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I am glad to know that this is true of people within the field. I've always found mathematics a romantic subject, but the landscape is so broad I always feel lo
by diiq 17y ago
I am glad to know that this is true of people within the field. I've always found mathematics a romantic subject, but the landscape is so broad I always feel lost.
Well, maybe not 'glad' --- it's too bad that people are punished when they try to be on more than one bleeding edge. But at least I feel like less of a dunce.
- tjarratt 17y agoWhile the landscape may be broad, it should be exciting that you can spend your entire life studying one facet of a subject as deeply as you like and there will still be an infinity of other truths you could have discovered. Talk to colleagues studying other fields, even if you never have an amazing cross-discipline breakthrough, it is nice to hear about other elements of mathematics. disclaimer: While I finished my degree in mathematics, I immediately entered the field of programming, which was what I had intended to study.