Re:Harvard Grad Starts Math Museum Helped by Google, Hedge F...
by jamesbritt on Thursday November 03, 2011 @04:30PM
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The most awe inducing results during undergrad was Galois theory, but you need quite a bit of mechanics to be able to understand the proof.
But what was the essence of that awe?
For me, when I had that special feeling, it came from the flash of insight of seeing that this thing is like that thing. It was seeing mappings and patterns, and I think this can be conveyed to the novice without having to show something as complex as Galois theory.
But what was the essence of that awe?
For me, when I had that special feeling, it came from the flash of insight of seeing that this thing is like that thing. It was seeing mappings and patterns, and I think this can be conveyed to the novice without having to show something as complex as Galois theory.