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    Chances of Admission to Graduate Programs in Physics/Math: Joe's Story

    Here's the list of schools I'm thinking about. If you could, let me know what you think, that would be appreciated. Reach Harvard Princeton UC-Berkeley Stanford MIT Columbia UC-Santa Barbra CALTECH Cornell Reasonable UWisconsin UMaryland U Texas Yale UMichigan Brown UC-LA...
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    Derivative of a function with ln

    Are you taking the total derivative, or what is the variable you are differentiating with respect to?
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    Can you stand on a frictionless plane?

    One problem I see with standing on this is that the human body does not exert a force exactly perpendicular to the surface to remain balanced, therefore the horizontal component of those forces would tend to force the persons feet in a less than desirable direction.
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    I'm home schooled. What to do?

    Hey, First, I have found allot of schools are willing to admit homeschool students who can demonstrate their knowledge to the admissions persons(SATs and AP exams are helpful). Second, speaking from personal experience, I was homeschooled all through high school. I made it into many large...
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    What are the best textbooks for Real Analysis?

    I had a good time with: An Introduction to Analysis (2nd Edition) by James R. Kirkwood fairly easy to understand, well worked through proofs, decent problems (some were way too advanced).
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    Chances of Admission to Graduate Programs in Physics/Math: Joe's Story

    Hi All, I know this gets posted allot, I just feel I need some external feedback on my chances. I'm primarily considering programs in Elementary Particles and Mathematical Physics, and am particularly interested in the mathematic underlying physics. I am a mathematics and physics double major...
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