Has anyone here gone to community college and then transferred to university for their science/engineering degree? It seems like you would be at a huge disadvantage compared to the guys that started at the university in terms of connections, internships, GPA-padding etc...
I ask this because I'm debating going to an average university directly or starting at a community college that has a transfer program with a good university.
I didnt, and dont understand what you mean by gpa paddling. But i know people who did and they had the advantage of lower costs.
>>8137161
Your GPA almost never transfers with you because the classes in community college are much easier. If you fuck up once, you don't have those two years of padding to save you.
>>8137158
OP, I did research for my university on exactly this. We found after multivariate stats that you shouldn't take any science or engineering classes at community college if you want to succeed.
50% of people entering college of science from CC failed out of it. 70% for college of engineering.
So take your core classes at CC, Dave yourself for the science and engineering classes. AMA.
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Delta IV launch.
Biggest rocket to date.
Carrying classified spy satellite.
It has a baller logo as well
Is that the actual logo?? If so that;s marvelous.
>>8133500
It ain't a secret now. Nice OPSEC dumbass.
What's the point in being a groundbreaking Mathematician when you have this opinion of yourself:
""'I'm not interested in money or fame,' he is quoted to have said at the time. 'I don't want to be on display like an animal in a zoo. I'm not a hero of mathematics. I'm not even that successful; that is why I don't want to have everybody looking at me.'"
like what the fuck? He's pretty much one of the best mathematicians on the planet, and yet he thinks this of himself?
>>8136999
He's so smart he trancended ego and fame
>>8136999
He wants to sound humble. He's probably drowning in pussy and money as we speak.
>>8136999
checked
why does this bother you?
I think you have a very western point of view.
A lot of motivation in western countries come from potential for money, potential for fame, potential for recognition.
I think Perelman was genuinely curious and solved a problem because he wanted to know the answer, not because he wanted the money that came with it.
Have you ever been taking a shit and exploring the Collatz conjecture at the same time for fun? Then you should know the feeling.
Turkeysaurus Rex.
>when furries draw your waifu
>>8130106
Here's a better one. I call it "Aslan Barney."
>>8130106
Re-envisioned Jurassic Park when? People would die of laughter.
>he thinks he can solve human-level AI within ten years
can he do it bros?
>>8137566
He can make new tycoon game and nothing else.
Let's wait and see
>>8137566
>human level AI
Never gonna happen. An AI can at best have the computational power of a Turing machine. Human consciousness is stricly more computationally powerful.
**Study related**
How do people focus for long periods of time without becoming ineffective?
Other students in my anatomy & phys course can study for hours and maintain composure.
How do I do this?
Is it genetics and upbringing?
pomodoro technique
p.s. its a protip
>>8127595
Good breaks, knowing when too much is too much, and self motivation. Rome wasn't built in a day, you need to give it your all several times to see results.
Watch Mel Robbins' "How to stop screwing yourself over" TED talk. Good lecture on realizing you are constantly in your comfort zone and understanding that you have to break that comfort zone when you can't find motivation to do something.
our ancestors sure got their dicky sticky.... but yuck man, they didn't have enough homo sapien trim they had to take a step back on the evolutionary ladder?
>>8136075
You don't know the half of it.
Very interesting stuff
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o589CAu73UM
>>8136075
>at a cost
wouldn't be so sure, neanderthals had larger craniums compared to H sapiens at the time. They lacked the socialization skills according to some studies so perhaps that interbreeding resulted in brains that had the neural organization of H sap with larger volume resulting in smarter people that went on to start civilization.
Stupid Questions Thread
I'll Begin.
Pic related is the Cayley Table dihedral group of 8 elements (symmetries of a square). This doesn't look like any Cayley table I've ever seen (though I'm new to this sort of math).
It looks as though theyve dropped the header rows and columns, which makes sense as beginning the first rows and columns with the identity makes it clear what the elements are. But what are the red and white little boards above and to the left?
Also, why do we have numbers instead of the typical notation (I've seen r for rotation, s for flip about axis of symmetry, and all sorts of variants of the two, but never numbers)
In fact, there is a lot going on here I'm not familiar with. Can someone help me navigate what is being conveyed here?
>take Physics I at a community college
>realize I am terrible at lab
>Lab worth 30% of grade
>Three test worth 40% of grade
>pre-lecture/lab quizzes worth 10% of grade
>homework worth 10% of grade
>Final exam worth 10% of grade
I just started the class, but assuming I do completely terrible on the lab portion of Physics, can I still pass the Physics class if I average 70% on the test?
Does time actually exist? Or is it just a construct of the mind?
>>8130395
Depends on how terrible is terrible.
Just add up like .7 * .4 for your 70% on the tests, .8 * .1 assuming you get 80% on the quizzes, .9 * .1 assuming you get 90% on the homeworks, etc all the way down except for the labs, then subtract from .7 (or whatever overall percentage you want in the class) and divide by .3 and you have the percentage you need to get on your labs in order to get that grade.
ITT: We derive all of mathematics as it was done chronologically, as if we did it.
Holy shit guys, I have this stone and this other one. That makes two stones. We need to make a system for this!
>>8126948
If we have two stones and then we take one away well only have one stone.
>>8126948
Today I'll give you one stone. Tomorrow I'll give you two stones. The day after tomorrow I'll give you three stones. The day after the day after tomorrow I'll give you four stones. Assuming we are both immortal and can continue this forever, would you accept the deal?
>>8126965
Nice try, you're just trying to steal 1/12 of a stone from me, I won't have it.
Sometimes you just want something physical to represent your love for something. Pic related is some math jewelry you can buy (a Hilbert Cube). Anything similar, I'm looking for a necklace or something but any form of math and science is ok.
textbooks do the trick for me
>>8129264
Here is an Icosahedron.
Links for Hilbert Cube: http://www.shapeways.com/product/74HJ237ZG/hilbert-cube-pendant?optionId=8087941
Link for Icosahedron: http://www.shapeways.com/product/QEVTKFH8Z/icosahedron-platonic?optionId=55897467&li=marketplace
>>8129264
These Banach-Tarski balls are quite popular presents in my country. People buy them by the dozens around Christmas. No surprise that Hungary has so many great mathematicians.
This topic is probably talked to death on here, but I never get a clear answer where I look.
How long would humanity survive on Earth in the hypothetical scenario of the Sun disappearing without a trace? A week? A few months? A decade?
What kind of technology could sustain us longer?
>>8131882
it'd get pretty fucking cold pretty fast 2bh lad
>not to mention dark as shit
>>8131885
No shit, but how long could we survive for?
I'm talking about people trying to live underground, underwater, on the surface etc.
>>8131882
I hate this faggot but he answer the exact same question in this video: https://youtu.be/qF3ejw7JJuc
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Hello /sci/, i'm being sued
I am a male OB/GYN fresh out of residency. 6 months ago I got a job at a private clinic. The patients are largely middle to upper class, and I love my job.
Since i'm a new doctor, the vast majority of the patients I see are for gyno and not obstetrics.
As a male gyno, naturally I get fewer patients. Our clinic has 4 full time MDs, 3 of which are women and me, who replaced a male doctor who was very much loved by the community.
Here is my issue: I'm being sued
As a male OB/GYN, I've faced a lot of hardships. There has to be a female nurse on hand for all the examinations for legal reasons. A lot of women prefer to wait months for the female doctors rather than see me. I can totally understand that.
The reason i'm being sued is because of a MtF trans patient. This person came for a pelvic exam two weeks ago. Immediately, this patient was hostile when I asked perfectly routine questions that I ask of any patient. A lot of their medical history was blank and it took a long time for me to piece together the information needed to give an accurate diagnosis.
From my standpoint, there was very little I could do for them. I specialize in female anatomy. A normal pelvic exam involves looking at the vagina, cervix, then examining the womb and ovaries....none of which this patient had.
So, i'm currently being sued for discrimination, from a patient who literally did not have the biological parts that I specialize in.
What should I do, /sci/?
its their word against yours, and everyone knows that trannies are whiny little bitches.
with that being said, your private clinic should be handling everything, not you.
>>8139418
They are, naturally. The thing i'm worried about is because i'm so new, it would be easier for them to throw me under the bus and hire someone new rather than fight this person.
Honestly, what did that patient expect?
They aren't gonna get a pregnancy test, they can't use birth control, they can't get cervical cancer or ovarian problems.
Is this some kind of civil rights martyrdom shit that I shouldn't worry about?
>>8139413
>being sued for discrimination, from a patient who literally did not have the biological parts that I specialize in.
wow that is so ignorant and bigoted op, might want to check your privilege next time instead of resorting to these cis white male patriarchal facts and logic
What are some methods you have used to increase your IQ?
Do IQ tests until you become a biobot.
>>8138239
Don't be a faggot and actually do shit that matters like learning now things instead of thinking about your IQ.
I went back in time and fucked my own mother, ensuring that I would have the highest IQ my genetics would allow.
>scientism
Why do people in STEM have such myopic world views? I thought "because science" was just a thing in general society, but people in physics seem to just as fundamentally misunderstand empiricism and the goals and bounds of science.
Why do people believe that science is asocial and apolitical? Why do they believe that "science" is the only valid form of knowledge? It sends a shiver down my spine when these kids in my classes, who are obviously bright, are so neglectful of the world outside their cozy academic bubble. You are not a better person for knowing science, and knowing science does not qualify you to comment or hold an informed opinion on things outside the realm of science.
And science is not everything. That statement makes me want to rip my fucking hair out.
>t. brainlet
>>8137946
If we're gonna play this game, I'm an honors physics major in a highly selective program and I do computational physics research with a professor in a world renowned theoretical physics institute.
