Holy crap, I finally finished my Master's.

littlecricket2 · #1 08-05-2005, 01:14 AM

Well, today I took my final exam in topology, the last math class I needed to graduate w/ a master's in math (with an emphasis in math education). I can't believe it's actually over, since I started the program in freakin' 2001

. But I ended up getting certified and getting a full-time job before I finished, so I had to go part-time.

Anyway, it feels weird to actually be done. Like, no more classes after teaching a full day of school? No more driving out every day through 15 miles or so of cornfields? No more comprehensive exams?

It's a little bittersweet too--I've made a lot of friends in the math department and I'm going to miss them now that I won't be seeing them on a regular basis, working as a teaching assistant in the summers, etc. I hope somehow we'll keep in touch.

Funny story--I was walking up the steps to my apartment today and my new neighbor Jessica was walking into her place at the same time--we started chatting because she had heard I was a teacher and she's a counselor, and it turns out she just finished up her master's today too!!! LOL So I had to high-five her.

We probably both attended the same university, for our terms to end on the same day. But still, small world.

Anyway, this was a super boring post

and I don't expect anyone to care, but it's a milestone for me so I couldn't help it.

Have a great weekend everyone!

HomerMcvie · #2 08-05-2005, 02:19 AM

Congratulations!

Mari · #3 08-05-2005, 02:50 AM

boring?! no, that's great you made it! I admire that.
Congratulations

ontheEdgeof17 · #4 08-05-2005, 02:56 AM

Of course we care!

What a fantastic achievement! Congrats!

seeker007nmss · #5 08-05-2005, 06:32 AM

ooh... Now we can ask all those annoying Math questions.

littlecricket2 · #6 08-05-2005, 06:32 AM

Thanks so much you guys!

seeker007nmss · #7 08-05-2005, 06:41 AM

Can you prove these for me? Been bugging me lately...

The Clay Mathematics Institute (http://www.claymath.org/millennium/) of Cambridge, Massachusetts (CMI) has named seven "Millennium Prize Problems," selected by focusing on important classic questions in mathematics that have resisted solution over the years. A $7 million prize fund has been established for the solution to these problems, with $1 million allocated to each. The problems consist of the Riemann hypothesis, Poincaré conjecture, Hodge conjecture, Swinnerton-Dyer Conjecture, solution of the Navier-Stokes equations , formulation of Yang-Mills theory , and determination of whether NP-problems are actually P-problems.

irishgrl · #8 08-05-2005, 06:57 AM

My hat is off to ANYONE who can get thru ONE math class much less get a MASTER'S in MATH! Woo Hoo for you!

GateandGarden · #9 08-05-2005, 07:22 AM

^ I certainly agree with Mary.

Congratulations Lisa! That is quite a feat! You must celebrate a lot!

littlecricket2 · #10 08-05-2005, 07:42 AM

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Originally Posted by seeker007nmss

Can you prove these for me? Been bugging me lately...

The Clay Mathematics Institute (http://www.claymath.org/millennium/) of Cambridge, Massachusetts (CMI) has named seven "Millennium Prize Problems," selected by focusing on important classic questions in mathematics that have resisted solution over the years. A $7 million prize fund has been established for the solution to these problems, with $1 million allocated to each. The problems consist of the Riemann hypothesis, Poincaré conjecture, Hodge conjecture, Swinnerton-Dyer Conjecture, solution of the Navier-Stokes equations , formulation of Yang-Mills theory , and determination of whether NP-problems are actually P-problems.

Ooooh, 'fraid I can't help you there,

My professor was actually just talking about these the other day and how daunting they are! Waaaay beyond my capabilities.

JazmenFlowers · #11 08-05-2005, 09:07 AM

That's awesome and something you should really be proud of. I start my master's classes in a couple of weeks and I am so nervous I could puke. I guess it's just because I don't know what to expect, but at the same time I'm excited to further myself hopefully and move in a new direction in the next couple of years.

DrummerDeanna · #12 08-05-2005, 09:09 AM

That? IS AWESOME!!! Congratulations...!!!!

littlecricket2 · #13 08-05-2005, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by JazmenFlowers

That's awesome and something you should really be proud of. I start my master's classes in a couple of weeks and I am so nervous I could puke. I guess it's just because I don't know what to expect, but at the same time I'm excited to further myself hopefully and move in a new direction in the next couple of years.

That is awesome--what is your major going to be in? I was scared at first too, but I got really lucky because the department I joined is very supportive and there's lots of camaraderie, etc. I also wasn't sure, when I first started, whether or not to be a full-time teaching assistant. I didn't know if that would be too overwhelming because I had no idea what to expect. My graduate advisor talked me into it, and I'm so glad he did--you can't beat full paid tuition and a higher salary, and the workload was extremely doable. So if you have that option, definitely go for it. It's fairly impossible if you are working and going to school though, so I don't know if my advice would apply or not.

In any case, best of luck!

skcin · #14 08-05-2005, 10:09 AM

Kickass!

littlecricket2 · #15 08-05-2005, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by skcin

Kickass!

Ha ha! If by that you mean that the math mostly kicked my ass, then yes!

Thank you though!