I just graduated with a B.S. in math. I started as a physics major, so I went ahead to finish a physics minor after I changed to math. At my school, physics majors took intro to programming (in C++) as freshmen then took a physics computational methods course as juniors where they did numerical computation in C. It seemed to be a fairly good amount of programming, and I know some physics majors have gone on to do more in internships and grad school.
I showed up to my math REU last summer where I expected to be doing pencil-and-paper math work; instead, one of the first questions my advisor asked was how well I could program. I spend the whole summer writing C code.
My advice to math majors at my school, which I would also give to physics majors, was to take at least three semester of programming: Intro to programming, Object Oriented Programming, and Data Structures. I think data structures is a fantastic subject to study; not only does it prepare one to think about run time efficiency and optimal data storage when programming, I think it gives problem solving skills that prove valuable in physics and mathematics.
Windows Desktop Search *was* so nice with Outlook 2007 for searching, especially my archive of 20,000 messages. However it increased my startup time dramatically, which is unacceptable on my laptop that I'm constantly starting-up/shutting-down. I this is a big mistake on Microsoft's part.
Yet again, recall:
'There is no reason why anyone would want a computer in the home' Ken Olson, Present, Chairman and founder of Digital Equipment Corporation, 1977
It won't be long before we access the same virtual desktop from anywhere in the world.
Though empirical data would have allowed for the necessary corrections to GPS that Special Relativity provides mathematically. None-the-less, existing mathematics has contributed on multiple occasions to future scientific discovery (in contrast to mathematics which is created to fit the discovery).
Basically on this post. Well, that post asked users favorite equations, not necessarily beautiful. That leads to another interesting question - are your favorite equation and your most beautiful equation the same thing?
I just finished a semester of Electrity and Magnetism, and I'm a big fan of Maxwell's eqastions now.
I had to stop bringing my laptop to class when I was finding that I spent more time on Slashdot and Facebook than I did paying attention. It did me OK in some easier classes last year (it kept me awake), but now my sophomore year, I can't handle the distractions.
I find I pay attention better doodling than surfing the internet, because doodling is even more mindless than the internet (yes, it's possible).
I just finished freshman year as a physics major (which also starts with p, just like psych. I took Programming I and II this year (C++) and loved both of them. I've been talking to my advisor about getting a C++ minor. He highly recommends it. I know we'd be in different fields, but he said that with a CS minor with physics, I'd be in a good position for internships and graduate school and jobs. He said if you can come right in to a physics lab and be able to program your equiptment and be ready to go, and not have to waste time learning to program it, that is a great skill in modern times.
So I say go for it!
I disagree, but I take your point. I don't believe the insinuation (that says nothing even remotely about religion) is unconstitutional. That is the issue here.
This is such crap. The stickers read "Evolution is a theory, not a fact, regarding the origin of living things. The material should be approached with an open mind, studied carefully, and critically considered." Can someone point out to me where that says anything about intelligent design or creationism? Evolution as taught in many text books is not proven. You can show me skeletons of what are supposively pre-homo sapeien creatures, but you cannot demonstrate to me that happening! Evolution is a theory. I believe every scientist should admit that. Maybe it is a correct theory, but it is a theory.
So... Is the part of the Constitution you believe it contradicts is the part saying, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." Can someone explain to me the connection between a sticker saying evolution is a theory and that first amendment?
the AP is ap_123456. That's the default AP on my Asus unit and I've never been able to access the control panel to change it.
Then again, I guess that's not very funny.
Yeah... My dad has gotten some stuff on his computer that I cannot for the life of me get rid of. I can't figure it out. Curse spyware.
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The modular division used to make a check digit on the end of ISBN numbers is fascinating. I learned all about it in my number theory class I took last fall. I would explain it here, but...
...is opening up a new box and figuring it out yourself. A lot of times if I'm installing hardware (especially USB), I see if the quick start guide says to install software then plug in or visa versa. But I definitely don't follow things step by step through the manual.
I often look at the book when something doesn't work, but most "troubleshooting" steps found in support manual are so amateur that they are useless. I don't like to call customer support for anwers; many times I'll just post on a relevent message board.
I immediately asked my sister to crochet this for me. Now that would be something to show off to my physics professors. Where do I get a copy of mathematics intelligencer?
I'm a freshman at Grove City College which has been giving laptops to incoming freshmen since '95 (in a deal with compaq/hp). This year, for the first time, we got HP TC1100 Tablets.
They are wonderful. I take them to class, do all my work on them, read slashdot on wireless during class.... I don't even know what a pencil is anymore.
We have some decent web acessing things for scheduling and such. For some reason, we have to submit schedules by hand to the registrar, but after that we can add/drop classes online... until our Advisor approves our schedule, then we have to do it by paper.
We have WebCT and Blackboard for the teachers to use in classes, but most teachers don't seem all that interested. In my physics lab, we take exit quizes each week on WebCT, but that's about it.
Wireless is a feature that every college should have. We have it, starting this year, in our Student Center, Science Building, and main Academic Building. It is wonderful to be able to be anywhere in the student center and access the web - not just sitting 2 feet from a wall.
Slashdot Mirror
And how do they play Pit? It must be terribly frustrating.
I just graduated with a B.S. in math. I started as a physics major, so I went ahead to finish a physics minor after I changed to math. At my school, physics majors took intro to programming (in C++) as freshmen then took a physics computational methods course as juniors where they did numerical computation in C. It seemed to be a fairly good amount of programming, and I know some physics majors have gone on to do more in internships and grad school. I showed up to my math REU last summer where I expected to be doing pencil-and-paper math work; instead, one of the first questions my advisor asked was how well I could program. I spend the whole summer writing C code. My advice to math majors at my school, which I would also give to physics majors, was to take at least three semester of programming: Intro to programming, Object Oriented Programming, and Data Structures. I think data structures is a fantastic subject to study; not only does it prepare one to think about run time efficiency and optimal data storage when programming, I think it gives problem solving skills that prove valuable in physics and mathematics.
Windows Desktop Search *was* so nice with Outlook 2007 for searching, especially my archive of 20,000 messages. However it increased my startup time dramatically, which is unacceptable on my laptop that I'm constantly starting-up/shutting-down. I this is a big mistake on Microsoft's part.
I have an unhealthy addiction to four square. Is anyone going to classify that as a disorder?
Yet again, recall: 'There is no reason why anyone would want a computer in the home' Ken Olson, Present, Chairman and founder of Digital Equipment Corporation, 1977 It won't be long before we access the same virtual desktop from anywhere in the world.
Though empirical data would have allowed for the necessary corrections to GPS that Special Relativity provides mathematically.
None-the-less, existing mathematics has contributed on multiple occasions to future scientific discovery (in contrast to mathematics which is created to fit the discovery).
Rob is definitely my hero. That is an amazing website.
Basically on this post. Well, that post asked users favorite equations, not necessarily beautiful. That leads to another interesting question - are your favorite equation and your most beautiful equation the same thing? I just finished a semester of Electrity and Magnetism, and I'm a big fan of Maxwell's eqastions now.
I had to stop bringing my laptop to class when I was finding that I spent more time on Slashdot and Facebook than I did paying attention. It did me OK in some easier classes last year (it kept me awake), but now my sophomore year, I can't handle the distractions. I find I pay attention better doodling than surfing the internet, because doodling is even more mindless than the internet (yes, it's possible).
I likey likey. Please buy for me! That's even smaller than my TC1100. In fact, WAY smaller
when seeing this was "Oprah's got to be way older than 10!"
I just finished freshman year as a physics major (which also starts with p, just like psych. I took Programming I and II this year (C++) and loved both of them. I've been talking to my advisor about getting a C++ minor. He highly recommends it. I know we'd be in different fields, but he said that with a CS minor with physics, I'd be in a good position for internships and graduate school and jobs. He said if you can come right in to a physics lab and be able to program your equiptment and be ready to go, and not have to waste time learning to program it, that is a great skill in modern times. So I say go for it!
I disagree, but I take your point. I don't believe the insinuation (that says nothing even remotely about religion) is unconstitutional. That is the issue here.
That is a fair argument, but the fact is we've all seen gravity in action way more than we've seen evolution in action.
Maybe you're right though; I don't know.
If that's what you think... I'm not going to argue with you.
This is such crap. The stickers read "Evolution is a theory, not a fact, regarding the origin of living things. The material should be approached with an open mind, studied carefully, and critically considered." Can someone point out to me where that says anything about intelligent design or creationism? Evolution as taught in many text books is not proven. You can show me skeletons of what are supposively pre-homo sapeien creatures, but you cannot demonstrate to me that happening! Evolution is a theory. I believe every scientist should admit that. Maybe it is a correct theory, but it is a theory.
So... Is the part of the Constitution you believe it contradicts is the part saying, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." Can someone explain to me the connection between a sticker saying evolution is a theory and that first amendment?
the AP is ap_123456. That's the default AP on my Asus unit and I've never been able to access the control panel to change it. Then again, I guess that's not very funny.
Yeah... My dad has gotten some stuff on his computer that I cannot for the life of me get rid of. I can't figure it out. Curse spyware.
The modular division used to make a check digit on the end of ISBN numbers is fascinating. I learned all about it in my number theory class I took last fall. I would explain it here, but...
...I don't really remember how it works.
Sorry.
...is opening up a new box and figuring it out yourself. A lot of times if I'm installing hardware (especially USB), I see if the quick start guide says to install software then plug in or visa versa. But I definitely don't follow things step by step through the manual. I often look at the book when something doesn't work, but most "troubleshooting" steps found in support manual are so amateur that they are useless. I don't like to call customer support for anwers; many times I'll just post on a relevent message board.
I immediately asked my sister to crochet this for me. Now that would be something to show off to my physics professors. Where do I get a copy of mathematics intelligencer?
I just graduated from high school, and I don't like video games a lot. You're right though, most of them do.
I agree, the special pieces have been crap. But, Lego says they are going back to to the basics.
I'm a freshman at Grove City College which has been giving laptops to incoming freshmen since '95 (in a deal with compaq/hp). This year, for the first time, we got HP TC1100 Tablets.
They are wonderful. I take them to class, do all my work on them, read slashdot on wireless during class.... I don't even know what a pencil is anymore.
We have some decent web acessing things for scheduling and such. For some reason, we have to submit schedules by hand to the registrar, but after that we can add/drop classes online... until our Advisor approves our schedule, then we have to do it by paper.
We have WebCT and Blackboard for the teachers to use in classes, but most teachers don't seem all that interested. In my physics lab, we take exit quizes each week on WebCT, but that's about it.
Wireless is a feature that every college should have. We have it, starting this year, in our Student Center, Science Building, and main Academic Building. It is wonderful to be able to be anywhere in the student center and access the web - not just sitting 2 feet from a wall.
I love the Lord of the Rings. Yes I do. It is so wonderful. Peter Jackson is so beautiful. I cannot wait for the extended edition.