Fun, until you hit the wall. I've decided that everyone has an innate point at which, no matter how hard you study, you just can't understand the next step. For me, it was Tensors. I struggled through Fourier analysis and sort of got it. Well enough to pass, but just barely. The first look at Tensors, I said NOPE, and gave up. read more
Fun, until you hit the wall. I’ve decided that everyone has an innate point at which, no matter how hard you study, you just can’t understand the next step. For me, it was Tensors. read more
There is no better word than "magical" to describe my experience as an undergrad at Rice University. Indeed, Rice often invites comparisons with Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (fictional school) due to its Residential Colleges (much like being sorted into Hogwarts Houses), its students who take pride in being a little different, and perhaps even its campus (complete with a dungeon-like labyrinth of steam tunnels underneath the "castle" grounds). read more
Prerequisite(s): MATH 101 and MATH 102 and (MATH 211 or MATH 212 or MATH 221 or MATH 222) Description: Study of classical and modern theories about functions having some integral expression which is maximal, minimal, or critical. read more