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Symbols and math are two completely different things. Symbols are just something you attach concepts and ideas to. I believe that with words and labels instead

by 127 5y ago

Symbols and math are two completely different things. Symbols are just something you attach concepts and ideas to. I believe that with words and labels instead of obscure symbols and surnames of mathematicians, teaching math could be more efficient. Even with set theory being a branch of mathematics, categorizing things seems to be very shooting from the hip. All I'm seeking here is how to improve communicating math without having to go through the credentialism of higher education. edit: Why you didn't understand my comment on reading papers: some computer science papers require heavy math background. A lot of math is actually applied math.

gspr 5y ago
At this part you're just armchairing. Lastly: > All I'm seeking here is how to improve communicating math without having to go through the credentialism of higher education. Like I've already pointed out: mathematics is perhaps the most "open source" field there is. There's no need to go through the "credentialism" if you don't want to. Again you're just conflating math being hard with it being protected by some imagined wall of credentialism guarded by gatekeepers.