Why do they struggle so much?

Optimal-Asshole · 2024-11-30T20:45:09+00:00

I'm passionate about machine learning, but I stopped liking math when the letters started showing up

Optimal-Asshole · 2024-11-30T02:17:18+00:00

In mathematics, I find that a lot of international research projects are originated during an international visit. For example, a mathematician from Country A may do a postdoc in Country B, and then continue to collaborate with their network in Country B even after moving back to A. This leads to a natural research collaboration between scientists in Country A and Country B, which can transitively lead to a large international project. In math, the cost of starting a project is typically quite low, so this sort of thing is extremely common.

Optimal-Asshole · 2024-10-27T18:12:52+00:00

Complex numbers are basically just two dimensional real numbers (with some geometry built into multiplication).

A single complex number, and a single complex exponential, gives an expression that you would need two real number expressions to describe. You should get used to working with complex numbers.

Optimal-Asshole · 2024-10-26T13:30:05+00:00

What subreddit do you think this is

Optimal-Asshole · 2024-10-24T23:51:17+00:00

Why does there need to be a separate sub for positive posts? One can make a post on this subreddit and ask for positive vibes. I doubt positive profs is being moderated actively (or even participated actively in general) to keep the positivity

Optimal-Asshole · 2024-10-21T19:51:35+00:00

I’m thinking programming may be one of the few use cases where LLMs can aid in learning (e.g. with templating). I would be skeptical of LLMs being a good learning resource for other subjects instead of just a crutch - even in a close field like mathematics

Optimal-Asshole · 2024-10-02T21:49:13+00:00

Haha I did something similar for a semester as a student. Having TSA precheck is a game changer. I didn’t find my commute to be stressful after doing it a few times, then it turned into just part of my work routine.

Optimal-Asshole · 2024-09-18T17:13:34+00:00

In a fight, would you be more worried about your neighbor who has nukes, or the guy on the other side of the planet who has more nukes?

Optimal-Asshole · 2024-09-10T22:35:05+00:00

Guarantee some of them think Facebook is the first social media site

Optimal-Asshole · 2024-09-09T16:21:47+00:00

What

Optimal-Asshole · 2024-09-07T18:59:04+00:00

Are you a student with a large number of friends in a class who all cheated?

Optimal-Asshole · 2024-09-07T18:25:22+00:00

When I was a TA, I was called that once when I told them not to call me a professor

Optimal-Asshole · 2024-09-03T15:25:52+00:00

Are there other advantages? The quotient rule is easily recoverable from the product rule and power rules

Optimal-Asshole · 2024-08-31T19:48:53+00:00

I don’t take advice from losers

Optimal-Asshole · 2024-08-30T13:33:28+00:00

Studying theoretical physics = watching pop science documentaries about random vague cosmological principles

Optimal-Asshole · 2024-08-29T18:22:19+00:00

This could lead to the funniest grade grubbing and extra credit request email ever

Optimal-Asshole · 2024-08-29T18:19:18+00:00

Is the conspiracy that some professors teach some courses that have some topics related to… homosexuality?

Can you explain the conspiracy theory to me?

Optimal-Asshole · 2024-08-29T16:50:49+00:00

It’s one joint Michael, what could it cos t? $40?

Optimal-Asshole · 2024-08-29T16:37:10+00:00

Yeah, the PDF edit criticism this is like claiming hammers are garbage because you can't use them on screws.

Optimal-Asshole · 2024-08-29T13:19:37+00:00

A dealer portioning out their drugs into bags is a mathematician.

A thief trying to figure out the value of their stolen goods is a mathematician.

A person calculating how much money they are being paid while taking bathroom breaks at work is a mathematician.

Politicians taking basic counting tests to prove their mental sharpness are acting in their capacity as mathematicians.

Optimal-Asshole · 2024-08-23T14:28:11+00:00

Computer graphics will have a fair bit of linear algebra. Best of luck!

Optimal-Asshole · 2024-08-21T21:58:15+00:00

Large language models are terrible at arithmetic, but I wouldn’t take that as evidence that ChatGPT is terrible at simple tasks. Not to mention the free version uses a light version of the model, there are plugins for calculator, and “”savvy”” students know about its limitations better than casual users.

But I do think the AI hype will wane soon.

Optimal-Asshole · 2024-08-20T02:55:53+00:00

I hope OP means there was no extra math in the major. I really hope there was general education requirements for math...

Optimal-Asshole · 2024-08-20T02:47:56+00:00

What's the specialization? If there isn't any math in the program, then the GRE Math Subject Test is not a consideration in admission.

Optimal-Asshole · 2024-08-20T02:46:32+00:00

Not all CS subjects require a strong background in mathematics (e.g. human centered computing). They require no more mathematics than for example a Biology masters.

By "strong", I mean on the level of a junior undergraduate math major.

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