Science Education

At 17/18 most people are ready to go off to college. However for people like me I never had enough money to attend one and at 18 my parents did not want to fill out fasfa either so it took awhile for them to even say it was okay. I thought I would get a job at 18 and than go to college but that did not really work even now that I have training I cant find anything in that field. I was going to join service since they pay your college but at the same time it takes 4 years before you can get out so if I start college it will be at age 25/26. I really dont have enough money to attend school and I have no financial support from my parents. Whats it like going to college at 25…

After moving around being involved in 3 different universities (maybe a 4th next year) I come to realise that I can't really tell the difference between grads from different universities. Is this just me having terrible perception or have others found this? The suicide of one of the professors in my hospital got me thinking. He killed himself because he stated that the university was obsessed with grant money not science and that he'd been bullied via technicalities (link to news article below). One of the other professors at Imperial just has computers in his lab and makes all his juniors to literature reviews. Although he hasn't produced a single original piece of work …

In a class room they judge you by grades. Such as A. 90% and above, B.80% C.70% D60% F Less than 60%. They have proficient, Advanced, Above advanced and one above that. Below Proficient they have average, below average, way below average. I was told that if you get proficient or just proficient below that means your behind and all students are suppose to get Advanced to be considered up to par with overall mainstream classes. Otherwise its considered struggling. I know it might not exactly the same as A, B, C, D, E, F but if you took a test and got proficient and you were trying to apply to school how valuable would they view you as a candidate?

I want to learn formulas for different kinds of math. I know mostly the the ones for Geometry and Algebra. I was going take the SAT and I wanted to review. Is there any books I could buy that are just math formulas for various types of math? Since the formulas are what you need to remember to do the equations. I remember some of them but I want to make sure I know them before I test. I been out of school for awhile now.

Hello, ladies and gentlemen. What books would you recommend reading? I'm interested in space in general. I'm still in high school and I am no genius at maths so please, make sure it doesn't contain mind breaking equations and what not. It can contain some maths but... not overly complicated. Thank you and have a nice day.

For someone who has not been in school for awhile whats a good way to review before you do the entrance exam and how would you go about transferring to a college in another state or city if you do not have a job in that city/state and dont get much money for schooling but cant find the degree you want at local college?

I was accepted into Oregon State for a BS in computer science, and also Penn State to start with a certificate (that leads to a BS degree) in Security and Risk Analysis. I am having trouble deciding between programs as one is more broad and the other is more specialized. Does anyone in the field have any insight to these programs? I am placing value on job opportunities, salary etc.

So I was reading my first topic last night and it was about Astronomy. Everybody seemed to know a lot. So I was wondering where did you guys learn what you know (about the branches of science that you discuss about).

I am interested in helping science teachers in the lab work they do in class. After talking to a few teachers, they said they normally spend one lab session having the students record the data from their experiments and the next session entering that data into excel in order to plot the results. So half of their classroom lab time is spent entering data. Is this normal for science teachers in high school who do lab work? It seemed to me like there should be a better way for teachers to collect and visualize the data. We have a product that we built for scientists to collect, visualize and collaborate over data that we plan to offer for free to high school teachers for…

Hi, I'm a computer science student in my third year. I've been taking math classes on the side and will have completed most of the applied math major by the time I finish college. I'm wondering how difficult it would be to get into graduate school for applied math with a computer science undergrad degree. Thanks for any advice.

Hi, I've been out of high school for the past five (going on six) years. As far as I can remember I've been in special education classes. I've been going to my local community college on and off ever since I graduated high school. I've never been able to pass college level courses period. I have a documented disability. Which is processing information at a slower rate than regular students. It can slow me down at times in school. I want to either major in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science. I also want to start my own business related to both Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Also how hard would it be for a student like me? How hard are the…

I suspect that we won't hear from Vincent Lee again but, just in case, Has this been addressed yet? "Scientists are being urged to boycott a major international chemistry conference after its preliminary list of invited speakers and chairs featured no women." from http://blogs.nature.com/news/2014/02/chemists-call-for-boycott-over-all-male-speaker-line-up.html

Going to a trade school for a year because they promise to train you and have internships/jobs while learning at the school. If you do not want to do this permanently but you need money to move and pay for more years of schooling somewhere else and you have not been able to find any permanent low paying jobs like flipping burgers even though you been filling out hundreds of applications and been working with a job counselor? Or does it make more sense to just give up what you actually want to do and go for the simply quick fix trade school solution for the rest of your life?

Would taking physics and Mechanics together make sense? and would taking physics and transitioning to mechanics a good thing and which one would be more reasonable for finding a job afterwards? I decided to either go to school for mechanics or to go to school to become a professor. There is not a lot of schools with in my city and I don't have decent transportation to be traveling past multiple cities so decided to try to find something local because of Ill be using the bus system to get to school. There is no mechanic schools in my city but there is a psychics degree at my local school but at the same time I know teachers have been getting laid off.

Hi, My name is Mat and I've recently started a YouTube channel doing videos explaining some of the big and interesting science questions. It's going OK so I'm trying to advertise it a bit more now! I figured some people here might be interested, so you can check it out here! https://www.youtube.com/user/UKAstroNut/ I always try to respond to comments and really appreciate and take note of feedback. I'd like to take this more seriously and do lot's more videos, so I appreciate any comments and subscription to my channel. Thanks for watching Mat (UKAstroNut)

I am currently 15 years old, still at a high school. I am looking forward to study in only 2 countries-UK and USA. I have been interested in studying in Princeton University, Caltech, University of California, Oxford and Cambridge University. My academics aren`t bad, but my extra-curricular activities aren`t very good. I will be elected as the vice-president of my Science Club by next year. I am also participating SETI@home too. What else can I improve?

(Phys.org) —Back in the early sixties, physicist Richard Feynman gave a series of lectures on physics to first year students at Caltech—those lectures were subsequently put into print and made into text books, authored by Feynman, Robert Leighton and Matthew Sands—and now they've been formatted for the web and put online with free access for anyone who chooses to experience them. Titled, The Feynman Lectures on Physics, they have been divided into three volumes: "mainly mechanics, radiation and heat," "mainly electromagnetism and matter" and "quantum mechanics." Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2014-09-famous-feynman-online-free-access.html#jCp

I'd like a career under something that falls under Genetic Engineering>Genetics I'm really interested in DNA modification. But I'm kind of confused on what to take in college. I was looking into Genetics>Geneticist and it seemed like it was more medical. I think what I'm looking for falls under more Biotechnology maybe? I'm really confused.

Hello, like on most science forums , I am unable to find an ask questions section. I presume this section is it. I am trying hard to see current science the way it says things are, but I can just not see it. If I only ask questions, then hopefully, no one will ask for maths, that I see has irrelevant when it is about thought. My first question, is this the right place for questions?

Hey everyone, my name's Christian. I'm currently enlisted into the United States Marine Corps and will be finishing my enlistment in 2015, where I'm going to finally start college. I'm going to be 24 when I start my studies (a little unfortunate, but I believe I chose the best road for myself.) Anyway! I've limited myself the past few years in just focusing on my field of work. I'm a radar technician and it's what I've really grown to like, but it just isn't enough. I've always been fascinated with the stars and learning everything I could on my own time about it all. My high school was pretty small and our science department was pretty lacking, so I didn't even attem…

ajb has posted a blog entry about UK maths standards. http://blogs.scienceforums.net/ajb/?p=4260 This question and comment appears there Since there never seems to be much discussion on the original I am starting this thread about this important matter. I am inclined to say so what, what do they expect? It is my opinion that what we are seeing, not only in maths but in other subjects, is the inevitable consequence of a 'One size fits all' approach to teaching and education. People have a range of aptitude and ability for any subject or activity. So it is ridiculous in the extreme to think that a single exam will be suitable for all. In o…

Hi all I am looking for some advice for my son who has a decision to make for his Y12 subjects. He loves and is very good at all the sciences, strong in Maths and English and regularly achieves to an excellence standard. He has made the majority of his course subjects for next year but the last one has stumped him. He loves both History and graphic design but he can only chose one… posed with the same choice I would be very keen to know what those who have been there and done that might chose. Would appreciate your reasons as well please. Many thanks A hard working Dad

Hello all, Remember how you got into sky observation? What was the key trigger to get you going? How did you develop this curiosity? Kiwaka is a digital project to stimulate the younger ones interest in sky observation and Astronomy. We understand that the digital world became quite attractive, specially for children, now spending a significant part of their time focusing on a task happening on a screen. Acknowledging this tendency but at the same time trying to shift into an educational purpose, we built an educational game named Kiwaka, available for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch, aiming to develop childrens interest in this scientific field. Based on…

A couple months ago I participated in the NASA Space Apps Challenge which is basically a competition to build an app or website over the course of a weekend based on pre-set challenges. My team and I chose this challenge: "Although a typical clear night sky may seem relaxing, in reality it is always restless. Various phenomena are taking place unexpectedly around the clock in every part of the sky. News and information on these cosmic surprises are not announced in one place. Your challenge is to create a central place for information and visualizations of these sky phenomena." We created a quick prototype over the weekend that connected to databases that NASA…

Hi all, I'm currently a freshman taking a genetics major university. I would like to pursue genetic engineering as a career in the future (preferably doing research on the human genome), however I'm afraid that I might have taken the wrong undergraduate course? The research I have done online all seem to suggest that I should be doing a biomedical engineering undergraduate major, instead of pursuing a genetic major. Question: Will I need to switch to a biomedical engineering course from my current genetics major? Would love to hear everyone's advice and suggestions. Thanks!