I am currently a 2nd year Ph.D. student at the University of Minnesota in Geology and want to report the advantages that C&M DiffEq has given me. It turns out that describing the mathematics of deformation in rocks is simply the flow section of C&M Diffeq expanded to 3-D. If you can find the strain matrix of the rocks (matrix of the diffeq in C&M), you can get flow paths and watch how the rock deforms. Another one of my advisor's students had been working on this before I came and has developed the theory behind relating these flow paths to rock deformation. It was considered quite neat that I had actually learned how to do this as an undergrad in C&M. I am using the C&M DiffEq lessons to teach new geology grad students the mathematics behind our work.
I just wanted to say thanks for the math class. The Mathematica lessons were great for visualizing the material and getting a grasp for how linear algebra works and how to use it. I took a linear algebra class several years ago as part of my bachelos degree in electrical engineering. I remember not enjoying that class very much because it was full of proofs and theorems that I did not understand very well or how to apply to the real world. This class was a much better experience!
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