Recent content by vcxp

Some schools do have this. The one I've always seen is "Calculus for Math Majors" vs. "Calculus for Engineers" or something similar. I would recommend the mathematics major courses, however, it's my understanding that mixing and matching classes isn't always possible. For instance, often you...

I agree. What angers me the most is it waters down the value of the degree. In fact, looking at the courses, I think you can graduate with a BS in Mathematics from my school and not do a single proof if you plan correctly; things like Topology, Algebra and Analysis can be avoided, and you'll...

Interesting. If I'm reading your post correctly about the "modularity" of courses, it seems to line up with http://www.lambdassociates.org/blog/decline.htm" account of British universities, particularly,

We're off to a good start! I guess my whole feeling was the so-called "basics" are either useless or would be learned as necessary by someone looking to study the field anyway. I apologize for not making this clear. As an example, I think knowing how to row reduce matrices is something...

Did anyone who now does mathematical research feel as if what they did in their upper-division courses was not only more relevant to their career as a researcher, but very much not related to their introductory courses? I'm sure this depends on the school, but at mine all of the 100 and 200...

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I just ran across this: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/TestYourself.html" . Apparently everyone and their grandmother has already seen it. According to Joel (who I usually ignore, because I abhor the 'I once wrote this little thingy and worked on this other big project with 1,000 other...

In my experience (one of my majors is via the college of engineering here), companies usually hire after the sophomore year. I would just read a lot, beef up on some of your courses (if you really want/need to) and enjoy yourself.

In that case, I'd start calling some of those programs on that list that interest you. Try to get a feel for what it is they expect you to know going into the program. You might be able to find something you can do this summer, but failing that, next summer your chances will be better. It might...

It's not really clear to me which aspect of the mind you're looking to study (i.e, on a purely anatomical level or something higher). Is cognitive science perhaps closer to what you want than neuroscience? Maybe biomedical engineering?

Hi! I'm in roughly the same position as yourself. I can't answer all of your questions, but maybe I can help with some of them. For the research, assuming you live in the United States, check http://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/list_result.cfm?unitid=5044" list to see if there's any place where...

https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http://www.math.uga.edu/~shifrin/Spivak_physics.pdf&docid=7200da59a8d320ecb0a596d21a960e4f&a=bi&pagenumber=4&w=1000" cracks me up. "It's not quantum physics I don't understand, it's levers!"

Check out the link on the bottom of the publisher's page, or click http://www.math.uga.edu/~shifrin/Spivak_physics.pdf" to read some of the material in the book.

His publishing company has a http://www.mathpop.com/mechanics1.htm" isn't telling lies it's slated for publication on December 6th. I'm insanely excited about this. (I'm sure someone else noticed this before I did. Let me know if this is redundant.)

I know that research isn't the same as taking a course. I'm applying for at least one REU for this coming summer.