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Hi all, I'm a math major about to take the plunge into EE in hopes to work in the semiconductor industry (hopefully working on CPUs, GPUs, etc.). I have math degree, so mathematically challenging aspects of things don't scare me too much. However, I have a question about how working in the...

No, no, I've just been reading lots of admissions results threads all over the 'net, and I'm really worried about getting into a Ph.D program :(

Hi all, My goal is to go to graduate school for mathematics (most likely enumerative combinatorics of graph theory). My math grades in college have been: Calculus I/II - AP Credit so no "grade". Calculus 3 - A+ Linear Algebra - A- Proofs - A- Combinatorial Theory - A Elementary...

How difficult is Spanier's Algebraic Topology text to understand? How about the exercises?

Petek - Thanks! While I'm interested in analysis, I'd be more than happy for a listing of other books in other topics as well! :) snipez90 - well, I have been spending 6-10 hours per day this summer working on developing my skills on olympiad problems because I wanted to prepare myself for...

Hi all, Does anybody know of any graduate level math texts with extremely difficult problem sets (olympiad level or harder)?

Bright Wang, I'm not sure what you mean?

Hi, all! I was wondering: is research mathematics (the stuff real professionals do) anything like contest mathematics? I know contest math is usually extremely hard and requires ingenuity, but does mathematics at, say, the graduate level require more mathematical ability/ingenuity than the...