On 26 Aug 2005 00:30:38 -0700, "AlexG" wrote:

Hi all,

I'm looking for some knowledgeable opinions about schools in Australia
and New Zealand. Basically I have been working as a software engineer
in Silicon Valley for the last five year and have decided to make a
career change, going back to school to get a degree and masters in
Physics, spending a few years doing doctoral research on using computer
simulations and animations to give insight into quantum mechanics, and
then ideally trying to work as either a high school or college Physics
or Mathematics teacher. In the near-term I'd like to spend four years
of undergrad in New Zealand or Australia because I think that those
countries would make excellent places to live overseas and meet
interesting people from different backgrounds.

Basically I'm trying to find out which universities in New Zealand and
Australia have the best Physics programs, with the goal of preparing
myself for postgraduate research. My only requirement as far as
location would be concerned would be that the campus be near the beach
and somewhere windy enough to fly kites, which is a hobby. A good
Astronomy program and chess team would be a bonus.

Thanks,
Alex

At this point, knowing the little that I know, I would avoid Flinders
University in Adelaide.

the softrat
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