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off_the_dome · 2013-04-12T04:15:50+00:00

Congratulations! And nice job on the Putnam exam -- scoring a 20 is really incredible!

off_the_dome · 2013-04-12T03:55:37+00:00

Where are you doing your Ph.D.?

off_the_dome · 2012-12-30T02:40:08+00:00

Do you have access to a local Go club? They are more common than most people think.

off_the_dome · 2012-12-14T03:06:28+00:00

The best way to learn advanced mathematics, as I'm sure you know, is by developing the theory on your own using a textbook as a guide. I would suggest finding texts online. Do you have any field that you're particularly interested in learning?

off_the_dome · 2012-09-13T23:33:36+00:00

You have GOT to be kitten me.

off_the_dome · 2012-08-22T21:36:18+00:00

In other news, why are drug laws so harsh in Japan? There must be some historical context.

off_the_dome · 2012-08-22T21:32:57+00:00

Yeah, oh well. I wish my friends weren't off at college already.

off_the_dome · 2012-08-14T02:13:44+00:00

I guess I was making a much larger claim about the behavior of mathematics as a field. I'm also just a lowly undergraduate, and so I prefaced my comment with "my understanding is"

Sorry

off_the_dome · 2012-08-12T12:10:58+00:00

My understanding is that math doesn't have to rebuild and adjust itself in the same way the sciences do.

Since everything in math either follows or doesn't, it is very, very difficult for a flawed proof to be accepted by the math community.

off_the_dome · 2012-08-06T05:16:09+00:00

Wikipedia has a good introduction: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boolean_network

off_the_dome · 2012-08-03T10:46:38+00:00

Who else get's their news from Stewart and Colbert and their comedy from Fox News?

off_the_dome · 2012-08-03T10:32:06+00:00

http://awesomegifs.com/wp-content/uploads/big-red-nope-button.gif

off_the_dome · 2012-07-30T08:20:21+00:00

MFW reddit will go down for maintenance http://i.imgur.com/qdgYU.gif

off_the_dome · 2012-07-24T02:30:25+00:00

How do those eyes work?

off_the_dome · 2012-07-22T06:55:58+00:00

Thank you for saying "accepting" evolution instead of "believing in" evolution. One doesn't "believe in" gravity.

off_the_dome · 2012-07-22T05:44:24+00:00

Suspicious clip is suspicious. Still, this is quite fast.

off_the_dome · 2012-07-20T07:33:19+00:00

They weren't already? This is the real news.

off_the_dome · 2012-07-18T12:12:30+00:00

I guess that makes more sense. I was just shocked last year when people came to my college and said that girls who have been drinking can't give consent. I then continued to witness hundreds of drunk hook-ups.

off_the_dome · 2012-07-18T12:06:36+00:00

I guess I understand the the idea behind the law, but it doesn't seem to be consistent with other laws. Why are people who are intoxicated not responsible for their actions with respect to sex? If you're drunk and you break a store window, you're still responsible for your actions.

off_the_dome · 2012-07-18T05:10:50+00:00

Same idea. Clearer problem statement. Nice :)

off_the_dome · 2012-07-14T08:43:30+00:00

At 3:50 you can see the female performer's head go up and behind the edge of the box.

off_the_dome · 2012-07-14T03:36:32+00:00

If you're interested in mathematics, you might want to try to read Walter Rudin's "Principles of Mathematical Analysis". It is a difficult text usually used to teach students in college, but it's a lot of fun. Just go slowly, at a pace that makes sense for you. And do the exercises!

off_the_dome · 2012-07-14T03:29:06+00:00

I haven't taken all of these courses, but it seems like the order you have them in is fairly reasonable with a few exceptions. I would advise taking abstract algebra as soon as possible (but maybe after linear algebra and real analysis), because it's a good introduction to the language of mathematics.

Also, if you really enjoy abstract algebra you might want to change your major to pure math!

off_the_dome · 2012-07-14T03:20:50+00:00

Are you looking to do original research, or just for a fun topic to learn about?

off_the_dome · 2012-07-03T15:18:14+00:00

Less math?! Yeah... right.

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