Recent content by alex_dc1

So, my bringing this issue to the dean early may actually paid off. The professor handed a test we took a week ago back today, and his grading was EXTREMELY lenient compared to normal. Also, he told the class that we would be allowed to make up points lost if we worked out the problems that we...

I have to agree with the poster before me. These are very vague objectives. Also, if you're looking for a job with a flexible schedule and where you can constantly travel (this seems to be more important to you than any of the other criteria based on the number of times you brought it up)...

True. For some reason I thought he had said in his original post that he was looking to get into electrical engineering. I know that there are even many sub-fields within that arena, but at least that would give him SOME direction. So scratch that point. Really, I think you (OP) really just...

If it's programming you enjoy, programming experience + engineering degree will open up a number of doors for you. People with knowledge and experience in engineering and programming are needed to create applications for engineers. So really, you could major in engineering as you are now...

No problem at all. Sadly, I'm actually a computational mathematics major. The reason I say sadly is that while I understand why my degree requires me to take physics, I find it extremely frustrating that I may lose my financial aid over a course that isn't even in my primary area of study...

Yes, the entire science department is clumped under one roof. All told, there are about 30 instructors in the department, and only 3 of those instructors are physics instructors. From the school's perspective, I can this organizational structure. Having a bunch of sub-departments with 3 or 4...

Thank you so much! You've cleared up a number of things for me and given me a good number of new options. Like I mentioned, I wasn't sure if speaking to one of the other physics professors was a good idea, but I'll go ahead and do that. I don't really know much about our student union, but I...

Thanks for your reply. Everyone of the students in class sees the same issues, both out of those who have withdrawn and those who are still enrolled. As I said, no one else with speak up out of the impossibility of scheduling a visit with the dean, or out of fear of retaliation. The dean doesn't...

I'm sorry if this is a completely inappropriate place to post this in, but I know a number of people in this forum work or have worked in academia, and I was hoping that I might be able to get some advice. Also, since it is a physics professor specifically I'm having an issue with, I think it...

I've never heard that term before. Would that basically state that the p-th derivative of n^p equals (p!)?

Wait, I think I just figured it out, but I want to make sure this makes sense: (n^p)/(e^n) = n/e^(n/p) * n/e^(n/p) * n/e^(n/p) * n/e^(n/p)... where: lim n/e^(n/p) as n→∞ is (by L'hopital's rule) equal to: *edit for the correct derivative: lim 1/[ (1/p) * e^(n/p) ] n →∞ is equal to 0...

Simple question just as the title says, but I can't remember or derive the solution for the life of me. I know that the answer is 0. I know why the answer is 0. But I need to know the mathematical derivation of the solution, and that's the part that I can't remember. So, to reiterate, how do you...