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If no one knows could someone maybe point me somewhere else I can ask?

I am trying to teach myself the basic theory behind combinatorial game theory regarding impartial games, the solution to Nim, and the Sprague-Grundy theorem. I understand most of it, but I have a few questions about parts that are still unclear to me. 1. Why are Nim-sums computed using binary...

I can't speak to industry, but if you are interested in government check out both the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (civilian nulcear regulation) and the National Nuclear Safety Administration (the agency that "owns" and watches over the nuclear arsenal). Both actively seek nuclear engineers and...

Are there any good universities that offer an MS in control engineering? I found case western does, but haven't found any others. I know many schools offer systems engineering, but they two fields seems to be slightly different (based on what I read on CWU's site)

Ah I guess there could be some good gigs out there. I meant to ask before, it seems like if you are a cryptanalyst for a while and possibly earn an MS in applied math or something like that, you probably will have developed pretty good programming skills in general. So might you also be able to...

I am wondering - if you work for the NSA doing cryptanalysis for 10 years or so and then want to enter the private sector, what kinds of jobs would be available to you?

That is a HUGE generalization, and it completely depends on what school you go to. I am having a great time in college, and I would not pass up the next two years to graduate now. I go to a liberal arts college with very little greek life, and there is no need to join a frat to either get into a...

Also for someone looking to go into petroleum geology careers, is geophysics or geology the better Masters degree to hold?

Thats good to know. Are you in the industry? you seem very knowledgeable. I'd really like to learn more about what a geophysicist does on a day to day basis. Do you go out in the field a lot/work from an office, etc, and what you actually do. I don't know nearly as much as I'd like to know about...

Thanks that is good to know. I don't actually have any classes in geology, programming, physics, or chem atm, but I could possibly take a few before I graduate. Hopefully that won't be a huge impediment to get into a grad program. Does anyone know what day to day life is like for someone in the...

Hello, I am currently entering my junior year of undergrad with a major in mathematics. I am considering potential careers options and I came across the field of geophysics related to oil and gas exploration. Is there anyone here with experience is such a field that I could talk to? At the...

Homework Statement Let C([0,1]) be the metric space of continuous functions on the interval [0,1] with distance = max of x over [0,1] of |f(x)-g(x)|. Is the ball of radius 1 centered around f(x) = 0 compact? The Attempt at a SolutionI originally thought it was but now I believe that it is...

I'm not quite sure I underhand how to execute the proof using this method. I also have not really learned how to do induction well yet, Here is what I have: Suppose |X| is infinite. We construct a function f: N -> X. Because |X| is infinite, X is not empty. Using induction: For n=1...

Im just starting real analysis and trying to get my mind to start thinking the right way to do these kind of proofs. Any hints would be appreciated. Homework Statement Prove: If |X| is infinite, then |N| <= |X| where N = natural numbers The Attempt at a SolutionI figure you can start by...

I had thought about doing it that way as well with (s, t, 16 - s^2 - t^2), but I don't know what s and t range from then. Is it just from 0 to 2 for both? whoops also, before I meant to make my parameterization (s cost, s sint, 16 - s^2). Would this be right doing it that way? Because 16 - (s...