If Pi is infinite, that means that it has to have every combination of numbers possible. So does that mean that at someplace in Pi it starts counting up every number sequentially? And if it does then would that not mean that it can’t do every combination of numbers that it hadn’t done until that point can’t be done? submitted by /u/FlapJack127 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Sorry for the clickbaity title ? So, I'm reading an essay by Henri Poincaré, it's about "invention" in mathematics. He says that, theoretically, maths can be understood as a series of small logical steps, or a series of patterns and combinations. Therefore, a good mathematician should also be a good chess player and computer. However, this isn't true in his experience (he himself was not very good at chess). He proposes three types of potentials people have for maths (the names are mine, not his): 1) The non-mathematical: these people lack the focus, memory and intuition for higher mathematic ..read more

Firstly just want to say I’m sorry if my terminology or understanding is a little fuzzy, it’s been about 5 years since undergrad where I was a mathematics minor and engineering major. I was thinking today about giving directions to someone walking in the woods. If I told them a sequence of steps to take that corresponded to a degree/radian change in direction along with a stepwise increase in position, how can I be sure that if they change the order of my directions they will still end up in the correct destination? This thinking led me to remembering Fourier sequences and how they can compos ..read more

This recurring thread is meant for users to share cool recently discovered facts, observations, proofs or concepts which that might not warrant their own threads. Please be encouraging and share as many details as possible as we would like this to be a good place for people to learn! submitted by /u/inherentlyawesome [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

I am not in maths but in a related subject. If I prove something and I know it is correct, then usually I move on to something else rather than researching the maths that could potentially reduce the proof to a few sentences. submitted by /u/CounterHot3812 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

I use to hate math, grew up with a solid aptitude for it but quickly lost it in my teens. Going back to school for engineering in my late 20s and it’s personally my favorite subject. For me it was the satisfaction I got from the effort I needed to put in during precalc. Then I got the calc series and started relating topics to their historical contexts (what questions inspired the discovery or what philosophical conversations lead to paradoxes which lead to series or limits. Things like that) So what made it something you love or enjoy? submitted by /u/AngryGaggleOfGeese [visit reddit] [comm ..read more

I currently have a 3.6 gpa as an applied mathematics student and my parents keep scolding me all day because my grades are "low" for their standards and want me to have a 4.0 I'm honestly thinking about dropping out and giving up... this is really the best I can do... maybe a 3.7 ig but I mean I really am trying (of course I'm still going with friends and everything because balance is key) but I just can't with their remarks all day telling me that I'm not good enough for math nor am I smart enough for it they're the ones paying for my tuition so I can't just cut ties with them I really don't ..read more

As manuscripts get longer, repeating the same phrasings for equations, such as "is given by" or "is calculated as" can start feeling fairly repetitive in my writing, and I always enjoy finding some different verbal ways to introduce and progress equations. What are some of your favorites? Coming from an applied area associated with state space models, differential equations, and statistics, I particularly enjoy sprinkling in "...obeys the dynamics..." or "...admits..." from time to time. submitted by /u/hesperoyucca [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

How can i achieve an elite problem solving such that i can even tackle olympiad problems with ease? I know practice is the main key, but are there any more ways in which i can develop my problem solving at a crazy level? I'm currently in High School, and preparing for physics and maths olympiad. It's hard to solve some tough books. submitted by /u/West_Profit773 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

As the title says. I’m looking to map out a function that can satisfy this requirement, but the only way I can think of doing this is to separate it into 2 separate functions, which kind of defeats the purpose. submitted by /u/Old_Outcome4344 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more