Studying Definition and 663 Threads

I'm trying to implement a study plan for the upcoming school term. Currently I have study time, for three classes (totaling 12 credit hrs), slotted from Tuesday through Friday for three hours of studying each day. Alternating between classes each day (i.e. on Tuesday this class and on Wednesday...

I'm in year two as a physics undergrad. I have a number of obstacles in my studies, the most prominent one being a physical disability causing severe pain and fatigue, essentially precluding attendance of most lectures. That is something I have so far been able to deal with through planning...

Hey, I'm in my first year of Electrical Engineering studies and finding a lot of common places in my studying and ways of approaching things that may be leaving me short. I really enjoy my circuit analysis class, I love learning the concepts, formulas and visualizing how they work in my head...

Dear Physics Forum advisers, I am an undergraduate student in US and an inspiring applied mathematician in the fields of theoretical computer science. I recently have been reading a book called "Joy of Learning" by Hironaka Heisuke, a mathematician and Fields Medalist (1970); the book seems to...

Hello guys. I am a resident practicing Neurology in Atlanta,GA.But Physics has always fascinated me. I want to self study Physics with no time constraints.I want a feasible plan.I will outline what I have in my mind; please guide me through it appropriately. Firstly, I did A levels Physics and...

Hello everyone. 'm studying proof based calculus in my spare time. I have already taking Multivariable calculus, Diff. Equations and Linear Algebra. I'm using the textbook Apostol Calculus 1, as it was recommended by these forums, but I'm having great difficulty on understanding some of the...

Hello PhysicsForums Readers, I need some advice concerning studying habits and techniques. I just started engineering undergrad in Canada, and while I feel I'm adequately intelligent to succeed here, my studying habits might possibly kill me. I feel like I love math and physics and the topics...

Good afternoon. I am doing an study on ice X, a material with this structure http://postimg.org/image/nub4if9kb/ I want to know why in the centre of the brioullin zone the hidrogen atoms must remain at rest on an even mode. My reference book is Charles Kittle's, but there is no discussion about...

Hi I have ran into some problems recently One of them is that my laptop is just too old and weak for a computer programmer (and my parents won't bother themselves buying one although they have the money to) What options do i have to make a little money alongside studying considering that I'm in...

I'm an aspiring aerospace engineer. I know that Ada is a language used in many planes today, but I can't find anything to learn about Ada for avionics--I couldn't find books or tutorials. Do any of you guys have any recommendations on how to go about this? I'm very interested in teaching myself...

I have come across a serious problem in my studies. I like to self-study, but I am wrestling between different study methods. I have at least three options on how to read material: Read through it Derive every formula yourself (~6x extra time) Read the title and outline, and re-invent the...

Hello! Right now I'm having some trouble deciding whether to continue studying just Electrical Engineering or besides that also start studying Mechanical Engineering. I have heard about mechatronics but that degree is not taught here. I would like to know from you which career you think has...

Hi, I know that Chemistry doesn't really pertain to math or physics but I guessed this was the best website that would suit my question. Haha. I was wanting to self study general chemistry using a textbook. I do have the textbook, but was wondering what I should supplement it with. Also I was...

Hi I was wondering how long it would take to self study math using Khan Academy and supplement the website with a self teach book from Geometry through Calculus. I am a sophomore in high school and I am hoping to take the CLEP exams for Calculus and College Algebra after senior year. I was...

Hello! I need to ask for help in understanding my own behaviour towards physics so that I can either set some proper long term goals in the area, or alternatively move on to something else. I hope that by sharing my experience I might be able to get some feedback that would help me make sense...

Physics major in my country is often regarded worthless. Here we have exams before university people who get higher places mostly study medicine, engineering, law etc. I am someone who loves learning stuff and who wants to make a difference so I am studying physics this year (hopefully with a...

Hi there. I am really interested in the topic of "time". Being a layman in Physics, I don't really understand much about it. Though I work in the Aviation Industry and want to pursue my career there, I also wish to do a bachelor's degree in Physics if possible. And probably a master's too. I...

Hi! I am not a physics student , but i want to study it and know it myself. So i want a blueprint to study it all. I want a good and easy blueprint . Thanks

Which country is best to study astronomy? To be specific which university is preferred.?

Hello I have been recently accepted into a German University of applied sciences for the degree "Engineering and management" at THI. http://em.thi.de/ http://www.thi.de/en/studies/studying-at-thi/bachelor-programmes/em.html I want to do the program however my relative is telling me since its...

So (this is my first thread by the way so sorry if it is in the wrong place) I am now a junior who has just started junior year (Last week). I am taking AP Physics C and AP Calc BC concurrently. I have always been pretty good at math and physics, but never amazing, just around mid to low A...

Hello everybody! I've recently decided that I'm interested in supersymmetric solitons and want to work in this area for future 2 undergrad years. I wonder what is the best place to study the general theory of solitons in QFT? Is Rubakov "Classical gauge fields" really the best book for those who...

Good afternoon, I am just curious about what books you guys use, I am a aspiring physicist with other degrees. I have always had a passion for space and engineering and when I go looking for Aeronautical or Aerospace books I find out that none of them are really math rigorous. Could anyone...

It seems that no matter how unrelated two subjects of mathematics appear to be, there are always ways to use techniques from one area of math and use it to prove many useful results in the other, and vice versa. However, from my (inexperienced) point of view, number theory seems to be the only...

i wish to give physics mathematics and astronomy olympiad, how should I study for it? which books should i refer ?

Hi friends, I have an avid interest on Mathematics and progranming and am working very hard to become a great computer scientist/ engineer. I have been researching books that woukd help me in this goal and by all accounts, TAOCP is one of them. I am convinced that studying this book wilk...

Hello Everyone, I am trying to study for the cal-tech entrance exam by using the courses on their website. I was wondering if I should be study Ma 1a -Freshmen Mathematics or Ma 1a- Calculus of One and Several Variables or both? Thank you

Dr. Courtney mentioned in another thread about studying "smart" and hard when he was getting his 3.8-4.0 GPA as an undergrad. The way he said "smart" peaked my interest and I wish there was more expansion of that in the thread, but it kind of went off the deep end of anti-constructive. So I...

i was thinking about studying different science branches and I am kind of trying to do it now that i have just finished my high school does human brain have limitation for learning and thinking ? can i boost my brain with a good exercise and nutrition plan in a very effective way ? i've read...

Dear Physics Forum personnel, I am going to start studying the analysis texts (Rudin-PMA, Apostol-MA, Pugh-RMA) on the first week of August. I have a good proof skills through working on Artin's Algebra and Hoffman/Kunze's Linear Algebra, but I unfortunately only took computational 1-variable...

Dear Physics Forum personnel, I would like to investigate the depth of single-variable calculus by reading either Courant/John's "Calculus and Analysis" or Apostol's "Calculus Vol.1". Of course, I know the best route of action is to go to mu university library, but I just found out that all...

I am currently studying in msc applied physics ..now from here I want to make my career as j.r.f or r.a. in institute like d.r.d.o , prl ahmedabad. If I clear the exam like ugc net jrf then does it mean that I am equally eligible for certain post as compared to pure physics students in real life...

So I'm taking analytical mechanics next semester. The textbook they use is Thornton and Marion's "Classical Dynamics of Particles and Systems". I want to learn it all this month. It is feasible, but extenuating. But there is another option. I could read Robert Fitzpatrick's Newtonian Dynamics...

I have a knowledge of precalculus (Algebra II, basic Trig), and I was wondering what would be a few good books for self studying calculus, primarily introductory calculus (Calculus I, Single Variable Calculus). The books I'm currently looking at right now are Thomas and Finney, Swokowski, and...

Greetings. I completed my bachelor's in physics from the 'University of Delhi', India, an year ago and I wish to pursue a career in fundamental research. I knew that a Master's in Physics was a very serious business and thus took an year off making sure i was ready for it. However i have been...

Hello, It is almost summer and since I am a high school student, there is a lot of free time. I plan on spending the time studying various subjects (mathematics and computer science). Regarding this, I have some questions on studying topics in mathematics and computer science: 1. What is the...

I would like to study physics because I like the methodology it has as well as how it can open your mind in understanding the universe around us. Also I love the math aspect of it. But as the title says I am also really interested in neuroscience and genetics. What shall I do?

Hi PF, Summer is almost here, and I've decided to use it to learn modern physics, but a little bit confused . So what is the mathematical back ground needed to learn special and general relativity ? Where exactly should start ?

Hello again, After a recent course in extragalactic astronomy, I have realized the field of astrophysics is quite beautiful. I am incredibly fascinated in the cosmological aspect of astrophysics along with high-energy aspects as well: AGN, Neutron stars, Black Holes. How competitive is studying...

Hello, I'm still in high school and I was wondering if you would say that it's possible to learn the entire course of AP Physics 1 in the length of one summer with dedication not being an issue. Also, could you learn AP Physics C Mechanics and E&M WHILE you take a Calculus BC class (I'm not...

Hello everyone from PhysicsForums, At the moment, I'm nearly 90% of my first year completion in Finnish University of Applied Science. During my first year, I have acquired some basic knowledges about circuit analysis, Labview and MATLAB programming, basic mathematics and physics. For the next...

Hello over the summer I would like to study quantum field theory. I took two semesters of undergraduate quantum mechanics using Griffith's textbook. We covered the entire book in those two semesters. I also know my special relativity pretty well. Is that enough to self study quantum field theory...

Hi there, Thank you for stopping by this thread. I'm an engineering student rekindling an interest in Maths. I just love studying Maths in my free time (and sometimes it trespasses into my non free time). I have plenty of fantastic books on my iPad and it's really helping me. However, I have...

Hi, I am new to this forum and thank you in advance for your help. I just turned 19 years old and am finishing my first year at a university. I really wasn't sure what I wanted to major in so I basically did a bunch of general education classes along with some political science classes because...

Hi everyone. Loving the forum, don't know how I haven't stmble upon it already. I'm studying Astronomy at the OU and finding a lot of the maths tough. Especially finding the chapters on Cosmology very difficult. I've seen another post regarding Scale Factor, so hope it's ok posting this too...

Hello everybody, is it worth studying much in high school even if your position in a university is granted? I simply cannot study properly because of my severely limited interests so that excludes physics too, even though I would like to dedicate my life to it. This happens because I cannot do...

Hi guys, I'm having trouble with this book - "Introduction to Probability and Statistics for Engineers and Scientists" by Sheldon M. Ross. The explanations are very short and often lack necessary details, the examples are very hard and apparently some full of errors. I just can't study from it...

hi im new here sorry if i made the post in wrong place im from iran finishing high school (18 years old ) i like physics , math and computer programming i want to start studying physics (first priority) and math but i don't know where to start from or which level i am i mean the books here are...

Hello all, I'm going into my senior year of applied mathematics this coming Fall semester. My adviser recommended that I take the GRE before Fall semester starts so that I can have my Grad school applications in by the December deadline. My question is as follows: Would it be better to study...

Hi, I'm currently in high-school and looking to study independently, but am unsure how long I should spend doing this a week. Currently I spend about 35 hours in school per week (9 till 4, Mon to Fri) with about an hour of travel time. Of this time in school about 23 hours is spent in lessons. I...