Recent content by balletomane

Fortunately reading and writing aren't prereqs for being an MIT student. :wink:

Have you talked with a learning disabilities specialist? The LD specialist might also be able to help you come up with strategies for studying effectively, even if you don't want to register with your school's disabilities services. I'm not sure why you won't seek accomodations for your...

I'm a sophomore right now by the way. My grades were A's. My SAT's were all in the 750's range. For extra-curriculars I wrote about Amnesty International, ballet, and my research (biology). I also wrote my essay about how I would rather have been a ballet dancer. My application was a little...

I did. Uh, what do you want to know specifically?

Do you have any pressing reason not to take the extra term?

Sweet! Congratulations. :smile:

My school has pure, applied, and general math options, with the last giving almost complete control over which courses one takes. I would like to combine pure and applied math, but I can't really complete all of the requirements for both programs. What are the most necessary courses, esp. if I...

I would also look at a book on proofs. (I used Solow's How to Read and do proofs.) I was only familiar with two column proofs that I did in geometry, so I needed a little help writing proofs. You might not need that though. :)

Awesome. Thanks.

Sorry, I was being sloppy. I meant the matrix of the linear map. I guess I'm still a little unclear on whether the basis determines if you can consider the matrix of the adjoint as the conjugate transpose of the matrix of the map . Either way, I hadn't noticed the point about the...

Is the adjoint of linear map only guaranteed to be equivalent to the conjugate transpose of the matrix when the matrix is taken with respect to an orthonormal basis? Is it sometimes still equivalent even when the basis is not orthonormal? For the problem I'm working on, I have...

I know academics who completed their phd's in thei 50's. I think you're okay. I also no academics who worked in industry then returned to academia. Either way, I think you're good. :)

One thing that has helped me with proofs in math is to have some basic types of problems and their proofs in mind. That way when I see a different problem, I can relate it to one I already know. Even if it's not exactly alike, it can give a starting place.

That sounds a lot like the analysis classes at my school. I have to take it in the spring or in the fall and I'm quite nervous to say the least. That said, several of my friends who are certainly very bright, but not superstars passed it and learned a lot. I think sometimes the reputation is...

Leright, When you are taking an exam, do you feel anxious? I know that I make really stupid mistakes and blank on problems because I get really nervous what with the time pressure and perceived high stakes and all. If that's the case, maybe working on staying calm in addition to the strategies...