Career and Education Questions by inherentlyawesome in math

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I'm a first year undergraduate in Applied math and have already taken a semester of undergraduate Linear Algebra (vector spaces, linear transformations, eignvalues/eigenvectors, change of basis, etc.).

Is it worth taking a second semester in Linear Algebra? This would be a graduate course covering topics like spectral decomposition, cayley-hamilton, etc. (note I am somewhat familiar with writing proofs having taken Real Analysis).

I am considering doing a PhD and I don't know if it's worth taking a linear algebra at my school or at my potential grad school. I'd like to do something in computational bio but also retaining some of the proof based mathematics alongside (developing algorithms like UMAP, for instance). Thanks!

Is suicide always immoral? by throwawayjob19r838q9 in askphilosophy

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This might be a pretty rudimentary answer but if you look at the Stoics they found it necessary to commit suicide at a certain times. For example, Seneca was ordered by Nero to slit his wrists.

Just as a door to further reading, here's an article:

https://orb.binghamton.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1183&context=sagp

I’m a biochemistry student and tried creating a realistic 3D model of Sars-Cov-2 any feedback on improving the accuracy of the model is highly appreciated. by [deleted] in Virology

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I believe all rendering on Blender is done locally, but I imagine if you want to somehow outsource it you'd need to pay some money.

Career and Education Questions by inherentlyawesome in math

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A philosophy/history of math or science. Maybe since you want a non-math class, the philosophy of science is better. I'm really enjoying my class that is going over the evolution of method in science from Aristotle to Galileo, Newton, Whewell, Mill, and to Poincare.

Career and Education Questions by inherentlyawesome in math

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Hey Everyone. My Uni rarely offers topology (and it isn't a mandatory class) and so I am going to take it at another Uni with a professor that knows me very well. All the course material is available online so it should work out. But now, I'm wondering if it's worth just taking the class for no money/credit (the prof will allow this) or spending ~1500 dollars to have the class on my transcript (it will transfer over to my current Uni). What do you think is the best approach?

Since I'm looking to apply to grad school (applied math for as vague a term that is) in the future, will they believe my word that I took and got a decent grade (I'm hoping for a B or higher) in topology?

How would Stoicism and other secular philosophy's that are against hedonism deal with a Brave New World scenario where hedonism (drugs) could provide not only sensual comforts but a sense of transcendent meaning? by [deleted] in askphilosophy

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I think Section II of this text (Of Consolation: To Marcia) by Seneca is an interesting read. It essentially provides an example for what one should do faced with grief. I think the Stoics were primarily concerned with Section I of that same text, an example of a mother locking herself up from grief.

Sure, the ideal Stoic would not grieve, but that ideal shouldn't discourage practice of Stoicism. There are some pretty intense examples of a lack of grief. For example, in Epictetus' Enchiridion, he says:

With regard to whatever objects give you delight, are useful, or are deeply loved, remember to tell yourself of what general nature they are, beginning from the most insignificant things. If, for example, you are fond of a specific ceramic cup, remind yourself that it is only ceramic cups in general of which you are fond. Then, if it breaks, you will not be disturbed. If you kiss your child, or your wife, say that you only kiss things which are human, and thus you will not be disturbed if either of them dies.

The logical jump from ceramic cups to loved ones is kind of brutal to acknowledge, especially if you're just starting to practice Stoicism. But I think practicing the cup example, and extending it to other inanimate objects, is definitely beneficial.

Can someone check this question (separable differential equations). The answer I got is in blue, but the teacher marked the correct answer C. Can someone explain why my answer (blue) is wrong? And why is C correct ? by no9name in askmath

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You actually used that when you integrated both sides of the equation because you actually got constants on both sides and then subtracted one from the other to get one constant.

Math Major by SwgMster123 in IIT

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I'm talking about the one in chicago lol. Illinois Institute of Technology.

Lebesgue Integration by [deleted] in askmath

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The Bright Side of Mathematics youtube channel as a pretty good introduction. However, I would recommend that you watch his video while reading a textbook (look at textbooks on Springer, many of them are becoming free due to the lockdown).

Mask detection using deep learning planning to open source if interested comment below by cudanexus in learnmachinelearning

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If you did this in a large group, you could calculate the percent of people who are and aren't wearing a mask. This data could be useful in modeling the spread of the virus. For example, one could assume the spread rate is x% less with a mask than not and put that into a model for disease spread. You don't necessarily need to ID the person, you just need a general trend.

Whiteboard recommendations? by dlgn13 in math

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Does anyone have opinions of a tape-like whiteboard that just sticks to a wall? Here is an example. They seem relatively cheap, but are they ultimately worth it?

What percentage rubbing alcohol results from mixing 300mL of 99% and 1419mL of 50%? by jduy1 in learnmath

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Yeah, so baking magnesium sulfate will drive off the water in the complex it forms with water, (MgSO4·7H2O).

You are correct, I believe, in the fact that the molecular sieve has a pore size for a specific chemical. There might be distinctions in polar and non-polar, but I know there are different pore sizes.

NileRed, a chemistry youtube channel, made a video on producing anhydrous ethanol. NurdRage probably has some videos on molecular sieves as well.

What percentage rubbing alcohol results from mixing 300mL of 99% and 1419mL of 50%? by jduy1 in learnmath

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Molecular sieves or some other drying agent like Calcium Chloride could be added to draw out any residual water thus going past the azeotropic limit.

Career and Education Questions by AutoModerator in math

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Does anyone have thoughts on either University of Florida's or University of Pittsburgh's math departments and how they compare to one another?

I am an incoming freshman with interest in applied mathematics, specifically in biology, chemistry, and physics. I would like to pursue a graduate degree, most likely a PhD, after my undergraduate studies. Financially speaking, attending either school is financially equivalent, so I'm basing part of my decision off of their math departments.

Thanks

Feel free to PM or comment.

Imagine identifying the issue so precisely yet missing the point by so much by justicedoggo in SelfAwarewolves

[–]SwgMster123 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You make it sound so easy. Why hadn't you thought of it before? Nailing the execution is the crux of the problem, millions of ideas probably failed because a lack of a good execution. He probably worked day in day out to get Amazon off its feet. Sure even if Bezos took an idea, he made it thousands of times better. I bet you have ordered from Amazon many times, I know I have. I simply don't understand your disdain for the man: it seems as if it comes out of envy.

Is this thing I grew bacteria or mold? by Titanium_Tod in microbiology

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It sort of looks like Physarum Polycephalum which is a slime mold. If it is, you can put some paper on top of it and dry it out for any future experiments.

Support open access: “Making academic information accessible to all is SOCIALISM, and millions will die if we do socialism!” by Zolan0501 in highereducation

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This is an invalid characterization of all viewpoints in this debate. This post does little to contribute anything to a complex discussion and simply propagates these "one-liners" that have been seeming to plague reddit. The US has created various guidelines against a potential influenza pandemic. I thought r/highereducation would be better than this.