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If you're a weightlifter, you don't need to worry about how much power you're producing until you're at a fairly high level. Generally, lifters who are at that level use a machine, like the Tendo, to measure bar speed and power output. They're trying to determine how efficient their lifts are...

My school offers them in either order, but recommends that you don't take them concurrently. I was planning on Linear Algebra & Diff. Eq. first.

I thought that looked familiar [e^x - e^(-x)]/2 = sinh(x) If you're ok with an approximation, you can solve for x from there.

I haven't been able to find anything past integral calculus online.

I don't have the time to take more than 1 class per term, since I work a full time job. Taking physics and intro to engineering at the same time would be 11 hours a week of class in addition to 40 hours at my job. Too much for a married man. I put intro to engineering in between the two physics...

Thanks for the advice. I'll finish Calc II this semester, and then I'll probably stick with the following sequence, taking 1 course per term. Physics I Intro to Engineering Physics II Multivariable Calc Linear Algebra & Diff Eq After that I should have enough knowledge to pick a...

I'm currently attending the University of Minnesota in the evenings, waiting for my wife to finish her Ph.D. I plan on going back for a B.S. in engineering, but I haven't picked a field yet. I'm currently taking Calc II, and have the following classes left to take before I start full time...

It sounds like the best option is to run both for awhile, then make the switch once I'm completely comfortable with Linux

If I switch to Linux will I still be able to use Microsoft applications? Are there versions of things like Word and Excel that run in Linux?

Sounds like fun. Is this going to be a published magazine?

I'm looking into buying both volumes of Apostol's Calculus, to "read around my subject" as Ian Stewart says, while taking Calculus courses that use James Stewart's text. I've found the hardcover versions used for around $80-90, but I've also found a paperback edition where both volumes come...

The first step is to eliminate grades 1-8. Replace them with a single school where all classes are based on ability instead of age. Things like gym class, lunch and recess can be based on age, to ensure proper socialization, but math, reading, grammar, history and the like should be based on...

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Soccer, like baseball or golf, are games that take a very long time, and something interesting only happens 2-3 times every hour or so. It's just not enough to keep my watching.

If you're going into Geology don't neglect your summer field studies. Start early and try to do at least 2 if not 3 before you finish undergrad. You won't find much work without practical experience.