Yeah, but those deep general properties don’t matter to someone who can’t even evaluate the expression. I’ve encountered these math explanations through code be

Yeah, but those deep general properties don’t matter to someone who can’t even evaluate the expression. I’ve encountered these math explanations through code before, and I think there a fantastic way to answer the question “what does this notation do?” I am currently taking an algorithms class and often ad hoc notation is introduced and explained through a code analogy. I think it’s a great way to help someone understand unfamiliar math notation quickly.