So I am tackling this by iterating over small rings, but I don't know how on earth I can write a function to calculate the flux through one of those ring's surface area. How can I use the derivative of a function I don't have an expression for? There must be some approximation I can make... but...
Basically what it says on the tin, due to a family situation requiring me to be within driving distance to my house, there is only one REU program I could viably apply to for this summer. Should I tell them this in my personal statement? I was thinking of saying something like ((NOT A FINAL...