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Why I like the math puzzles

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  • jon-nycJ Offline
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    jon-nyc
    wrote on last edited by
    #1

    To prevent this:

    F275C84E-2C28-448C-9850-694D54481087.jpeg

    You were warned.

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    • KlausK Offline
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      The kind of math I need for my job right now is very different from things I learned at school or college.

      I've never liked calculus or geometry. In college, I concentrated on numerical methods and discrete mathematics.

      But these days, I mostly need the most abstract kinds of mathematics: universal algebra, category theory, type theory and logic. On the side, I try to learn more about statistics (measure theory etc.). The math concept that currently blows my mind is duality.

      If I keep doing puzzles here, it's not impossible that I'll be co-opted as a math professor in our math department within the next years. I'll submit my participation here in my application materials.

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        I’ll put in a good word for you.

        You were warned.

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        • KlausK Klaus

          The kind of math I need for my job right now is very different from things I learned at school or college.

          I've never liked calculus or geometry. In college, I concentrated on numerical methods and discrete mathematics.

          But these days, I mostly need the most abstract kinds of mathematics: universal algebra, category theory, type theory and logic. On the side, I try to learn more about statistics (measure theory etc.). The math concept that currently blows my mind is duality.

          If I keep doing puzzles here, it's not impossible that I'll be co-opted as a math professor in our math department within the next years. I'll submit my participation here in my application materials.

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          bachophile
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          @klaus said in Why I like the math puzzles:
          The math concept that currently blows my mind is duality.

          U should try ménage a trios

          Should really blow your mind

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            #5

            I once attempted a menagerie, but was ejected from the zoo before completion occurred, and told quite firmly not to return.

            I was only joking

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              he said 'firmly'. heh.

              You were warned.

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