For those knee deep in math: As a first year, what books did you have to read for your uni, what classes to roll in, etc. It'd be nice if you mentioned your uni and what impression you had from the first year (difficulty/etc)
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Anonymous2011-04-27 16:52
First year I had Calc 1/Calc 2
Calc 1 EZ as shit. If you have trouble then you either have a bad teacher or you're doing it wrong.
Calc 2 on the other hand, is a fucking DEMON. Be prepared to think your ass off, and still get nowhere, due to Taylor Polynomials and Power Sums.
Of course, this was all at Western Michigan University, so that may put you off a little bit. The book that we got is called "University Calculus: Elements" by Hass, Weir, and Thomas... It's a custom edition for my Uni, though. It's also a piece of shit.
Materials Engineering. Might change to electrical tho.
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Anonymous2011-04-28 20:17
I had Calc 1/2 also. We weren't allowed to use calculators which resulted in hours and hours of hand calculations. If you went to a public school system, considered yourself fucked!
Materials Engineering, Might change to electrical Niggers.
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Anonymous2011-04-29 17:16
BUMP! I'm talking about mathematicians not engineering, because obviously engineers do easier math than mathematicians. What did you have to do as first year undergraduates in mathematics (or physics), that's what I want to know
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Anonymous2011-04-29 18:18
Lol same thing nub. College doesnt get specified until your junior year at least.
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Anonymous2011-04-29 19:36
>>8
Didn't know that, so you're having a junior year in which you all study general knowledge, which means that it's easier than that which is directed strictly for mathematicians. In other places of the world university/college is specified the time you enroll.
Second year math students, I'd like to know the level of stuff that you have to study for mathematics. C'mon, don't you do stuff like linear algebra, vector calculus, idk... What do second year 'advanced' students do?
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Anonymous2011-05-01 7:04
I'm a second year math student and I've already done a full year of abstract algebra, one semester of analysis, and one semester of topology. You can basically take whatever classes you want as long as you're ready for them. You also might need to waive some prerequisites or get professor permission to take more advanced classes before you're supposed to.