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From: Louis Krupp on 25 Jul 2010 23:56
On 7/23/2010 5:53 AM, Louis Krupp wrote:
> On 7/22/2010 3:32 PM, Uno wrote:
>
>> Out of curiosity, what book do you remember for abstract algebra? I'll
>> bet more than 50% of respondents say Herstein.
>
> Elements of Abstract Algebra, Richard A. Dean, 1964
<snip>
> Rotation groups remind of one of the chapters, which I think was called
> "Chemical Applications of Group Theory." I may have actually understood
> some of that.

Never mind. "Chemical Applications" is a separate book. I just
stumbled onto my copy.

Louis
From: Uno on 26 Jul 2010 16:30
Louis Krupp wrote:
> On 7/23/2010 5:53 AM, Louis Krupp wrote:
>> On 7/22/2010 3:32 PM, Uno wrote:
>>
>>> Out of curiosity, what book do you remember for abstract algebra? I'll
>>> bet more than 50% of respondents say Herstein.
>>
>> Elements of Abstract Algebra, Richard A. Dean, 1964
> <snip>
>> Rotation groups remind of one of the chapters, which I think was called
>> "Chemical Applications of Group Theory." I may have actually understood
>> some of that.
>
> Never mind. "Chemical Applications" is a separate book. I just
> stumbled onto my copy.

Where did you go to school besides the unwise stint at cal tech?

I think my school choices were forever jaded by my high school counselor
being a mormon and my older siblings going to the Y. BYU is where I
took my only class in fortran, which was after lunch.

You sound like a poor a.m. performer like I was/am.
--
Uno
From: Louis Krupp on 26 Jul 2010 17:41
On 7/26/2010 2:30 PM, Uno wrote:
> Louis Krupp wrote:
>> On 7/23/2010 5:53 AM, Louis Krupp wrote:
>>> On 7/22/2010 3:32 PM, Uno wrote:
>>>
>>>> Out of curiosity, what book do you remember for abstract algebra? I'll
>>>> bet more than 50% of respondents say Herstein.
>>>
>>> Elements of Abstract Algebra, Richard A. Dean, 1964
>> <snip>
>>> Rotation groups remind of one of the chapters, which I think was called
>>> "Chemical Applications of Group Theory." I may have actually understood
>>> some of that.
>>
>> Never mind. "Chemical Applications" is a separate book. I just
>> stumbled onto my copy.
>
> Where did you go to school besides the unwise stint at cal tech?

I got my BA at the University of Denver. I ended up working for DU in
what was originally called the Computing Center (which was later renamed
"Computing Services" and then "University Technology Service") so I got
one-class tuition waiver and went to grad school in math. I was
comatose for a lot of my classes, but I was physically present and
showed occasional signs of lucidity, so they gave me an MA, basically as
a reward for understanding very clearly that I had no business going any
farther than that.

In my next life, I'm going to be good at math. I'm also going to like jazz.

>
> I think my school choices were forever jaded by my high school counselor
> being a mormon and my older siblings going to the Y. BYU is where I took
> my only class in fortran, which was after lunch.

I still remember the day my high school counselor suggested that I go to
CIT, as he called it. I was flattered, of course. At 17, or whatever I
was, it didn't occur to me that going to an all-male college might have
certain drawbacks. Leading a normal life was a long-term objective but
not a short-term goal.

I vaguely remember my interview, too. The rumor at Tech was that this
particular interviewer had the worst record of the bunch for picking
successful candidates. I'm afraid I didn't help him much.

>
> You sound like a poor a.m. performer like I was/am.

Mornings are weird. The sun's in the east. How am I supposed to deal
with that?

Louis
From: nmm1 on 26 Jul 2010 17:45
In article <joGdnSzn4blundPRnZ2dnUVZ_h2dnZ2d(a)indra.net>,
Louis Krupp <lkrupp_nospam(a)indra.com.invalid> wrote:
>>
>> You sound like a poor a.m. performer like I was/am.
>
>Mornings are weird. The sun's in the east. How am I supposed to deal
>with that?

Try visiting northern Europe in midsummer - the sun is in directions
that you might have difficulty imagining.

Even in the Scottish Highlands, the sky is brightest due north at
midnight.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.
From: glen herrmannsfeldt on 26 Jul 2010 18:01
Louis Krupp <lkrupp_nospam(a)indra.com.invalid> wrote:
(snip)

> I still remember the day my high school counselor suggested that I go to
> CIT, as he called it. I was flattered, of course. At 17, or whatever I
> was, it didn't occur to me that going to an all-male college might have
> certain drawbacks. Leading a normal life was a long-term objective but
> not a short-term goal.

Oh, that long ago. It seems that the ratio is now up to 3:2.

-- glen
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