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As I recall, most math majors don't even appreciate math in the deep, comprehensive way until the second half of undergrad. It wasn't 'til Complex Analysis my s
by hasbroslasher 10y ago
As I recall, most math majors don't even appreciate math in the deep, comprehensive way until the second half of undergrad. It wasn't 'til Complex Analysis my sophomore year that I really began to understand that I was studying something so awe-inspiring - before then it was all "yay derivatives yay matrices".
- tnecniv 10y agoFor me it was when I took proof-based Linear Algebra and probability. I went from having a decent mathematical intuition but struggling in practice to actually getting how to do it and succeeding with it.
- the_watcher 10y agoI was a liberal arts major who lived with a math major. I remember him telling me (while he was battling through Complex Analysis) that he never realized that his math degree would really begin when he stopped seeing numbers (or something to that effect).
- roesel 10y agoI'd say the fifth semester of calculus is the usual time for an "oh wow" moment. It's one of the reasons why not a lot of people experience it. Four semesters of calculus is a heavy price to pay.