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That he learned calculus when he was younger doesn't really explain how he so easily transitioned into mathematical physics after a liberal arts education. Cal
by sn9 9y ago
That he learned calculus when he was younger doesn't really explain how he so easily transitioned into mathematical physics after a liberal arts education.
Calculus is relatively basic compared to grad level work in that area.
- ekm2 9y agoCalculus at 11 and never having been challenged for a while at school implies he self studied some courses that he is not explicitly mentioning.
- sn9 9y ago>and so it was a long time after that before I was exposed to any math that was really more advanced than basic calculus. This suggests calculus was all he knew before at least college (for some value of "a long time").