Recent content by kings7

Assuming this is in the US: Typically, your father would be correct. I think in most cases, it will look very strange. And you must also double-check policies for the universities, because many universities won't allow you to transfer this late. If they do, however, you usually have to take...

Very true. Plus, with the economy this bad, who wants to rush to get out there anyway? That's a half joke.

@Fellowroot I echo your sentiment. Some of those schedules are ridiculous and allow for *nothing else* to be done during the semester, unless each person who posted one is an absolute genius who only needs to study half the time the rest of us do. That's not to mention getting adequate...

Dual-enrolled in two graduate programs: 1) Algebra I (first graduate abstract algebra course, 1st half of Dummit and Foote) 2) General Topology (first graduate topology course) 3) ODE's (taking this late because I never did in undergrad) 4) Applied Piano I 5) Music Ensembles and Studio...

I agree with those points. To the OP: twofish is much more experienced than I, so take what he says with more emphasis. To twofish: I was coming from the perspective that if he were to only have a bachelors degree while trying to make way into the field, it would be much more difficult than...

And also, here is a wonderful site you may or may not be familiar with, in accordance with the programming and mathematics counterparts. It's for statisticians and data analysts, and I suspect it would be a good place to ask *specific* questions to people more qualified than me as you journey...

This is always a tough question to answer these days. I'm currently in the process of getting my masters right now, so I may not have as much experience as other members here. However, I will tell you that more education never hurts... especially in fields that are as technically advanced as...

If you're serious about going into financial mathematics, make sure to take as many statistics courses as possible. Increasingly, quantitative analysis is moving towards a more data-oriented way of life. This data is analyzed in many ways, but most of them have a statistical basis, so...

You can spend 6 hours per day every day for ten years and become a postdoc in math, yes. The amount of work is what matters. If you want to compare differing intelligences, I suggest you define intelligence first and then let the rest of the neuroscience community know. I'm not sure if...

You're right... my bad. I actually thought this, but then it escaped me and I forgot to mention it.

This is indeed, unfortunately, true. There are many reasons for this. But the basic story is that a math degree is really a journey in discovering how YOU learn best. You really have to make it personal to do well. (This is the trick that I've found all the kids who "got it" really quickly in...

^ Check my previous post (I think we posted about the same time!). But yes, I would bet that if they offer both, the MA is without a thesis and the MS is with a thesis. However, in terms of inferiority or status, there is no way to judge from that aspect alone the difference between the two...

For those that offer both, I would try investigating their websites and/or calling to see the difference between the MA and MS. If you need help, I have mucho experience with this so you could PM the programs you're interested in and the schools and I could dig up whatever. See my post above...

I would agree with this with one exception: mathematics. Typically in the US, if a university offers a terminal masters degree in math it can be an MA or MS. I'm not sure about universities that offer both. At my university, they ONLY offer the MA degree, which is rigorous (and flexible)...

Indeed, the quote seems to be directly dependent on the notion of arts and science in terms of the human experience. What I mean is I believe the author of the quote meant it more as humans needing both, not so much the two needing each other. If the two needed each other, then we wouldn't...