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Conversation with a Physics Professor

Good afternoon everyone. I thought you might be interested in a little conversation I had with my physics professor. I discussed with him very basic questions. These questions basically ask about some of the resources he reads, and some of the current issues he deals with. I have the conversation listed below.

Q1. What are several contemporary issues in your field of study? 
 

A1.

Origin of the universe

Nature of structures of matter: Can they be unified?

How are galaxies formed?

Dark Matter? Anti-Matter?

Q2.What documentation style is used in your field of study?

A2.

Papers: AIP or APS, they don’t really vary too much.

The standard is set up by the American Physics Society

It also varies by what it is exactly you are writing.

Q3. What are the major, most important journals in your field of study?

A3.

A) Physical Review

B) Astro Physical Journal

C) Royal Astronautical Society

Well there you go folks. Hopefully that will give you a little more information about the lifestyle of a physicist. Anyway this is Daily Dose of Physics, signing out. 

 

2 Reliable Physics Sites

Here's another Daily Dose of Physics for you folks. Now today I've decided that if my posts spark some kind of intrigue inside of you to learn more Physics than what I provide, I should post some websites that will let you continue with you curiosity into the world of Physics. Now today I've found two websites, and they are in no particular order.

1)  http://superstringtheory.com/

This website is based on a theory in physics called “String Theory”. The site is reliable based on two principles. One of them is the fact that the author of the webpage is a Physics professor and has her doctorates in physics. She has also wrote a few books about string theory. Not only does she talk about sting theory, she also talks about general physics and some quantum physics. The second reason is that quite a few sites have linked to this page and they aren't low, out of the radar sites.

2)  http://library.thinkquest.org/3487/qp.html

This website talks about Quantum Physics. The people who write the articles on this site are students. Now I know that may sound like a problem but before the articles are sent out, they are checked by the students “coaches” who are teachers and professors alike. So the information isn’t just random garbage that the students are throwing out. There is also a competition to see who has the best article on the subject and the better article is kept up on the site while the other is not.

I'll try tomorrow to post some more reliable sites, and you can go check them out! And that my friends, is your Daily Dose of Physics, signing out.