3 ms·
I'm sure padthai meant that you need to do math to learn math, not just read or watch videos.
by ducttapecrown 8y ago
I'm sure padthai meant that you need to do math to learn math, not just read or watch videos.
- mindcrime 8y agoI'm sure padthai meant that you need to do math to learn math, not just read or watch videos. Sure, I'm just saying that it kinda depends on what part of math one is referring to. I think sometimes in these discussions on HN, we overload the term "math" to mean both "calculation" or "applied math", and "pure math" or "math research" and it can be unclear which is being referred to in a given statement. I believe you can learn the former - "applied math" - (at least up to a certain level) just by reading books, and watching videos (and doing exercises, of course). But for the latter - "pure math" - I agree that you need other people, since you can't easily verify your own proofs.