Re:Infinity Category Theory Offers a Bird’s-Eye View of Math...
by Someone on Thursday September 16, 2021 @03:22AM
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> Back then, I had stumbled upon some Wikipedia pages about category theory, but all the jargon seemed impenetrable at the time. Now, I really wish it had part of the curriculum from the very beginning.
It’s possible that the jargon would have seemed impenetrable to most students, and ,any students would have dropped out if they had done that.
I think you have to learn first that abstraction can be useful in math by learning that similarities exist between seemingly distinct structures.
It also just takes time for things to sink in. As one of my teachers said about analysis: “don’t worry if you can’t do the exercises. In six weeks time, look back at today’s exercises, and you’ll wonder how you ever found them difficult”
It’s possible that the jargon would have seemed impenetrable to most students, and ,any students would have dropped out if they had done that.
I think you have to learn first that abstraction can be useful in math by learning that similarities exist between seemingly distinct structures.
It also just takes time for things to sink in. As one of my teachers said about analysis: “don’t worry if you can’t do the exercises. In six weeks time, look back at today’s exercises, and you’ll wonder how you ever found them difficult”