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The first International Math Olympiad

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    jon-nyc
    wrote 24 days ago last edited by
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    Nice!

    Only non-witches get due process.

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      Tom-K
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      Horace, great job. When I was a boy everybody was ok at 1+1, and maybe 2+2, but at 4+4 things fell apart.

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        24 days ago

        Horace, great job. When I was a boy everybody was ok at 1+1, and maybe 2+2, but at 4+4 things fell apart.

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        Horace
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        @Tom-K said in The first International Math Olympiad:

        Horace, great job. When I was a boy everybody was ok at 1+1, and maybe 2+2, but at 4+4 things fell apart.

        That's where multiplication comes in handy. I haven't gotten to that part yet, but word on the street is that it works well.

        Education is extremely important.

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          blondie
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          @Horace I said you were awesome! Congratulations!

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            jon-nyc
            wrote 18 days ago last edited by jon-nyc
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            The new Romanian president scored a perfect score on the IMO in the 80s

            Twice.

            Only non-witches get due process.

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              jon-nyc
              wrote 18 days ago last edited by
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              Guy might be smarter than Biden and Trump. I mean, it’s possible.

              Only non-witches get due process.

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                Klaus
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                @Horace in what context do you take those classes? Are you working on a degree?

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                  18 days ago

                  @Horace in what context do you take those classes? Are you working on a degree?

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                  Horace
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                  @Klaus I'm considering pursuing a Masters in math after I re-do the calc courses.

                  Education is extremely important.

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                    jon-nyc
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                    My Carnegie Hall concert buddy got a master is math (or as he says maths} just for the hell of it.

                    Only non-witches get due process.

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                      18 days ago

                      The new Romanian president scored a perfect score on the IMO in the 80s

                      Twice.

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                      jon-nyc
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                      @jon-nyc said in The first International Math Olympiad:

                      The new Romanian president scored a perfect score on the IMO in the 80s

                      Twice.

                      Apparently only 25 people have ever gold medaled twice in the IMO.

                      Only non-witches get due process.

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                        18 days ago

                        @Klaus I'm considering pursuing a Masters in math after I re-do the calc courses.

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                        Klaus
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                        @Horace said in The first International Math Olympiad:

                        @Klaus I'm considering pursuing a Masters in math after I re-do the calc courses.

                        Cool! What part of mathematics do you want to specialize in?

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                          @Horace said in The first International Math Olympiad:

                          @Klaus I'm considering pursuing a Masters in math after I re-do the calc courses.

                          Cool! What part of mathematics do you want to specialize in?

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                          Horace
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                          @Klaus I don't know. Applied Mathematics maybe.

                          Education is extremely important.

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                            Klaus
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                            Is this just for fun or do you want to make a living with it?

                            If it's just for fun, I'd specialize in some absurd, highly theoretical branch of mathematics with no applications in the next 300 years, such as higher-dimensional category theory or homotopy type theory or algebraic topology.

                            If you want to make a living: Probability/statistics and then make $$$ in the AI industry.

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                              AndyD
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                              You could diversify and become the next Tom Lehrer

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                                Is this just for fun or do you want to make a living with it?

                                If it's just for fun, I'd specialize in some absurd, highly theoretical branch of mathematics with no applications in the next 300 years, such as higher-dimensional category theory or homotopy type theory or algebraic topology.

                                If you want to make a living: Probability/statistics and then make $$$ in the AI industry.

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                                Horace
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                                @Klaus said in The first International Math Olympiad:

                                Is this just for fun or do you want to make a living with it?

                                If it's just for fun, I'd specialize in some absurd, highly theoretical branch of mathematics with no applications in the next 300 years, such as higher-dimensional category theory or homotopy type theory or algebraic topology.

                                If you want to make a living: Probability/statistics and then make $$$ in the AI industry.

                                I am sort of curious whether there's such a thing as a job market for someone in their mid 50s with a fresh degree in the next big thing in tech. Curious enough to actually find out.

                                Education is extremely important.

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