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Many people, when they say math, mean continuous math. At work, my colleagues are almost entirely statisticians and actuaries, and I sometimes joke that my onl
by arnsholt 1y ago
Many people, when they say math, mean continuous math.
At work, my colleagues are almost entirely statisticians and actuaries, and I sometimes joke that my only math course at university was Calculus 1. I have of course done lots more math, but it’s all CS type stuff like logic and discrete structures like graphs and trees which is a very different world from continuous stuff.
- kqr 1y agoThese cultural differences even determine how you eat your corn: http://bentilly.blogspot.com/2010/08/analysis-vs-algebra-predicts-eating.html http://bentilly.blogspot.com/2010/08/analysis-vs-algebra-pre... (I know this is weak evidence that has been debunked by stronger studies.)
- anthk 1y agoDiscrete math it's far easier to grasp than continous curves under calculus.