Re:The Mathematical Hacker
by c0balt on Friday December 23, 2022 @03:47PM
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+1 for this comment. Calculus, i.e., Calculating with mostly finite numbers and (usually) a known set of well defined rules is only a part of mathematics.
As a student that currently learns Analysis and linear algebra, it is far more complex and abstract than calculus. It is not neccessarily harder to learn but different. And adapting to this paradigma takes time (and effort).
It is similiar to learning Assembley as a Python developer. Knowing Python will help with Assembley. But the levels of abstraction are obviously different and will require a lot of learning.
As a student that currently learns Analysis and linear algebra, it is far more complex and abstract than calculus. It is not neccessarily harder to learn but different. And adapting to this paradigma takes time (and effort).
It is similiar to learning Assembley as a Python developer. Knowing Python will help with Assembley. But the levels of abstraction are obviously different and will require a lot of learning.