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Re:Will it rot my students' brains if they use Mathematica? ... by perihelions on Friday November 05, 2021 @08:55AM (#29118504)
Violent video games make me want to do math. Some of the most enjoyable projects seem to stem from theorycrafting questions.

I think Monster Hunter World was the first time I worked out a dynamic programming algorithm in anger.

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Re:Will it rot my students' brains if they use Mathematica? ... by albrewer on Friday November 05, 2021 @11:31AM (#29120709)
> I think Monster Hunter World was the first time I worked out a dynamic programming algorithm in anger.

Care to elaborate?

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