Recent content by jv07cs

Thanks for your honesty. You're right, I guess I am giving excuses. There are many factors to consider for this decision, but the reason why this question even arose is because I don't like this class. I will take into consideration all the replies in this thread, weigh the pros and cons, and...

Yes, I can withdraw without justification. If I do it and take this class next semester, it will show in my transcript a W in this class for this semester and an A in this class the next semester.

Mathematical physics A is not a pre-requisite to B. And they are not co-requisites either. The syllabus for the part A is mainly PDEs, Fourier Analysis, etc. And for part B, it is functional analysis, topology, operators, special functions (the professor has some freedom to decide what the focus...

Hi, @gwnorth. Thanks for the reply. The main source material for this class is the professor's lectures and lecture notes. And they are not working for me. I can work with the definitions and I can understand the proofs for the propositions. But I don't feel like I am learning anything from it...

Got it. Thanks for the advice.

@berkeman , @symbolipoint Sorry, my reply was really unclear hahaha. In my university, we usually have like the first week or so to add/drop classes (which doesn't show in the transcript). Then we also have the chance to withdraw from classes in the first half of the semester, which shows on...

Hmm I really don't know as I haven't taken any exams yet and I don't know how the exams are, how the professor grades them. But I believe I would get at least a C. If I truly dedicated to this class (like focusing on studying for the exams), I think I could get an A. But, as up until now I feel...

In my university, we can only withdraw from a class (without justification) until 50% of the semester is complete. After that, as far as I know, I can only either pass or fail the class. If I pass, I can't re-take it (not officially at least, I could attend the class again but voluntarily).

I really don't think you are getting what I am saying. I am not talking about withdrawing or dropping every class that I don't like. I have never done it. My question is regarding this one specific situation. If for this specific situation, this one time, where I know that I can have a better...

I wouldn't say that is my reaction to this. It is not the first time that a situation like this happens, where I am not satisfied with the quality of the class. But for this specific situation, I know that I have the opportunity to re-take this course with a professor that fits my learning style...

Until the end of July (we are like 35% through the semester).

It covers a bit of measure theory and operators in Hilbert Spaces in the first half. And the second half covers special functions (gamma, Bessel, etc). I would re-take with another professor, with whom I have taken two other classes and really like the teaching methodology (he offers this class...

Do you think it would look bad, like it would have a negative impact in future applications etc? Or just that it wouldn't be a positive point? Like it would look better if I didn't have that W, but having one doesn't really affect anything?

Thanks for your reply. The add/drop deadline has passed already (it was until the first week of the semester), so it would show on my transcript. Do you think that, having in my mind that I haven't failed nor withdrawn any classes, this one withdraw on my transcript could be significantly...

I am currently in the beginning of my Junior year as a physics major. This semester I am taking Electromagnetic Theory A, Mathematical Physics A, Mathematical Physics B and a special topics course (which consists of some minicourses and seminars on a range of topics in theoretical and...