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Author: Sheldon Ross Title: A First Course in Probability Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/013603313X/?tag=pfamazon01-20

So I have a list of "optional electives" for my math degree which I am about to finish. I've held off on these courses and finished up all my mandatory courses; analysis, ODEs, group theory etc. I have some fourth year courses to finish (PDEs, dynamical systems, lie algebras) and I have to pick...

Author: I. Martin Isaacs Title: Algebra: A Graduate Course Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0534190022/?tag=pfamazon01-20

Great new book ,here are some reviews http://www.math.iitb.ac.in/~srg/acicara/ReviewInZentralblatt.pdf http://www.math.iitb.ac.in/~srg/acicara/Gazette_Review.pdf Post your review and recommend it if you used it.

A boom AC is supported by a rectangular steel bar BD, and it is attached to a bracket at C by a high-strength steel pin. Assume that the pin at B is adequate to sustain the loading applied to it, and that the design critical components are the bar BD and the pin at C. The factor of safety...

I'm looking for a good online introductory course in QFT for physiscists (i.e. at university level, for someone who already has the basics of CM, QM and relativity, but for one reason or another worked in completely different fields). I see there are several courses online, but it is not so easy...

Hi I heard great things about this forum and thought I would post one of my questions here. I am currently a second year Engineering student pursuing a degree in Electrical Engineering. So far I have not taken much engineering electives except for thermodynamics and a programming class. So far I...

So I'm curious which course(s) PF found the most difficult during undergrad, whether it's a math course, physics, engineering or art history! Difficulty is subjective as well as it's definition. It doesn't matter if it was your lowest grade or what you spent the most hours studying for, or some...

Basically, I have labs for all my courses but I'm trying to determine which of my courses require actual lab reports to be submitted. Calculus and more theoretical courses don't require labs submitted but my Physics course does require a lab report to be submitted. Would you guess that the...

Can anyone give me some views about the courses above in Germany and the study environment there in details. Thank you. :smile:

In the late 80’s and early 90’s there was the idea of ‘calculus reform’ and some emphasis and syllabus changed. The order of doing things in calculus also changed with the advantage of technology. Similarly in linear algebra there was a linear algebra curriculum study group which produced some...

In the late 80’s and early 90’s there was the idea of ‘calculus reform’ and some emphasis and syllabus changed. The order of doing things also changed in calculus with the advantage of technology. Similarly in linear algebra there was a linear algebra curriculum study group which produced some...

I am currently enrolling on a BSc Natural Sciences: Physics Pathway with the Open University in the UK and am a UK resident. Just discovered that they have another degree: BSc Mathematics and Physics. In respect to future opportunities which degree should I study? Shall I stick with the...

I'm looking for a book on QFT that is both introductory and somewhat rigorous. I have Zee's book but for me it is kind of hard to follow. I would prefer something that is more like a textbook introduction to the subject - not necessarily covering the whole subject but logically rigorous for...

Hi all. This is my first post on here. I come here to read what others ask/answer so this was the first place I thought of when this dilemma came up for me. I am a Math Major and I am for sure taking a proofs course this fall. I have been allowed to take Analysis concurrently with the proofs...

Hey, I am currently in High School and I am finding my courses extremely easy. Especially my math classes, I am going into my sophomore year and my math course is going to be geometry. I find geometry extremely easy and I was wondering is there any possible way to skip it and move on to the next...

Next year I'll be entering Grade 11 and enrolled in a Calculus and Data Management (statistics) program, where students learn calculus first semester and during the second, divide the period between AP calculus material and data management. However, it's important to know that I'm interesting in...

I have to teach a course in elementary number theory next academic year. What topics should be included on a first course in this area? What is best order of doing things? The students have a minimum background in proof but this is a second year undergraduate module. I am looking for...

For those who are extremely interested in nuclear technology like me. I'm happy to inform you about the starting of a new online course today from the University of Pittsburgh by prof Larry Foulke. The course could be done on Coursera. Doing that course and receiving a certificate of...

Hi all, I'm in a bit of a dilemma. I have an opportunity to take Signals and Systems over the summer. However, I have not taken Differential Equations yet. A course on Electric Circuits is a prerequisite for this class and I ended up taking that last semester without any DE knowledge LOL...

So I am currently at my Year 1 Semester 1 of my Mechanical Engineering Degree in Malaysia and what I heard the most from my lecturers during my 1st class "introduction" is that Mechanical Engineering is the hardest after Aeronautical Engineering and advise us to change course to other...

I am under graduate (Bachelor of Science) in Physics from Gujarat University. I have passed following papers during my study in 3 years. (I did not found 2 papers from Gujarat University website so I have given reference for rest of papers) Second Year Bsc Syllabus...

Hey guys, I just recently transferred to the mathematics department at University of Illinois as a junior undergrad and one of the classes I'm required to take this fall is called Mathematical Reasoning and I'm pretty sure it has to do with proofs... Which I know absolutely nothing about! What...

Hi everyone, I've always liked both Physics and Chemistry equally, but recently I've had to choose between either Physics or Chemistry as a course in some extension program I got into. At my age (16), which would be a better option for the future? I'm a mathematical person, so at the moment...

Well, to keep it short I'm thinking about going to a university near by. However after reading around on the internet it seems as though some think it's not so good at maths (which is what I'll be going to study.) I've looked online and found a sample of their past papers in the following...

Hi everyone, quick and hopefully simple question, I was wondering is it a bad/good idea to take one or two courses in the summer to have a slightly reduced courseload during the school year? And how does this affect chances of graduate school and scholarships etc? Thank you!

Greetings! The research group I work in at MIT has created a physics course on edX this summer. It's a review of Newtonian mechanics - force, energy, angular momentum, and so forth - and I thought some folks here might be interested in it. Here's a link with some more info and...

Homework Statement Let b be a positive integer and consider any set S of b+1 positive integers. Show that there exists two different numbers x, y ∈ S so that x mod b = y mod b Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution Pretty stumped. I tried for a while to use different values...

Hi all, I've had an itching lately to dive into something new. Currently, I am a professional computer programmer but have always been interested in astronomy. I took an astronomy course (as well as a lab for it) when I was in college and I remember enjoying it all immensely. I want to get...

Just wondering what anyone else thinks about one of the physics professor's at my university teaching a mathematical methods course strictly from notes. He did not assign a textbook. Most of the material I have not seen before. Is this common? This course was restructured halfway through...

I'm majoring in Applied Mathematics and I am currently planning my schedule for next semester. These are the classes I plan to take. I would like to know if I will be able to handle this schedule, or if it will be too difficult. I will be a junior taking these courses. I don't have a mathematics...

I hope this is an acceptable location for this post. Does anyone have any experience trouble shooting or access to a help file for the Tel-X-Driver and TEL-218DRV equipment? I have included a copy of my correspondence with the company explaining the situation below. Homework Statement My...

I'm a freshman in high school and I have to choose my classes for 10th grade very soon but I'm in somewhat of a predicament. I need to have one Art credit to graduate from high school and I have been in band since 5th grade so naturally I continued to do band into 9th grade. However, now that I...

So I would like to do an ecology course somewhen during my undergrad, but the requisites for a General Ecology are just too big: -1 year in Zoology and Botany -1 year in General Biology (in order to get the Zoology and Botany) I have studied myself the Smith ecology book and don't find...

Author: Bernard Schutz Title: A First Course in General Relativity Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0521887054/?tag=pfamazon01-20 Prerequisities: Better part of a undergraduate (BS) physics program Contents: Undergraduate, upper level; Graduate, introductory Table of Contents...

Hey everyone, This semester I felt like I would be overwhelmed with my courses so I ended up taking a "bird" course as one of the five courses... but ironically it is currently my lowest mark. I am debating dropping it (last day to drop without penalty is in 2 days) but before I do that I...

Prove by mathematical induction: (2n)! < (2^(2n))*(n!)^2 , for all n=2,3,4... I know that to start you must prove that it is true for n=2, (2*2)! = 24 < 64 = (2^4)(2!)^2 Then you assume that n=k and show tha n=k implies that n=(k+1) (2k)! < (2^(2k))*(k!)^2 ... At this point I...

“Imagine Shane in space,” Oliver said, watching him with pride. “One violent movement and he would push the shuttle off course.” - from Paul Theroux's My friend, the doctor Is this possible, assuming Shane does not leave the shutte?

Hey guys, I have a question. I recently did an English test and passed it, and because that exam, I'm exempted from taking the English course (which is compulsory for the degree), but I passed it with a B and I'm worried that it would count in my GPA. My college says it won't count on it, but...

Hey all, I will be going to university in September and i have a few quick questions. 1) If you really don't like the required textbook should you just use a book you like or stick to the required text ? 2) is it typical for a physics student to use multiple textbooks for a course? 3)...

Hello everybody, my name is Paolo! I am now attending my 4th year (out of 5) of high school in Italy and I would like to study astrophysics at university. Space has interested me since I was at primary school, so I'm very determined about my decision. Yet I have some doubts. First of all...

Ok I've basically narrowed my choices down to physics, maths, computer science or electrical engineering. I'm not intending to go to a top university since they'd involve me having to move to england or scotland and even ignoring the economics of it (The course will be about x3 the price Just...

Is it possible to do M.Sc physics in correspondance and B.Ed in regular at the same time??

The problem is from the MIT Open CourseWare Calculus eBook by Strang. Chapter 12.2, #3: A ball is thrown at 60 degrees with initial velocity of 20m/sec to clear a wall 2m high. How far away is the wall? Finding flight time T, range R, and max height Y(max) is the easy part. How do I find...

sorry if this is not the correct place to be asking this question. I looked around for a more appropriate forum. Anyways I am trying to learn differential equations from "Hirsch, Differential equations, dynamical systems and and Introduction to chaos" and I'm absolutely fed up with this book...

I'm at a point in life where, I really need to make the right decision. I want to make my parents proud. I've screwed up in college several times due to laziness and I feel bad that I'm making my parents spend so much money to send me to college. So, I would really appreciate it if you guys took...

Is an introductory physics course necessary?? I'm learning physics in my spare time, however, I hope to be professional in physics, so I took a look at many universities physics curricula and found that students must take an introductory general physics course at some universities, and at other...

Author: Bernard Schutz Title: A First Course in General Relativity Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0521887054/?tag=pfamazon01-20 Prerequisities:

Author: Serge Lang Title: A First Course in Calculus Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0387962018/?tag=pfamazon01-20 Prerequisities: High-school mathematics Level: Undergrad Table of Contents: Review of Basic Material Numbers and Functions Integers, rational numbers, and real...

Author: L.D. Landau, E.M Lifshitz Title: Course of Theoretical Physics Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0750628960/?tag=pfamazon01-20 https://www.amazon.com/dp/0750627689/?tag=pfamazon01-20 https://www.amazon.com/dp/0750635398/?tag=pfamazon01-20...