Math Anxiety is kind of a logical reaction anyone can develop from having difficulty with math inside or outside of a class. It doesn't have to do with gender, I don't think, but probably girls are still more likely to develop it than guys... because -at least from my experience at the...
I'm confused about the misalignment that could result from reading such books. Surely we should use textbooks as references rather than popular books, but if you find some disagreement with popular literature in a textbook, isn't that exciting?
Sometimes to supplement my studies I try reading non-textbook-form books about various subjects. I just go to the book store and look at the science/physics section until I find something I think looks interesting and relevant. Usually I choose based on whether I think the author seems like...
Hi. I'm an advanced undergrad in Physics but I am interested in reading something about modern algebra and possibly, modern math research, in my free time. I'm looking for something that will be informal enough that I can read it easily and not get bored but also with enough detail to...
This is like the tragedy of my undergrad physics experience. I would like to understand where the formalism comes from every step of the way. I'm assuming one gets to see more of that in grad school, but I won't be able to if I can't pass my QM class, and I think that once a grad student I...
As a person who is currently learning quantum mechanics, it seems like there is still room for something that would make it more intuitive. I am trying to learn the theory without wondering about the philosophical paradoxes too much (since it apparently works). Your project sounds interesting...
Hi, I read the section about this question in the FAQ which provides the model of photons interacting with the phonon modes in the solid and getting absorbed. I have a couple questions: 1) What determines the spectrum of a phonon (how does an absorption bandwidth allow a continuous spectrum to...
Thanks very much for your detailed and encouraging reply, Choppy! If I am able to do the three things you mentioned I think I will be more prepared for applying to grad school and have a better understanding of what it will be like.
Trying to learn for the sake of the marks is a familiar...
Hi, I am currently an undergrad in physics/astronomy in my senior year. I am interested in doing work of a theoretical (or semi-theoretical) nature in the future. My reasoning for this is that it seems it does not require a lot of resources other than access to data and I think I would enjoy it...
So if you think of labeling the staring end of the field lines positive and the terminal end negative and you have two fields overlapping, considering a point where the fields overlap with the same magnitude but facing the exactly the opposite directions (180 degrees for 2 angle measurements in...
I would like to thank you for posting this topic about your enthusiasm for your subjects and learning, since in my classes it seems like the people who comment are always the ones who complain about not liking the material in a class or having to learn too much. It is nice to read another...
I'm not sure about some of the more cutting edge stuff, (particularly regarding cosmology), but I would say that if the idea that stars are white holes was true it would produce some anomalies in the observations we have of stars forming from interstellar gas clouds. The theory that when the a...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Force#Units_of_measurement
(force) = (mass) (accelleration due to gravity)
Like mathman said a pound is actually also unit a for mass but the SI unit which is usually used is kg.
If you want to use pounds for force you're actually using lbf (pound-force)...