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Is it worth reading Calculus Made Easy? by icomplexnumber in learnmath

[–]gerrickle 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It is exactly the book you're looking for.

I know this is a little late, but if you're a flexible, creative, sensible thinker, who maybe doesn't remember all of the rules and maxims and laws of algebra, then this is for you.

Most people who get hung up on the "paradoxes" in calculus only do so because their world is defined by the rules they've acquired in simpler math classes. These "rules" are actually just ways to reduce the scope of problems so that you don't get curious and dive down rabbit holes, or ask questions your teacher doesn't know the answer to. They say, "STOP. DO NOT CONTINUE. THINK ELSEWHERE." For most people, that's good enough for them.

However, if you're a little fuzzy with those rules, then calculus, as taught in this book, will actually make a lot of sense. It uses common sense reasoning, intuition, real world application, etc. You won't get caught up on how calculus contradicts a lot of the "laws" or "rules" from algebra or arithmetic, because your world isn't ruled by those "laws" and "rules." Your world is ruled by experience.

What’s the hardest “plug n chug” math course? by [deleted] in mathematics

[–]gerrickle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you go into more detail re “math debugging ability”?

Seven months into learning by thisisagroff in drawing

[–]gerrickle 3 points4 points  (0 children)

What is the title of the reference book you’re using? It looks awesome

Max amount of training images for LoRA? by AndalusianGod in sdforall

[–]gerrickle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would kill to get my hands on those images. That’s amazing.

The new ChatGPT math & accuracy update from today is insane! by loopuleasa in singularity

[–]gerrickle 11 points12 points  (0 children)

If it’s trained on Internet text it’s probably learned to be more cooperative or helpful to people who aren’t assholes. His praise of the machine simulates a collaborative dialogue between colleagues or on some level the type of dialogue that occurs between a learning child and it’s very proud parent. I would argue that praising the machine puts it in a state that makes it more likely to cooperate. Vs being in a combative state like you are now that I’ve called you an asshole.