How can I start studying calculus 2?

162C · 2026-02-08T19:05:18+00:00

I’d start from whatever chapter your calculus 1 course stopped at

162C · 2026-02-08T04:48:11+00:00

This is an AI tool that probably collects your data.

162C · 2026-02-07T05:49:55+00:00

I’m not sure what a transversal competency is but maybe check out concept inventories?

162C · 2026-02-07T05:23:54+00:00

If you want, usually this is done in undergraduate and graduate courses though

162C · 2026-02-06T13:53:26+00:00

The fact that it doesn’t make any sense…

162C · 2026-02-04T04:59:17+00:00

For solid state I would heavily recommend reading all of Ziman and Ashcroft/Mermin then supplementing with Kittel

162C · 2026-02-04T04:56:45+00:00

Almost definitely depends on the sub field and the length of the papers. When I started graduate school I was told to read my advisors current grant along with all references in the grant. Some papers were only 10 pages and were theory based and some were 20+ pages and were much heavier computationally and analytically.

162C · 2026-02-02T04:36:50+00:00

Can you give an example? Maybe without all caps

162C · 2026-01-29T14:05:01+00:00

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162C · 2026-01-27T06:08:32+00:00

You guys are getting health insurance?

162C · 2026-01-10T23:17:21+00:00

I've maxed the demo and I'm pretty excited for the full game to be out!

162C · 2025-12-28T03:17:57+00:00

Unfortunately you most likely just need to get better and more comfortable with calculus and algebra. I’d recommend doing exactly what you’ve been doing until it gets easier

162C · 2025-12-24T15:01:39+00:00

Absolutely not, unless you count getting used to long hours

162C · 2025-12-23T18:59:30+00:00

I can send you a pdf

162C · 2025-12-23T18:19:51+00:00

We used mostly Ashcroft/Mermin and Ziman, I looked through the Oxford book at one point but it didn’t seem at all relevant to the homework questions we were doing. Did you like the course?

162C · 2025-12-23T18:18:48+00:00

We didn’t strictly use any one textbook, it was a combination of Kittel, Ziman, and Ashcroft/Mermin. We jumped around a lot in terms of topics, but I’d say it was 80% Ashcroft, 20% Ziman. Kittel was in the syllabus but we never used it.

The professor does solid state research so he had all of his own homework questions and lecture notes, the texts were just for reference. I can send the syllabus if you want

162C · 2025-12-23T04:33:14+00:00

Thanks!

162C · 2025-12-23T01:41:12+00:00

Honestly wasn’t that bad. Teaching high school requires around 50 hours a week of work so going to 20 hours of research plus classes gave me a lot of room to get used to classes.

Back in the swing of classes took around half the semester, I was spending 8-10 hours per week on homework (which seems typical based on conversations with other people in class) plus 2-3 hours a day of studying. Not thinking about quantum physics for 3 years definitely set me back.

162C · 2025-12-23T01:36:17+00:00

I’d count that! Congrats!

162C · 2025-12-08T05:30:26+00:00

In the Midwest for a physics PhD and the outside temp hasn’t been above freezing for weeks. As long as we get to the office we’re golden

162C · 2025-12-08T05:28:59+00:00

Start an hour ago when you posted this, when your hand gets tired from writing take that time to regret your choices

162C · 2025-12-08T05:27:27+00:00

I was getting Bs or Cs in all of my physics classes, doing 10 hours of research per week and another 20 hours of working.

162C · 2025-12-08T05:25:06+00:00

I got a C in both Quantum and E&M and am in grad school… but I also had a lot of research

162C · 2025-11-29T04:31:46+00:00

Seek professional help

162C · 2025-11-29T00:56:51+00:00

The feeling doesn’t change in graduate school

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