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>But he waited until his life isn't a shitshow, so I think I will too.
Depends, do you regret him having waited? If life is difficult we need people more than ever, too.. I don't wanna push you, though. I do believe it might be better not to repeat the pattern 1:1.
>I have more of an applied math/software "engineering"/engineering background
No prob at all!
>vector analysis but I dropped it again, maybe I should finish it sometime...
I mean, why not?
>Do you write poetry? What kind of poetry do you like?
I write poetry from time to time. What I like about it is structure.
I like limericks, I like iambic pentameters, I really enjoy rhythm, patterns.
I haven't actively read much poetry in the past decade, however.
>I did a small angle approximation for the potential energy after I derived the formula
Ah, I see! Yeah that sounds reasonable-
>I don't really understand the Euler-Lagrange equations
The spookiest bit about their derivation is the principle of least action. Did you ever deal with Jacobians or total derivatives? Calculus of variation can be recast into that language and honestly it is simpler that way. It doesn't answer *Why* an abstract quantity like the action ought to be minimized to begin with.
>I really don't deserve them...
If it makes you feel better, consider the lengths of their support as them living the opposite mentality: that you deserve their love and support.
>Not sure. I'm looking at a couple of schools to transfer to right now.
>I'd get a degree, and then what... IDK
One step at a time, Anon. Trust me with that. You don't have to know all the answers right now. Only the next step. And that you are looking means you are doing great!
>Maybe it won't be necessary. Time will tell...
Keep an eye out just in case, okie? Redundancy is a good thing.
>I'm sure your mom would be proud of what you're doing here.
Thank you for your kind words, Tim.. It's sweet of you. I think so too, ultimately.