I have to second this comment. Brown is a great school that will allow you to take whatever courses you want (outside those required for your major). No general education requirements.
I think Oberlin might also allow complete freedom of course choices outside your major.
Gotta disagree with this. Netflix prices have only been going up, and it seems to be due to the cost of streaming content. I've never found the streaming selection useful and the video quality is generally just not up to par. I subscribe for access to Blu-ray and DVDs and wish they would offer a disk only plan without the streaming costs. I've actually just put my plan on hold and am thinking about canceling due to the price levels...
True, but from a user's point of view they just want to get the functionality they need. If IT can not provide it, or an alternative, in a timely manner (no matter reason) then the user will go and figure out a workaround. Most people have more important things to do with their time then argue with IT about their need for some feature / go up the ladder to request a feature... Plus your suggested approach will often take a significant amount of time to accomplish anything. (I'm not saying though that this is relevant for the poster's situation.)
Equally likely is that the poster has suffered through delays in getting IT to process even the simplest of requests in the past and didn't feel like waiting months to get a basic calendaring system setup... I've been at some places where minor requests take weeks and multiple email reminders to get processed, while at other places the IT department is great with quick turnaround. It all depends on the people in the IT department...
With that said, the poster certainly should have first asked IT about implementing such a system (assuming he didn't).
The problem here is that in some work places IT is completely unresponsive to these types of requests. He needs a calendar system setup in a timely manner, not after contacting IT multiple times, speaking with different people up the ladder, and repeatedly having to babysit IT to make sure they are actually doing anything with his request. I'm not saying this is how it is at your work place (or even most), but I would guess his reluctance is due to slow IT response at his work place... I know that I've had good IT admins in the past at some work places, where requests are processed in a day or two, and slow IT admins where the simplest of requests can take weeks and repeated emails on my part for anything to be done. When one gets in the later situation eventually the "just get it done" mentality takes over and one does it themselves...
A certain subset of people, myself included, would drop Netflix if they eliminated dvds / blu-ray. They may not see a revenue increase in response to such a move (at least, not in the short term).
I shouldn't have to get dosed with xrays to fly. Do you really trust TSA workers to properly calibrate the machines? Medical physicists routinely mess up their calibrations (see recent NYTimes articles)... More than that, why do you trust the manufacturer claims that the amount of radiation one receives is so small as to be completely safe. We've seen on Slashdot how poorly the computer based voting machines the government buys work. It seems perfectly possible these devices could be just as poorly made...
Keep in mind the reference is not just function definitions. The main content is actually approximations to functions (asymptotic, series, and polynomial) and various formulas involving relationships between functions.
Well, the law could require allowing anyone with a different view point to be able to advertise (such as when there are more than two viewpoints) . The "sponsored by Budweiser" ad you describe is exactly the point of the law. If everyone gets equal time broadcasting their views, then the influence of being able to broadcast your view is drowned out. It would certainly allow all kinds of crazy response ads. The point though would be that fairly quickly media would simply stop accepting all paid political ads. It wouldn't be in their financial interest to continue doing so.
The "loss of the airwaves" and cost to the media would just be too bad. They could choose to not show any political ads, and therefore not have to worry about losing control of their ad time.
Regarding the limiting of free speech, I can see that argument being made, but counter arguments can also be made. There used to be a fairness doctorine regarding radio (abolished during the Regan administration). In the past the Supreme court ruled that it was acceptable for radio. I believe such doctorines were shot down for newspapers on the principle that it violated freedom of the press in some way and that anyone could in theory create their own newspaper (which is not possible with radio stations). (I'll admit my limited knowledge here is from wikipedia and may be incorrect.)
Could this decision by made ineffective by passing a law saying that when political / issue advertising is purchased in media, groups with opposition views must be _freely_ given an equal amount of time / space to rebut the advertisement. Perhaps even stronger, the space / time the rebuttal is given must immediately follow / be next to the original advertisement?
Can someone explain why this wouldn't be constitutionally legal? I don't see a free speech argument since any group can now advertise / make their views heard...
Following Supreme Court logic: wouldn't blocking all advertising violate the free speech right of the politician, as an individual, to espouse their views to the public?
(Not saying I disagree with you about blocking all political advertising, but just that it seems to me that would also require some kind of constitutional amendment.)
I can personally attest that adblock failed on this one (at least initially -- I haven't seen it in a few days now). I run adblock and keep it up to date (on latest version of firefox), but still got the redirection. The attack is annoying because there is no way to cancel out of the dialog boxes it pops up, you only get the option of clicking ok. So one has to manually kill the browser...
I have the same problem in the Kenmore area. Dropped calls seem pretty frequent, especially just going the slightest bit into the interior of a building... I never had a problem with Sprint in this area. Now whenever I make a call I have to make sure to stand next to a window.
This isn't true. Bottled beer from out of state (which can be purchased at bars or state liquor stores, but not at supermarkets or on draft) is not restricted to 3.2% One can buy plenty of high alcohol beers... (Barley Wines and such)
People who want beer that isn't watered down simply buy it at those locations... Home-brewing is also a very popular pastime there...
Well, I think many people have realized there is not much reason to own a DVD / Blueray disc. There are very few movies I will rewatch, and of those I do rewatch the frequency is so small (order of years) that an instant rental is a perfectly good option... For me it made more sense to buy a Blueray player and add Blueray access on Netflix than to spend lots of money buying Blueray discs I'll rarely watch.
With movies I prefer to see something I haven't seen than to rewatch one I have seen for the tenth time. But of course this is a personal preference, and I can understand some people like to repeatedly watch certain movies over and over.
Books and music are different. Books require a significantly longer time investment to finish, and music I will listen to over and over... Owning a copy is much more useful here.
Well, the large majority of proofs in mathematics these days are still done by hand.
There are certain types of proofs where computers are being used more and more (and have made great strides), but most published math theory papers have proofs by hand...
This isn't to say computers play no role -- they are very useful for simplifying messy algebraic expressions...
Well, the standard "graduate mathematics" PDE textbook is now probably Evans book -- starting around chapter 5 (Sobolev Spaces) and on.
This isn't to say that some undergrad courses don't cover some of this material, but most are more focused on solution techniques and asymptotics. If the course gets into numerical methods it may cover weak forms to introduce finite element methods. Generally the existence / uniqueness techniques are not covered at that level. But of course this varies from school to school. I'm doubtful that most undergrad courses get into the Hille-Yosida theorem or the Lax-Milgram theorem. I think it would even be rarer for them to actually go through how to prove smoothness of solutions...
If an undergrad course does get into these topics at an Evans level, then the students really should have taken (and understood) real analysis since this underlies much of the proof techniques.
Since you want intuition, an introductory undergrad book might actually be a good idea. Higher level books will often assume you have seen the subject before.
Quantum Chemistry by McQuarrie is a good first book for quantum mechanics and the Schrodinger equation. Dirac's book is more advanced but also good (much harder to read). Much different focus though.
For electricity and magnetism a good first book is Griffiths Introduction to Electrodynamics. Here you'll see applications of the Poisson and Wave equations. Jackson is the classical "second" course textbook. (Upper level undergrad, beginning grad).
A good introduction to applications of the diffusion (i.e. heat) equation is Random Walks in Biology by Howard Berg. One benefit is that it is a very short book too!
For nonlinear equations there are too many references to know where to begin... There are millions of books on just the Navier-Stokes equations... Generally I'd just poke around Amazon and browse some of the books with good reviews.
Anyways if the original poster wants references for a specific PDE or area of physics please post a followup...
You both probably studied how to solve certain simple PDEs in simple geometries (like the heat, wave, and Poisson equations). At a graduate level one normally learns how to prove existence and uniqueness of solutions to PDEs, how smooth those solutions are (i.e. how many derivatives do the solutions possess), and how to define weak forms of PDEs for which non-classical solutions exist (solutions that are not necessarily even continuous). Then there is the whole area of non-linear equations which is a very active research topic... (See the Navier-Stokes Equations.)
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I have to second this comment. Brown is a great school that will allow you to take whatever courses you want (outside those required for your major). No general education requirements.
I think Oberlin might also allow complete freedom of course choices outside your major.
The problem as I see it is that this service will probably have the same crummy collection of old and/or b-movies and tv series that Netflix has...
Gotta disagree with this. Netflix prices have only been going up, and it seems to be due to the cost of streaming content. I've never found the streaming selection useful and the video quality is generally just not up to par. I subscribe for access to Blu-ray and DVDs and wish they would offer a disk only plan without the streaming costs. I've actually just put my plan on hold and am thinking about canceling due to the price levels...
True, but from a user's point of view they just want to get the functionality they need. If IT can not provide it, or an alternative, in a timely manner (no matter reason) then the user will go and figure out a workaround. Most people have more important things to do with their time then argue with IT about their need for some feature / go up the ladder to request a feature... Plus your suggested approach will often take a significant amount of time to accomplish anything. (I'm not saying though that this is relevant for the poster's situation.)
Equally likely is that the poster has suffered through delays in getting IT to process even the simplest of requests in the past and didn't feel like waiting months to get a basic calendaring system setup... I've been at some places where minor requests take weeks and multiple email reminders to get processed, while at other places the IT department is great with quick turnaround. It all depends on the people in the IT department...
With that said, the poster certainly should have first asked IT about implementing such a system (assuming he didn't).
The problem here is that in some work places IT is completely unresponsive to these types of requests. He needs a calendar system setup in a timely manner, not after contacting IT multiple times, speaking with different people up the ladder, and repeatedly having to babysit IT to make sure they are actually doing anything with his request. I'm not saying this is how it is at your work place (or even most), but I would guess his reluctance is due to slow IT response at his work place... I know that I've had good IT admins in the past at some work places, where requests are processed in a day or two, and slow IT admins where the simplest of requests can take weeks and repeated emails on my part for anything to be done. When one gets in the later situation eventually the "just get it done" mentality takes over and one does it themselves...
A certain subset of people, myself included, would drop Netflix if they eliminated dvds / blu-ray. They may not see a revenue increase in response to such a move (at least, not in the short term).
Great way to kill time (and annoy other people) back in the cs lab...
I shouldn't have to get dosed with xrays to fly. Do you really trust TSA workers to properly calibrate the machines? Medical physicists routinely mess up their calibrations (see recent NYTimes articles)... More than that, why do you trust the manufacturer claims that the amount of radiation one receives is so small as to be completely safe. We've seen on Slashdot how poorly the computer based voting machines the government buys work. It seems perfectly possible these devices could be just as poorly made...
Keep in mind the reference is not just function definitions. The main content is actually approximations to functions (asymptotic, series, and polynomial) and various formulas involving relationships between functions.
Install the STIX fonts as they suggest. I did and now the equations all render in MathML just fine and look pretty good...
http://www.stixfonts.org/
Well, as a resident of lovely Boston I can attest that we have the same two poor offerings here (DSL or Cable).
Well, the law could require allowing anyone with a different view point to be able to advertise (such as when there are more than two viewpoints) . The "sponsored by Budweiser" ad you describe is exactly the point of the law. If everyone gets equal time broadcasting their views, then the influence of being able to broadcast your view is drowned out. It would certainly allow all kinds of crazy response ads. The point though would be that fairly quickly media would simply stop accepting all paid political ads. It wouldn't be in their financial interest to continue doing so.
The "loss of the airwaves" and cost to the media would just be too bad. They could choose to not show any political ads, and therefore not have to worry about losing control of their ad time.
Regarding the limiting of free speech, I can see that argument being made, but counter arguments can also be made. There used to be a fairness doctorine regarding radio (abolished during the Regan administration). In the past the Supreme court ruled that it was acceptable for radio. I believe such doctorines were shot down for newspapers on the principle that it violated freedom of the press in some way and that anyone could in theory create their own newspaper (which is not possible with radio stations). (I'll admit my limited knowledge here is from wikipedia and may be incorrect.)
Could this decision by made ineffective by passing a law saying that when political / issue advertising is purchased in media, groups with opposition views must be _freely_ given an equal amount of time / space to rebut the advertisement. Perhaps even stronger, the space / time the rebuttal is given must immediately follow / be next to the original advertisement?
Can someone explain why this wouldn't be constitutionally legal? I don't see a free speech argument since any group can now advertise / make their views heard...
Following Supreme Court logic: wouldn't blocking all advertising violate the free speech right of the politician, as an individual, to espouse their views to the public?
(Not saying I disagree with you about blocking all political advertising, but just that it seems to me that would also require some kind of constitutional amendment.)
I can personally attest that adblock failed on this one (at least initially -- I haven't seen it in a few days now). I run adblock and keep it up to date (on latest version of firefox), but still got the redirection. The attack is annoying because there is no way to cancel out of the dialog boxes it pops up, you only get the option of clicking ok. So one has to manually kill the browser...
I have the same problem in the Kenmore area. Dropped calls seem pretty frequent, especially just going the slightest bit into the interior of a building... I never had a problem with Sprint in this area. Now whenever I make a call I have to make sure to stand next to a window.
Just to clarify, I mean that is manufactured out of state, which of course is most beers...
This isn't true. Bottled beer from out of state (which can be purchased at bars or state liquor stores, but not at supermarkets or on draft) is not restricted to 3.2% One can buy plenty of high alcohol beers... (Barley Wines and such)
People who want beer that isn't watered down simply buy it at those locations... Home-brewing is also a very popular pastime there...
Well, I think many people have realized there is not much reason to own a DVD / Blueray disc. There are very few movies I will rewatch, and of those I do rewatch the frequency is so small (order of years) that an instant rental is a perfectly good option... For me it made more sense to buy a Blueray player and add Blueray access on Netflix than to spend lots of money buying Blueray discs I'll rarely watch.
With movies I prefer to see something I haven't seen than to rewatch one I have seen for the tenth time. But of course this is a personal preference, and I can understand some people like to repeatedly watch certain movies over and over.
Books and music are different. Books require a significantly longer time investment to finish, and music I will listen to over and over... Owning a copy is much more useful here.
Well, the large majority of proofs in mathematics these days are still done by hand.
There are certain types of proofs where computers are being used more and more (and have made great strides), but most published math theory papers have proofs by hand...
This isn't to say computers play no role -- they are very useful for simplifying messy algebraic expressions...
Perhaps this isn't true for proofs in CS though?
Netflix is a bad example too. They will throttle you if you start sending back your 3 DVDs too quickly... Of course they don't advertise that.
Well, the standard "graduate mathematics" PDE textbook is now probably Evans book -- starting around chapter 5 (Sobolev Spaces) and on.
This isn't to say that some undergrad courses don't cover some of this material, but most are more focused on solution techniques and asymptotics. If the course gets into numerical methods it may cover weak forms to introduce finite element methods. Generally the existence / uniqueness techniques are not covered at that level. But of course this varies from school to school. I'm doubtful that most undergrad courses get into the Hille-Yosida theorem or the Lax-Milgram theorem. I think it would even be rarer for them to actually go through how to prove smoothness of solutions...
If an undergrad course does get into these topics at an Evans level, then the students really should have taken (and understood) real analysis since this underlies much of the proof techniques.
Since you want intuition, an introductory undergrad book might actually be a good idea. Higher level books will often assume you have seen the subject before.
Quantum Chemistry by McQuarrie is a good first book for quantum mechanics and the Schrodinger equation. Dirac's book is more advanced but also good (much harder to read). Much different focus though.
For electricity and magnetism a good first book is Griffiths Introduction to Electrodynamics. Here you'll see applications of the Poisson and Wave equations. Jackson is the classical "second" course textbook. (Upper level undergrad, beginning grad).
A good introduction to applications of the diffusion (i.e. heat) equation is Random Walks in Biology by Howard Berg. One benefit is that it is a very short book too!
For nonlinear equations there are too many references to know where to begin... There are millions of books on just the Navier-Stokes equations... Generally I'd just poke around Amazon and browse some of the books with good reviews.
Anyways if the original poster wants references for a specific PDE or area of physics please post a followup...
You both probably studied how to solve certain simple PDEs in simple geometries (like the heat, wave, and Poisson equations). At a graduate level one normally learns how to prove existence and uniqueness of solutions to PDEs, how smooth those solutions are (i.e. how many derivatives do the solutions possess), and how to define weak forms of PDEs for which non-classical solutions exist (solutions that are not necessarily even continuous). Then there is the whole area of non-linear equations which is a very active research topic... (See the Navier-Stokes Equations.)