Rather competent means just that. I was merely illustrating that one does not have to wait until they are a college senior/junior to grasp the material. A great majority of the general public believes that this material is simply beyond their grasp, which is a shame. One can be introducted to the basic concepts of SR with some knowledge of calculus. As for a true understanding of the material, you are correct, I do not have it. Yet I do have a basic grasp of it which IMHO will serve to enhance my further studies.
As for Canada, that is great. Unfourtunatly, high school education in America is abysmal. Some have no physics what so ever in high school, others have non-calculus based physics. Thus, they often believe that a basic understanding of these concepts is best left to individuals in ivory towers, which is again a shame.
Actually, at UW Madison there is a freshman course titled Physics 247. In it you cover special relativity and become rather competent in utilizing it. In Physics 248, another course you can take as a freshman you get a general feel for general relativity, but at a very babyish level. You do however learn about QM, this Friday (or next week depending) we will write out the Schrodinger Equation. Again, both of these courses can be taken at a freshman level.
In addition to that, there is the annual Christmas physics colloquium. Watching grad. students poke fun at professors while nursing a free beer and munching on free pizza will never grow old.
I only drink 3% (whole) milk, 100% fruit juices and water. Maybe some chocolate milk or hot coacoa. Maybe some lemonade. I especially don't drink sugar drinks like kool-aid, soda or coffee.
Care to check the sugar content of your milk and juices?
Hmm, while I do admit that that would be nice there already is PhysicsWeb, BottomQuark, and the Physics Forums. If anyone else can add to this list please do!
Am I the only one disapointed by the names of these probes? When I think about space projects, I think they should be named after great scientists...not names generated by 4th graders as part of a contest.
Cripes, and people wonder why children are not interested in the maths and sciences. Just imagine this from their presepective. "Well, we were going to let you name the probe that we will send hurtling into space and which will land on mars some time later, transmitting back beautiful photographs and restoring national pride in our space program.... but we are just going to name it after some dead guy instead."
Can anybody think of any kind of new technology that has been abandoned, or even significantly delayed, through alleged (or real) risks ?
GM crops outside of the United States.
Does anyone recall the hostility encountered with GM crops in Europe and Africa? I do believe that corporations are going to have to take a good long hard look at how they are going to handle the public with regards to nanotech.
IF you could actually GET one of these outsourced jobs by moving to India, your standard of living would be one HELL of a lot better than working at Pizza Hut. The income would be about the same, but it is so much cheaper to live there than here. Cultural adjustments aside, you'd be very close to the standard that American programmers currently enjoy.
Yes, you would enjoy a similar standard of living in the financial sense. I was, however, referring to the broader picture. A great majority of Indians are impoverished, and disease is rather rampant. Things with Pakistan are jiving rather nicely now, but that could change in an instant. Some complain of the lack of personal liberty in the U.S., well India isn't exactly Canada...
Not work as a programmer or not work at all. What would affect your standard of living more, working at Pizza Hut or working in India. Although tensions between India and Pakistan are easing, India is not a place which I would choose to reside.
Actually I do believe that is was the Indians who gave up the concept of zero. However, the Arabs are responsible for countless mathematical innovations including algebra (thanks mostly to Mr. al-Khwarizimi), the concept of tha alogrithm (thank again Mr. al-Khwarizmi) and arabic numerals. Find out more about Mr. al-Kwarizimi.
It seems as if you are motivated by greed. In the current economic situation this will get you nowhere. On the other hand if your true passion is CS, I say stick with it. I have found that the ones who truly enjoy CS are employable as they truly devote themselves to the subject. Those who do not enjoy CS faulted in the job market because they simply cannot see past the dollar signs, although the situation has improved post-bubble. If it is greed, then I will say switch to EE, as a rule of thumb, an engineering BS is the "best" BS you can get (aside from a few others, and they depend mostly on who you know) as far as pay goes.
Repeat after me Omega Speedmaster. You must own this watch. It is a work of art and I can almost guarentee that you will receive more comments about this watch than watch PDA/calculator/TV/telephone etc... O, you wanted a "geek" watch... well is this geeky enough for you? That is right, the Omega Speedmaster was the first watch worm on the moon. In addition it was present during the Apollo-Soyuz rendervouz and has since been the watch of choice for the Russian space agency. I could go on, but I think this information will suffice.
... he got basic math wrong.
Was it wrong, or just sloppy? A great many physicists I know and study under are extremely sloppy with basic math, mainly because they can get away with it as long as it is not being published. This does not mean that they are not competent, just that they are sloppy. If the basic math was wrong alltogether that is another story, but sloppy math is quite common in certain fields.
Why doesn't NASA just ask for donations? Think about it, I know I am not the only one on/. who would throw in a few greenbacks for Hubble? Even if it does not completley cover the costs at least it is something. Heck make it tax deductable and I am sure a few people outside of/. would begin to take notice...
This is more or less the basis for the course NEEP 533 which is offered through the department of nuclear engineering at UW Madison. Although I have yet to take it (I am only a lowly freshman), the notes from 2001 are available for download. Enjoy.
If I recall correctly, maglev trains are extremely difficult to derail due to the high walls surrounding them. They can also go really, really fast, as in some have proposed 650 km/h fast (This is just a number I recall hearing, if anyone has any more info. please post). In addition to this they could revolutionize travel due to the fact that, let's face it, airports suck. If I could show up at a train-station spend a few minutes there and then be on my way to where-ever, I think that would be wonderful.
Some are just real good at math.
They have a Fields Medal for that Some of those peeps work on bio, nuclear, and chemical weapons.
Encryption software can be readly by individuals of lesser moral standing for devious purposes. By no means does this mean that there should not be research undertaken in cryptology and made freely available
However, I do think that software could have a signifigant impact on humanity. For instance, look at Linux, OpenOffice etc... Individuals from impovreished areas can use software such as this to greatly improve their life.
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Rather competent means just that. I was merely illustrating that one does not have to wait until they are a college senior/junior to grasp the material. A great majority of the general public believes that this material is simply beyond their grasp, which is a shame. One can be introducted to the basic concepts of SR with some knowledge of calculus. As for a true understanding of the material, you are correct, I do not have it. Yet I do have a basic grasp of it which IMHO will serve to enhance my further studies.
As for Canada, that is great. Unfourtunatly, high school education in America is abysmal. Some have no physics what so ever in high school, others have non-calculus based physics. Thus, they often believe that a basic understanding of these concepts is best left to individuals in ivory towers, which is again a shame.
Actually, at UW Madison there is a freshman course titled Physics 247. In it you cover special relativity and become rather competent in utilizing it. In Physics 248, another course you can take as a freshman you get a general feel for general relativity, but at a very babyish level. You do however learn about QM, this Friday (or next week depending) we will write out the Schrodinger Equation. Again, both of these courses can be taken at a freshman level.
In addition to that, there is the annual Christmas physics colloquium. Watching grad. students poke fun at professors while nursing a free beer and munching on free pizza will never grow old.
Remember, her budget is one hundred dollars.
I only drink 3% (whole) milk, 100% fruit juices and water. Maybe some chocolate milk or hot coacoa. Maybe some lemonade. I especially don't drink sugar drinks like kool-aid, soda or coffee.
Care to check the sugar content of your milk and juices?
I just downloaded both and am speechless. These are great games, thanks moosesocks!
Hmm, while I do admit that that would be nice there already is PhysicsWeb, BottomQuark, and the Physics Forums. If anyone else can add to this list please do!
Am I the only one disapointed by the names of these probes? When I think about space projects, I think they should be named after great scientists...not names generated by 4th graders as part of a contest.
Cripes, and people wonder why children are not interested in the maths and sciences. Just imagine this from their presepective. "Well, we were going to let you name the probe that we will send hurtling into space and which will land on mars some time later, transmitting back beautiful photographs and restoring national pride in our space program.... but we are just going to name it after some dead guy instead."
Can anybody think of any kind of new technology that has been abandoned, or even significantly delayed, through alleged (or real) risks ?
GM crops outside of the United States.
Does anyone recall the hostility encountered with GM crops in Europe and Africa? I do believe that corporations are going to have to take a good long hard look at how they are going to handle the public with regards to nanotech.
IF you could actually GET one of these outsourced jobs by moving to India, your standard of living would be one HELL of a lot better than working at Pizza Hut. The income would be about the same, but it is so much cheaper to live there than here. Cultural adjustments aside, you'd be very close to the standard that American programmers currently enjoy.
Yes, you would enjoy a similar standard of living in the financial sense. I was, however, referring to the broader picture. A great majority of Indians are impoverished, and disease is rather rampant. Things with Pakistan are jiving rather nicely now, but that could change in an instant. Some complain of the lack of personal liberty in the U.S., well India isn't exactly Canada...
Not work as a programmer or not work at all. What would affect your standard of living more, working at Pizza Hut or working in India. Although tensions between India and Pakistan are easing, India is not a place which I would choose to reside.
Honestly, how many American programmers would want to move to India?
Actually I do believe that is was the Indians who gave up the concept of zero. However, the Arabs are responsible for countless mathematical innovations including algebra (thanks mostly to Mr. al-Khwarizimi), the concept of tha alogrithm (thank again Mr. al-Khwarizmi) and arabic numerals. Find out more about Mr. al-Kwarizimi.
It seems as if you are motivated by greed. In the current economic situation this will get you nowhere. On the other hand if your true passion is CS, I say stick with it. I have found that the ones who truly enjoy CS are employable as they truly devote themselves to the subject. Those who do not enjoy CS faulted in the job market because they simply cannot see past the dollar signs, although the situation has improved post-bubble. If it is greed, then I will say switch to EE, as a rule of thumb, an engineering BS is the "best" BS you can get (aside from a few others, and they depend mostly on who you know) as far as pay goes.
Repeat after me Omega Speedmaster. You must own this watch. It is a work of art and I can almost guarentee that you will receive more comments about this watch than watch PDA/calculator/TV/telephone etc... O, you wanted a "geek" watch... well is this geeky enough for you? That is right, the Omega Speedmaster was the first watch worm on the moon. In addition it was present during the Apollo-Soyuz rendervouz and has since been the watch of choice for the Russian space agency. I could go on, but I think this information will suffice.
... he got basic math wrong.
Was it wrong, or just sloppy? A great many physicists I know and study under are extremely sloppy with basic math, mainly because they can get away with it as long as it is not being published. This does not mean that they are not competent, just that they are sloppy. If the basic math was wrong alltogether that is another story, but sloppy math is quite common in certain fields.
Why doesn't NASA just ask for donations? Think about it, I know I am not the only one on /. who would throw in a few greenbacks for Hubble? Even if it does not completley cover the costs at least it is something. Heck make it tax deductable and I am sure a few people outside of /. would begin to take notice...
Perhaps you have not heard of Rod Ferrell.
This is more or less the basis for the course NEEP 533 which is offered through the department of nuclear engineering at UW Madison. Although I have yet to take it (I am only a lowly freshman), the notes from 2001 are available for download. Enjoy.
bet if they worked together they could make a lovely shade of purple.
It's not purple! It's like uhh... a lightish red.
Yes Animal Crossing. It is like crack wrapped in a cute package.
If I recall correctly, maglev trains are extremely difficult to derail due to the high walls surrounding them. They can also go really, really fast, as in some have proposed 650 km/h fast (This is just a number I recall hearing, if anyone has any more info. please post). In addition to this they could revolutionize travel due to the fact that, let's face it, airports suck. If I could show up at a train-station spend a few minutes there and then be on my way to where-ever, I think that would be wonderful.
Some are just real good at math.
They have a Fields Medal for that
Some of those peeps work on bio, nuclear, and chemical weapons.
Encryption software can be readly by individuals of lesser moral standing for devious purposes. By no means does this mean that there should not be research undertaken in cryptology and made freely available
However, I do think that software could have a signifigant impact on humanity. For instance, look at Linux, OpenOffice etc... Individuals from impovreished areas can use software such as this to greatly improve their life.
Why wouldn't they be "just like us"?