> Nothing in your comment makes me want to go learn more theory, and I would argue that it's nonsense to anyone who is not a mathematician. What a coincidence

> Nothing in your comment makes me want to go learn more theory, and I would argue that it's nonsense to anyone who is not a mathematician. What a coincidence this came up today. I'm not a mathematician. I minored in math, but even the undergrad work was honestly difficult for me. For most people, this might be nonsense. But it doesnt have to be. I'm trying to learn about Fast Fourier Transforms because they're relevant for an embedded device system I'm investigating. I'm also not an Electrical Engineer so it is mostly new to me. To understand the language of FFTs, linear bases and the like, I've started working through Axler's Linear Algebra Done Right. First, just learning more theory shows me we can learn and grow in our old age. This week I worked through linear spaces. I'm actively asking myself questions and working with other fields besides the reals and complex numbers so I can understand coding theory in general more. And the parent's comment about quotient fields and rings is directly related to a question I asked myself about the