Recent content by Intervenient

Are you like 5 years old? I'm 100% positive that a professor has a MILLION better things to do then to punish one student who didn't go to lecture. Do I think that it's stupid that someone who performed well in the class got an F because he didn't go to lecture. Of course. But did bpatrick not...

The professor updated the syllabus saying so. It's common knowledge that syllabuses are subject to change during the first few weeks (My stats syllabus reached it's final version in week 4). If he's going to prance about like he's better than the institution, it'd have been wise to show up to...

Yup. Giant ahole because YOU decided you were too good for lecture, and this professor didn't kiss your *** to get you to come to lecture. That's your responsibility brosef, not his.

Also, I hear that most jobs in CS suck. So what's the point in doing anything? :/

Homework Statement x' ={{-1,1},{-4, 3}}*x, with x(0) = {{1},{1}} Solve the differential equation where x = {{x(t)}, {y(t)}} Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution I have e^t*{{1},{-2}} + e^t*{{t},{2t+1}} but I'm not sure how to get it in terms of what it's asking.Edit: Please quick...

I'm about to finish my lower division math requirements, which will cover everything for all my lower division coursework for all three subjects, bar 3 programing coures, one that can be taken next quarter, and the other 2 which can be taken concurrently in the beginning of next quarter. If I do...

Why not just drop out of acturial work and do statistical work for other organizations. I'm sure there's even an astrophysical organization that could use a data analyst.

Without overcomplicating it, I think it's a combination of non-passionate mathematics teachers, a late introduction of calculus, and the attitude of "I'll NEVER use this stuff" that teachers allow to perpetuate.

Homework Statement A delicatessen advertises that if offers 3000 types of sandwiches. If at this deli it is possible to have any combination of salami, turkey, bologna, corned beef, and ham with or without Swiss and/or American cheese on French, white or whole wheat bread, and possible...

This is the most confusing course I've ever had D: Can anyone recommend any resources?

Hello, I've just began my first probability class, and let me tell you, it's a doozy. It reminds me a lot of my physics classes: There's a general sort of way to go about solving a problem, but each problem is completely different from the other. If this was the entire major, I'd stop here...

Shakespeare, art history (Renaissance era stuff is fascinating), the Classics, etc etc. You're there to get an education, you might as well take some classes outside of your comfort zone so your experience wasn't just an EE trade school. Who knows, you might learn something fun :)

Intro to Probablility and Statistics (first course, nervous) Diff Eqs and Linear Algebra II (Should be easy) Italian 2 Possibly an English or art history course.

Some professors are just douche bags. I received a B- (although it's a B and my professor refuses to listen to anymore grade inquiries) in my diff eq and linear algebra course.I studied my butt off and learned the material inside and out, but the tests were ridiculous and not based off anything...

Sounds like you want to major in science fiction. An English major could probably have a concentration in that.