You don't even need a book for this. I went through online tutorials for it, did a little extra practice, and did great in my C++ classes.
http://www.cprogramming.com/tutorial.html#c++tutorial
That's where I started. Once you have a grasp of it, do a Google search for more advanced C++...
What were your emails to those professors like? I feel like if I contacted professors inquiring about research, it would be more or less ignored because of how far I've gone in my courses.
Do you just email them and ask what courses would be required to assist with their research? If that's...
For your average consumer, it might not be practical, and I'm sure a dual-flush toilet may be all they need for many years. But if you're really after performance you need to check out the benchmarks, and be able to make an informed decision. I know that many days, I wouldn't be able to get by...
http://www.nag.co.uk/sc22wg5/
It looks like Fortran 2008 is going through its final steps of standardization. What does this mean for scientific computing? Since people still use Fortran 90 despite new revisions up to 2003, will this go under the radar, or will this be a new and useful...
Hello all, particularly graduate students and PhDs,
I'm planning on learning a foreign language, mostly for fun, but I would like to learn a language used by many of my colleagues in mathematics programs. I've not yet entered graduate school (for mathematics, of course), so I was wondering...
While we're on the subject of quantitative finance and other related jobs, can I get into that field with a PhD in computer science? MS in computer science?
EDIT: I do know that masters programs in computational finance exist (Carnegie Mellon), but how is that different than entering the field...
PhD coursework itself is (generally) 72 credit hours, 12 per semester for 3 years. The 4th year is generally reserved for research and your dissertation.
I am currently finishing my freshman year, and I got a 4.0 first semester. Is it worth it to still apply with so little coursework? One of the labs is in very close proximity to where I live (JLab) and it would be nice to do an internship there, especially since it's a field I'm interested in.
This thread, and this post in particular, is incredibly helpful.
If I did a dual degree in EE and Physics, how helpful would the EE be in graduate school for Physics? Would the EE degree turn out to be an extra year of undergrad for a just-in-case option?
Also, sticky.
Oh believe me, I would take graduate school as seriously as any part of my life. The thing is, I am 20 years old and already want kids, and I want kids before I am thirty. I know this may sound very strange, as many people wait until they are at least thirty before having kids. Thank you warped...
Yes, graduate study would be my job, but that's not a "job" that can support a family and pay a mortgage. Twofish-quant, I know that my education wouldn't really end, but the point is that I would be able to start my life only after graduate school. You're right that a TA/RA position isn't a...
I've gone through both "ZapperZ's "So you want to be a Physicist?"" and "The Should-I-Become-An-Engineer? Thread", and I am still having a tough time figuring out what exactly I want to do. Both threads, and many other threads, have given me a lot of insight about what each field involves, but a...
Calculus 1
C++
C++ Lab and Recitation
University Physics 1
University Physics 1 Lab
Chemistry 116 (General Chemistry 2)
Chemistry 116 Lab
Should be great since I have C++ pretty much down.
Hello all,
Right now I'm at a decent university for undergraduate physics, but I'm considering transferring to one of the top 10 (graduate) schools found here:
http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-physics-schools/rankings"
Particularly the university...