Ego and Math – 3B1B 2023 Stanford Math Department Commencement Speech [video]

Re:Ego and Math – 3B1B 2023 Stanford Math Department Commenc... by yantrams on Wednesday June 21, 2023 @09:54AM (#36418494)

I've come a long way I guess in the sense that I've learned to adult my way through things that don't necessarily excite me :|

Programming in particular was a gamechanger for me and helped me see and appreciate the beauty in practical problem solving using simulations etc.

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Re:Ego and Math – 3B1B 2023 Stanford Math Department Commenc... by agumonkey on Wednesday June 21, 2023 @11:03AM (#36419395)

Can you describe what do you mean by simulations in this context ? you explore various solution configurations ?

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Re:Ego and Math – 3B1B 2023 Stanford Math Department Commenc... by yantrams on Wednesday June 21, 2023 @12:28PM (#36420668)

Yep kinda like that. I call it Answer guided monkeying around :) I try and see if I can arrive at the answer using Monte Carlo simulations and then try to work around that. Often times they give valuable insights and help uncover symmetries etc that aren’t obvious.

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Re:Ego and Math – 3B1B 2023 Stanford Math Department Commenc... by agumonkey on Wednesday June 21, 2023 @03:04PM (#36422878)

hmm seeking symmetries, the best kind of fun

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