Recent content by NM18

I'm a freshman math major and I want to pursue a PhD in math after graduation. I've heard that the job prospects for mathematicians are better if you have a background in another field. So I want to pursue a second major- which I probably would have done anyway because science is awesome...

It's too late to turn back now, so I have to get through this somehow. I talked to my professor and he said I should put in more effort. Easier said than done; there's only a certain amount of work and frustration I can take before getting burned out and needing a break, but I guess I'll see...

I'm a 2nd-semester freshman taking my first upper-level class (partial diff eq) and I'm really struggling. People always ask me what I'm doing in that class as a freshman and I answer by telling them I'm an idiot and a masochist, which is true. I've spent most of my time and energy on that class...