On Sun, 02 Feb 2003 19:05:19 -0600, JD Fenech <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> I know it isn't quite development related, but you guys seem like the > best folks to ask this question... > > I'm a fifth-year senior, CompSci major with physics and math minors... > I have an interest in cosmology/astronomy/simulation/etc. > I'm looking for a good grad school where I can put these aptitudes to > work, except my GREs weren't exactly stellar (they were average). > Since a lot of you are in the academic areas, you probably have a far > better idea than me of where would be good to look at. I only have one > major stipulation and that's basically that I don't want to go any > further west than I am now (especially not California!) Perferably in > the South. ..your track record here, may be worthwhile to put on your cv, to bring up your academic score. ..for example, we don't yet have a helicopter fdm. And, we require OpenGL which again means we require rather high spec video hardware. ..writing a chopper fdm, or a low spec (ncurses, svga, framebuffer?) video interface is a _tangible_ thing for human resource admin etc trained staff, who recruits people at your favorite university etc. ..for ideas: http://autopilot.sourceforge.net/ or http://decopter.sourceforge.net/ ..another set of ideas is model the space shuttle launch, and show whether or not the last crash could have been prevented by aborting the launch after that foam piece was seen hitting the left wing, or, show whether a Twin Otter is controlable after shedding its tail after a midair, or, whether that Air France Concorde could have survived riding a 747 wing vortice. And, we have athmosfaeres on most planets around here. ;-) ..I think a _tangible_ "Here."-response to a "Show Me!" from your average non-engineer academic, and documented in classic academic report style, is worthwhile. It also allows building your own _custom!_ academic career launch pad. > Thanks, > JD > > -- > "The modern definition of 'racist' is someone who is winning an > argument with a liberal." > --Peter Brimelow ..heh, I have great fun proving them (liberals) racists. ;-) -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;-) ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel
