Re:Mathematicians Come Closer to Solving Goldbach's Weak Con...
by slowpoke on Saturday May 12, 2012 @07:44PM
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>And while school-level mathematics ain't the same as research-level mathematics
School mathematics isn't even math, it's a bad joke. I recommend Lockhart's Lament[1],
I fully share his views. School 'math' destroyed every ounce of interest I had in math,
and now, as a CS student, I still have a hard time getting rid of this attitude towards
the subject even thought I know a lot better now.
School mathematics isn't even math, it's a bad joke. I recommend Lockhart's Lament[1], I fully share his views. School 'math' destroyed every ounce of interest I had in math, and now, as a CS student, I still have a hard time getting rid of this attitude towards the subject even thought I know a lot better now.
[1]: https://www.maa.org/devlin/devlin_03_08.html