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I remember one of my physics teachers told me that what it used to mean to be a good mathematician was you could do mathematics quickly in your head. But then
by omarhaneef 6y ago
I remember one of my physics teachers told me that what it used to mean to be a good mathematician was you could do mathematics quickly in your head.
But then cheap and ubiquitous calculators changed all that, and what it meant to be a good mathematician was solving complex chains of problems.
But then cheap computers changed that, and what it means to be a good mathematician now was just setting up the right equation.
- acwan93 6y agoIt’s like how people equate rattling of facts as being smart. When you’re effectively carrying the equivalent of all human knowledge with you at all times, memorizing facts and historical dates seems obsolete. Now it’s about filtering out the “noise” facts and figuring out which facts or dates are relevant.