3 Years into a PhD program

[@ProfessorNoobster]

Glad to see another video. Your PhD stuff dwarfs anything I've ever seen, lol. I just finished my undergraduate, and I'm about to start my master's in the fall.

[@PhDVlog777]

I hope you enjoy the masters program, it is very stressful but very rewarding!

[@ProfessorNoobster]

​@@PhDVlog777Oh, I'm sure it is! I'm already doing some preliminary reading on what my advisor wants me to do.

[@CCequalPi]

That "very happy boy but very tired boy" i felt that. That satisfaction to get the doctorate is gonna keep me alive for the next few years.

[@hegerwalter]

At McGill, I was a math graduate student in the 80's. It was very hard. I intended to get my Ph. D. but after getting my M. Sc. and feeling unprepared passing the qualifiers exam, I got a job as a software developer and never returned. I am 62 now and thinking of returning to finish my Ph. D. . The big challenge would be to attempt the qualifiers exams. In 40 years, I forgot a lot of things, so probably think that I need to seriously relearn Real Analysis (Rudin) and Abstract Algebra (Jacobson). Recently, I have become more interested in neuroscience and ML. I think that I have some problems in that I have too many interests (fuzzy logic, physics, quantum physics, protein folding) and keep changing my goals. I read about a retired MD who decided to get a Ph. D. at Yale in physics at the age of 87, so maybe there is hope for me.

[@walkernet4426]

if you go, it would give a great inspiration for students there

[@matthewgillespie4408]

Just finished my 2nd year in the PhD program at my university. I take my comprehensive exam tomorrow which is covering functional analysis, C*-algebras and representation theory. I’m excited to finally start full time research beginning next year!

[@PhDVlog777]

Congratulations! I hope to join you soon :)

[@matthewgillespie4408]

Update: I passed

[@Rj-ub8rg]

​@matthewgillespie4408 Gratz man! Hope to be going for my masters quite soon myself, much less my phd.

[@p4rityy]

If you need more of an introductury book to topology, Introduction to topological manifolds by John M. Lee is really good in my opinion. Then again, I'm not sure what topics are covered in your classes, also since yours are all on a PhD level, so this might be too introductory. edit: Spelling.

[@PhDVlog777]

I will check it out, the instructor mentioned he will follow Munkres text but he doesn't use a book when he lectures. The class has "introductory" in the title but I've been fooled before lol

[@richardmajor6712]

⁠​⁠@@PhDVlog777 If I may, I would suggest Loring W Tu’s Introduction to Manifolds…I’m only a freshman in undergrad, but I am taking Probability Theory with him next semester and he’s a great guy who seems to be the expert on manifolds.

[@PhDVlog777]

@@richardmajor6712 Thank you, I will check it out :)

[@p4rityy]

@@richardmajor6712 I have this one too which is a great book on manifolds, I read it parallel to Lee's. However, it has more focus on Differential forms, Tangent spaces and de Rham theory, but I haven't finished either yet, so I could be wrong.

[@p4rityy]

@@PhDVlog777 I had a quick glance over Munkres text and it seems to me that there is a solid overlap of Lee's and his covered topics, but you'll be a better judge on these things.

[@diffusegd]

I have a functional analysis final tomorrow LOL

[@PhDVlog777]

May the analysis gods have mercy upon you!

[@lugia8888]

Ripppp

[@sagacious858]

I am a 4th year PhD in biochemistry and molecular biology. I believe a big reason we pursue PhD is because we are lifelong learners and students. Even though I do not know anything about your studies, there is something familiar hearing about a list of curriculum and classes that you’ve taken. Love the videos!

[@da_packster8390]

I was doing my undergrad in biochemistry and molecular biology, but have recently switched to math with a minor in biochemistry and molecular biology. My family wants me to be a doctor, but I was personally wanting to do a PhD as well. However, after my first year and having taken courses that weren't just review of my last two years of high school, I realised it wasn't for me. I still have a door open for medical school if that's something I want to pursue, else I think I'd love doing more education in mathematics.

[@Nihal-x3y]

Which type of books you use for phd program in your interest area ? Like same as in graduate textbooks like( Stein sakarchi on analysis, lee on manifold, Stefan Roman j. rotman on algebra...) like these. OR any other advance textbooks which is for reserch. OR there is no more advanced books only research papers phd students use. I am undergrad. I do self study. So, just i have to know it will be helpful for me.

[@notice587]

Something completely unrelated to the video. I just read this interesting math book called A Mathematician's lament and I thought i would recommend it to you. it's about general education and math and is really interesting.

[@EvilKarateClown]

At the end, you said you would take the Fall 24 classes if you didn't get Candidacy. Did you say earlier that there's a test you have to pass to get into Candidacy, or is there some other requirement?

[@PhDVlog777]

The first test you need to pass is the qualifier exam which proves to the dept that you are capable of research. The next exam is the candidacy exam which demonstrates that you have done some sort of research and no longer need to take classes so that you can fully focus on your research. After that, you finish and defend your dissertation.

[@jacobmanning7983]

How much of your teaching is up to you and how much is pre-programmed?

[@stilllobster]

Do you guys recommend a degree in applied math if im trying to get into data science/machine learning

[@PhDVlog777]

I know a few people in the field of applied math that went into data science and machine learning. You can listen to the interview with Robert Silvey on the channel for more information because this is what he is doing.

[@lugia8888]

Statistics might be a better path

[@professorjogatina]

There are many disciplines. Where does a person find time to do research? I think the France system is better in this sense.

[@jackychan4640]

Hey, can you give me advice of Physics Math

[@Justinr-12r]

did you know any classmates that pursued a math major on a pre med track?

[@PhDVlog777]

I have not, I think most of the pre med people I met in undergrad were bio majors.

[@TheSemgold]

How long does the phd-program last?

[@PhDVlog777]

It depends somewhat on the student but the lower bound is 4, and upper bound is 7.

[@lugia8888]

Did mine in 3 years, but I took a bunch of grad courses as an undergrad (USA).

[@kamalhaider397]

Which book you used? Please

[@PhDVlog777]

Real Analysis = Bartle and Sherbert + Kolmogorov and Fomin Measure Theory = Stein and Shakarchi + Wheeden and Zygmund Complex Analysis = Stein and Shakarchi + Churchill and Brown Fourier Analysis = Stein and Shakarchi + Katznelson + Grafakos If you are interested in algebra, I used Hungerford (undergrad) and Isaacs (grad).

[@samcs8927]

@@PhDVlog777cool, did you follow a book for probability 1 and 2? I m really interesting in that area. Thx

[@PhDVlog777]

@@samcs8927 The professor taught from his notes that he was turning into a book at the time. But his notes closely resembles Chung's book in Probability. Billinglsey is another author that the dept. seems to like. But I would recommend Chung.

[@kamalhaider397]

Did you quit your PhD??? Or still working

[@PhDVlog777]

@@kamalhaider397 Still working

[@kobemop]

Gotta do functional analysis man.

[@fanalysis6734]

I feel like some people just view functional analysis as an extra topology course and people already treat a topology course as something you can pick up in analysis courses

[@mouse2078]

Research: the stuff behind the curtain is the fun part, the final write-up is boring by comparison.

[@chris-tt6yp]

Finally

[@aadhaarmurty1180]

First!...also love your content🎊

[@JohnVKaravitis]

Boring. Voice drones on and on. A fish fasping for warer. I hope you do better when you present your dissertation.

[@cameronkhanpour3002]

My brother in christ, its just a video of a phd student sharing their experiences not a dissertation presentation, chill

[@lugia8888]

This is a vlog. Random negativity. Hope you do better in life when you have to interact with others.