Jul 28, 2006, 04:54 PM
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Well I got my undergrad in electrical engineering. The main reason I went for it was because I wanted to learn more about technology and cuz I loved mathematics.
Well, everything was fine until I got to my second circuits class and my physics electromagnetism course. I fell in love with electromagnetism because of its intricate way of applying calculus to real world problems. Hell, it was one of the few classes where you had the power to use calculus(Funny enough, I barely used any calculus in mechanics or thermo despite the fact is was beginners calculus based physics). On the otherhand, circuits 2 bored the shit out of me. Sure we got the opportunity to use things such as fourier series, fourier transforms, etc, but it was not like we got to actually set up the problem. You just applied the stupid theorems and did a bunch of tedious calculations. I thought it was the dumbest shit in the world.
Well to make a long story short, I finished electrical engineering, but I think it's one of the biggest mistakes I ever made in my life. I thought the major would get more interesting with more classes, and it did, but I just felt like I had no control over the mathematics. I almost did a dual major in physics, but since I didn't want to be restricted to just physical problems, I decided to do a dual mathematics major. I didn't finish it though cuz that and electrical engineering was just too much. I had a few math credits before I graduated(up to Modern ALgebra I), and I'm still taking a few more concurrently as I goto work. Once I finish complex analysis and Modern Algebra II, I will apply to grad school. My ultimate dream is to do research in applied mathematics, but I'm taking many many pure courses for more knowledge and for mathematical maturity. All I can say is that I have almost complete freedom in my thought process when doing pure mathematics. I just love doing mathematical proofs,learning concepts, theories, etc. It's fucking great. Everytime I conquer a proof, I feel like one of the great mathematicians of the past.
Jam it back in, in the dark.
Last edited by PS2; Jul 28, 2006 at 04:59 PM.
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