Recent content by ateixeira

I saw a couple of minutes in some of his videos after @romsofia shared that link and I must say that I really liked his style.

@PhysicsRelearner if the OP doesn' try then we won't get it for sure. I was in M and also one of the Bs in MBB and it wasn't hard for me to get in in none of them. Yes I know as we all know that it is hard to get into them, but again: if the OP doesn't try he won't get in for sure. As for...

I earned a degree called Licenciatura in Physics from Portugal; it's an old program that's not offered anymore. After that, I spent some time teaching, then took a leap into strategic consulting, did a bit in finance, circled back to consulting, and now I'm trying to dive back into physics. It's...

Thank you for sharing these materials. I will try to check them out after I am finished with the books. I have a lot of math methods because after I started studying I found out that most of my difficulties are with the math portion of physics. The second block of study material will be more...

I know that the Yes grades are very important for the MBB companies but they are not all. One way to get the foot in is to have connections. If you can support your case by having some excelent extra-curricular activities it won't be bad either. I was thinking and maybe it makes more sense to...

Here are my belated two cents: don't be afraid to explore the world outside physics. After my degree I worked in McKinsey, the financial sector and then on Boston Consulting Group. These are fields where I've met a lot of other physicists and mathematicians and all of them enjoyed their work...

You know the passion of Physics never let me alone during those years. Fortunately I was able to get some financial stability and now I am returning to my life long dream. I hope that one day you can do the same.

I think that I am in a similar situation to yours and the OP. Just like I had underestimated how much my skills had rusted and how much more difficult it is to relearn the math than to relearn the physics. Also back in the days I was really good at math and always felt that it helped me better...

I would go for Spivak yes. It doesn't help directly but if you want to be a theoretical physicist it helps to know the rigorous rules of mathematics. The first indirect gain is to be able to think in a more structured and self-critical way. The second indirect gain is that later on learning...

Thank you. I've checked and both of them are correctly printed in the book version. The second type of error appears due to the mathematical symbols he is using, which might not be supported on kindle.

I think I found it: and also for the two print version: https://d37ugbyn3rpeym.cloudfront.net/stripe-press/TAODSAE_zine_press.pdf https://www.cs.virginia.edu/~robins/YouAndYourResearch.html I will read to see if I got it right.

I finished my degree in 2007, drifted away into management consulting and the financial world. Now in 2024 I decided to return and do a PhD in particle physics (lattice QCD and mesonic physics to be more exact.) Hence I defined a study plan to get me into basic shape until September. Besides...

What is the page of this part of the text and the first one that you provided. I have the first edition of the book (I have been away from physics for more than a decade so I don't know if they were any posterior editions and/or reprinting) so that I can check if these typos are there

A few books on my part: Vector Calculus by P. C. Matthews A Course of Modern Analysis by Whittaker, Watson and Moll Mathematical Methods for Physics and Engineering by Riley, Hobson and Bence Mathematical Methods for Physicists: a concise introduction by Tai L. Chow Classical Mechanics by Tai...

"The reader who has read the book but cannot do the exercises has learned nothing" J. J. Sakurai My personal blog: https://fromsuitstospectra.wordpress.com/