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Most of the time, they asked for my grades. I usually ask "how did you do?" because it's conversation starter, and I don't expect an exact answer. Apparently, they claimed that I would always (this is completely false) ask their grades and only give mines in a 'range'. The problem with this is...

I'm a 3rd year student studying physics, and my only friends have kicked me out of their group. I take a few of the same classes that they do, but most of my other classes are physics classes, while they are engineers. I've been getting good grades in them, with the exception of 2 semesters ago...

I encountered proofs in 8th grade (geometry) but it was taught so rigidly that it just became another 'plug and chug' crap course. conjugates and propositions were taught like arithmetic operators. the other part was that i had no interest in math, which totally destroyed me, but i can 99% of...

in a strange sort of analogy, I would feel simply honored to serve as a soldier amongst those geniuses, such that i am a soldier with his general. though i am just a soldier, it is far more dutiful than an average citizen

I heard somewhere that companies are more likely to outsource engineers than people with physics/math degrees (on the masters level obviously), since the latter is more 'versatile' and adapts easier- this is totally illogical in my mind. In an industry job, don't engineers and physicists have...

(before reading this, I'm currently enrolled in engineering, not math, which I switched from, so i don't deal with advanced proofs and such): Okay, so for my lower division math courses (using elementary textbooks such as stewart or lay), my method of studying was: -Read the book -Do all...

Thanks for the link. (personally) I'm specifically looking at its applications to biology.

Haven't really seen much discussion about this field, but it seems interesting. It appears to have some promise in systems biology, but what about in other fields? What kind of material will arise from this field? Is thermoeconomics mostly pseudoscience, or just undeveloped?

I'm not a chemist, but I was wondering there are any promising fields in mathematical chemistry. Not necessarily chemical engineering/physics-wise, more so to do with molecular structure, topology, etc. Is there any chance an undergrad would be able to participate in this area of research? Or is...

You can try going into the mathematical biology route, like I'm doing right now. However, like any applied field most of it will focus on differential equations, optimization, etc. and less on abstract math, though there are *some* applications to it (or at least I really hope there are, since I...

Also to clarify, I've taken an interest in mathematical methods in morphogenesis, though that term is broad. So far, i haven't found a professor to work on that field, though.

Thanks for the reply. I suppose it's better to specialize, but does anyone know if subjects like topology are consistent with (current) genetics research? Seems like it'd be better to take a course more related to optimization/etc. than topology, though I'm interested to see if there's a decent...

Hey I'm a junior thinking about going into the mathematical biology field (bio/math double major) for grad school. I have the option of either taking 4 classes (wrong title) to get a biochem engineering minor, the main one which focuses on body regulation, tissue/organ engineering, pathways, and...