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jedishrfu replied to the thread Other than just FizzBuzz to test programmer candidates.There's a range of questions depending on the job requirements. One interviewer asked me how to swap two numbers using pseudocode... -
jedishrfu replied to the thread Admissions Graduating a year early anxieties + grad school.When you start grad school, there will be pressure, especially if you're doing TA or RA-type work. I had an experience at an upstate...
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You're very welcome. Yes, the sequence should be: "My goal is X. In order to achieve X, I need to obtain a PhD Physics." Rather... -
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OP: Please clarify. When I read your post concerning scholarships, I thought you were talking about scholarships for your 4th yr...
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jedishrfu replied to the thread Admissions Graduating a year early anxieties + grad school.No, in highschool. This was in the late 1960s. His highschool was in NYC and was very progressive. Goldstein was the best book to...
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Some things to consider: Are you actually taking a 4 year degree? Beware that some schools offer 3 year undergraduate degrees that...
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jedishrfu replied to the thread Undergrad Problems with Blum's Karate Article.The original poster (OP) hasn't been back to PF since summer of 2025. In addition, we didn’t have the article to even discuss the OP’s...
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<<Emphasis added>> * The passages I've highlighted are the most telling as to why you shouldn't rush through your undergrad in 3 yrs...
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jedishrfu replied to the thread Admissions Graduating a year early anxieties + grad school.You know, I think you know the answer we’d give. Enjoy your four years, experience other courses, talk with your professors about...
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jedishrfu replied to the thread Is mathematics invented or discovered?.There's a curious parallel here. When great authors invent their characters and where they reside, they often find that the story...
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jedishrfu replied to the thread Is mathematics invented or discovered?.@Hill I think that’s very insightful. It’s like we create/invent a game with rules on how to play it and then we discover strategies on...
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Wouldn't it be correct to say that theorems are discovered, concepts and proofs are invented?
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jedishrfu replied to the thread Is mathematics invented or discovered?.Why not pick simpler examples like ##\pi## or e? These constants have interesting properties and appear in unexpected places.
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jedishrfu replied to the thread Is mathematics invented or discovered?.The magic of math is that we can use it to make predictions in many fields. When you say math hides what's going on in physics, it's...
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jedishrfu replied to the thread Software Engineer with interest in quantum simulations.Welcome to PF! Please take some time to read our site global guidelines (see link in my post signature below). In your simulations...
