Why do people like pure math?
Why do people like pure math?
Luis Martinez
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Juan Hill
Here? I would say because they want to inflate their ego by taking something difficult without thought to what in god's name they'll do with it on graduation
Nathaniel Perez
No..
I studied it because I liked the "puzzle" aspect of it. Trying to prove things is just like solving puzzles. There are many, many pieces and you have to see what's useful and not useful in the situation you are in.
And when you solve a puzzle, or at least when I do a proof on my own, I feel an overwhelming sense of accomplishment, like I KNOW that something is true (given the right premises/axioms) because I proved it and I am certain that my logic is airtight. It's a good feeling and very rewarding to me, just that good feeling when I "get it" and see the path through my proof. That's why I like it.
Carson Nelson
>Says no...
>Proceeds to explain how doing proofs inflates his ego
Are you fucking retarded?
Aiden Walker
kek
William Cook
maybe they just like it
is really that so wrong? wanting to learn just because you like it?
Julian Taylor
because I don't distinguish between pure and applied. i think this is where most of the suffering comes from. if I enjoy it I enjoy it. i try not to give it a label unless i need to explain it to someone else.
Do you actually make discoveries while you're proof writing? I've read about this type of "experience" (while writing the proof, he found the missing piece! aha! epiphany!) and it seems kind of apocryphal. Most of the discoveries I make are either on the shitter, in the shower or while I'm in the car (most of the time in the car I would say). The proof is the last thing I do. I kind of always saw proofs as the busy-work to explain my process to people who either don't understand it, or are unfamiliar with whatever it is I'm doing- like a pedagogical tool, writing, teaching, exposition, etc, less like problem solving, which is completely not logical (at least for me), and unpredictable as to when I'll get whatever kind of "next step" I need or whenever a missing piece will appear to me.
the logic side of it is more of a communication tool than it is a representation of how I actually thought about the problem. more so to make it easier to understand from an outside perspective. you know what I mean?
curious as to other people's experiences with proof writing also. curious as to who actually thinks "logically" when solving a problem.
Kevin Campbell
Lol @ melenials learning that feeling alright with themselves is considered being egotistical
Just like demeaning yourself is considered being honest
Liam Ortiz
I plan to major in pure math. Whats my job outlook in a couple years
Nathaniel Perez
Why do people like to post shitty baits on an otaku image board?
So they can inflate their ego by trying to bad mouth, without thought, something they find too difficult to comprehend.
Its not our fault you are inherently retarded.