My regrets studying mathematics

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  @aucourant9998 · 7 years ago (edited)

  When I got to university, I realized some people love mathematics so much, they live and breathe it, they love it, it excites them. I also, realized that I didn't feel the same.

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• EL

  @elizabeth1703 · 6 years ago

  THIS is my biggest frustration with studying math at university. I enjoy getting into the depth, meaning, history and application of everything im learning... but realistically i only have enough time to learn how to answer the questions they want me to answer correctly and move on.<br>Most theories and progress in mathematics was made by people who never had deadlines, and were pursuing this knowledge at their own will, speed, and capacity.

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• OT

  @Otonium · 7 years ago

  Yes, sometimes I don&apos;t know if it&apos;s my passion or my ego? Both? Hard questions.

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• KE

  @KennTollens · 5 years ago

  School has a way of making you feel like you are way better than you actually are. Then you go into the real world and barely know anything.

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• EL

  @eliaslove6192 · 7 years ago

  Thank you for existing.

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  @MonkeyAmmo · 5 years ago

  i think grades in higher mathematics like differential geometry, galois theory, commutative algebra and so, shouldn’t have grades. in my experience I find that the more I care about my grades the less I care about the meaning of these abstract ideas. so i have vowed to not care about my grade and seek understanding exclusively

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• JV

  @jvolstad · 7 years ago

  I&apos;m a Math Major. &nbsp;I am also 66-years-old. &nbsp;Really.

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• DA

  @davidpi2540 · 7 years ago

  Part of Bob Ross success was his ability to make people feel welcome. By treating people like his equal, they weren&apos;t intimidated or afraid to come back for fear of failure. A man who spent his career screaming at soldiers. the man was a national treasure, and so are you. As a high-school dropout, my life was hard work, harsh chemicals, and eventually disability. But it wasn&apos;t that I was stupid, just not being understood by a system that did help the ones who could not keep up.. But my greatest love was always math. The few times I could find books on math it made no sense to me so I just gave up. Then along came YouTube. &nbsp;So although I am 64 years old I have a keen interest in continuing to learn math. &nbsp;So please keep teaching for all those who will never understand it, but absolutely love it anyway.

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  @ThatDrummerFrank · 6 years ago

  Your honesty is incredible. You are one of the few people I’ve ever seen admit some of the taboos and social ugliness they &nbsp;experienced in mathematics and physics departments

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• KR

  @kreglfromworld · 7 years ago

  This dropped as I was studying maths

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• TA

  @tanja8907 · 6 years ago

  The best thing I took from studying mathematics; -<br>Two random variables were chatting in a bar. On overhearing their conversation....<br>A: &quot;What is the integral of 1/cabin?&quot;<br>B: &quot;log cabin.&quot;<br>A: &quot;Nope, houseboat--you forgot the C.&quot;

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• MR

  @MrDaryca · 5 years ago

  They say it&apos;s better to regret things we&apos;ve done than things we have never done.

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