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Re:Math education: It’s not about numbers, it’s about learni... by sjg007 on Tuesday July 11, 2017 @05:20PM (#14748192)
I never got proofs. I wish I did.
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Re:Math education: It’s not about numbers, it’s about learni... by tnecniv on Tuesday July 11, 2017 @10:23PM (#14749718)
The thing that made it click for me was getting a "first principles" book for something relatively simple like Linear Algebra (or some basic CS-flavored discrete math book). These books prove everything, and reading the proofs the author wrote made me recognize what you needed to do to prove something.
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Re:Math education: It’s not about numbers, it’s about learni... by sjg007 on Tuesday July 11, 2017 @10:52PM (#14749808)
Would you recommend one?
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