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Yes, but so poor is my memory that when I eventually sat my exams I had to do most of it by those first principles instead of the known formulas!
by beardyw 4y ago
Yes, but so poor is my memory that when I eventually sat my exams I had to do most of it by those first principles instead of the known formulas!
- hanche 4y agoI can see how that sucks during the exam, but knowing how to do it from first principles will stick with you for much longer. When I told my students that I went into mathematics because my memory is so bad, they never believed me. But it is the truth (at least somewhat).