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    Programs Discouraged Math Major: Am I Fit for the Field?

    I am a double major (aerospace/mechanical engineering with an applied math minor). I have taken all 3 semesters of calculus and one semester of diff'eq. I did very well (A's) in all of them. This semester I took Linear Algebra (not the applied version). This was the first time I have had to...
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    Are Nuclear Plants Required to Shut Down During Tornado Warnings?

    I agree with Hiddencamper. I was at Calvert Cliffs Nuclear plant in '02 when the LaPlatta, MD tornado hit. The storm spawned a waterspout that came within 200 yrds of the plant, but the running unit never shutdown. The containment buildings of a PWR are built to withstand (so I am told) a 747...
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