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When I was an undergrad, I too struggled with PDEs. If I hadn't taken it in undergrad and it became a requirement in grad school, it wouldn't have been any easi
by daveFNbuck 7y ago
When I was an undergrad, I too struggled with PDEs. If I hadn't taken it in undergrad and it became a requirement in grad school, it wouldn't have been any easier for me.
PhD students are just people who stayed in school longer and started doing research. Someone who is still taking classes like PDEs probably hasn't done much research yet.
- tombert 7y agoYeah, that's fair enough; I guess as an undergrad (and even now, though to a lesser extent), it's easy to have this romanticized idea of "PhDs are the best of the best of the best", especially in the coolest field ever (math); I guess it was easy for me to forget that these are still people. Still, kind of unethical to ask some kid from Youtube to do your homework for you.
- Cd00d 7y agoNo, no, no. You have it _all_ wrong. The coolest field ever is physics. ;)
- tombert 7y agoPssh, Is there any term in physics like "endofunctor" or "comonad"? If not then there's nothing further to discuss.
- cozzyd 7y agosbottom squark and wino aren't good enough for you?
- tombert 7y agoSbottom squark and wino sound like the goofy villains in a 90's cartoon. Endofunctor sounds like a disease, and is inherently much cooler as a result.
- romwell 7y agoSpeaking of terms, I've been pushing for replacing cocompact with mpact at the last conference I went to. Turns out, the finest minds out there are already on it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocompact_group_action https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocompact_group_action
- metalchianti 7y agoI dualed in math/physics undergrad, and I appreciate the banter. Relevant XKCD: https://www.xkcd.com/435/ https://www.xkcd.com/435/ Joke: How can you tell if someone is a physics major? Don't worry, they'll tell you.
- daveFNbuck 7y agoIt's definitely unethical to pay someone to do your homework at any level of education. I was only commenting on your surprise that a PhD candidate would need help with their homework.