Re:It’s Just Math
by scott_s on Monday February 20, 2012 @08:36PM
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The problem is that the same word has to pull double duty. Most math courses even in college teach you how to use math. They do not teach you how to do math. Science is similar. During an undergraduate education in physics, you don't really do physics. You learn about physics. You don't actually do physics until you get to grad school and start doing research.
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Re:It’s Just Math
by math_is_life on Monday February 20, 2012 @09:04PM
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Math is a lot easier to do independently than Physics though. Maybe it is different for pure mathematics, but applied mathematics can be used independently and in class without going to grad school. It is like someone going to school for programming and learning different programming languages, but never really doing to much with it. It would be up to that person to do some independent projects for themselves and the same with applied mathematics.
I don't even think a degree in physics or pure mathematics is even worth much by themselves without grad school.