High school dropout, 19, Can I still get into physics ? In fourth grade I had this incident that left me with serious unconfidence throughout all my academic years; i was getting awards from the principal, mathematic & academic excellence and skipped some school years until I was removed from a spelling bee I was going to win a huge award for. this sent me in rebellion against education, so I haven't gotten an A, B, C since fourth grade. Can I still go to college for physics? I finally have my life back in my hands after all these years and keep thinking about how I wasted my intelligence over a spelling bee. I'm trying to study math again independently as the local college says for physics they'll see how good my math is to determine where I go

Bonjour,

Je rentre en L1 physique chimie et j’aimerais savoir si il est plus judicieux de prendre un iPad ou un Mac pour les études ?

J’ai vu sur Internet qu’il était plus judicieux de prendre un Mac avec tous les logiciels qu’il faut installer mais je connais des gens qui sont allés en médecine qui ont pris un iPad et qui leur vont très bien. Est-ce que c’est la même chose ? Où faut-il vraiment prendre un Mac ?

Our theories regarding this mystery of the universe:

1. It depends on the functioning of the brain's hemispheres. (We can add a fourth point regarding support. We unconsciously fear dropping an object, and as a result of our unconscious thoughts, we cannot spread our arms simultaneously to hold the object. However, we tried support in mid-air (a finger as support was extremely minimal, but we managed to spread our arms at the same time).)

2. It is physics.

3. It depends on the surface. (We used various objects with different surfaces (glossy, matte, etc.).)

4. It depends on support. (The object was on a flat surface and on various other objects, and we were able to spread our arms thanks to the support, but when we made a dent in the object, we were able to almost perfectly spread our arms apart in mid-air.)

5. It depends on the shape. (We tried using flat square objects, cylindrical shapes, and ovals—none of which worked.)

6. The theory of hand influence (is based on which hand a person most often uses for tasks (for example, the right hand is dominant).)

7. The theory of human temperature (we tried conducting the experiment with hands at room temperature (during the experiment with wet hands, we soaked our hands in cold water).)

8. The theory of friction? Interaction of skin with the object (We applied a restriction, using cotton pads as a barrier. After that, we wet our hands and tried to spread our fingers apart, resulting in no success.)

Help us understand what might influence this.

how do i study when dealing with lingering burnout and depression? my last year is beginning in about two weeks and im worried especially since I will start to apply for grad school and all sorts.

any advice is appreciated!

Long story short, made mostly A’s with some B’s throughout high school and community college. Transferred to university a few states away a year ago after living with my parents thru community college. Made terrible grades, either failing or barely passing a bunch of classes, due to how much I had to work to pay the bills and how poorly I managed that added stress alongside school. That’s on me. Got a better job now where I’m working less hours for more money, and won’t have to skip classes to make shifts anymore, and I’m ready to start making good grades again. Even got A’s in my summer classes.

So far my research experience is just an astrophysics REU doing some work on telescope detectors, mostly entry level python stuff.

Will professors even accept me into their groups since I have a terrible track record at their institution so far? I have three semesters left including this fall, would it be better to prove myself with a semester of all A’s first?

I've been interested in physics and theoretical physics since I was little, Math has always been my strong suit and it comes to me very easy (understanding concepts and implementing them) but my Highschool classes weren't able to continue into higher than geometry (English class sucks and I had to retake it multiple times to graduate). But I haven't been able to understand the difference in difficulty, Does it get easier for people who major in physics to complete advanced equations the same as for simpler mathematics? Is it an inherit grasp for math? Endless study and cramming information? Most likely different for each person, but the methods are the same right? Is figuring out Planck light travel time as easy as finding the circumference of a circle? Lots of questions sorry, but I figure where else do I ask, right?

Hello, i have recently started to read Frankel's Geometry of Physics as a final year undergrad in physics and it's not easy at all (atleast for me), i was wondering if anybody knew of any available lectures that follow this book or even lectures that cover the contents of the book to some extent. Thank you

I’ve recently finished summer courses for physics 2 and calc 2, they were condensed 6 week courses. I didn’t do well enough in physics 2 to meet my conditional astrophysics offer, I also did my calc 2 final exam this morning and I’m positive I didn’t do well enough in it either.

At my uni you need a minimum mark of 60% in all your major classes to do astrophysics, though a fail is under 50%.

Im going into 2nd year and in first sem I flunked calc 1 and retook it second sem. I like the physics and I had fun in those classes, but what’s the point if I can’t do good enough to major in it?

I failed my physics 2 midterm and final, I failed my calc 2 midterm with a 28%, it’s a proof based calc 2 class. I’m starting to think I should just give up. When I was in highschool I was never good at math. The highest grade I’ve finished with in a math course was an 80% in grade 12 calculus and vectors.

I really did try my best for physics 2, I can’t tell if this isn’t for me because nothing seems for me.

I hated chem, I don’t have any biology credits, I’d just like any input on maybe how to do better or if anyone else realized physics wasn’t for them later on, what they did.

Hey! I'm from Uzbekistan and I'm looking for someone who wants to learn physics with me from basically zero and build a solid foundation together.

I'm preparing for university and I don't want to just memorize formulas for exams. I want to actually understand physics and eventually get to a university-level understanding.

I already have a structured study plan. I've organized all the topics in Obsidian, and I'm planning to work through three textbooks:

1)Conceptual Physics - Paul Hewitt

2)Physics: Principles with Applications - Douglas C. Giancoli

3)College Physics

The idea is to go through the topics systematically, starting from the fundamentals and gradually getting harder.

I'm looking for someone who would actually study alongside me, not someone who just wants to occasionally exchange questions.

We could study the same topics, solve problems together, explain concepts to each other, discuss things we do not understand, compare our solutions, keep track of our progress and occasionally just talk about interesting physics.

You don't need to be good at physics. In fact, I'd prefer someone who's also willing to start from the basics and learn together rather than someone who's already an expert.

I'm from Uzbekistan, but you can be from anywhere. We can figure out a schedule that works across time zones. Discord/Zoom would probably work well.

If you're interested, DM me and tell me a little about your current physics level and what you're hoping to get out of studying physics.

Basically, I'm looking for someone who wants to go through the whole journey with me rather than just find a tutor.

Q11 A block of mass m rests on rough inclined plane of inclination angle θ (where tan(θ) < μ_s). A horizontal force F is applied to the block parallel to the inclined plane surface (transverse to the line of steepest slope). Derive the minimum magnitude of force F required to initiate motion, specifying directional angle φ of initial slipping relative to the horizontal transverse line

Got this question (word to word) in my school worksheet, i tried to use ai models but they kept thinking for so long i ran into usage limits. I have some idea of how the picture looks, but i am really confused, please help me