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A masters in Physical Oceanography; my undergraduate degree was in Ocean science, but focussed more on observational oceanography and I learned more about computer programming etc, whilst a masters will be much more in depth on theoretical physical oceanography and statistics etc...

Hello everyone, I am starting to apply for grad schools and its become painfully apparent to me that I will require a strong knowledge of calculus. I did well at undergraduate without having to understand maths, only having to apply it in computer programs and in calculations. What I have...

I have finished my undergraduate degree in OCEANOGRAPHY where we used equations (but did not have to derive them) and I read up on maths concepts (e.g. Fourier transforms) but didnt learn them in class. I am looking to take a MASTERS in physical oceanography. I have not formally studied maths...

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Homework Statement Prove the following: xn-yn= (x-y)(xn-1+xn-2y+ … + xyn-2+yn-1) The Attempt at a Solution What do the 3 full stops (...) mean? I didnt know where to start, so I tried to subsitute a number for n, I said n=5, I then multiplied out the brackets and removed terms that...