idea of four vectors. The position 4-vector has been defined in class as \vec{X} = (ct, \vec{r}) \ \ \ \ \ \ \ where \ \vec{r} = (x, y, z) \ \ (ie: the usual 3 space position vector) and the velocity 4-vector is then...

Hey all, I'm currently confused of what to study in college. I'm thinking about two options, Physics or Electrical Engineering. Anyway, what physics classes will I be taking, I know electricity and magnetism, but will I be taking quantum or particle physics or even relativity? And could...

I'm planning to study promoter activation and silencing. Does anyone know good references for basic assays (particularly in mammalian system) and some background information on mammalian transcriptional regulation? Thanks

So exactly what is the difference in getting your bachelors from Stanford or Harvard or you know, big name schools as compared to maybe one of the lesser known UC's or maybe some lower-rung state college (not community colleges though). And what's a BS from those big name schools compared to a...

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

I am wondering if it is worth spending much of your time=>much of your life, in order to study mathematics. Why do we give mathematics so much importance? Of course, they are really convienient and make many things easier in our lives , but I don't think that mathematicians actually find this...

I was studying up on an aspect of perturbation theory, and I must have strained something (there's something about Hilbert spaces that I just can't get my head around...sorry, bad joke), because I have a really bad headache now. I was wondering what a headache is, and how we get them. I know...

I’m looking for tips, tips on studying, keeping good notes and anything that will help me do well on test/exams

I'd like to learn group theory to understand QM and particle theory, and I looked at several books on discrete mathematics but they didn't mention SU groups. I'm an absolute beginner in group theory or discrete math, but I don't want to spend too much time on materials unrelated to physics. Do...

HEY ! I AM CURRENTLY STUDYING FOR ENGINEERING AND HAVE LUST FOR ROCKETS. I WANT SOME GOOD INFORMATION ABOUT ROCKET DESIGNING . PEOPLE HELP ME OUT HERE. :biggrin: :!) :wink:

Hello everyone... As you can notice from my posts ! I'm a fresh to this forum. It's one of my first visits. There are bunch of topics in this forum and all I thought it was about physics...lol I didn't have time to take a look at the enormous posts and threads of this site. So, what do you...

Hi, are there anyone studying biophysics (or has studied biophysics)? I am currently choosing my possible field of study in university. I saw a major called "biophysics" but do not really know what it is. It is obvious that it is a major that combines biology and physics. But what i am...

Hello, I've been studiing homotopy this semester in a readings course out of Munkres Topology book. I'm in the mismash about free groups, wedgies of circles and pasting stuff. Could you recommend a lower level text that I could peruse as a supplemental text? Something a bit more explicit...

Since I'm studying for my final exam, I'm going to make you guys suffer. Any help would be appreciated in this. Here's the first one... Find the 40th term of the arithmetic knowing the general term a(n) = a(n-1) + 4 and first term a1 = 13.

ok..haveing trouble understanding some examples in the book... 1) 1000kg rocket is fired striat up, need rocket to escape and never return. what speen does rocket need to escape from grav pull to never come back?(non rotating earth) i know rocket can't stop so or it will be drawn back into...

Studying for exam, need help! Hi can someone help me out. My girlfriend has an exam tomorrow and she got stuck on this question. Her professor decided not to give out any solutions she's not too sure if she is heading in the right direction. Any help would be great, thank you in advance...

I have an upcoming exam on special relativity. What i would like to know is, how one should proceed about studying for it? Thanks

This is my first year of physics . On the first day my professor had already told us that we would be learning physics differently than any other class we would be taking. I had been able to zoom through all of my other classes like econ, pysch, english, math, chem, bio etc. For physics however...

I haven't got enough exercises of some course I've failed in July: Structural Engineering. I have to study it again :cry: , but I do not have any interesting exercise about arches and portal frames. Do you know any web link with some of this kind of exercises solved?. I've tried google...

Ok, bear in mind that I am DUMB when it comes to math... There, I said it... :cry: Ok, I was thinking about calculus and part of calculus is studying curves, identifying degree of curves, writing equations for curves, and stuff like that. Well it is simple to me to relate everything...