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I start on September 9th. In a way it's my third year, despite being a forth year student because of how the rotation works. I have already done every 4000 level course available at my university. Fall Analog Electronics Statistical Thermodynamics Complex Variables Differential Equations 2...

So it appears the worst value just switches between two values every loop and never gets better. I am not certain what could be causing this effect. The infinite looping was a dumb mistake where the f_count was getting reset, but the actual algorithm is still not working because of the constant...

I've been making a go at writing out algorithms myself in MATLAB rather than using pre-existing code. I've just attempted to write the Nelder-Mead optimization method and I have hit a stumbling block where the code is now looping infinitely. It seems to have something to do with sorting the...

Thank you again. I am a very picky person when it comes to decision making, so I shouldn't have any difficulties in being picky for this! While I'm asking questions... Will having a math minor be something that looks good on my grad application or is it something that wouldn't have much...

Thanks for the advice. I'm from a small university and sometimes the people from larger universities feel like they are a world away, but they are still just people. So far every professor's research looks interesting to me, but I'll have to do some self-reflection on what is most interesting to me.

So I have decided on my first choice of school and program for my master's degree, (Medical Physics at University of Calgary if anyone is interested in knowing) and I am wondering how to go about emailing a professor. The program says you are not required to find a supervisor before applying...

So I am starting my applications for grad school in the Fall of 2016, and I am pretty much settled on medical physics being my first choice after much debating and consideration. So far I am looking at the following programs: -Radiation Oncology Physics at University of Calgary -Medical Physics...

I have an optimization algorithm running 50 full trials with up to 10,000 iterations each (it breaks off if the error goal is reached before that). I want to export the iteration number and the best function value at each iteration to an excel file, then after each trial completes move to the...

Thank you for all the replies. I will do my best to narrow it down by continuing to do as much research as possible and talking to as many people as possible. Hopefully I will make a good choice, even if perhaps it isn't the objectively right choice.

So far I've only done Mathematics research, optimization to be specific. I enjoyed the programming aspect, but the actual subject wasn't all that interesting to me. I think I'd really like a chance to try out some of the more hands on aspects of physics like medical, engineering, even...

I feel like most of my fellow students throughout my undergrad have already figured out what they enjoy most, they have their favorite classes based on the content, and the area of physics which seems most interesting to them. I haven't taken a course yet where the content wasn't interesting to...

Thanks again Choppy, I like the sound of how varied the work can be. That's definitely encouraging. If I told you the schools I was interested in applying to is it possible you would know more specifics about them?

I've recently been considering becoming a patent agent in Canada. It sounds like a really interesting, rewarding career that I could actually enjoy doing. I know here in Canada you only really need a trainee position for 24 months and some kind of engineering or science degree to get that...

Thanks for your answers Choppy. Medical Physics continues to sound very interesting and very rewarding to me, but also very intimidating for a variety of reasons. Like any professional program it is a little terrifying not knowing if it is really right for you before applying. Of course...

Unfortunately Linear and complex are only available in Fall, so I need Euclidean for the minor.