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Front page edit: This is so neat! Thank you all! Send puns and recipes!
Also, the title of my thesis is "Simulation and Modeling of High Energy Laser-Induced Droplet Shattering in Clouds." Basically boring a hole through the cloud to then send another through unobstructed. From the math side I solved some PDEs numerically.
Thesonshade
https://imgur.com/eR4NWSA
hangemhigh13
If you like drilling holes so much maybe one day you can work for the Boring company.
OfficialCaveJohnson
Your master must be so proud
sciencebasedlifeform
Did you hear about the constipated mathematician? He worked it out with a pencil.
arachnoides
Grats!! I'm writing my PhD thesis now. Seriously...my masters was a walk in the park compared to this.
andplaw
Yeeeahhh, not sure there is a PhD in my future...
JorgeElCuriosoo
I'm not sure which one of us should be asking, "what am I doing with my life?" Cool though.
blargh177
I think it makes you a mathmagician.
OurLadyBabalon
Math. It's a helluva drug.
redrumridesagain
Congratulations! Got any celebratory plans?
andplaw
I ate one of the new ruby chocolate kit kats and napped, lol. I'll celebrate this weekend with friends
Nomzr
Congratulations on your work. I'm sure you've worked hard for it. 수고 하셨습니다!
KawaiiPotatoGirl
Well, are you a chicken? Bc then you'd be a mathamachicken. Sorry I haven't slept in 3 days.
littlefurrycannibals
I always envision defending a thesis as being like standing in front of Chef Ramsey and telling him he's wrong about the dish.
rebeliousboob
https://youtu.be/Lrlro3YJ15o I always think of this
Groose
I see it as defending kid against the school bully with the end goal being being the bully realizing his actions and becoming friends
Chrisboy
Congrats!! You’re so brave for even attempting a Masters. You deserve all the kudos!
andplaw
You're too kind!
3LEKTR0NIK
You've accomplished something I'm struggling to finish. Best wishes to you!
andplaw
Thanks! And good luck to you! It will be done soon enough!
3LEKTR0NIK
Any financial tricks you'd like to pass on to me? That's really my biggest problem
andplaw
I was blessed to be well supported financially by my school. But learn to cook, it's cheaper than eating out or those pre-made frozen meals.
mynameisfatmike
Congrats! I defended mine in August, prepare for your body to crash hardcore before you start recovering
andplaw
I napped for two hours once the adrenalin ran out. It felt amazing
mynameisfatmike
That's good, thought I meant crash like, flu symptoms and bed ridden for a week. That's what happened to me and all my engineering buddies
mynameisfatmike
After each of us defended. I was up for close to 50hours straight on the day of my defense, the crash was imminent lol
andplaw
Woah, I hope I don't crash that hard!
mynameisfatmike
Indeed! Wishing you health and happiness! Congrats again
Sojero
Congratulations. Are you going to be one of the weird ones who cuts their grass in the same shape as the graph of arctangent?
andplaw
No, I don't think I have enough patience for that, but it sounds cool
AnaBlanco
When the snow melts, I have got to try that
Sojero
In all seriousness, my Calc professor did this. He said it also pissed his neighbors off to no end. He had a very chill personality.
Bartheda
Defended it, like from attacking ninjas?
Imgag
Just use ODE45...
andplaw
Actually though
CyranoDeBurlapSack
I just pulled a bugs bunny style "no you" "no me" reversal on my daughter. I'm stoked for you too though and your master is.
AsAHistorian
Congrats! Writing and defending my historical thesis was one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. I hope it's the same for you!
XianArchangel
Congrats
andplaw
Thank you!
Potatatatas
Defended it? Like a wrestling belt? Is that how it works? I hope that's how it works.
andplaw
That's definitely almost kind of not quite but totally how it should work
Fifofu
Nice, but people need to stop sending every personal milestone to FP. It's starting to feel like attending nephews piano recitals everyday.
andplaw
I honestly kind of agree, and genuinely didn't think it would get there. I just kinda wanted to share it with the void
FreyaNicci
I gave up the will to live halfway through mine. Good times.
AnaBlanco
Evidently I was expecting clouds to part and Angel choirs to sing, because I was REALLY F*CKING DISAPPOINTED when none of that happened
avastmehearty
https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/thesis_defense.png
andplaw
Sadly I forgot my sword at home this morning
avastmehearty
I used to fence, 1 day I thought about bringing a foil in to use as a pointer... decided that it might not go over well with CEO. Congrats!
andplaw
I think any CEO worth his salt would love that!
vlej
unless you defended your thesis with guns and ammo like a PROPER mathematician, then no.
lezbro
Guns are shit
ImHereToPissPeopleOff
I thought proper mathematicians used drugs and alcohol
vlej
that's theoretical physicists
MickeA
Proper mathematicians defend their thesis with swords. And I do know as I also have achieved the rank of a Master in mathematics :D
NachoPete
Artillery would be more appropriate.
AnaBlanco
I came into this world screaming and covered in someone else's blood - and I hope to go out the same way
AnaBlanco
[please disregard the double post...]
UNRAVELINGTHEWORLD
We've lost some good mathematicians to duels.
Sluglyn
He said guns and ammo, not children's card games.
UNRAVELINGTHEWORLD
I was talking about proper duels with guns and ammo.
AnaBlanco
I came into this world screaming and covered in someone else's blood - and I hope to go out the same way
AnalBumCoverFor7000Alex
Or a sword: https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/thesis_defense.png
Rever2awesome
Good on you, @op. I'm hoping to do that later this semester.
andplaw
Best of luck!
Falador
Wait is a bachelor's in math not enough to become a mathematician ?
Rever2awesome
A Bachelor's in history wasn't enough to be a historian for me. So, maybe it translates universally.
andymancan20
What area of math?
andplaw
Applied, mostly numerical pde solving.
itsgottabethehaircotton
Where are you studying? And are you a phd candidate or are you stopping at the masters?
andplaw
I have been invited back if I ever choose to pursue a PhD, but I'm stopping for now
Boofernut
Addition of really big numbers. like REALLY big
andymancan20
Cool. 1 of my favorite profs in undergrad had that explanation for his PhD from temple. 1 of my students is going after a PhD in math logic
Ihopemyusernameisasfunnyasyours
NO. You get to call yourself a MATH MASTER
RecoveringIntrovert
*mathemachicken
Slarti54
Mathturbator?
Y3fka
Math debater
stormegedendarklordofall
Mathster*
MarshallPerkele
Mathster! Mathster! Where’s the equations that I’ve been after?
scnottaken
Mastermatician
Nikarion
Mathemagician?
Amazinglightbulb
Congra-fucking-tulations. I’m writing mine (law) and defending it in June. I’m stressed out of my mind
FreyaNicci
What helps is sitting in on other defenses. Getting to see others fuck up is great relief.
Zentelis
That definitely helps. I picked up on all sorts of things to 'not' do!
valentinus
Same here(biomedical engineering), I've no idea how I will manage.
tsuupiduu
Good luck :) i will defend mine in June as well! Economics though :)
Amazinglightbulb
Good luck too! Where do you study?
tsuupiduu
Sweden. You?
Amazinglightbulb
Belgium but I studied in Sweden ???????? last semester!
thatSteveFan
If you don't mind me asking, what's your thesis on?
Amazinglightbulb
The relationship between free speech and racist hate speech in an international comparative perspective (CERD-USA-Europe)
thatSteveFan
Sounds pretty cool and insightful. Thanks for sharing.
JokingJoking
Biotech in May. Im more worried about my lack of stress
Amazinglightbulb
I hope it doesn’t kick you in the nuts
andplaw
The next few months will be crazy stressful, but you have to remember that you know your material better than anyone else
wintervoices
Fellow master, her. I recently defended mine (January) and for my luck I got chicken pox the week before sending it to revision. Madness.
LasciviousHedgehog
What was the subject of your thesis?
andplaw
It was very applied, "Simulation and Modeling of High Energy Laser-Induced Droplet Scattering in Clouds"
KilljoyNE
I definitely know that those words were probably English maybe
LlamaEaters
Drop a link pls?
LasciviousHedgehog
If the work is part of a larger project there might be a moratorium on it until papers are published.
YourFriendlyNeighborhoodWizard
Do you always have to “defend” your thesis? My dads business thesis just has an “A” written on the top.
andplaw
Lol, it varies from school to school, not all master's programs even require a thesis
Amazinglightbulb
That’s actually really comforting. Thanks!
wintervoices
Fellow master, here. You will do great, you did all the work, you know it back and forth.
andplaw
Best of luck!
PennFifteen
You got it dude.