🧵 What made you fall in love with Math/Physics?
Anonymous at Tue, 15 Oct 2024 09:40:24 UTC No. 16432637
Anonymous at Tue, 15 Oct 2024 13:37:57 UTC No. 16432890
>>16432676
I agree, as a programmer I love solving problems using algorithms
Anonymous at Tue, 15 Oct 2024 14:01:36 UTC No. 16432928
>>16432637
Calc 1+2, I had this great teacher. She had actually gotten a degree in math and then a graduate degree in engineering, so she was a lot smarter and more learned than your typical math teacher. She was super nice to all of her calc students and let me listen to music in class, prepared us well for the AP exam, encouraged us to go to school for math.
Anonymous at Tue, 15 Oct 2024 14:39:01 UTC No. 16432975
>>16432928
ohh that's so cool man, I too see the combo of math + engineering to be cool af, seeing teachers encouraging students is dope. Wish her the best.
Anonymous at Tue, 15 Oct 2024 14:40:53 UTC No. 16432979
>>16432975
I'm doing math and CS right now, I like both of the majors but kind of hate the culture in CS. I was expecting something more like the 20th century ethic and instead it's very soulless. So I'm not sure what I'll do when I graduate. Right now I'm just focusing on learning as many skills as possible. Maybe I'll go back to school in 10 years and switch to engineering, who knows.
Anonymous at Tue, 15 Oct 2024 14:44:27 UTC No. 16432984
>>16432979
I feel you man, I started CS in uni a month ago, it's kinda cool but I expected much much more than what the enviroment is, it surely increased my love for math and physics in fact I am planning on buying books and learning stuff online, but it is more of a result of self learn to love rather than inducted love from Uni itself.
Anonymous at Tue, 15 Oct 2024 14:46:04 UTC No. 16432985
>>16432984
I'm definitely happy with the material, but the environment really leaves a lot to be desired. I don't want to drop the major just because I don't like most of the people, but I might not go into software work.
Anonymous at Tue, 15 Oct 2024 14:52:55 UTC No. 16432988
>>16432637
Infinity.
Before limits, derivation & integration math was nice because I found it easy, but not really that interesting.
Anonymous at Tue, 15 Oct 2024 16:10:43 UTC No. 16433103
>>16432985
yeah i got you, i am from Europe and the programming market is kinda fucked rn, i sent my CV to UK, cities near me, Estonia etc and never even bothered to answer me.
Fortunately I met a shit ton of funny and skilled dudes so the environment is a plus for me.
still i think i'll have a software job but i wanna build enough mental power to be able to continue my side projects and learn many new things because I am more a polymath than just simply a one skilled person.
hope i'll reach my goal and create something cool. who knows.
Anonymous at Tue, 15 Oct 2024 16:12:12 UTC No. 16433106
>>16432988
infinity is definitely cool, and also cool to see how it's hard for us humans to imagine how much infinity is while at the same time creating the concept of infinity.
Anonymous at Tue, 15 Oct 2024 16:14:39 UTC No. 16433109
>>16433103
The US job market is better but it really feels like the country is collapsing, so I don't know how much better off we are. Plus my college is just filled with foreigners and that sucks, hope you don't have that issue.
>estonia
Are you Finnish or something lol? Can't imagine a German or Frenchman would bother applying to Estonian jobs.
>I am more a polymath
That's my goal too, I'm unsure if I'll be able to get there though. What projects are you working on? Are you a double major?
Anonymous at Tue, 15 Oct 2024 16:19:03 UTC No. 16433117
When 6-8 years old I saw Michio Kaku on History Channel talking about 12D string theory and Calabi Yau manifolds and it stuck with me ever since to be able to understand that shit.
Anonymous at Tue, 15 Oct 2024 17:28:19 UTC No. 16433203
>>16433109
>the country is collapsing
it is, unfortunately or not the US is an empire who is slowly dying.
>Are you Finnish or something lol?
nope, italian, but I am pretty adaptable especially with languages, also the job was in remote-mode and they hired juniors so why not.
>. What projects are you working on? Are you a double major?
Right now I am building a huge map on all the things i wanna learn and to be able to adapt and improve my intelligence as much as possible while also building projects, I am doing a little bit of this and that in CS but more on front-end development.
Anonymous at Tue, 15 Oct 2024 17:31:06 UTC No. 16433208
>>16432979
>>16432984
why cs in an age of LLMs? I think the AI proofed jobs are in experimental physics, civil engineering, mechanical engineering, materials, etc.
Anonymous at Tue, 15 Oct 2024 17:54:01 UTC No. 16433235
>>16433208
AI isn't really that good at coding. I'm getting a math major so I can pivot anyways if I need to. I just like computers
Anonymous at Tue, 15 Oct 2024 19:28:01 UTC No. 16433358
>>16433208
LLMs are a factor, but things are getting much, much weirder. like you can't have a "hello world" app these days, without dockerizing it, putting it in kubernetes, then ansible/terraform. there's a vendor lock-in on infrastructure, gpu farms is something no one can afford in-house. there's going to be a purge of small and middle sized companies.
Anonymous at Tue, 15 Oct 2024 19:38:20 UTC No. 16433372
>>16432637
I didn't. I fucking hate math and physics. I hate how much work it is, I hate how confused and frustrated I am most of the time, and most of all I hate that I'm inexplicably good at it - because it constantly makes me feel like if I did anything else I'd be squandering my abilities.
Anonymous at Tue, 15 Oct 2024 19:40:47 UTC No. 16433375
it slows down the rotting of my brain I guess, everything is boring except very complex fields that have a learning curve requiring several lifetimes to master.
doesn't require any particular talent, just a brain and a lot of dedication.
you can talk about things that those around you won't understand, it'll give you the illusion that you haven't devoted your life doing nothing.
Anonymous at Tue, 15 Oct 2024 22:18:18 UTC No. 16433515
>>16432637
Newton's mathematical philosophy. I realized physics is just philosophy measured through mathematics. Intrigued I studied more theory and law and saw the natural beauty of the universe and earth.
I see the cycles of celestial mechanics like a machine.
I see life as the antithesis of matter.
Anonymous at Tue, 15 Oct 2024 22:46:05 UTC No. 16433564
>>16433515
>I realized physics is just philosophy measured through mathematics.
Exactly, exactly my bro, you see it.
do you have any suggestions for a CS student like myself to be a math/physics chad so i can pass my exams better? quantum physics intrigues me but im still a starter.
Anonymous at Tue, 15 Oct 2024 22:47:40 UTC No. 16433565
>>16433372
idk bro i like math, but as a beginner im kinda slowish
Anonymous at Tue, 15 Oct 2024 22:48:43 UTC No. 16433566
>>16433375
> just a brain and a lot of dedication.
i think these are the keys to achieve anything in life, hard work is key.
Anonymous at Tue, 15 Oct 2024 23:21:58 UTC No. 16433606
>>16433203
>unfortunately or not the US is an empire who is slowly dying.
It's what it is. I'll probably leave eventually.
>italian
Lol you're gonna learn Estonian just for a job?
>I am building a huge map on all the things i wanna learn
What else do you want to learn?
Anonymous at Tue, 15 Oct 2024 23:46:51 UTC No. 16433636
>>16433564
It's hard to say. Everyone is different. I would start with systems sciences. Linear and non liner systems.
Everything is simple after that.
I would also suggest strengthing your language skills. Because technical language has more defined parameters.
For example general realitivity. The technical term realitive means each person's perspective.
Realitive observation. Is a subjective experience.
Of space/time. Meaning a point of space on earth
Time. Meaning the frequency oscillation of a pendulum over the earth's rotation in front of the sun.
Time isn't real but a measurement.
So time is different on each point on earth
Quantum physics is a more sophisticated form of statistical or probability theory. Wave patterns can be found in anything.
Think of waves as a probability distribution on the x y axis
Anonymous at Wed, 16 Oct 2024 01:48:32 UTC No. 16433751
>>16433372
once you had a life! you had dreams! now you're just the math and physics guy!
Anonymous at Wed, 16 Oct 2024 01:51:17 UTC No. 16433755
>>16433751
Yup. Sums up physics exactly. Wish I never wasted my time
Anonymous at Wed, 16 Oct 2024 02:05:21 UTC No. 16433764
>>16432637
LSD
Anonymous at Wed, 16 Oct 2024 02:11:59 UTC No. 16433769
>>16433208
>ChatGPT, write me a program that does, uhhh, this thing
>No not like that
>What does that loop do?
>No, I need it to do this
>What is that function?
>Why isn't <filepath> working???
This is the process for writing a 200 line C++ program, good luck telling an LLM what to do if you can't describe it perfectly and understand the program enough to make sure its right.
Raphael at Wed, 16 Oct 2024 02:53:49 UTC No. 16433808
>>16433769
That’s what I do my fsiq is 100 but I understand fundamentals and I can code up strategies and scripts
Anonymous at Wed, 16 Oct 2024 04:05:18 UTC No. 16433885
>>16432637
>What made you fall in love with Math/Physics?
Star Trek
I mean back before it turned LGBT.
Anonymous at Wed, 16 Oct 2024 05:48:00 UTC No. 16433975
>>16432676
Why do you like solving math problems? My IQ guarantees that I'm able to solve problems, but playing vidya just seems more fun. Game development seems like a fun concept if it just so happens solving problems is required to make the game, but just solving math problems by itself, why is that interesting?
Anonymous at Wed, 16 Oct 2024 12:53:44 UTC No. 16434310
>>16433975
For the same reason as why solving sudokus is interesting. There's one guy on youtube who does nothing but solves sudokus on his channel and he has over half a million subscribers that's how much people find it interesting. Math problems are almost the same, it requires logical thinking.
Anonymous at Wed, 16 Oct 2024 22:38:36 UTC No. 16435368
>>16433606
and where do you plan to go?
yeah but fortunately the job required english as a substitute, but still i am good with languages so it would've been fun to me to learn something new
Anonymous at Thu, 17 Oct 2024 09:01:25 UTC No. 16435992
>>16433751
why is being the math and physics guy bad? i think it's pretty cool
Anonymous at Thu, 17 Oct 2024 09:08:03 UTC No. 16435995
>>16434310
For the same reason: mental masturbation and a sense of self accomplishment/smugness
Anonymous at Fri, 18 Oct 2024 16:21:13 UTC No. 16438166
>>16432676
looks like a ball hitting a boob and the boob jiggling in the opposite direction.
Anonymous at Fri, 18 Oct 2024 17:27:23 UTC No. 16438289
>>16432637
application of mathematics.
especially dynamic optimization/optimal control/CoV
applicable to any time related problem. very powerful.
Anonymous at Fri, 18 Oct 2024 18:03:46 UTC No. 16438351
>>16435992
it's great until you realize everything else you wanted out of life took a back seat while you became the math and physics guy, and now those doors are forever closed to you
Anonymous at Sat, 19 Oct 2024 17:57:00 UTC No. 16440055
>>16432676
this girl did.
Anonymous at Sat, 19 Oct 2024 18:27:16 UTC No. 16440118
>>16432637
that didn't happen
I don't belong on this board
Anonymous at Sat, 19 Oct 2024 19:13:34 UTC No. 16440195
>>16432637
taking calculus in university. There's something that's just fantastically beautiful about that idea of continuity and limits, like we put a box around infinity.
Anonymous at Sat, 19 Oct 2024 23:28:52 UTC No. 16440455
Fuck if I know
Anonymous at Sun, 20 Oct 2024 00:16:07 UTC No. 16440505
>>16432676
what's the solution?
Anonymous at Sun, 20 Oct 2024 01:46:27 UTC No. 16440610
>>16438289
this
Anonymous at Sun, 20 Oct 2024 01:49:46 UTC No. 16440617
>>16438289
>optimal control
what book recommendations do you have for a math bachelors? also what is CoV?
Anonymous at Mon, 21 Oct 2024 03:15:02 UTC No. 16442093
>>16432637
Wanting to understand the patterns of everything.
>Downside: you start to see the patterns in everything. And I mean everything.
Anonymous at Mon, 21 Oct 2024 03:17:58 UTC No. 16442098
>>16432637
Taking honors linear algebra with a foreign professor in my third-world country
Anonymous at Mon, 21 Oct 2024 07:09:03 UTC No. 16442224
>>16432637
I like anything that makes me money.
Anonymous at Tue, 22 Oct 2024 14:26:40 UTC No. 16444160
>>16434310
So you're autistic?