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Mar 25 |
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Going Beyond Introductory Physics @sb1: What do you mean? |
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Mar 25 |
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Going Beyond Introductory Physics Cleared something else. Meh. Gotta frame questions better. |
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Mar 25 |
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Going Beyond Introductory Physics I think that even very good physicists learn physics as a tool to satisfy something in them. Maybe you're right. I really hope that you're not, but maybe you are. Yet again the only way to find out is to go through this process. I've got decades ahead of me and I'm okay with the idea of making mistakes. Thank you for the answer though. :D -- A younger Anna |
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Mar 25 |
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Going Beyond Introductory Physics @Marek: Yes, that's it! Thank you. |
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Mar 25 |
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Going Beyond Introductory Physics I added more details |
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Mar 25 |
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Going Beyond Introductory Physics @ Marek: Well I don't want to be an engineer. How can I explain this to you. I see things in a way that they are connected to one another, physics is just another way to look at it and that's why I want to learn it. I mean, do you think corona discharge is a very engineering-ish topic? But it's a part of a key insight that's allowing us to redesign fans and maybe create self cooling micro-processors someday. That's huge. scienceblog.com/15695/microchip-sized-fan-has-no-moving-parts |
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Mar 24 |
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Going Beyond Introductory Physics @Marek: You're right. It's too vast and that's partly why I asked the question, but I should have talked more about my interests and then asked people how to reach there. I'm interested in the experimental side of physics and creating physical things. A bit like engineering, except I would like to expand my horizons broader and understand things with greater depth. Does that help? |
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Mar 24 |
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Going Beyond Introductory Physics @Marek: Thermodynamics was just an illustration. The thing is that I'm simply not at the point of narrowing my field of study that much. What I want to invite is just what people think is a good start on a topic, how to develop the background for it and so on. Think of this as a survey course... |
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Mar 24 |
asked | Going Beyond Introductory Physics |
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Mar 11 |
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Are we crystals? The interesting question is that can life exist in the form of crystals? |
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Mar 10 |
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Calculate stainless steel pole necking limit @Dave Jarvis: I'm sorry for not seeing that. I'll redo the calculations again and run it by you. That aside Sam's answer is much more thorough and better than mine so I think you should go with that instead, but for details sake I'll find out what I did wrong. Thank you. |
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Mar 10 |
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Calculate stainless steel pole necking limit @Sam Davies: I'm sorry I just derived the result and didn't type it out. It was my fault. As to why I didn't talk about buckling. Well, the truth is I didn't know that it was the accurate word for it. What do you suggest I should read? Most of what I know is essentially intuition and observation and I want to learn more. |
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Mar 9 |
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Calculate stainless steel pole necking limit @Dave: You did $g^2$ instead of just $g$. Wait do you have any more photos? Maybe we can figure something out without ruining your expensive desk. The best thing in my mind would be to perhaps stuff this poll with a smaller poll that just fits in there? Or maybe something like prestressed concrete (you know just pour concrete into the thing with someone's help and stand back, wait for it to cool)? So, that it's essentially a compressive force that you've got to worry about. |
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Mar 8 |
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Calculate stainless steel pole necking limit added 16 characters in body |
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Mar 8 |
answered | Calculate stainless steel pole necking limit |
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Feb 10 |
awarded | Citizen Patrol |
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Jan 22 |
awarded | Quorum |
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Jan 16 |
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What Is Energy? Where did it come from? As LM put it I was searching for potatoes only there are none to find. |
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Jan 16 |
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What Is Energy? Where did it come from? Thank you. For the explanation. It made my day. |
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Jan 16 |
accepted | What Is Energy? Where did it come from? |
