/sci/ - Science & Math

>>3984866
>Fuck fluid dynamics.
>Man, I hated that shit. That's all I had to say.
why, because it was difficult? it's one of the most beautiful unsolved problems in the natural world.

Sup sci.

I'm a PhD student in engineering facing general exams in January, on the topics of fluid mechanics and applied mathematics. For those unfamiliar, general examinations (at my university) consist of three brilliant tenured professors behind closed doors asking you questions which you discuss and answer on a board. These are meant to be very very comprehensive and difficult. Every professors has been through this ordeal, and they have every intention of making certain that you can be considered nothing short of an expert in the field. This is not a "oh I kinda bombed the exam and got a C" kind of event. If you fail, you are kicked out of the program and you will never be called "Dr." If you pass, you keep going on in your education.

>>3225451
>What level of maths is required?
Well, there's the standard multivariate calculus and differential equations just to pose the problem of navier stokes. Actually understanding the ins and outs of the various methods requires knowledge of fourier methods, calculus of variations, linear algebra, complex analysis, more advanced diffeq type stuff than undergrads see, and lots of numerical methods.

>Is it fun?
Well, yes. Fun and challenging, and we produce some of the prettiest pictures in nature.

>Do you have a physics or engineering background?
aerospace engineering.