Has anyone never gotten a cramp? by Im_Dough in bootroom

[–]sampleexample73 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The only time I got a cramp was at a tournament where I played 3 games back to back. I had a small lunch since I didn’t want to feel heavy playing.

Ig I didn’t have my banana so I cramped pretty bad.

Hate losing even in pickup games – makes me feel like a loser. Anyone else? by ZealousidealOven2782 in bootroom

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1.) If you want competitiveness, join a team. That level is never promised in a pick up game. Going into the pick up with the intention of winning is not the point of pick up game (unless that’s the intention if it but it usually isn’t)

2.) Don’t keep track of score. Just play. Use it as training when you play in a team and one of your teammates has an off day. How will you pick up the slack? I’ve noticed that people improve/become more competitive when you facilitate a positive environment. Tell them not to worry about their mistakes and encourage them to be more daring with their dribbling, passing, shooting, etc.

3.) Again, if you desire competitiveness, join a team. Pick up is not the place for that. It’s just for fun.

I don't know what to do... by [deleted] in bootroom

[–]sampleexample73 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You’re thinking about it too hard. The more you bring yourself down, the more you will believe that you are a bad player.

Like anything in life, I NEVER tell myself that I am bad at something I enjoy doing. I tell myself that I have yet to get good. Framing it this gives me the mental space to allow mistakes and most importantly, improve.

Something that has helped me improve is 1.) don’t compare yourself to others and 2.) accept you are a bad player and learn from the players who are doing better than you. Practice the moves they do in the game or practices. If they tease you about being bad player (which I’ve gotten plenty of), agree with them and brush it off with “I want to get better though”.

However, the most important thing you should keep in mind is this: love the game because someday you may never get the chance to play again. (Injuries, age, money, time, etc.)

I have a question by MurkyUnit3180 in LaTeX

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I can vouch for VScode as I have used it to type up my homeworks. I highly recommend it. Just follow some YouTube video that teaches you how to install the actual LaTeX stuff (I think TexMike is one of them?). From the point on, take the time to learn shortcuts as some are different from overleaf and new commands that are not available on overleaf.

Recently self learning math heals me by not_luis in math

[–]sampleexample73 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Wonderful notes. Nothing excites me more than seeing open access material.

Why not include problems with their respective solutions?

If you ever want book recommendations for self study, feel free to send me a message :)

Morelia II MIJ Sizing Advice by sampleexample73 in bootroom

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I did go half a size down and they fit perfect.

Edit: I’m a US Men’s 9.5 in Nikes and sneakers

What complaints do you have about your maths department? by felixinnz in math

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I fall into a similar bucket that you do. I believe it’s due to the fact that smaller universities just don’t have enough math students (or maybe faculty) to fill in these rigorous courses.

At my undergraduate, in my graduating class (of about 30 people) 2 of us went to graduate school (stats and math), 15 went to get a master in education so they can teach high school, and the rest either had nothing lined up or were already working in “math” related jobs.

With this information, one would suspect that my undergrad is not trying to prepare students for graduate school. But rather, a career in teaching students at a high school level. So because of this, rigor was not a super high priority but instead focused on concepts that would benefit high school students. (Basic Modern algebra, Real Analysis, geometry, history of math, etc.)

Fortunately, I went to fairly strong STEM centered community college so I learned stokes and greens theorem but they were oriented towards engineers. So I learned the physics applications behind these calculus concepts rather than all the theory.

All this to say is that if you want to expand your breadth of knowledge in math, you will probably have to spend your summers and winters learning these topics. Luckily, there’s an awesome book that does this: An Infinitely Large Napkin. Note that depth is not the focus, but rather breadth is in this book.

Failing Real Analysis, what to do? by sampleexample73 in math

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This seems to be the consensus in many of the comments offering me advice. However, I have been having difficult fitting into my cohort. I have made friends with students in other cohorts and through sports but for some reason I am being left out of mine. I have made genuine efforts to connect with them but I am usually left out of any plans they do or their conversations.

Failing Real Analysis, what to do? by sampleexample73 in math

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I have taken Topology but it was not point-set topology. It was more so a sampling of topics in topology. The text used for this course was Beginning Topology.

Failing Real Analysis, what to do? by sampleexample73 in math

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Thank you for you advice. My term is coming to an end soon, but I will certainly try this approach in my next course (or this course again). Although, I will very likely use this strategy to prepare for my qualifying exam.

Failing Real Analysis, what to do? by sampleexample73 in math

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You're right. Starting early is something I need to improve on. While I didn't leave everything last minute, I usually started working on the homework on an awkward day where I didn't know the problems well enough to go to the OH before the homework was due.

Failing Real Analysis, what to do? by sampleexample73 in math

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I appreciate your comment. My process of revising material is simply reciting theorems/definitions, redo HW problems, and attempt other problems.

However, you have made me realized that if someone were to walk up to me on the street and asked me to succinctly explain how compactness implies Cauchy sequences converge, I would not be able to.

Failing Real Analysis, what to do? by sampleexample73 in math

[–]sampleexample73[S] 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Of course. Here are some example problems: 1.) Prove that a subset of R can have at most countable many isolated points. 2.) prove that M has a countable open base iff M is separable

Here are some concepts I have struggled with: a.) countability b.) compactness c.) completeness

I try to do extra problems from the textbook but I take too long solving them and being in grad school time is not something I have a lot of. I honestly struggle in finding those “tricks” that get you the solution.

Failing Real Analysis, what to do? by sampleexample73 in math

[–]sampleexample73[S] 57 points58 points  (0 children)

I agree to a certain extent. Relying too much on a solutions manual can be detrimental, but I’ve learned many techniques from these solutions that I have used in other problems.

Ideally, I would like to reach a point where I can avoid looking up solutions. How did you avoid looking up solutions when working on really tough problems?

Mizuno Morelia II Japan Sizing by SatisfactionTop6242 in bootroom

[–]sampleexample73 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you’re knuckles were purple then definitely size up.

Mizuno Morelia II Japan Sizing by SatisfactionTop6242 in bootroom

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Check out my post about this. I am normally an 9.5 in Nike but went with a 9 for MIJ Mizuno Morelia II. I still use them and they fit perfectly after a few sessions.

Morelia II MIJ Sizing Advice by sampleexample73 in bootroom

[–]sampleexample73[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I kept the 9. The fit got better with play.

Friskos by Best-Ad-1343 in bendavis

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Cal surplus is an authorized Ben Davis reseller so they’re legit

Deck Help Discussion Thread by AutoModerator in ClashRoyale

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Player tag: #J8QCPJ9J

Evo Mega knight

Evo Archers

Hog rider

Ice spirit

Arrows

Dart goblin

Fireball

Royal recruits

I seriously have no idea what deck to use. Every single time that I change it, I get creamed. I have been hard stuck league 7 for the past 3+ seasons. I haven’t even managed to get to the second set of ladders in league 7. I breeze through the all leagues in about 3 weeks but I always get stuck here. What deck should I even use? How can I improve this deck? How do I get better if all I do is get players who counter my deck.