/sci/ - Science & Math

I'm here today to see if we have anyone here interesting in joining me 3 months of very intense study in applied mathematics. Topics covered will include ODEs, PDEs, Fourier and Laplace transforms, conformal mapping, complex calculus, linear algebra, and more. A sample reading list:

L. Debnath & PR Mikusinski, Introduction to Hilbert Spaces with Applications
RA Horn & CR Johnson, Matrix Analysis
M. Greenberg, Foundations of Applied Mathematics
IS Sokolniroff & RM Redheffer, Mathematics of Physics & Modern Engineering

If interested, I'll provide very detailed course notes, which can be easily supplemented by wikipedia and ebooks.

What I propose is a weekly meeting on a chosen topic in applied math where we challenge each other with pertinent questions. We'll be like workout buddies, except instead of striving for good abs, we will become BAMFs capable of tackling any intellectual challenge thrown at us.

This will not be easy, but I give you my word that if you study this with me, you will be a god among boys in your chosen field of study. Advanced undergraduates looking at grad school in physics/math/engineering, you seriously *need* to do this.

Please leave contact info if you're interested. We can chat about the details.

Sup /sci/. I'm a PhD student in engineering, and I have to stand for general exams in January, and I'm terrified. Two subjects: applied mathematics, and fluid mechanics.

Of concern here is the mathematics. The book posted is an example of the material, where essentially any topic covered in that 1200-page text is fair game for examination (ODEs, PDEs, series solutions, numerical methods, linear algebra, complex calculus, and more.) I will provide a more detailed reading list and topics to those interested. You do not need to own any books for this, as I have very detailed notes that are easily supplemented by wikipedia.

My two options here are to be shit-scared and awful at this stuff and fail and get kicked out of the program, or get my shit together and handle this shit like a boss.

I'm posting here to see if there's anyone else here that needs or really wants to study this kind of material, and are interested in regular "support" type meetings to discuss/answer problems, and sort of keep each other honest like workout buddies. I'm doing this in real life for my fluid mechanics general, but for reasons I'll describe in person, this won't work for math. Ideally you'd be a grad student in science/engineering, but anyone with a dedicated interest in essentially a 3 month cramming program to learn the shit out of all aspects of applied mathematics to better enrich our lives.

Anyone up for this? Leave contact info if you'd like to chat about this.