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 Originally Posted by a500lbgorilla
lol at the error I made on my first go through it. Math rusts, man.
I think this statement is vitally important.
A huge part of memory is repetition.
Originally Posted by a500lbgorilla
Also, I wouldn't be surprised if mathematical proofs have application in computer science.
I can think of millions of examples off the top of my head. I don't even have to be creative.
Ohm's Law, Kirchhoff's Laws, etc.
Originally Posted by wufwugy
why the fuck do i need to know how to integrate by hand when most integrals can't be done by hand? that's like learning how to read braille when you're not blind. especially when doing them by hand is wrought with peril and unproductive compared to just punching the numbers into a calculator or wolfram alpha.
Preaching to the choir, here. Except for that part about Braille.
IDK where you came up with that. It's too loose an analogy for my taste.
Originally Posted by a500lbgorilla
Stuff like this is lifting brain weights.
Yeah. I totally agree with this, too.
Originally Posted by wufwugy
i mean, i am BAD at word problems. why? probably because im treated like a human calculator instead of an analyst, and im getting very little experience with word problems. yet what people need to be truly effective is to be good at word problems, not calculations.
I felt the same way. My co-students freaking hated me for asking for word problems on the tests. I think it's the difference between a student's mindset and a working professional's mindset. The student wants the grade, but the professional wants the education.
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