“Science, my lad, has been built upon many errors; but they are errors which it was good to fall into, for they led to the truth.”
A Journey to the Center of the Earth - Jules Verne
ok so this is probably just me being a self-obsessed heartless dumbass but is it me or is it that when you're bad at doing something people just tell you to try harder but if you're REALLY BAD at doing something they say "oh it's [mental illness]" and try to actually give you help. what if i do have a mild version of a thing why shouldnt i get help. at least some. just a crumbe of adderall and empathy plz
mathematical revelation so great i almost became religious
What kind of math are you studying?
math tuition is hell im gonna shoot myself with a gun
You took this photo? I've loved it for a long time!
when people are like “he’s not even attractive you could find a guy that looks like him at any gas station” i’m like….. well you see there’s beauty everywhere actually
oh youre a math phd? Name 5 equations
1. The functional equation for the completed L-function associated with a modular form.
2. The Analytic Class Number Formula
3. 196883 + 1 = 196884
4. Chinese Remainder Theorem (gives an “equality” of rings)
5. Prime Number Theorem (gives an asymptotic equality of two functions)
(Can you tell what kind of mathematician I am from this? I feel like it’s pretty obvious lmao)
Euclidean Geometry in Mathematical Olympiads
Geometric proofs… might anyone have a good resource for learning them more formally? I need them for a project I’ve recently begun, and hope to find a guide stronger than those reserved for high school geometry courses haha.
Specifically, i’m looking to understand lines, line intersections, things of that type, in a deeper way.
Thank you! :)
Parents (when their child is young): "I know everything. You must obey my every command. The tiniest amount of doubt toward me is considered so disrespectful that I'm justified in hitting you for it.
Parents (when their child is grown): "Please forgive me. I'm only human. There's a lot I didn't know. I tried my best."
This exactly. It feels as if the brains of my friends flow smoothly towards the shore of certainty through the choppy seas of truth- meanwhile I'm taking a raft.
there's a very specific feeling that makes it difficult to study math in an academic environment when all students around you seem like they're exponentially more intuitive than you in this subject
math people scare me. math people will be like "math works in mysterious ways TO YOU. i get it though." and they do and it's fucking terrifying.
mathematical revelation so great i almost became religious