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> spending 4 weeks on like 5 pages of a 10-page chapter. But is that the best use of your time? Look at it as the best use of paper :) Many math books are den
by enriquto 2y ago
> spending 4 weeks on like 5 pages of a 10-page chapter. But is that the best use of your time?
Look at it as the best use of paper :)
Many math books are dense. They don't bullshit you around. Spending several hours on a single page is the normal usage.
- moomin 2y agoYeah, and for better or for worse, it is the best arrangement. I remember ploughing through Alan Baker’s number theory book. You have to sit with a pencil and paper and convince yourself of half the steps, but you sure as hell know the material afterwards. And you do need the skills you gain by doing this.
- 082349872349872 2y ago> And you do need the skills you gain by [engaging]. The slogan I've heard is: "Mathematics is not a spectator sport."
- moomin 2y agoI haven’t heard that one before but it’s on the nose. I have heard Euclid’s much older “There is no royal road to geometry”.