I've also heard horror stories as well. Actually going off what you said, I've also heard that some people take numerical analysis AFTER comp sims and finding that helpful... Have you heard of this as well? From this am I right in guessing that comp sims builds your foundation of some numerical...
Hey Clever!
Yeah you're right I've just had her and she is great! Coupled with what you've mentioned now (and in the past) about its usefulness in other courses, I'm currently enrolled in lin alg II. (BTW, which 2nd semester 2nd year course did it come in handy? modern phys?)
Anyway, I guess...
Hey guys,
I'm currently in a 2nd year Honors Physics program & I need to decide within the next ~2 weeks which of these two classes to take. Either Linear algebra II or Numerical Analysis.
Heres are course descriptions as given on my Universities website
Linear Algebra II
Vector space...
Thats interesting! Wish chem would go more indepth...but then again... i guess chemists (the few i know anyway) probably don't care that indepth about why it's happening... else they'd have been physicists
thanks for the recommendation, ill look for that book next time I'm at the library. do...
hey thanks for the replies guys!
@perturbator : wow those 3? must have been intense! i'mglad for your input about pchem! it seems the only thing right now keeping me in chem is inorganic/organic (synthesis and etc is kinda cool) which leads me to my next question- are there any topics in...
^ well good to hear you were able to swich to what you like :)
haha your past situation is kinda similar to my current one. I also was iffy about math but gained an interest and appreciation in it the past year. I also really like the theory parts of chemistry (a field which turns out was...
Thanks for the replies everyone I really appreciate it!
@Lavabug: i was wondering how were you in chem against your desire? parents or someone making you take? but that's great to hear you switched to something you like! did you always enjoy physics or did you develop it over the years in uni...
Alright that's what I've been doing so far in math anyway, good to see it works in 2nd year :p.
oh right! How are the labs in 2nd year compared to the 1st year? didn't particularly like the 1st year ones...(is that a bad sign if I'm considering physics?)
thanks for the statistics! I think I've...
flemmyd, i heard that as well. although that probably affects the field of organic chemistry the most correct... is the market situation similar in inorganic/phys/analytic?
@lisab: i do remember reading something like that (in addition to manufacturing, research and development as well) but wasn't given the specifics as to where. would you happen to know what countries these are now?
@Clever-Name: it's as you say 1301 was not a big problem for me although I feel...
^ Yes I wondered about that... I was told that there USED to be lots of great opportunities for chem majors but not so anymore... Any idea what happened? :S
Thanks for the replies everyone!
@Clever-Name: Awesome another UWO'er! what luck that I've encountered you here :D! Firstly I am glad to hear you did pretty well in 2502/2503 having taken 1301 in first year because lately I've been regretting not taking 1501 (didnt think i'd need it...
So I just finished 1st year undergrad at the University of Western Ontario and I've come to really appreciate the science of chemistry and physics. more so than before.
now I'm at a dilemma. I definitely don't want to double major in both as i feel i'd spread my self to thin and only become...