Re:Examples of common false beliefs in mathematics
by t-3 on Monday January 31, 2022 @01:05PM
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I do complex math without using greek letters and other untypable characters all the time. It's called programming. The order of operations is explicit, the operations themselves are explicit, and there is very little room for ambiguity. The notation is only for saving space, not because it's the be-all end-all absolute best solution for representing mathematics.
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Re:Examples of common false beliefs in mathematics
by coliveira on Monday January 31, 2022 @01:53PM
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Sorry to tell you, but most programming is just elementary school math and boolean operations. In many cases it doesn't even require high school math. I'm not saying it is easy, but it certainly doesn't require any sophisticated math.
Re:Examples of common false beliefs in mathematics
by BeetleB on Monday January 31, 2022 @01:18PM
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> I do complex math without using greek letters and other untypable characters all the time. It's called programming.
This is simple math.
Start writing formal proofs for your programs. You will then be in the realm of something more complex (and still far lower than the level in a research paper).
Even a proof of the complexity of your algorithm (let alone the correctness) will get ugly without this notation.