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Wiki is a good resource for scientific phrase definition

Just like as Dr. Google, Wiki is a good resource for definitions in computer science. For example, “partial function” and “total” are not very clearly explained in the book “Computability, Complexity, and Languages” (at least I think so). Not only does Wiki provide a clear version of definition as following:

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Difference between Universities-Master’s and national universities

Here is the definition from U.S News.

The national universities offer a full range of undergraduate majors, plus master’s and Ph.D. programs, and emphasize faculty research.

The master’s universities offer a broad scope of undergraduate degrees and some master’s degree programs but few, if any, doctoral programs.

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PhD Interview Questions


Here are some normal questions the professors will ask if you get an phone call interview.

1. Why do you think you are suitable for my research group?

2.  What courses did you learn in you last year? And take one class for example, describe what you did in the class?