“Take this quote from William Hamilton […]

We belong to opposite poles of algebra; since you… seem to consider Algebra as a ‘System of Signs and of their combinations,’ somewhat analogous to syllogisms expressed in letters; while I am never satisfied unless I think that I can look beyond or through the signs to the things signified.


You catch that? William Hamilton, who gave us our bizarro non-commutative generalization of the complex numbers, didn’t want algebra to be a science of symbols alone.
[…]
In brief: Algebra isn’t just hard for surly teens. It’s hard for anyone with an intellectual commitment to symbols having meanings.”


— Ben Orlin, What’s the use of math history?
https://mathwithbaddrawings.com/2024/11/19/whats-the-use-of-math-history/


#Maths #Mathematics #History





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Fellow #Programmers, #Coders (and possibly #Mathematicians) lend me wisdom!


I’m learning from books and I “know” the best way to learn from them is to work through them. But what I don’t know is how I’m doing. I’m often frustrated at my pace, since I don’t know what normal is.


And I need to learn stuff, to land a job. (I’m old. I want to pivot into a remote job, ergo devops. Anyway, that’s enough about me.)


So here’s the question(s),


  1. How long do you take to work through a new text / proof / new book on a new topic that you don’t know?

  1. How long did it take you (if you remember) when you were just starting out?
  2. Were you doing this on your own?
  3. Were there other people / things / places that aided you?

Please boost, to help a slow learner?! Thank you!


#Coding #Maths #Books #Workbooks




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#programmers, #coders, #mathematicians, #coding, #maths, #books, #Workbooks


7560c5fb6f28e73e.pngWhat do you mean?


https://mathwithbaddrawings.com/2024/08/06/which-mean-do-you-mean/


#Maths #Fun




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Why it took 379 pages to prove 1+1=2


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwbZaTjXo-s


#Mathematics #Maths




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079e9ddf0e130521.pngShare your French Fries people!


https://mathwithbaddrawings.com/2023/10/24/err-and-err-and-err-again-but-less-and-less-and-less/


#Maths #Math #Mathematics #Wisdom #Life




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Math for Super Beginners || How To Learn Pre-Algebra and Basic Algebra


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AkDPs72ffw


#Mathematics #Maths #ForMe




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b8d106d87ad50deb.pngExtra! Extra! You computer lies to you!


Read all about it in @b0rk’s new zine!


https://wizardzines.com/zines/integers-floats/


#Books #Zines #Maths #Computers




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