What is everybody taking this fall?

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The thread discusses the courses participants are taking in the fall semester, covering a range of subjects including mathematics, physics, computer science, and philosophy. The conversation includes both university-level and high school courses, reflecting diverse academic paths and interests.

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  • One participant lists courses including Analysis II, Algebra III, and Set Theory, specifying textbooks for some subjects.
  • Another participant humorously refers to "Analysis Fart 2" and mentions several other courses, indicating a possibility of dropping one.
  • A participant expresses confusion over the course names and mentions a mix of subjects including Calculus, Statistics, and Philosophy.
  • Several participants comment on the humorous misspelling of "Calculus" as "Calcuculus," with one asking for updates on progress in that course.
  • Another participant lists advanced courses such as Abstract Algebra and Modern Physics, noting that only one math-related course is included in their schedule.
  • High school participants share their courses, which include Advanced Physics and Calculus, and express a desire for more diverse offerings.
  • Some participants engage in light-hearted banter about the forum's emoticons and the nature of their courses.

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Participants generally share their individual course selections without reaching a consensus on any specific topic. There are humorous exchanges and some confusion, but no significant disagreements or resolutions are present.

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Some participants express uncertainty about course names and requirements, and there are references to the informal nature of the discussion, indicating a casual atmosphere rather than a formal academic debate.

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Students considering course selections in mathematics, physics, and related fields, as well as those interested in the experiences of peers in different educational settings.

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I've got:
Analysis II: Hilbert spaces, Banach spaces, L_p spaces, Lebesgue measure & integration, etc. Textbook is Real Analysis by Royden
Algebra III: noncommutative rings, modules, some categories, functors, tensor products, maybe some group representations, etc. Textbook is Algebra by Thomas Hungerford
Set Theory: this is directed studies so I'm not sure what I'll do, except it'll probably be with Theory of Sets by Kamke & Axiomatic Set Theory by Suppes.
 
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Analysis Fart 2
Numerical Analysis
Stochastic Processes
Financial Economics
Wage Theory
Logic

I'll prolly drop one of them though.
 
Jin314159 said:
Analysis Fart 2
Numerical Analysis
Stochastic Processes
Financial Economics
Wage Theory
Logic

I'll prolly drop one of them though.

I'd recommend dropping that "Fart" course!
 
HallsofIvy said:
I'd recommend dropping that "Fart" course!

That was a pretty big miss! The F is waaay on the other side of the keyboard.

By the way, what is happening to the forums? It's getting more and more... overlly-colorful: ( :love: :messenger :secret: :star: )

I'm in my first year of university this year, and taking:
Calcuculus, Statistics, Philosophy, Computer Programming, and Physics

I don't know the numbers or 'real' names for the classes.
 
Alkatran said:
Calcuculus, Statistics, Philosophy, Computer Programming, and Physics
That's a weird mix...wow, yeah what's up with these smilies :confused: ?!

anyway, I have
Calculus I
Analysis I
Linear Algebra
Mechanics I

:embarasse
 
quasar987 said:
That's a weird mix...wow, yeah what's up with these smilies :confused: ?!

anyway, I have
Calculus I
Analysis I
Linear Algebra
Mechanics I

:embarasse

I had to take calc and the programming course. The philosophy is my required writting course, Physics is my required course with a lab, and stats was my elective.

<---- what's with the medals?
 
D.E.
Linear Algebra
Calc III
 
Alkatran said:
That was a pretty big miss! The F is waaay on the other side of the keyboard...
Calcuculus...
Calcuculus?!
That sounds great!
Please tell us how your calcuculations progress through the fall..
 
Abstract Algebra
Number Theory
Calculus with Theory a.k.a. Advanced Calc.
Modern Physics
 
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arildno said:
Calcuculus?!
That sounds great!
Please tell us how your calcuculations progress through the fall..

Haha, it took me about 30 seconds before I could see what you were talking about. I've been on the internet too long, errors are starting to slip right past my eyes. :frown: (uh... the emoticons are back to normal?)

Calcuculus might have been a real course! It.. it... ah nm...
 
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I don't know, it sounds a bit naughty to me..
 
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Hey Nebula, is your sigs picture the one where the nebula formation on the top left looks like it's flipping off the camera?
 
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How do you get a custom avatar, anyways? I have mine uploaded somewhere else, but I don't see where I can put in a link.
 
  • #14
Calculus III
Spanish 101
Computer Science 492D (elective)
Geology 103
 
  • #15
8.03 - Wave Mechanics and Optics
8.033 - Relativity
8.09 - Classical Mechanics II
18.100B - Analysis I
21M.301 - Harmony and Counterpoint I
8.UR - TBA (Laser Cooling of Bose-Einstein Condensates?)

eh, i guess the only math-related course is analysis. next semester should be topology.
 
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Senior in High School
English 12
Comp Electronics
Team Sports
Mentorship
Advance Physics 2nd year
B.C. Calc
Research Team
Evolution of Sci thought
Bio-ethics
Travel Seminar
 
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speaking of mentorship any ideas I was thinking about doing some work with elec enginerr at Western (local university with nice engineering facility)
 
  • #18
Tom McCurdy said:
Senior in High School
English 12
Comp Electronics
Team Sports
Mentorship
Advance Physics 2nd year
B.C. Calc
Research Team
Evolution of Sci thought
Bio-ethics
Travel Seminar

I wish I had gone to your high school. We only had 4 of the classes you listed at mine.
 
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ouch-- which 4?
 
  • #20
1st Year University

Intro to Physics
Calculus I
Linear Algebra I
Euclidean & Non-Euclidean Geomtry

Winter Term

Optics and Modern Physics
Calculus II
Math with Computer Applications
Chemistry
 
  • #21
Last year high school (before uni)

Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Statistics, Calculus
 
  • #22
I'm a freshman in high school.

Physics
Chemistry
Computer Programming
Geometry
 

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