College Kiddies: What are you taking this Semester?

[Az]

Loinburger, Frogger: Yes, I know. It has a well-known reputation of a terrible class here, between non-mathematics students, only can be matched by Diff.& Ingrl. Calculus 1 MM ( the two Ms mean that it's like the ordinary course, but encompasses more material, harder hws, tests, etc. )

What are the difference between Partial, and ordinary, Diff. Eq. btw?

[Jon Miller]

Originally posted by Frogger
I had complex analysis prior to having analysis.

And I took algebra I first semester and algebra II concurrently with complex. Alg. II was lin. algebra (but taught like a real algebra class, since we'd already learnt how to use matrices prior to uni)

yah, my linear alg was all theory

we only talked about applications at the end (for about a week)

the physicists hated it

Jon Miller

[KrazyHorse]

Do you know what partial differentiation is?

Ordinary: 1 variable
Partial: hell

[Ramo]

10-15 hours a week for homework is not bad...
and I spend a lot less time than most
but I agree, don't be a wuss Ramo

I am a lazy bastard and I want:
1. Decent grades
2. No debt after grad school

I'm probably going to drop it.

[loinburger]

Originally posted by Azazel
What are the difference between Partial, and ordinary, Diff. Eq. btw?

O.D.E.'s deal in ordinary derivatives, P.D.E.'s deal in partial derivatives (usually differentiating with respect to time).

P.D.E.'s are a helluva lot more complex than O.D.E.'s in Numerical Analysis. If you're after an analytic solution in a P.D.E. then it's usually a good idea to just kill yourself. My final exam for Diffieq II was a take-home exam that consisted of solving one problem. It took me fifteen hours to finish it.

[KrazyHorse]

For my analysis classes, I did less than 2 hours a week homework for 10+ novel proofs per week. It's so ****ing easy, Ramo. Construct an open neighbourhood, assume thm. not true, see what it gets you...

[Jon Miller]

Originally posted by Frogger


For one class?

And I took about half of average. Now bear in mind that this was in the same semester as PDEs with the worst, most anal teacher I've ever had (with homeworks of 25+ hours)

yah, tha PDE class sounds like some of the ones that I have had

my freinds often took ~24 for physics (undergrad E&M in particular)

and math freinds took a lot also, I think arround 20 (not as sure) - this was for classes like analysis 2 and topology

I was usually about 1/3 of average, but my secret was that I just quit doing it, not that I was done

Jon Miller

[Ramo]

What are the difference between Partial, and ordinary, Diff. Eq. btw?

ODE's are easy, PDE's are a *****.

[Jon Miller]

Originally posted by Frogger
For my analysis classes, I did less than 2 hours a week homework for 10+ novel proofs per week. It's so ****ing easy, Ramo. Construct an open neighbourhood, assume thm. not true, see what it gets you...

there are ones more complicated than this

Jon Miller

[Az]

So I guess I should be relieved?

Jon Miller:

yah, my linear alg was all theory

we only talked about applications at the end (for about a week)

the physicists hated it

I am having my Linear Algebra test the day after tomorrow. I think it's one of the easier courses. Of course, I had a kick ass TA. .

seriously, what do you mean by applications?

[KrazyHorse]

Originally posted by Jon Miller


yah, tha PDE class sounds like some of the ones that I have had

my freinds often took ~24 for physics (undergrad E&M in particular)

and math freinds took a lot also, I think arround 20 (not as sure) - this was for classes like analysis 2 and topology

I was usually about 1/3 of average, but my secret was that I just quit doing it, not that I was done

Jon Miller

E&M was my *****.

[Jon Miller]

Originally posted by Ramo


I am a lazy bastard and I want:
1. Decent grades
2. No debt after grad school

I'm probably going to drop it.

I don't think grades matter muhc

or they sholdn't

I know that mine were not the best (the whole quiting HW when it was 1/2 to 3/4 done did that to me)

Jon Miller

[KrazyHorse]

Originally posted by Jon Miller


there are ones more complicated than this

Jon Miller

Like what? That's what they all end up boiling down to...

[Jon Miller]

Originally posted by Frogger


E&M was my *****.

I am taking Jackson this semester

I here that HW is crap in Jackson

Jon Miller

[Ramo]

For my analysis classes, I did less than 2 hours a week homework for 10+ novel proofs per week. It's so ****ing easy, Ramo. Construct an open neighbourhood, assume thm. not true, see what it gets you..

Except we've got maybe 50+ novel proofs/week in complex. It is hell.

I had complex analysis prior to having analysis.

Yeah, complex is easier than real over here. Mostly 'cuz the physics people usually take complex but don't take real.