[BP_Tranquility]

Can someone explain to me whether the discovery of the Higgs boson affects the validity of string theory? String theory describes every piece of matter consisting of oscillating strings so does the Higgs boson give mass to these strings?

Sorry, if this is a very easy to answer question

[higherandhigher]

Just joined the physics society too! I'm an aspiring physicist, about to start A level physics - basically know the course already from getting excited and teaching it to myself over summer! If anyone can recommend any physics reading that will further my knowledge in preparation for a degree, it would be lovely help!

[mrppaulo]

(Original post by higherandhigher)
Just joined the physics society too! I'm an aspiring physicist, about to start A level physics - basically know the course already from getting excited and teaching it to myself over summer! If anyone can recommend any physics reading that will further my knowledge in preparation for a degree, it would be lovely help!

Hey welcome! Good for you on getting ahead on physics reading for A level I'm sure you'll excel! If you have time to get reading the book I was taught my first year of my degree from is this textbook: http://www.amazon.co.uk/University-P...6169910&sr=8-1 worth a look if your interested in reading ahead just make sure your competent in A level maths

Good luck!

[Meteorshower]

Can not stress the importance of maths enough. Get good at that before going to far with physics.

[laprenti]

Hello there, I just joined I'm very interested in physics, I might even apply to a physics course this year (this is my fourth year of a-levels...), the only thing that's stopping me is being too embarrassed to ask my former physics teachers for a reference (I'm sure they'll just laugh and refuse)

Anyone here also self-studying physics, and has anyone used the MIT open courseware materials? It looks like a great resource, lecture videos, exams with solutions, assignments with solutions, lecture notes etc. Heard about it from Scott Young who's teaching himself the MIT Computer science undergraduate course in a year

There's also Gerard 't Hooft's collection of physics lecture notes and exercises, those look interesting

And this is a very interesting pamphlet by a physics professor first published in 1949 for physics students, the general ideas still seem relevant: How to study physics - Seville Chapman

[higherandhigher]

(Original post by mrppaulo)
Hey welcome! Good for you on getting ahead on physics reading for A level I'm sure you'll excel! If you have time to get reading the book I was taught my first year of my degree from is this textbook: http://www.amazon.co.uk/University-P...6169910&sr=8-1 worth a look if your interested in reading ahead just make sure your competent in A level maths

Good luck!

Thank you! I'll try and get that to have a read through! And yeah, taking further maths at A level too! (:

[Oh my Ms. Coffey]

Can anyone recommend some first year books that cover the mathematics required? My university reading list only contains one book which is a physics book.

[Meteorshower]

(Original post by Oh my Ms. Coffey)
Can anyone recommend some first year books that cover the mathematics required? My university reading list only contains one book which is a physics book.

Advanced Engineering Mathematics is pretty good I guess.

[Oh my Ms. Coffey]

(Original post by Meteorshower)
Advanced Engineering Mathematics is pretty good I guess.

Thanks! This was recommended for me when I started at Loughborough but I never got around to getting it.

[Picture~Perfect]

I'm officially starting my course next week and I'm very excited, I'm going to be studying Physics with Nuclear Technology

[Oh my Ms. Coffey]

(Original post by Picture~Perfect)
I'm officially starting my course next week and I'm very excited, I'm going to be studying Physics with Nuclear Technology

Nuclear physics

[boromir9111]

Enjoy

[dknt]

(Original post by boromir9111)
Enjoy

[xiyangliu]

can i join as well plz uni student

[boromir9111]

(Original post by xiyangliu)
can i join as well plz uni student

Click HERE and join

[getoom]

what happens after a star turns into a white dwarf?

[ben-smith]

(Original post by getoom)
what happens after a star turns into a white dwarf?

Depends on it's mass. See Chandrasekhar limit.

[getoom]

(Original post by ben-smith)
Depends on it's mass. See Chandrasekhar limit.

so what happens to those white dwarfs with a mass under the limit? do they stay as stable white dwarf stars forever?

[Meteorshower]

(Original post by getoom)
so what happens to those white dwarfs with a mass under the limit? do they stay as stable white dwarf stars forever?

Essentially forever, yes.

[Kallisto]

I have a question in terms of frequency: is a harmonic always higher than fundamental oscillation? that makes sense in my view, because harmonics have always more wavelengths than fundamental oscillations. So harmonics must have a higher frequency. The more the higher. Am I right?