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Talking about frontier mathematics? Even the common for-mere-mortals version of mathematics is totally inaccessible to most people. Even to those who want to re
by jan_m_savage 17d ago
Talking about frontier mathematics? Even the common for-mere-mortals version of mathematics is totally inaccessible to most people. Even to those who want to really learn it.
Take a good look at the textbooks that teach mathematics and tell me I am wrong.
- tintor 17d agoThere are many amazing Youtube channels that explain complex math well, for example https://www.youtube.com/c/3blue1brown https://www.youtube.com/c/3blue1brown
- jjgreen 17d ago... and quaternions?
- jan_m_savage 16d agoI am well aware of all the sites and YT, what you probably thought I live in a cave? I taught mathematics at Tsinghua for over a decade, so I know what I'm talking about. 3B1Br is great but only for a 'hobbyist'. There's no systematic progression to teach from A to Z. Also, you can't learn mathematics just by watching videos.
- nxpnsv 17d agoThe books exist and are possible to understand. They teach maths at most universities. You should try it, learning is fun.
- jan_m_savage 16d agoplease have a look at my profile before making silly comments. :)
- nxpnsv 16d agoI don't see how your profile possibly could make your point valid.
- jan_m_savage 16d agoOK.
- Paracompact 17d agoIf there is any barrier, it is not intentional, I assure you. Math is just hard.
- jan_m_savage 16d agoIt is but not so hard as it appears now. Part of the difficulty is artificial. Whether intentional or not, it's there. I have yet to see a textbook that really taught learners as they deserve to be taught. Some are good in some aspects, but a perfect textbook does not exist. "Here are some theorems and some proofs and here are some ideas left as exercise to the student". smh.
- mitxela 16d agoTry university courses rather than books.
- jan_m_savage 16d agoYeah like that didn't occur to me. LOL.