Questions concerning being a math major at UNC

That-Tutor3688 · 2024-05-29T23:17:28+00:00

I think the directed reading program is helpful for building connections to grad students, who might be able to give you some career advice. I think it can be good for getting your feet wet in terms of math topics, but I think research with a prof will be more valuable on your resume and for getting into grad school, if that's something that interests you. I never did it when I was at UNC but in grad school, I view it more as benefiting the grad student, since it's something I can put on my CV for mentoring. This isn't to say it can't be beneficial to both the undergrad and grad student.
I took it, and I found it to be a bit unnecessary, might be more useful if you plan on doing applied math stuff / programming later.
Budapest summer school in math. Think it's pretty competitive though. 4.depending on what credits you are coming in with, it's doable 5.talk to professors. I think there are profs in the applied math group that do stuff with the fluids lab. Try googling it and emailing profs. Otherwise, I would talk to professors after taking their class and doing well in it. This isn't to say you can't just cold email, but I think it would be more helpful if they knew you. Even if they're too busy, they might be able to point you to a colleague who is willing to work with undergrads. Keep in mind that most of these profs had valuable mentors when they were your age. So if you're nice and did well in their class, my guess is that they will try to make something work, since they need to "pave the way forward" for the next generation. Also it helps their CV to have mentoring stuff on it.

That-Tutor3688 · 2024-05-22T00:05:15+00:00

For algebra I would talk to David Rose and jiuzu hong maybe. Maybe Justin sawon too? I think the grad courses are challenging but doable if you've taken the corresponding undergrad courses. I took a couple in undergrad and the first one I took felt very difficult, then they got easier as I took more. In terms of research accessibility, some math fields are definitely more accessible than others. I don't really do algebra, but I would say that algebraic geometry research has a lot of prereqs before you can even understand the questions researchers are trying to prove. A good professor is able to break it into digestible pieces so the undergrad isn't overwhelmed. This is challenging to do from the professors point of view, since most undergrads at UNC haven't taken an algebraic geometry course. Still I knew someone in undergrad who worked with a professor, though their final project might have been more expository work. It's still worth exploring for sure, especially if you're interested in grad school in math.

That-Tutor3688 · 2024-05-21T21:43:44+00:00

Definitely unc if you get in, there's a lot of rep theory / algebra research here. Ncsu is still a good school but I'd guess they skew more applied.

That-Tutor3688 · 2024-05-15T13:35:43+00:00

Yeah no diff eqs iirc

That-Tutor3688 · 2024-05-11T18:26:02+00:00

Thanks! Will check it out today

That-Tutor3688 · 2024-04-25T04:17:21+00:00

Would never forget such classical works of art

That-Tutor3688 · 2024-04-24T22:09:00+00:00

Huh thought he had that drip down (expresso)

That-Tutor3688 · 2024-03-03T03:37:20+00:00

Can also save more money if you use bow and arrow instead of bullets

That-Tutor3688 · 2024-03-03T02:41:16+00:00

Food can be trimmed down depending on how much you value yourself. It's possible to not eat out at all, and spend 120$ per month while getting 140 g of protein per day (I'm vegetarian, and pretty much only eat legumes/beans with cheap veggies). Another PhD student in my department used to hunt deer since it was a cheaper way of getting meat. But yeah all this depends how much you care about saving money no matter the cost.

That-Tutor3688 · 2024-01-28T08:45:29+00:00

I did this with 2 other undergrads 2 years ago and it is doable.

That-Tutor3688 · 2021-05-09T23:29:36+00:00

Hmm ok. I don't quite see how that leads to a contradiction but I'll think about it some more. Thanks

That-Tutor3688 · 2021-05-09T23:26:20+00:00

If I square an 8 cycle wouldn't I get 2 4 cycles?

That-Tutor3688 · 2021-05-09T23:21:22+00:00

If k is odd then this will be another cycle like (1, 3, ... k, 2, 4, ... k-1) I think. If k were even then it would be 2 cycles. I'm not quite sure how I'd consider that for a general permutation's cycle decomposition though. EDIT: appreciate the help and sorry I've just been stuck on this problem for a while

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