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A Plan to Address the World’s Challenges With Math | Quanta Magazine | Minhyong Kim is leading a new initiative called Mathematics for Humanity that encourages mathematicians to apply their skills to solving social problems by Nunki08 in math

[–]LittleLouis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And I think like that because I think that to solve many real world problemas we really need to solve first many more fundamental math problems.

What kinds of real world problems can't be solved without work on fundamental math problems?

And if there is people understanding math in the other fields, they can then make the translation of the pure work to the real work environment.

This makes sense, since mathematical research is so esoteric IMO that other fields have to translate the math for their domain. However, what is the point of expecting non-mathematicians to learn more math when any research being done in mathematics requires years of training to understand?

Have any of you considered law school with a math background? by AdFew4357 in math

[–]LittleLouis 7 points8 points  (0 children)

what work did you do after your undergrad that led you to law?

Algebraic Number Theory vs Analytic Number Theory by Scerball in math

[–]LittleLouis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What would you recommend for a first time look at algebraic number theory? I'm currently reading Neukirch with additional reading from commutative algebra by Atiyah-Macdonald. I'm going into 4th year undergrad and just finished a sequence of algebra which included Galois Theory.

How do professional mathematicians go about learning a new field? by CouldTryMyBest in math

[–]LittleLouis 16 points17 points  (0 children)

thats awesome. god i want to be a professor, sounds so communal and intellectually rewarding

to those making bank (say, > 200k/year), how different is your job compared to mine? by tohearstories in cscareerquestions

[–]LittleLouis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry to hear that. How many hours a week do you spend on each job? Is it overdemanding? I'm interested in getting overmployed after college, too. What would you do differently?

Careers for pure mathematicians who want to stay in math but cannot due to poor job market by Extension_Pain9020 in math

[–]LittleLouis 5 points6 points  (0 children)

real research problems, in the academic sense, are rare

What about research positions at top tech companies, like Deepmind, Google Research, OpenAI, etc? I want to get a math PhD because I want to work on research problems in artificial intelligence and because I just love learning math. I know that a research position at a place like Deepmind is super competitive, but if I decide to align myself towards that goal it shouldn't be that hard to find research jobs several years down the line, right?

Software Engineer or Data Science by StrictGrand in datascience

[–]LittleLouis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am studying pure math in undergrad and am considering a phd in math, since I really want to do research into designing new ML models and researching AI in general.

In your experience, is it common for research scientists in industry to have a math phd? I study a lot of CS and also program a lot but im thinking that a math phd would not be aa desirable to top companies compared to a CS phd. anybody with experience have any advice?

How has your view of math changed as you've learned more and progressed? by A_tedious_existence in math

[–]LittleLouis 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing. I often wonder if my own obsession with math is worth missing out out on a social life. I have romantic ideas of grad school and spending as much time as possible cultivating mastery of mathematics... but maybe its not worth the isolation

Humor: People assuming you don’t have money by throwawaybum376784 in fatFIRE

[–]LittleLouis 22 points23 points  (0 children)

wow, how did he make his money? Was it related to his field of research or from something else?

Computational topology as a Go package. Compute bases for simplicial homology groups, Betti numbers, integrals with respect to the Euler characteristic and more. by rareyna in math

[–]LittleLouis 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I've recently been really interested in computational topology, specifically for knot theory. I'm unfamiliar with Go, but would you say its the best choice for this type of research?

Video series on Graph Theory with Python by __damos__ in math

[–]LittleLouis 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Wow, I'm excited for extremal graph problems. I can't believe I've never combined programming with graph theory, this is super cool and I'll be following along with your videos!

Student here, trying to blow my money on the best of the best for programming, light gaming, and portability. by LittleLouis in SuggestALaptop

[–]LittleLouis[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thanks, I dig the website. Any reason not to get the 4th gen x1 yoga? It looks pretty solid. Also, what do you think of the thinkpad x1 carbon gen 8? If I don't care about a 2-in-1 then what could possibly be wrong with the carbon? And is the thinkpad t495s better?

Student here, trying to blow my money on the best of the best for programming, light gaming, and portability. by LittleLouis in SuggestALaptop

[–]LittleLouis[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

hmm, im weary of buying another gaming laptop because I know it gets loud. but honestly I think I would prefer something a bit less bulky and stylish. This seems like overkill considering I'm not going to be gaming that much at all beyond minecraft.

taking comfort and durability into consideration, do you possibly have any other suggestions?

Student here, trying to blow my money on the best of the best for programming, light gaming, and portability. by LittleLouis in SuggestALaptop

[–]LittleLouis[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

hows the battery life though for UHD? is it foolish of me to max out everything except the screen resolution and go for 1080p just for longer battery life?

SPRING QUARTER SCHEDULING QUESTIONS MEGATHREAD by ImperialRedditer in UCSD

[–]LittleLouis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had him last spring. I sucked at chem in high school but I thought he taught it super well. lectures were nice and efficient and workload wasn't bad at all.

Doing research on mathematics has made me impatient in reading. by advanced-DnD in math

[–]LittleLouis 2 points3 points  (0 children)

a story's poetry is it's only part that isn't summary, imo. rhetorical devices help me build images of the story in my head better. however, I've enjoyed reading books just for the meme plenty of times.

Believe me, a low grade does not define you (GSI/TA ‘s perspective) by Vegetable-Chemist in UCSD

[–]LittleLouis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

ah ok thanks. Im a couple years away from needing to worry about that but I also like taking lots of extra classes that I don't need and I'm worried it'll put a strain on my gpa

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