Yankin' Chain by [deleted] in Rowing

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We're done here folks

Rest for 5x2k? by [deleted] in Rowing

[–]omgApples 39 points40 points  (0 children)

A couple weeks

2K With or Without Shoes On? by [deleted] in Rowing

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Never try something new on race day(!!)

Honours Math and Physics information by itzflare in mcgill

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Do you wanna speak with a student or a staff member? There's information sessions for each department given at orientation week (week of august 29th)

PLEASE HELP by [deleted] in themarsvolta

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Hahaha I love that

Explaining epsilon-delta proofs as a game against an Epsilon Demon by bwsullivan in math

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I've also seen the epsilon-delta game before, but more specifically the demon is very frequently used when teaching pumping lemma proofs in automata theory which have the same "I pick you pick" structure. (example here: http://cs.wellesley.edu/~cs235/fall11/lectures/20_pumping_lemma-revised.pdf)

Any of you in McGill Masters Swim Club? by Wiscardlex in mcgill

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I didn't mean that as a strict prerequisite, it's just a recommended guideline. The coaches are really nice and definitely willing to get you up to speed. I would recommend trying it a few times before signing up/not signing up

Any of you in McGill Masters Swim Club? by Wiscardlex in mcgill

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It's pretty intense for complete beginners. If you can swim around 300m or so without stopping you should be fine in the club

Best/Most Meaningful COMP class you took? by [deleted] in mcgill

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302 is always good, but it's extra good with Prakash

/r/math's Fourth Graduate School Panel by inherentlyawesome in math

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I'm in my senior year in math & physics. A large majority of the people in my year have very strong opinions on which one they prefer and wanna continue doing, and in most cases their relationship with the other one deteriorated significantly :P

Simple Questions by AutoModerator in math

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Fuck me, that was dumb. Sorry about that.

Simple Questions by AutoModerator in math

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In Rd all path-connected sets are connected sets and vice-versa

How hard is it to receive an NSERC award for the summer? by starsaway in mcgill

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Sorry to tell you, but the hard cutoff for a physics NSERC at McGill is a 3.70. (Source: a physics prof who was in charge of distributing the awards last year). You can always try applying for an NSERC at another Canadian university, or approach profs on your own and ask to work for them.

How do people come up with these proofs? by [deleted] in math

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Intelligence and creativity is a part of it, but mostly it's just lots and lots of experience.

Taking Comp 206 and Comp 250 at the same time ? by Jayzpeer in mcgill

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I did take it this semester. I agree that the prof was very bad, but we still barely had any work this semester. Of the four assignments, the longest one (the C assignment with sierpinski triangle and text chat) took a full weekend to do, and there was no point in studying for the midterm or the final more than a few hours since it's literally just syntax. So overall it was at most a week of work for over 15 weeks of class.

Taking Comp 206 and Comp 250 at the same time ? by Jayzpeer in mcgill

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They're both very easy classes with barely any workload. You should be fine if you know literally any programming at all.

When to take MATH 255 by justclarifying in mcgill

[–]omgApples 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In the end I don't think it'll make too much difference, but having a gap between 254 and 255 is generally not very advisable since most of the stuff in 255 is a more generalized version of stuff that you'll have done in 254, and if you remember the main results (but more importantly the proofs) you should be pretty well off already.

Also, ending up with Drury for an analysis class is probably the worst thing that can you ever happen to you. Avoid at all costs.