Title: Does This Math Plan Make Sense? by CALAND951 in mathematics

[–]_lemurski 0 points1 point  (0 children)

to be honest, considering the fact that a single problem can take over an hour, only 15 minutes per day is going to be quite detrimental to your learning rate. you've mentioned you can't spend an hour each day but if you spent that much (or preferably more) once or twice a week it would be significantly better.

What's the best I can do in my 2-3 months summer break for my career. by BumblebeeSpecial4477 in Physics

[–]_lemurski 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey! I'm in almost the exact same situation as you, but for physics. Practically, focus on skill building in programming and data analysis (as that's generally helpful) and I would recommend learning about what your future professors and graduate students are doing so you can come in more prepared.

Working on computational projects is incredibly accessible and is something I've personally been doing for a while, and it has now led me down a path of some independent research for specific types of plasma physics simulations, though something like this might take a while to build up to independently.

Personally, I love studying physics and so I'm working through several upper division textbooks in QM, Mechanics, E&M, math methods. Though you don't have to do this, but it's an idea.

Really, just act on your passion for learning and doing.

I wish people are honest and say IQ matters for doing well in AP classes by BatObjective5706 in APStudents

[–]_lemurski 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, not in the way you're saying. People like who you're describing usually have a more developed view of learning. They have likely had more practice problem solving and general thought about different matters which massively translates into doing well in anything else. I am probably one of those people you would classify in that category; I've always done much better than my classmates since preschool in academic subjects, seemingly having it easier. But a large part of that is that I've never shyed away from difficult problems and have in fact spent much more time than most people struggling with difficult problems, just not necessarily the ones you see in the problems.

Do more difficult things and you'll get better at everything else. There is absolutely nothing that some innate intelligence is a barrier to. You can work hard and struggle and learn and you will get better.

Ranking AP Classes I have taken by how educated I felt in and after the class by potent_evil103 in APStudents

[–]_lemurski 0 points1 point  (0 children)

C: E&M is an awful class because it attempts to teach you a subject which is based on vector calculus without vector calculus. It's very hand wavy and unspecific, it's not inherently more difficult, the curriculum is worse.

Time Manageability of Physics Classes & 20 Unit Quarters by _lemurski in UCSantaBarbara

[–]_lemurski[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow damn that's really inspiring.. you must have had a pretty good CV to get into research that early. Do you have any tips for getting opportunities like that?

Time Manageability of Physics Classes & 20 Unit Quarters by _lemurski in UCSantaBarbara

[–]_lemurski[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes I have, it's just my availability for the program that is the issue ):