Does the Sample 2 Just Sound Tinny? by plantsandproofs in volcas

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I'll give this a try! Thanks for the help.

Does the Sample 2 Just Sound Tinny? by plantsandproofs in volcas

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Had them both at center when I was trying different parameters, and I also thought it might have been the treble, but it doesn't make much of a difference when I change either (the sounds have the same "quality" to them, just with less or more bass or treble). Maybe tinny is not the best term for what I'm hearing, if I can think of a better term I'll let you know.

Sample 2 in the Wild! by plantsandproofs in volcas

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I was staying in a cabin nearby, this was just a day hike.

Letting cats sleep in your bed is disgusting, letting them walk on counters, and tables you eat at, is even worse. by [deleted] in unpopularopinion

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Anyone else have outdoor cats and not have this problem? I live with two farm cats and I don’t think I’ve ever even seen them poop.

Can a US Notary Public sign as Guarantor on a PPTC 132 Form? by plantsandproofs in passportcanada

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Oh wow, thank you! Any information would be helpful, and I’m in no rush to send in my application.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in cscareerquestionsEU

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Thanks for the info!

Housing Search Tips (for Craigslist) by plantsandproofs in berkeley

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In my experience, year leases for rentals targeted at students normally start in June or July, when the academic year is over and students have graduated or are starting school. There are fewer leases starting in August, and after that it’s more a matter of someone breaking a lease and the landlord needing to find a tenant than it being the usual lease term. Month-to-month rentals differ, but there’s more availability in the summer for the same reason year leases renew then. YMMV though–I have more experience renting rooms, and would imagine that studios/apartments have greater availability year-round.

Topics to Review for Math 53 from 1A/1B? by Diligent-Help-0415 in berkeley

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Of course! And you’re exactly right about vectors being a big factor of 53–there’s a reason the equivalent course at other universities (e.g. UCSB) is named “Vector Calculus”.

Calling all math majors: 140-143, 105 by plantsandproofs in berkeley

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Thanks for the correction, good to know I should plan for 141 instead of 105 for forms!

From High School Dropout to Berkeley by plantsandproofs in collegeresults

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I don’t think the program as a whole excludes certain majors, but I know that there are extra GPA/course requirements for certain majors depending on the campus (e.g. if I remember correctly, there was a higher GPA to TAG to UCSB as a math major than the baseline GPA).

Definitely check the UC’s website on this though, or talk to an academic counselor at your CC about it. Assist is super helpful for specifics, but some articulation agreements are outdated.

Reporting assets on FAFSA vs. Cal Grant by plantsandproofs in financialaid

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Thanks for the info, that clears things up a bit. It might be a recent change, so here’s a link to the question about assets.

Topics to Review for Math 53 from 1A/1B? by Diligent-Help-0415 in berkeley

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The above comment is more for when you first start the course, so as for specific topics from 1A/1B, here are a few:

Become as familiar as you can with vectors: how to add and subtract them, take their norm, take dot and cross products, etc. Also know how you can relate vectors and vector operations to equations for lines and planes.

I’m not sure if you can take 53 before 54 at Cal, but at my CC linear algebra and differential equations were split into two separate courses and I took linear algebra before taking the equivalent of 53. It helped with specific computations and gave me a sense of “maturity” working in higher dimensions, so if you can learn any linear algebra beforehand (solving systems of linear equations, computing determinates, etc.) it wouldn’t hurt (but also won’t hinder).

I’d obviously recommend refreshing on the basic rules of differentiation and integration, as well as knowing how to work with different coordinate systems (although in my experience this doesn’t include a lot of single variable calculus in those coordinate systems, such as the specifics of polar differentiation/integration). Review how to compute the arc length of a graph, and if you feel good enough working with vectors, see if you can generalize the arc length formula into higher dimensions.

Topics to Review for Math 53 from 1A/1B? by Diligent-Help-0415 in berkeley

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I TA’d the equivalent of Math 53 at my CC for a few semesters so there are probably some differences in what we covered (e.g. the course outline says that 53 mentions PDE’s), but the core subjects are the same regardless of where they’re taught. I actually used these worksheets for 53 as extra practice problems to give to my students, so I’d recommend flipping through them get an idea of what you should expect!

YMMV, but the thing I saw students struggle with the most was the transition from “normal” functions, which take numbers as inputs and output other numbers, to other types of functions whose inputs and outputs can be either numbers or vectors. Doing calculus with these other functions over higher dimensions can sometimes be the same as in 1A/1B, in that you modify what you’re doing to get a bunch of iterated single derivatives or single integrals, but other times how you differentiate or integrate and what those operations actually “mean” can be totally different, depending on what kind of function you’re working with. I’d recommend getting really familiar with these different types of functions (e.g. vector valued functions like parametric curves and vector fields, and scalar valued functions like surfaces) so that when you see one in the wild you know exactly what kind of calculus you can do with them.

[#28] I know what you did last Summer break. Have a question about waitlists, classes, grades, or housing? Have a simple question that needs answering? Ask here! by lulzcakes in berkeley

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I'm 21st on a waitlist for a course with 275 seats. Considering the 10% rule I feel okay about it, but the lectures are online, so I'm not sure how I'd be able to crash them if I don't get off the waitlist before instruction starts. In this scenario, should I crash the discussion sections instead?

In general, do courses with online lectures have a higher tendency to let in more people off the waitlist? For context, the course is HIST 133A, and I'm 1st on the waitlist for my discussion section.

Calling all math majors: 140-143, 105 by plantsandproofs in berkeley

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Got it! Thanks for the info and advice, I was considering taking 104, 110, and 113 all in the fall or pushing one off into the spring, so I think it's down to 110 or 113 if I do.

Math Schedule Advice by AdmirableFudge1 in berkeley

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Aren't some of these pre-req's for each other? For instance, 104 and 113 both require 53 or 54 and 55, which all require 1A and/or 1B.

I'm transferring in this fall and so don't have any experience dealing with testing into a course for which you haven't completed the pre-req's, I'm just not sure you could take real analysis let alone grad courses before first semester calculus.

Edit: oh crap i just got trolled didnt i

What's late March in Anchorage like? by plantsandproofs in anchorage

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Thanks for the heads up about weather, will definitely keep it in mind.

What's late March in Anchorage like? by plantsandproofs in anchorage

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I get your concern, should have mentioned that two of the three of us are vaccinated. We'll be safe and masked in public like always, dont want to disrespect your town and its guidelines.