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I studied both A and B. In college, I declared a double major in math and physics. Then I went to grad school in physics. Granted, it was one brain (mine) stud
by analog31 3y ago
I studied both A and B. In college, I declared a double major in math and physics. Then I went to grad school in physics.
Granted, it was one brain (mine) studying both subjects, so it should not be shocking that I learned both in the same way. Of course I practiced lots of problems and derivations in my physics class, but I also practiced and memorized lots of proofs in my upper level (i.e., more theoretical) math classes.
And truth be told, maybe even in my liberal arts courses as well. Thanks to programming, I got really good at typing. Thanks to owning a personal computer (one of the first at my college) I started writing and re-writing a lot. Repetition and practice even got me through those courses.
It was simply mercenary at the time, not wanting to waste time during exams recalling the easy stuff gave me more time to think about the hard stuff. But I think it did help me in the long run. I still use a lot of that stuff today, at age 60, though it's certainly more computer-aided than it was back then.