College Kiddies: What are you taking this Semester?

[Bosh]

oh, btw, how much do you pay for college?

$35Kish in theory, $4K + 5K loans in reality. I love financial aid

[Lord Merciless]

RF Integrated Circuit Design
Advanced VLSI Devices
A few seminars

I'm also TA'ing a graduate level class.

[KrazyHorse]

For us, the physics people took straight lin. alg. (eigenvalues and crap, but more problem-based)

The math&physics people had the choice of taking that or of taking the real algebra 2 class.

[mactbone]

English 373: Science-Fiction and Fantasy (focusing on Cyborgs and Nanotechnology with some Mech. Eng. Prof.)
English 201: Intro. to Fiction (pure elective, thought it might be nice)
English 470: Theories of Rhetoric and Composition (we do buggerall)
Computer Programming Technology 175: Programming in Visual Basic
Math 152: (whatever is the required regular - I took 161 as a freshman and obviously did miserable)
Poli. Sci. 1--: International Relations (the Prof just reads notes that are exactly what the book says)

[Jon Miller]

Originally posted by Ramo


Hmmm... interesting. What was your total GPA?

~3.5

I am sure that that didn't matter at all (B+ is 3.33, physics was a bit higher than that)

in physics I got a B+ in almost every class, no matter now easy or how hard

Jon Miller

[Jon Miller]

I paid 5K in loans plua 1k real

scolarship did the rest (and I only applied for ~1)

in grad school you get paid, you don't have to pay (in physics)

Jon Miller

[Az]

Frogger:

I don't think you're taking the same sort of lin alg course that algebra 2 was.

Is your class composed of systems of linear equations, multiplying matrices, and geometric problems? Those are applications.

so we do have applications... we didn't solve geometric problems though.
We learned about matrices, the solving of linear equations through the Gauss process, Vectorial spaces, and sub-spaces,Spans, bases of vectorial sub-spaces,dimensions,Linear dipendency, determinants, linear "copying" (I don't know the correct name for this ) and of course reveresed matrices, Adjoint matrices, self values ( english? ).

here, Linear Algebra is a substitute course for Algebra 1, more material, and 4 credits, instead of the 3.5 for Algebra 1.

What is Algebra 2?

[KrazyHorse]

I was completely opposite. Got As in a whole bunch of classes (2/3 of classes I got either As or A-s)

And there were about 3 or 4 Cs in there.

[Jon Miller]

I had a B- in calc 2

I had a class where my first two tests (out of 3 plus afinal) I averaged a D

but I really brought it up on the last one and final (both As, I still only got a B in the class though)

Jon Miller

[KrazyHorse]

Originally posted by Azazel
Frogger:

so we do have applications... we didn't solve geometric problems though.
We learned about matrices, the solving of linear equations through the Gauss process, Vectorial spaces, and sub-spaces,Spans, bases of vectorial sub-spaces,dimensions,Linear dipendency, determinants, linear "copying" (I don't know the correct name for this ) and of course reveresed matrices, Adjoint matrices, self values ( english? ).

here, Linear Algebra is a substitute course for Algebra 1, more material, and 4 credits, instead of the 3.5 for Algebra 1.

What is Algebra 2?

I took that linear algebra class in CEGEP (sort of like pre-uni place that stupid quebec government created)

Algebra I is completely different. Introduces groups, rings and fields. Algebra II is about eigenvectors, diagonalization, Jordan Canonical Form, etc. and matrices with entries under other fields than the reals.

[Az]

Oh, that's what the Physics, comp. sci., machine eng. Material Eng., Electric Eng.and the rest of them learn. . "Algebra 1 M".

We lowlifes don't need that.

And I don't take Algebra 2. I was just curious.

[Az]

oh, and do you pay 5kUSD a year, or for the entire education period?

[monolith94]

I'm taking
Creative Writing - Poetry
Intermediate French 1
Colonial Latin American History
Introduction To Psychology
Band
Neon Genesis Evangelion as Good Film

[Az]

Neon Genesis Evangelion as Good Film

is THAT a course?

[monolith94]

it's an exco class - experimental college.
I don't get any credit for it, just enjoyment and education. It's taught by a student.
The course work consists of watching the movie, discussion between episodes, and having lunch as a class once a week to discuss.