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    How essential is programming for BS degree holder?

    Does anyone if that is enough? Would 2-3 classes in C++ really let you be able to work in C++? I have taken 2 classes in python + many classes in physics that uses python.(+matlab course) I feel like I can't do anything in python except for course related stuff. How much programming knowledge...
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    Why can't I land a job interview?

    But most employers know they aren't making a long-term commitment due the extremely large amount of job switching these days. It is very unlikely that entry level positions stays at that company for say 5 years or more. So employers are looking for you to be able to work asap, so it is...
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    Am I missing out by being and electrical engineer?

    I'm guessing your at UofT? Just do EE(or ECE) and go to grad school in physics if you like to. Or you can just switch after 1st year...
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    Funny Story about Black Holes

    In high school I thought that (n+1) choose 2 = (n+1)n/2 was an revolutionary discovery.
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    Schools Trying to decide on a university

    I hear Queen's Engineering Physics is top 3 in the world. Anyways, first you should decide if you want to go into physics or engineering. Go into engineering if you can imagine your life not doing physics.
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    How essential is programming for BS degree holder?

    How to get programming experience as an recent physics graduate that's looking into the job market? I'm in Toronto. I had 1.0 credit of python and 0.5 credit of Matlab, + other courses that uses python. But that is not nearly enough experience. Even if I self learn programming like...
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    Intersection of TWO QUADRICS/Conics

    Thanks, do you know what does this have to do with ring&fields (Abstract algebra)? I thought you had to use something special to solve it but apparently its just regular system of equations.
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    Intersection of TWO QUADRICS/Conics

    OK, so eq 2-eq1, then use that as eq 3. Solve eq1 and eq3 as a system, which got that answer. Is this process correct? My class is a ring&field class. I don't see how this even related at all... No determinate needed to solve this?
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    Intersection of TWO QUADRICS/Conics

    Basiclly this, http://math.stackexchange.com/questions/261945/finding-intersections-of-two-quadrics. But I don't know how he got " So I just tried taking the difference of the two quadrics (which is essentially the case of k=−1) and solved directly as so and got {(4,2),(−4,−2),(3,3),(−3,−3)}...
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    Intersection of TWO QUADRICS/Conics

    Homework Statement Find all the plane (x,y) all points of intersection of two quadric: 2x^2-xy+3y^2=36, 3x^2-4xy+5y^2=36 Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution I want to know the general process to solve something like this. Is the problem solved by using det...
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    Keep Hands Active While Studying - Toys & Habits

    I sometime use fountain pens. And by habit of spinning them... ink everywhere.
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    Keep Hands Active While Studying - Toys & Habits

    I have a habit of playing with things while studying. Keeping hands active helps me think. Mostly spinning pens and stuff. Some people have yo-yo. Anyone else have the same habit? Any recommended things to keep hands busy?
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    Should I get my University's water tested?

    That's weird. I'm in UofT and there are vending machines that sell bottled water in the physics building. Which library do you go to? I never had any problems anywhere in Toronto regarding drinking water.
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    Studying GRE Tips and good books for this year

    Any good GRE tips? As in general GRE and not pgre. I'm planning on spending sometime preparing for it since my writing sucks. I want to buy one or two books on general GRE, can someone do a review of the popular gre books? I see mixed review for every book.
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    News Chinese incursion leaves India on verge of crisis

    The Chinese government are wussies I don't know why anyone would think "China keeps openly provoking". It seems more like a prank than government provoking.
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