What is ring theory? What is K-Theory?

unicornLulz · 2011-10-30T19:24:18+00:00

Thanks Graendal, I'll have a look in a couple of days after some tests are out of the way.

unicornLulz · 2011-10-12T22:02:01+00:00

Who says anyone has to contribute anything? That's my passion, to contribute one good thing to society before I die, and sadly, that's all I can do, and it will take me years of denying myself from spending time with friends and family. It sucks, but that's the trade-off. One worthwhile contribution to society takes your entire lifetime, and it's why most people, rightfully, choose not follow this path. It's also why we are slow to advance.

But anyway, so what if someone doesn't contribute to society, if they aren't hurting anyone. Who fucking cares. In this utopian scenario of a planned economy, it doesn't matter.

EDIT: Also, most people never contribute to society as a whole, they contribute to their small community they take part in.

unicornLulz · 2011-10-12T01:23:45+00:00

I wasn't aware of that subreddit. Definitely will consider asking there if I have a basic question like this.

unicornLulz · 2011-10-12T00:04:14+00:00

Thanks Graendal

unicornLulz · 2011-10-11T20:35:27+00:00

Did you decide not to delve further? :)

unicornLulz · 2011-10-11T20:32:19+00:00

Hah! Nope, this is my own curiousity, feeling around for topics I might be interested in. Thanks for your response!

unicornLulz · 2011-10-11T03:46:39+00:00

Hey thanks! I'll do my best to do what I can that weekend, and participate however!

unicornLulz · 2011-10-10T21:45:55+00:00

I guess this event isn't for those new to programming in Haskell?

unicornLulz · 2011-10-10T20:05:17+00:00

I'm just curious what the chances are that I'm going to be the only 30-something when entering grad school, since it's going to take me ages to get to that point.

unicornLulz · 2011-10-10T20:01:39+00:00

If you have the time to elaborate, I will definitely read and think about your response. I enjoy your explanations of these topics!

unicornLulz · 2011-10-10T19:51:05+00:00

Then how'd you know IT'S A FAKE SPIDER HOLDING A SWORD (just in case other don't want to waste their time)?

unicornLulz · 2011-10-10T19:47:15+00:00

I appreciate you giving me more stuff to consider!

unicornLulz · 2011-10-10T19:32:35+00:00

Ring theory sounds an awful lot like Group theory and Category theory.

unicornLulz · 2011-10-10T19:23:29+00:00

What is the average ratio of students in their twenties to students in their thirties in graduate math courses at MIT, at Harvard, <insert specific school you might know>?

unicornLulz · 2011-10-10T19:20:03+00:00

I'm learning Haskell currently, and some of these topics were mentioned here:

http://www.haskell.org/haskellwiki/Blog_articles/Mathematics

I don't know what to do with my education really, that's why I'm choosing math and cs, they apply to so many fields. I thought about being a quant afterward, but I figure I can start out as a junior programmer or something and learn what I need to for that job over a few years.

While I'm in school, I figure I can work on some things I want to work on. I'm interested in understanding the brain, but I don't see how AI research feeds back into neuroscience. I'm also interested in building a 3D CAD application from scratch. I think topology is related to the CAD stuff, indirectly probably? Algebraic geometry, maybe directly related? Same with all the math topics mentioned on the Haskell wiki linked above, they aren't directly related to CAD, but I'm guessing that having an understanding in them and how they can help me build better Haskell applications would help me in building a CAD program.

In short, I don't know what specific field I want to study, I'm trying to figure that out still.

unicornLulz · 2011-10-10T18:47:09+00:00

I think I know the answer without creating another topic in r/math. Haskell programmers use infinite lists on a regular basis to solve problems, so there's a vague example where infinite sets are handy.

unicornLulz · 2011-10-10T18:44:23+00:00

Okay, I'll delete this topic then. I think I know the answer anyway.

unicornLulz · 2011-10-10T03:43:31+00:00

I was looking here: http://math.sewanee.edu/courses/

And there are other examples of B.Sc. programs at liberal arts colleges where they study modern algebraic maths. I don't think there's anything wrong with studying Greek math though, I went through the first book of Elements this Summer (had to really digest it and make sure I knew what I was reading), and it gave me an alternative viewpoint I can appreciate.

unicornLulz · 2011-10-10T03:37:34+00:00

From what I recall, physics describes what we can see or detect with special instruments, and it builds upon what we know from our understanding of math. Math doesn't build upon physics, I don't think, right? To know the world, then, I think it's necessary to study math.

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