shminux comments on Large introductory science classes - Less Wrong

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Comment author: shminux 15 September 2013 07:25:21AM -1 points [-]

You know you've hit high level coursework when your assigned readings are primary literature and your turned-in assignments have primary literature citations.

This does not apply to math or physics, where you use textbooks up until you do independent research at the Masters or PhD level.

Comment author: 9eB1 15 September 2013 07:55:22AM *  2 points [-]

My interpretation of that sentence was that it was intended to apply only to humanities, social sciences, or biological sciences based on the context of the paragraph it resides in.

Comment author: Ishaan 15 September 2013 05:44:42PM *  -1 points [-]

What 9eB1 said is how I intended it to be interpreted.

Also, that's a big part of the reason I like biological and social sciences better than chemistry/physics, despite being of a quantitative mindset. I'm impatient to get to the science part.