I don't think that means what you think it means.
Abstinent: self-restraining; not indulging an appetite especially for food or drink; "not totally abstinent but abstemious"
I live in Austin, TX, and let me tell you: I can guarantee that 'abstinent' does not fit most Dell employees.
Filipino and Canadian.
Ok, if you're going to ask for help on Slashdot, how about you leave your contact info so that if someone at Dell does read this, they can get a hold of you?
Personally, I work at a computer company, and most of the people I work with read
No.
I've always been of the opinion that if you're a jerk to me, I don't need to out of my way for you.
Son of a bitch. I hit the preview button and still missed it.
The last line should say:
Sometimes, it's best to make use of the correlation without worrying about causation (My argument is pretty much that in the old phrase "correlation does not equal causation" that the mathematician follows the correlation bit, and the physicist follows the causation bit)
"You will not make it very far as an actuary, for example, if you do not understand at least the basic physics of what happens when someone experiences an automobile crash or a myocardial infarction"
That's not a very good argument. It's just as easy to argue that the Actuary with a basis in Physics will fail because he/she keeps trying to make everything fit a model that makes sense, instead of just letting the numbers speak.
Sometimes, it's best to make use of the correlation without worrying about causation (My argument is pretty much that in the old phrase "correlation does not equal causation" that mathematicians follow the causation bit, and that physicists follow the causation bit)
I just thought of another one. It's Mathematical Methods for Physicists by Arfken. I wouldn't necessarily recommend buying it, but find one you can flip through (most university libraries have it, as do most math/physics department libraries. and I can almost guarantee that someone you know has this book).
It's a math text, but since it's geared as a math text for physicists, the explanations may have the right amount of physics in them.
(I've always liked it as my math reference).
Though, I don't think this will be at your level (probably below), but it may help with the ground work. As I said, don't buy it, but find a copy to flip through.
I think that is somewhat the point as Quantum Mechanics is pretty much a Grad class and Griffiths writes for undergrads.
I will agree.
Math isn't so intuitive for me, but I like Feynman's different approach. It's a good supplement.
And as far as enjoyably reading a text is concerned, nothing but Griffiths. I actually enjoy reading Griffiths's texts. (I've got each)
A few things on Feynman:
1. I think he may be a mathematician at heart.
2. My mathematically inclined friends liked him more than Griffiths (which tells me that Griffiths is the physicist whereas Feynman is the mathematician)
3. Feynman taught undergrad at Caltech. You need pretty good math just to get there.
You're right. Because *everything* that a person needs to know about PDEs is taught in that undergrad class. This must be some sort of joke! The outrage!! We shall not stand for this!
Of course, the other option (even though it's completely ridiculous) is that--like most colleges--there is more than one level of PDE class, just as there is more than one calculus class. But I know, it's crazy (that's why we threw that out at the start!)
Here's a good thermal book I used in my Undergrad.
Also had a bit from http://science.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=1031405&op=Reply&threshold=-1&commentsort=0&mode=nested&pid=25782785
It wasn't too bad.
Hard for me to say if either of those are really "good" texts as I hated Thermal.
They Feynman Lectures on Physics would probably be a good place to start. It'll be basic to advanced.
If you want something more specific, to a topic, there will be a slew of books. I found some pretty good ones following links on Amazon from one to another and reading reviews.
You're right. Because most carriers don't charge you to listen to your voicemail, and being able to have messages left when your phone is turned off is a stupid feature anyway.
Are you having fun yet?
