You just wait until you start getting memory loss. You'll struggle to remember Calculus formulas, and what problem you're even solving. And that's just the beginning.
/mg/ = /math/ general: Genius Edition
Parker Wright
Luke Nelson
i combat the fog with stimulants and the depression with opiates, but still doing well in a STEM degree hahah i want to blow my brains out
Blake Thompson
Found this cool meme list the other day. I was thinking about following it thoroughly over the next 5 years. What does /mg/ think?
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>0. Remedial Mathematics
Khan Academy
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>1. The Prerequisites of University Mathematics
Pre-Calculus - Carl Stitz & Jeff Zeager
Calculus: A Modern Approach - Jeff Knisley & Kevin Shirley
How to Prove It - D. J. Velleman
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Pick One Path:
>2a. Introduction to Applied Mathematics (Some Proofs)
Linear Algebra and Its Applications - David C. Lay
Calculus of Several Variables - Serge Lang
Differential Equations - Shepley Ross
>2b. Introduction to Pure Mathematics (Proof-Based)
Calculus Vol. I & II - T. M. Apostol
Principles of Topology - Fred H. Croom
A Book of Abstract Algebra - C. C. Pinter
>2c. The Mixed Approach
Linear Algebra and Its Applications - David C. Lay
Calculus of Several Variables - Serge Lang
Differential Equations - Shepley Ross
Principles of Topology - Fred H. Croom
A Book of Abstract Algebra - C. C. Pinter
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>3. Foundations for Advanced Pure Mathematics
Linear Algebra - K. M. Hoffman & Ray Kunze
Analysis I & II - Terence Tao
Visual Complex Analysis - Tristan Needham
Algebra - Michael Artin
Asher Williams
My priorities are special K and meth right now. I am already noticing the effects of age-induced reduced mental acuity and it's killing me. My window is closing, and it's closing fast.
Leo Cook
elaborate. what's your background, and how exactly are you planning on following it?
Jace Jones
How old are you?
Angel Moore
...28.
Joshua Taylor
I'm a 20 year old chemistry major who've finished up to Calculus II, which I did well in with only a little bit of difficulty with the weird convergence tests. I started to like mathematics after calculus, and I wanted to challenge myself to see how far I could go. I figure if I end up hating it after giving it a fair trial, I could still use the background to gain marketable skills and maybe get a little bit smarter/more disciplined for the effort while my brain is still malleable.
I plan on dedicating ~1 hour minimum per day for at least 5 days a week, probably more on the weekends, with weekly recaps to review methods, theorems, proofs, etc. I would begin with "How to Prove It" by Velleman and then probably continue along the "2b" path in order to avoid overlapping with the linear algebra and multivariable calculus that I will be taking anyway as part of my major requirements. It's all organized in order that I would read it I guess, and it seems like a prudent path, but I'm not sure. All I know is that I can't go wrong with my first choice.
Jacob Martinez
If you're not published by 25 you'll never make it. Your brain is already decaying and there will not be enough time for you to learn. Sorry user, but you're stuck. The only intellectually productive time is one's 20s.
Brody Lewis
Are you me? Ebin :D
I must say, I appreciate the Mitchell-Bénabou language.