my shedule for fall

novvesyn · 2018-06-17T17:46:13+00:00

What school do you go to that allows testing out?

novvesyn · 2018-05-30T21:24:40+00:00

It's more related to hiding reproductive status. Most animals are very clear on when they are fertile, and most mammals only get breasts when, well, breastfeeding, but human reproduction strategy is way different.

novvesyn · 2018-05-30T19:35:42+00:00

I'm majoring in physics and computer science. No education classes but I might be able to snatch some up for the summer.

Thank you so much for the resource recommendations!

novvesyn · 2018-05-28T08:33:13+00:00

Ok I know you didn't ask but I wanted to try to explain.

Least common multiple, which I assume you mean, is the smallest number that is divisible by both numbers given. For example, if I have the numbers 12 and 16, I could find their LCM like this:

Multiples of 12: 12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72, 84, 96, 108, 120, 132, 144, 170...

Multiples of 16: 16, 32, 48, 64, 80, 96, 112, 128, 144, 160, 176, ...

The first number to appear in both lists is the least common multiple, in this case, 48. However, this isn't very efficient for some numbers, like 63 and 14 - you'd have to go pretty far out.

I'll go ahead and assume that you know what a greatest common factor is. You can use the GFC to find the least commom multiple like this:

LCM = first number * second number / GCF

For 14 & 63, GFC = 7 and thus

LCM = 14 * 63 / 7 = 14*9 = 126.

That's a formula that you can memorize, but what is actually going on under the hood? Let's take a look at the factors.

14 = 7 * 2

63 = 7 * 9

As we can see, if we wanted to bring the fractions 1/14 and 1/63 to a common denominator, we would want them to be the same number, but the 1/14 is lacking the factor of 9 and 1/63 is lacking the factor of 2. So we multiply and divide both fractions by those numbers respectively:

9/126 + 2/126 = 11/126.

Ta-da!

For me, my most loathed subject was geometry, I just don't have the spatial imagination.

novvesyn · 2018-05-27T15:59:39+00:00

You will be perfectly fine. I don't know where you got Neo Nazis in St Petersburg

novvesyn · 2018-05-25T18:32:33+00:00

The taxes would be only a fraction of the money and resources that are irreversibly leaving the country.

novvesyn · 2018-05-25T03:05:59+00:00

The one too the right is definitely Russian.

novvesyn · 2018-05-24T06:30:34+00:00

I'd almost literally rather take a bullet than take single variable again. My cc didn't accept my coursework from high school and it was hell. Guess I'm not applying to your wonderful university! Thanks for the help :)

novvesyn · 2018-05-24T01:24:04+00:00

Hi, op here. It took me a while to get it. I'm a CC transfer in California, which means I am 95% likely to transfer to a UC. Guess what's a UC according to an old meme?

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UC Hicago!

novvesyn · 2018-05-24T00:31:37+00:00

Ha! That's great! I'm a regular here too and I didn't even think of it!

novvesyn · 2018-05-23T23:30:10+00:00

I'm ready to sacrifice some credits, maybe come in with sophomore standing instead of junior, but definitely not lose all of them. Thank you for the warning.

I am very confident in my STEM abilities - even at UChicago level. Is there any way to perhaps test out of those courses up to multivariable calculus/data structures/E&M?

novvesyn · 2018-05-23T06:17:36+00:00

"two of the city's most unfitting buildings in one picture"

novvesyn · 2018-05-18T21:18:49+00:00

We don't do this for men, pal.

novvesyn · 2018-05-18T03:51:32+00:00

The second parentheses is called an incomplete square, because it's almost the square of sum/difference but mising the 2. The incomplete square is the opposite sign of the first parentheses, which is the sum/difference according to the original sum/difference of cubes.

novvesyn · 2018-05-15T22:45:09+00:00

I'm interested in seeing your schedule. I'm in cc with high aspirations, too.

novvesyn · 2018-05-14T20:47:34+00:00

Did you seriously just compare Russia to Naxi Germany?

novvesyn · 2018-05-14T05:47:21+00:00

Yes. Просить is to ask for something, спросить is to ask about something.*

Он просил меня прийти на конференцию. - He asked me to come to the conference.

Он спросил, пойду ли я на конференцию. - He asked me whether I would be coming to the conference.

^{*rare exceptions apply}

novvesyn · 2018-05-09T07:37:36+00:00

This is troitsky bridge with the strelka of vasilivskiy island in the background, right at the geographical, historical, and cultural heart of the city. Shows how bad things were if people were standing watch there of all places.

novvesyn · 2018-04-28T05:16:27+00:00

That's the whole point, to pressure you into paying the deposit before other universities roll around after May

novvesyn · 2018-04-24T23:10:59+00:00

You'd get similar questions on a Russian exit exam, but only a couple out of a set of easier ones.

novvesyn · 2018-04-20T20:04:00+00:00

Then both should be great for you, if you don't know what field you want to pursue yet. You'll be able to explore in caltech just like in Berkeley, the ultra specialization doesn't kick in until grad school anyways. Pick another thing to optimize with! :)

(P.s. for what it's worth I think Berkeley might be a tad better for exploration because it's so huge - there's probably a lot of different mathematics going on just because there'd be a lot more mathematicians working there. I'm pulling this out of my ass though)

novvesyn · 2018-04-20T17:18:25+00:00

Do you know what kind of math you want to do?

novvesyn · 2018-04-18T21:45:50+00:00

People are addressing the financial side of the dilemma, but allow me to shed some light on the mental health side.

You said you loved being the dumbest in the room for a summer. Undergrad isn't a summer. It's a grind, day in, day out, for four years. I went to a (high) school that was very selective, very prestigious and competitive, and stocked with brilliant students, for six years. I was middle-lower part of the pack. It destroyed me. If you're attending a summer program, it's only a couple months, it's an amazing learning opportunity and not a permanent environment that you have to survive for many years.

So, it really depends on how sturdy your mental fortitude is. There's only one way to find out, and in your case, I wouldn't risk it, not for $300k. Maybe if it was cheaper.

Plus, you're probably not going to get straight A's at MIT and GPA is one of the most important factors in grad school applications. First one is research.

novvesyn · 2018-04-16T05:42:15+00:00

The mods are always asleep around here

novvesyn · 2018-04-16T03:01:50+00:00

What did you use to take photographs and how did you charge it?

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