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It's more some level of what they call "mathematical maturity", or just experience with math. None of this relies on math past the first or second year of colle
by bo1024 3y ago
It's more some level of what they call "mathematical maturity", or just experience with math. None of this relies on math past the first or second year of college for a typical STEM degree: linear algebra and vector calculus. But most people aren't used to the notation that is taken for granted here, for example, subscripts on functions.
I know it looks scary if you aren't used to it, but it just takes some practice to pick up. This is far from arcane and elite in the math world!
- bjornsing 3y agoI still remember the formal prerequisite for one of the more advanced math courses I took at uni: “The mathematical maturity that several years of study in mathematics typically gives” (roughly translated from Swedish). I thought it was kind if pretentious at the time (most other courses listed other courses as prerequisites), but now I think it makes sense.