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Mr. Wizard
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20 years old
Birthday:
November 26, 1991
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Texas
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The University of Texas, but not yet graduated
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Mathematics and physics.
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  1. In Topic: Help me, help me, help me, HELP ME!!!!!!

    24 May 2012 - 05:35 PM

    View Postpmb, on 24 May 2012 - 05:32 PM, said:

    I'm in rely mode now. I don't know what the "ribbon/toolbar" is. Splain please!

    This:

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  2. In Topic: source for the navier-stokes equations

    24 May 2012 - 03:19 AM

    The lecture notes of the professor who taught my fluid dynamics class:

    http://farside.ph.ut...tml/node17.html

    It's written in a different form, but you can check the previous chapters to see how it was derived.

  3. In Topic: Getting into MIT

    22 May 2012 - 03:10 AM

    MIT has you send in "evaluations" from teachers: one from a math or science teacher, and one from a humanities, social science, or language teacher. Here's their page on evaluations:

    http://mitadmissions...recommendations

    The idea is that a teacher who knows you well will write a letter to MIT explaining why you're a good student and should be admitted to MIT. So you want to impress two teachers with your academic ability and your personality -- not just "this student is smart, so you should admit him", but "this student is smart and fun to work with, and I enjoyed having him in my class."

    I'm not sure what extracurriculars to recommend. Go out and do what you enjoy. If you can get into a leadership role (president of the chess club, or whatever), that's even better. Just do something, and be able to say on the application why you enjoy it and what it involves.

  4. In Topic: Getting into MIT

    21 May 2012 - 02:00 PM

    Here's MIT's page on international admissions:

    http://mitadmissions...rnational/howto

    They say:

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    MIT receives many applications from very smart and talented international citizens. From this great pool of candidates we may only take a small cupful. Every year more than 3,000 international students apply to MIT, and we can admit fewer than 150.

    We limit the number of international students we can accept because of our generous financial aid. MIT is one of the few schools in the world that offers need-blind admissions and meets their full financial need. "Need-blind" means we will consider your application equally, no matter how rich or poor you are or how much you could pay to attend. "Meeting your full financial need" means MIT will give you enough financial aid so that you can afford to attend, no matter how much or how little your family can pay.


    For MIT, you'll need more than high test scores. Extracurriculars are good; in fact, I think they're essential, because gets so many applications from students with perfect scores that it has to distinguish students with extracurriculars. Work on getting strong letters of recommendation from teachers and others.

    I may be a little bitter; I was rejected from MIT despite high test scores, probably because I had no interesting extracurriculars.

  5. In Topic: Calculating the hover height of the Harrier jet

    18 May 2012 - 09:25 PM

    View Postmooeypoo, on 18 May 2012 - 08:09 PM, said:

    Obviously, if I have a low stream in the hose nozzle (lower pressure coming out) the contraption will go to some relatively low height, and if I increase the flow (pressure through the nozzle) it will soar HIGHER. I know this from observation. I'm trying to see if I can calculate *how high* it can go based on how *strong* my flow is through the garden hose, knowing the mass of the toy plane.

    The only reason this would occur is that as the contraption rises, it lifts more hose off the ground, consequently becoming heavier -- or the water isn't able to climb up the hoses, and the flow from the nozzles decreases. Otherwise, constant flow from the hoses will cause constant thrust, and the object will accelerate upwards.

    Similarly, the Harrier has a height ceiling because its thrust decreases with altitude. If the engines kept constant thrust, there would be no limit.

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    Mr Rayon 

    15 May 2012 - 19:33
    That's what all the astrophysicists tell me.
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    Mr Rayon 

    15 May 2012 - 19:33
    That's what all the astrophysicists tell me.
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    Mr Rayon 

    15 May 2012 - 19:32
    hey, I've been told that you're like a child of prodigy around here. Is this true?
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    Mr Rayon 

    15 May 2012 - 19:32
    hey, I've been told that you're like a child of prodigy around here. Is this true?
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    DOOM-N-GLOOM 

    11 Apr 2012 - 01:51
    Bulla thread in speculation heading can you please delete the caption next to main title that reads how to make rainbows and document them. Just that part not the entire thread...Thank You.
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    imrankhan 

    27 Mar 2012 - 10:39
    hi?\
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    Divagating the Future 

    12 Feb 2012 - 09:54
    I am having much trouble communicating upon this site. I do wish to be a member but so many obsticles appear in my way. This is why I have sent this message in such mannor.
    Please, you can use my email u.mayna@ymail to offer me help should you be as kind.
    ushie
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    Divagating the Future 

    12 Feb 2012 - 09:54
    I am having much trouble communicating upon this site. I do wish to be a member but so many obsticles appear in my way. This is why I have sent this message in such mannor.
    Please, you can use my email u.mayna@ymail to offer me help should you be as kind.
    ushie
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    boldkiller 

    18 Jan 2012 - 15:46
    i need some more pictures from the AirTreks form in the engineering group, can you please help me?
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    The time Traveller 

    06 Dec 2011 - 00:23
    thank you for the welcome
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    The time Traveller 

    06 Dec 2011 - 00:23
    thank you for the welcome
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    Appolinaria 

    26 Nov 2011 - 06:42
    Happy birthday!
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    matty 

    14 Nov 2011 - 04:47
    hey, Cap.
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    rizwanu63 

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    Ziconotide 

    26 Sep 2011 - 16:04
    You are not a nice person. You deserve to get a good minus on your stars;)
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