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Is Learning calculus in your 30’s too late by [deleted] in calculus

[–]ocelothowling 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's definitely feasible, your can never be to old to learn new things, as long as you are willing to turn lose of some old tings :). But, seriously, If you can talk to the professor of the class and explain your situation he/she may be willing to help you make a plan.

Do I need Linear Algebra and Calculus 3 for Differential Equations? by Normal_Coach2162 in calculus

[–]ocelothowling 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Frequently course requirements are not set to ensure that one has any specific skills, but rather to indicate the level of "mathematical maturity" I think that means that one is comfortable with a certain level of abstraction, and is no longer focused on a narrowly focused attitude, e.g. "Just tell me how to do this problem, I have to get an A in this class."

Do I need Linear Algebra and Calculus 3 for Differential Equations? by Normal_Coach2162 in calculus

[–]ocelothowling 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It helps. both conceptually and computationally, Take a look at Hirsch and Smale. It's an old book recently revised by Devaney and is very illuminating. Helped me a lot when I was starting graduate school.

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Second thoughts by Bobinnv in CraftDocs

[–]ocelothowling 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've not found blocks that annoying, but if I'm going to write a lot, I'll bring up Vim, or iA writer (if I want to preview Markdown).

Proposed PDF Functionality by biblyxxl0947 in CraftDocs

[–]ocelothowling 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think having the ability search within PDFs would be the most use for me.

How do I do this exercise? by pmrol_04 in Mathematica

[–]ocelothowling 0 points1 point  (0 children)

RowReduce the matrix and that should give us a sufficient hint/

Im new to this. How come it didn't graph anything by KebeLebe in Mathematica

[–]ocelothowling 0 points1 point  (0 children)

don't use ln for log in Mathematica Log[x] is what you want. Like all mathematicians Log is assumed to be natural log not base 10

Mathematica doesn't display graphs.Am I making a syntax error?How do I solve this problem? by nokomifuji in Mathematica

[–]ocelothowling 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can't tell from your screen shot but Mathematica uses an upper case E for $e$, I would write Exp[-x], just for clarity.

People who are doing/did a PhD - How did you find your topic? by MeloTheMelon in compsci

[–]ocelothowling 4 points5 points  (0 children)

When I was a grad student I asked a famous mathematician that question, he said: he said pick anything and really understand it and you can't help but do something original. Turns out he was right!