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So all responses thus far have been great, I think the thing I struggled with in HS and into university is trying to place everything and see what the current m
by craigching 9y ago
So all responses thus far have been great, I think the thing I struggled with in HS and into university is trying to place everything and see what the current math leads to. So, responding here, but upvoting those that responded to me at this time because all provided me with insight. Thanks!
- glockenspielen 9y agoHead down the Prof Wildberger rabbit hole if you'd like to explore why we might be able to cast aside chunks of conventional math including real numbers and infinite sets. https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCXl0Zbk8_rvjyLwAR-Xh9pQ https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCXl0Zbk8_rvjyLwAR-Xh9pQ https://njwildberger.com https://njwildberger.com
- fjsolwmv 9y agoMight be? Of course we can. Obviously infinite objects are irrelevant to modeling the real world. They are just a shorthand for adding a bunch of annoying qualifiers to every mathematical statement.
- yters 9y agoIt's a good thing we don't actually need the square root of two!
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- geezerjay 9y ago> Obviously infinite objects are irrelevant to modeling the real world. I disagree. The concept of infinite objects are essentially object sets with an unknown limit. This represents a general case from which we can draw important concepts.
- tw1010 9y agoI would be careful taking that stuff too seriously. It's ok as entertainment though.