Undergraduate Definition and 624 Threads

Currently I am intended to start next fall as a Physics major at the University of Delaware. My interest lies in Fluid Dynamics particularly in Geophysical Fluid Dynamics. I understand it's really early in my college career and I may change my interest, however I was surprised to find that as a...

I was wondering how much graduate admissions look at your research experience. I have worked with two projects with a professor, and I am going to be working with him on another project this summer. Two of these things were not "new" physics, but they were either new for our department, or were...

So at this point, I have been accepted into both Ohio State University and the University of Michigan. I plan on majoring in physics and continuing on to grad school. I know that Michigan has a better physics program than OSU. The only problem is that Michigan will cost roughly $15000 more...

I'm seriously considering Cornell for an undergraduate in mathematics. Can anyone share their experience (grad or undergrad)? Really any and all information would be useful.

what are the top public universities for undergraduate physics.

I am a high school senior at the point in his life where I have heard back from all the colleges I applied to and have to make a decision on where to go. I plan on becoming a mechanical engineer/physicist, and have thoughts of graduate school. I am confident in three of my choices, but still the...

I'm in the latter stages of my third year (of four) studying maths at university. I have to pick my modules for my fourth year, and we have the opportunity to do a project for one of our modules. This normally entails independently reading around a subject and writing a 30-40 page document that...

Greetings everyone, I am posting this question here since I cannot post it in the math and science learning materials section of the forum. My question is that sometimes in physics I get into a lot of involved math particularly linear algebra, Hilbert space, partial differential equations and...

My son has been accepted to Columbia Fu School of Engineering and also University of California Berkeley. At Berkeley, he is a regents scholar and would get priority registration and some additional benefits and we live in California about 90 minutes away from the school. At both schools, his...

Hi, new to the forums. Sophomore in college, Nuclear Engineer in training. Nuclear Engineering seemed tempting for a few reasons: Engineering = $$ and Nuclear, well I love nuclear physics and chemistry so why not! Now what I found out: What nuclear engineering is NOT: Quantum mechanics...

Hi! I am and undergraduate student and I am planning to join some universities for graduate school. My problem is that every single one of those schools list 'undergraduate research' not really like a necessity, but definitely a big plus. In addition to that seeing how the majority of the...

Hello everyone, I am currently in high school and now I am completely sure about what I want to study at university level. The only problem is that I love both Physics and Pure Mathematics... So now I'm not really sure which program I'll have to apply for. Should I study either physics or pure...

Hello PF, I have been really interested in controls theory, and the applications of controls. I'm currently pursuing an undergraduate in mechanical engineering and in some places I've heard that controls/dynamical systems has lately been more closely related to Electrical engineering but has...

Hi, my name is Alejandro. I'm a Spanish physics student and I'm in my first year of university here in Spain. Spanish university is of the worst in Europe and I wanted to start again my Physics degree (we call it degree here in Spain, I don't know how it's called in other countries) in another...

Which undergraduate major best prepares someone for law school? I'm guessing criminal justice, or political science. What's your opinion?

I was recently admittd to Marquette university and their eop program eop stands for educational opportunity program. It's for low income first generation studnts and they pay a significant amount of you tuition, provide tutoring services, guidance etc. I plan on majoring in physics. My...

Author: Serge Lang Title: Undergraduate Analysis Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1441928537/?tag=pfamazon01-20 Prerequisities: Calculus, Proofs Level: Undergrad Table of Contents: Foreword Review of Calculus Sets and Mappings Sets Mappings Natural Numbers and Induction...

I am a rising high school senior who will be entering college in 2013 as a Physics major. I am currently deciding between two options and was wondering what you guys think would be best for my ambitions of entering a top graduate program. 1. Penn State: Academic scholarships would make it...

So I am graduating this spring or summer, 2013, plan to take the GRE next fall and apply to physics phd programs with the aim of going to gradschool in fall of 2014. I hope to spend the time between graduation and gradschool doing some physics related research. This is mostly for the resume...

I am a rising senior in a well regarded Pittsburgh area public school. When I enter college next year I will be majoring in Physics with a minor (possible double major) in Computer Science. I would like to eventually be involved in research at a major institution and plan to get my PhD in...

I am currently a Physics B.S. undergraduate student living in New York City. I am also looking for a job while I continue my studies. My major is Physics B.S. and my minor is Mathematics. I also have a very basic C++, Javascript, HTML, and CSS knowledge. I also have a very good typing speed of...

I'm studying Physics but I constantly wonder if I should be in Maths? Roughly I only explore math questions/problems. Most of the times I think of physical problems they look like an overwhelming mess which I can hardly address. What I enjoy the most is finding truths, not just "historic" or...

I have done some research about the maths and physics behind theoretical physics (i.e. string theory, which was mentioned in this forum earlier today) and it seems to me that in the cutting edge fields of study, like M-Theory, pure mathematics is as important as background knowledge in physics...

Hey Guys, I know there are some other posts on this, but I have a slightly different situation than most of the ones I've looked at. I'm a recently graduated Physics major. Starting junior-senior year I became interested in going into engineering. I would like to work in the space...

I have a 11 grader who is interested in pursing physics for his undergraduate experience, if twelve grade Calculus and AP Physics goes well. He is very teacher dependent in math. If he has a good teacher, he does well in the class. He aced physics. It comes naturally to him. He has...

I am a physics undergraduate student and have a passion for education research. I have spoken to some professors I know that work in that field and have some possible undergraduate research opportunities lined up, but I was wondering if anybody knew of any other undergraduate research...

Is it a good idea to join undergraduate research in freshman year or sophomore year and why?

Hello there I'm in the UK, wanting to study physics, I'm applying late through clearing in August next year for 2013 entry. Could someone direct me to a UK specific guide to undergraduate physics degrees? The sticky seems to be on the US system. I'm not sure whether to do a 3 year bachelors...

I am an electrical engineer who is fascinated by mathematics. As you might expect, electrical engineering uses a lot of advanced concepts in mathematics from differential equations, linear algebra, calculus, complex analysis etc. However I would like to continue reading maths on my own. I would...

I am currently taking graduate algebra as an undergraduate (junior) in University of Toronto, and I just took a midterm today. Since I am an undergraduate, the grade matters. In order to get a good chance to go into graduate schools for Mathematics in Canada and USA, is it must have to get a A...

I see a lot of comments or threads by people who are looking to take Physics at university for some particular reason or another. I'm generally interested in Physics, I don't know what I want to be at the end of it, I haven't got some sort of theory I want to prove and achieve this by...

If one wanted to study fractals and their properties, which upper level undergraduate mathematics courses should one take? Or which sequence of generally offered courses should one take? Just to name a few courses that I guess would be related and are offered at the University I study at are...

I am in the final year of high school.Many colleges offer astrophysics courses after high school.I am interested in physics in general and would not like to commit myself to an area so early to an area. I am sure about my interest in physics but I don't know which area I would like to go in and...

I am in my second year of my undergraduate studies and I am involved in a research society. Does anybody know of/can recommend any projects that I could do ?(either individually or part of a group). I am not sure of all the apparatus/instrumentation that the university has, so any ideas would...

Hello people, I am a grade 11 student in Ontario. I am currently facing a dilemma. Recently, I started thinking about my career, seeing as how I apply to university next year. I was considering options and I stopped to think; I want to do something I enjoy. I want a job that I don't see as...

I've just started an undergrad maths course in the UK and I'm interested in trying out some maths publications/journals. I've always enjoyed reading science magazines in general (ie. New Scientist, Scientific American) and now that I'm at University I feel now could be a good time to move onto...

hello everyone, How much important is doing undergraduate research during summer ? I'm a physics student of the second year, and next summer I could ask for doing research at LIGO or SURF. I'd like to ask you: Is this highly evaluated in the curriculum ? Is it important for my future work as a...

I just finished my first 2 years of college and completed all the lower division classes. I spent 2 quarters part-time researching and a summer full time researching for my professor (who is a theorist) in solid state physics. The work I done was mostly calculation through programming and I...

How important do you think is the "reputation" of the college that one joins after high school, especially for physics ? I've seen a lot of "fools" going to big name colleges , which charge exorbitant fees ,and getting those top jobs, whereas the talented and hard working from relatively...

Hello. I am wondering how imperative or useful it is to attain your undergraduate degree in Nuclear Engineering for those who hope to go on to do Nuclear Engineering in graduate school? Are there any other engineering fields that would transition well into a Nuclear Engineering grad program?

I understand that undergraduate research is big at UCSC and that it is required for both of my prospective majors (physics and robotics engineering). What I'm trying to figure out is the specific differences between undergraduate and graduate research. I would guess that undergraduate reseach...

Hello guys I am wondering how to find a research position as an undergraduate. Typically, only third year student will be able to find something "real" research job in the summer. Does this mean that it's not possible to do research or maybe assisting research during the regular school time...

Hello PF, I am a few weeks from starting my second year as an undergraduate. This fall I will be taking the Electricity and Magnetism course for physics majors (crosslisted for graduate students). Last spring I took the introductory physics course on electrostatics and magnetostatics. The...

I am currently attending IUPUI for a double major in Pure Mathematics and Computer & Information Science with a double minor in German and Physics. Overall this will take me 4 1/2 years and give me $38,000-$45,000 of debt. 1. I am wondering, which masters degree should I go for first? Math or...

I'll be entering college this fall and at this point I am undeclared in my studies. Throughout high school I took all the heavy math classes and some high science classes. In high school I realized that I enjoy doing math a lot more than science. Not that I don't enjoy science or anything. It's...

My school doesn't have any faculty involved in Condensed Matter Experimentation, and that's what I want to get my PhD in, so I'd like to transfer to a school that offers plenty of research opportunity in this field, instead of just having 1 summer of research experience at an external lab (I...

Hey guys. Does anyone know of a good undergraduate level textbook on number theory? I have a pretty solid undergraduate level math background but have never had the chance to take a course on this particular topic. If anyone could recommend a textbook that he/she likes, or is widely used at the...

I just finished my undergraduate thesis and I wanted to share it with everybody! It's not exactly what I wanted it to be, my professor pulled rank and changed the contents, but it's still a representation of a lot of hard work. The undergraduate thesis is not expected to contain original work...

If you wish to skip the back story, skip to the last paragraph. The honors college at my university (Arizona State) requires undergraduates to complete a thesis if they wish to graduate from the honors college. I've been extremely excited about presenting a worthwhile thesis as a physics...

Im about to finish my undergraduation degree in Electronics and communication engineering.. I love physics, which is the fundamental aspect of all science and math helping it hand in hand and hence i wish to carry on my career wrt quantum mechanics field.. My doubt is, i don't have a profound...