If you remember anything about PDEs, read on...
So, I'm sitting staring at much of
this first homework assignment, and I think I'm missing something. All I've managed to complete so far
is are the second [EDIT: and first half of the fourth] problems. I do plan on talking to the prof during office hours tomorrow, and am hopeful some of my drawing blank is from the fact that he's not covered all the required info yet, but I thought I'd throw it out there for anyone who remembers this stuff.
I still like math, in many circumstances, but I'm beginning to accept that I prefer learning ways to solve problems rather than generating proofs. And I have noticed I tend to feel a bit stuck at the very beginning of a class until I pick up the required mode of thinking. One big sign I've grown in the last two decades is that during my freshman year, I would not have gone (nor did I go) looking for outside help, even considering the possibility that
it's not me. Which is what allowed my accelerated freshman math classes to get over my head and launch me down the academic spiral that year.