/sci/ - Science & Math

that's 99.9% of this board

>>7338811

I am not alone.

>>7338808
>complex math problems
what board are you on?

>>7338828

I've seen some pretty neat stuff on this board and it's like looking at a different language. My brain immediately turns to mush.

I taught myself qft in undergrad but only managed a 3.0 so I'm not going to grad school.

>>7338808
>>7338811
>>7338818

Oh God summertime is here. Even the plebs who think they are hot shit for passing calc 3 are better than you

>>7338836
>>7338808
>>7338818
If you faggots know fuck all, how about you stop making shitty popsci threads?

>i suck at physics but I'm majoring in EE

>>7338847

Joke is on you, I didn't even make it to calc.

I am gay and I decided my field of study in grad school because the prof was handsome and cute. Howewer, he's stragiht. It's fucking painful when I get attached to him more and more each day.
;_;

>>7338861

>deciding your career based on the looks of a professor

>>7338861
If this is for real, that is unimaginably creepy. I hope for that prof's sake he doesn't find out about you.

>>7338861
You are fucking retarded.

>>7338861

I'm a music major.

>>7339034

Music is very complex and comes in multiple forms. I'd say that's a science of its own.

>>7338861

>>7338861

>>7338847
found the autist

>>7338847
>>7338808
>>7338818
I'm in college for CS and taking the equivalent of algebra at the moment. I come here because I enjoy math and science; I'm just not very good at it.

>>7338861

>>7338861

>>7339034
music actually involves a lot of complex math when you get into the depths of it. I studied a bit of music theory and I want to again some day.

>>7338861
>/sci/
>A board for /lgbt/ but with more math and engineering.

>>7338808

I'm majoring in math but browse history forums because I enjoy learning about complex historical events that I have no fucking problem understanding

>>7338808
I like astrology. Proud Leo reporting in.

>>7338861
>basing your life decisions on something as retarded as that
Are you unstable?

im 12

>>7339103

>>7338861
Kill yourself you fucking fag

>>7338861
Awesome.

I chose my major because of sci-fi.

I'm gay too but my advisor is unattractive. I chose him because he has relevant experience in the subfield I want to study (non-gaussia stochastic processes in finance)

>>7338861

>>7339186
>non-gauBian stochastic processes
>non-gauBian

absolutely disgusting, putrid filth.

I'm here because Dinosaurs

>>7339209
Why does that T-rex not have feathers?

>>7339217
It's a Jurassic Park T-rex

>>7338808
gtfo faggot

I participate in Real Analysis/ other hyper-advanced math threads and talk out my ass and no one ever calls me out. I've only taken Calculus 1. So I suspect most other high-level mathfags are just talking out of their asses and haven't actually taken these courses, too.

>>7338847
i got a C in calc 3 and now am in a phd program, what am i?

I have a 1.9 GPA

>>7339237
Math student here. The majority of posts in any math thread, including "advanced" (lol) threads are retarded garbage, we just ignore your bullshit because it's not even worth anyone's time to "call you out".

>>7339246
i got a D in calc 3 then took it again and got an A

just do the work

>>7339246
I got a C in calc 3 (and DE's lol) as well, and I'm a Math grad student. If you're doing phd you probably don't make posts that give off the impression that you think you're hot shit for it.

>>7339258
not desperate enough to retake a C, definitely would for a D though if it was important as calc 3
>>7339261
nope, not in a phd program but the C in calc 3 is the stone cold truth. i'm not interested math grad school but i'm curious though, did you just pick up the slack later on? what kind of program are you in.

>>7339271
did you not just say that you are now in a phd program?

Oh, I did terrible. I had a C in calc 3 and DE's and babby linear algebra. Then I got my shit together, decided to take what I do seriously and it's been uphill from there.

I'm doing a phd at a decent but not amazing school (top 30)

>>7339276
haha no I'm going into junior year undergrad. nice to know though, i bombed calc 3 and linear algebra as well, but i'll be taking differential equations in the fall. i've done well in my majors classes though, good to know there's hope for me yet

>>7338861
ayy lmao

>>7339261
>>7339246
Any advice on getting into grad school for math?

>>7339282
where are you at in your undergrad right now?

>>7339284
Rising junior at a good public school. Will take a second linear algebra course, abstract algebra, complex analysis, and a grad-level real analysis/measure theory class next semester

>>7339285

Assuming you have at least a 3.6 math gpa or so, these are in my estimation the things that matte from order most to less important:

Letters or recommendation. This is by far the best way for the professors at whatever school you're applying to evaluate you, from the mouth of another professor. Ask your professors if they can write a strong letter, not just a letter or rec, and try to get to know them. Hearing from another professor at a good school that so and so was impressive or stood out for such and such reason is more valuable that a bunch of stats on paper that vary from school to school.

Research. I think a lot of people overrate this, most undergrad research, even by strong students, is not really anything other than an exercise in how to study independently. However, pretty much everyone applying to grad school will have research experience and so should you, do and REU or work with a professor, it's a good way to go give your professor or REU professor something to write about in a LOR anyways. I did a couple REU's, they were fun and yielded a good letter, as well as some good experience learning how to work on a problem independently.

Preparation/drive toward a certain field: obviously you should take as many upper div and grad courses that you can. Even better, if you have a good idea of what area you want to study, and that you focus on it. Not overly specific or anything, but if you want to do analysis, you can take Measure theory reals, then Complex and then Functional or Harmonic (or just study it on your own if you can't take all those classes), and you will have a clear head start when you begin and write your statement, you will seem like you know what you're doing, and you will be able to apply to schools that are strong in your particular field, rather than hoping you end up liking the areas that some random school you get into has.

>>7339298

I forgot to mention the GRE. It's just another hurdle to jump through. The general GRE is a joke and you'll do fine. The Math GRE is annoying, you basically have to train yourself to do the problems quickly. About 40%-50% is regular calc, then there's some linear algebra, abstract algebra, non-measure theory analysis and complex analysis. The last 4 subjects will maybe make up like...12 or so questions of the 60 question test, so make sure you can do the calc and linear algebra quickly (I think there's also some basic plane geometry and algebra as well). There are various GRE's from previous years floating around the internet as well as books, if you practice them they shouldn't be hard.

>>7339310
Thanks a bunch for the thorough answer, this is very helpful. Maybe I'll get accepted somewhere after all

>>7339343
Your welcome. what schools are you aiming for?

>>7339353
I'd love to go somewhere in the top 20; Northwestern and UPenn are probably my dream schools. I hope to go somewhere at least as good as my undergraduate school, which isn't quite as prestigious, but still good (I think) (not sure how much rankings matter, anyway). Maybe I'll get a better idea where I should apply as I take more math classes

>>7338808

>>7339361
Top 20 should be doable. Top 10 it starts to get pretty intense (but still possible). At that point a lot of people are at the level were they're maybe published and done some non-trivial research and they all have more or less the samet applications, but I don't really know so I'm gonna stop talking out my ass.

Rankings aren't irrelevant, but what really matters are the professors at the school. Some schools may be ranked meh, but very strong for a certain area (the people who do rankings are generally idiots), and working with one of those well-known professors at a ~30 school may be better than doing an average phd at ~15. i.e. if you want to do analytic number theory, you might rather go to UCLA (Terry Tao) than Harvard or whatever (I don't think Harvard even does analytic number theory).

>>7339364
Whoever wrote this was pretty good at English but just not quite fully there yet.

>>7339368
Hmm, cool. What do you research? (assuming you've started; I guess you don't do that until your second year or something? idk)

>>7338808
>>7338818
BROTHERS


Holy fucking shit anon. That's exactly what I do. Atleast tonight. I'm majoring In geopolitics with a minor In world history.

>>7338861
An hero asap

im flunking out of chemical engineering because of depression and overtime working so im not homeless again. if they kick me out of my major im going to kill myself

Personally I rarely come here. From what I've seen most threads are

blogposting
>what are you studying
>what courses are you taking this semester
>what college are you studying at
basic philosophic questions
>does free will exist
>can a computer have consciousness
pop-sci questions
>how did the universe came to be
>when will we have robots like in the movies
people who are about to go to college
>what should I study
>how do I prepare for college
people who ask for help with undergrad problems
>how do I take this integral
people asking for how to start studying a certain subject
>what books can you recommend
people asking for help with studying
>how do I into math
>how do I stop procrastinating
>how do I concentrate
and lastly meta discussion and trolling
>post /sci/ humor
>my study subject is better than yours
>what is your IQ
>can I study physics with an IQ of 120

So I don't see good discussions here often. And it's no surprise because I wouldn't expect any real scientist to browse this site.

I'm only studying biology because I get to wear a lab coat.

>>7338861
You're an engineer, aren't you?

>>7338861
don't worry I'm majoring in chem because I took AP chem in hs because a straight guy I was crushing hard on was also taking it. turns out I liked chemistry and just followed the same track in uni. hooray for degeneracy

>>7339974
But that's cute, anon. You were in high school. Other anon's retarded.

>>7339974
Damn, I love stories like those. Degeneracy ftw.

>>7338808
>I majored in engineering but browse /sci/ because I enjoy looking at complex math problems that I have no fucking concept of

>>7339993
Is that it?

I could do most of that stuff straight out of alevel futher maths.

>>7338849
>>7338847
>310/2*(9+4) AD
>still feeling threatened by the proles
>still not having achieved Übermensch status

>>7338861
Damm dude, you should never tell people what you study on this board. Poor engineers get so much stick

>>7339993
>prove
>derive
and people shit on engineers?? top fucking lol matey

>>7340097
>a level further maths

As if. A levels are a joke. You can pass them if you know how to count.
Remember, 50% in sciences gives you the first (best marks of non-bongs).

>>7340148
Are you saying that you couldn't do at least half that shit after a-levels?

You must be stupid.

>>7340163
I was educated outside UK, so I could do that with ease. Came to study to UK, supposedly a great country to study in. It was like entering a tardoland. Surprised the people can even speak sometimes. And boy, the shit they say.

Don't get me wrong, I've been here long enough to see not everyone here is retarded, but I've also learned that anything to do with any kind of calculation is best left to someone who is not from UK, or it WILL be wrong.

>>7340172
Why haven't you fucked off then?

>>7340206
'cause it's like running around on easy mode :)
D'you know how easy it is to find a job here?

Jobcentre is full of locals having a can outside giving some bullshit excuse why they haven't bothered showing up for months and why they deserve the money.
You know how easy it is to stick a dick in a hole? It'll probably be dirty, true, considering how easy they fall, but if you're a bit picky you can find something clean enough. Most often it will be a foreign student.

Fuck it, I'll stay here and spread my superior genes. You should be thankful I'm even willing to share my genetic material.

>>7340217
you're really bad at this

>>7339971
can't believe it took so long for someone to post that

>>7339198
>Normal Distribution
>finance
>losing billions of dollars
pick all 3

>>7340217
>>7340172
>>7340148

Son, it's time you left this thread. You're fooling no one.

>>7340236
He started it

>>7340254
Not trying to fool anyone, just sharing my experience.

Ever wondered why you've never heard of any international competitions? I'm assuming you're from UK here. Rest of europe, russia and sometimes US have various international competitions. UK is nowhere to be seen when it comes to sciences, except for occasionally some hand-picked universities

>>7339431

What's your plan after college fellow history buff? I'm going to graduate next year and commission as a 2nd lieutenant. Hooray for skipping Math!!

>>7339364
Can I get that in text? Also, who wrote it? Why isn't that inside the picture?

>>7340130
Elaborate, what do you mean by that?

I got 50% on my first Calc 2 exam.

>>7340485
Iktf

I got a D on my first two Chem I exams. Shit was just not jiving with me. I was able to bring it back up and get a B overall. Chem gave me my first B in college.

Also, here's a confession. I got an A in phys I but a B in phys I lab. I sorta stopped giving a fuck about it so eh.

>>7340238
my thought as well.

I got into EE and CE because of Minecraft, and Physics because of Sim City 5

>>7339082
50 CENTS. Huge relative difference between 0.5 and 50.
Plebs everywhere

>>7340471
He's an engineer. Leave him be.

>>7339246
It's not hard getting into a shit tier PhD program, and probably a huge waste of time considering the current PhD market.

>>7339094
>more math and engineering
>engineering
you can't have more engineers here when all the engineers are already there

i dont know shit about science and I despise math but sometimes there are interesting threads here about space and other things. like that barefoot thread

>mfw when i dont undestand shit yall talking about, i just come here for the beautyfull math and shit

>>7338861
Nigga u gay

>>7340172
>>7340217
>>7340281

>>7339034
i'm a music dropout who's terrible at maths

i have no idea why i browse this board

I late dropped business calc because I was failing, then retook it and failed

I'm not interested AT ALL in electrical engineering. I'm just doing it because I find it challenging + $ to fund my hobbies.

I am quite a successful mathematician. But there's one thing I'll never forget. I was in a popsci math video by Numberphile. Not saying which one I'm too ashamed

>>7340732
He clearly said
>I'm gay
What is the point of your post?

>>7338861
what field oof engineering are you in?

terence tao here, damn yall niggas are wack.

>>7339271
>calc 3
>important

>>7341231
I bet I know which one

>>7338861

absolutely degenerate

>>7341574
terence tao dad here. why you not become doctor.

>>7338861
Civil, electrical, mechanical?

>>7339993
>maths
>oral exam

How? Unless "oral exam" has some meaning I haven't seen before.

>>7341612
look at the questions.
would you not be able to answer them orally?

>>7341627
Not really. I'd panic. I'm bad at speaking, orally describing maths is difficult enough because you're forced to repeatedly say things like "end bracket" or "end square root" with no visual reference.

The questions are pretty easy but I feel like that's asking for trouble in a field likely to be full of socially awkward people (read: aspies) when a set of well defined symbols exists for the purpose of writing maths.

>>7341612
>Unless "oral exam" has some meaning I haven't seen before.
I does if you're an engineer.

>>7341648
god i love /sci/

>>7341644
>because you're forced to repeatedly say things like "end bracket" or "end square root" with no visual reference.
what you're thinking of is calculation.
doesn't have to do much with math, has it?
at my school almost all grad courses in math are only oral

>>7338861
Legendary degenerate.

Yes.

My research has been stalled because my adviser is waiting on equipment to free up at an associated nat. lab and I've been averaging over 100 posts per day out of boredom.

Also degrees don't actually matter, competent people who work hard in STEM get good jobs and are while retards do poorly in STEM are unemployed or get crappy jobs. All undergrad is piss easy and there's no reason to compare any of it other than inconsequential internet major politics and other banter.

I failed Calc 1, twice.
I only go here because I like to think I'm not a complete idiot, which I know is not true.

Math makes my brain hurt, but I guess it's like exercise.

My friends all think I'm smart, because I give off this air of actual knowledge, while I really don't know shit.

I want to say I'm going to try and use the sticky to improve my math skills, but I know I'll give up because of a lack of discipline and genuine interest.

>>7338861

>>7338861
What kind of signs would your prof have to give off to encourage you enough to make a move?

I'm sort in this situation where I have a huge crush with the girl I supervise, but I'm too afraid I'll get sacked and lose my career if I make a move.

>>7342168
>fail calc 1
>twice

h-how??

>>7339993
wut? I had all this stuff in first semester of first year, and I study "Computer Science and Engineering".

>>7338861

>>7338861
hah, that's cute, faggot.

>>7342188
Never did homework
Didn't really pay attention
Smoked marijuana constantly
Not genuinely interested, just wanted to be that guy who was good at math.
Never took Algebra II or Geometry, only picked up some of the topics from the other courses I've taken. I panic when I come across a problem that would deal with trig, for example.
And finally,and I think the most important reason, is that I'm just an idiot

I'm a Junior and have almost no idea how I've done as well as I have at a premier engineering school, and I have forgotten already almost everything that I learned in the last two semesters

>>7338861
Based engineer

>>7339081
I'm not alone in this world

>>7342259
you're not an idiot anon. The real idiots don't have the self awareness to identify themselves as such

>>7340471
>>7340609
I can see why you're all so bitter about engineering students

math undergrads learn how to "prove" and "derive" centuries-old shit then get on 4chin and bitch about how engineering grads make more