Why are Soviet math textbooks so hardcore in comparison to US textbooks? (2017)

Re:Why are Soviet math textbooks so hardcore in comparison t... by roveo on Wednesday April 22, 2020 @05:24AM (#22943695)

Ha-ha, the #57 mafia is freakin everywhere, now I even meet you guys in HN comments :)

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Re:Why are Soviet math textbooks so hardcore in comparison t... by golergka on Wednesday April 22, 2020 @08:40AM (#22944890)

I suspect that there's much more of us here in the comments in general than you would recognize. As well as all other post-soviet math-schoolers. It's exactly the kind of education and attitude that makes a career of a senior engineer at FAANG or CTO at a VC-backed startup not only easy in a technical sense, but also a perfect cultural fit.

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Re:Why are Soviet math textbooks so hardcore in comparison t... by Fnoord on Wednesday April 22, 2020 @08:53AM (#22944974)

What does this number, and the other one, refer to?

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Re:Why are Soviet math textbooks so hardcore in comparison t... by golergka on Wednesday April 22, 2020 @10:27AM (#22945906)

In a soviet system, schools go by numbers first, and only sometimes have their own names.

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