As a little boy I was given a set of these so I could visualise maths in my mind. They really work.

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I'm assuming it's a grumpy old wanker. You're right, probably doesn't have the balls. That's why he's so grumpy.

Talk about stats and normal distribution.

That's interesting

Or all the good will hunting math nerds that can't pull in the opposite sex.

Cool, thanks for sharing. My wife is all about educational stuff for our grandsons.

That is cool.

Standard math load out for Catholic school in the 1970's: Algebra 1&2, Calc 1&2, Statistics, Geometry, and the two courses that changed my outlook: Probability and very basic modelling.

College was heavy on statistic, probablity and modelling because I loved it, especially pertaining to Economics.

My family is full of math savants, I kid you not. However, whatever "it" is skipped right past me...I had to work at it.

My partner is a Michigan Aero undergrad and has a master in Aero and something else from Standford. Bright boy.

I walked in the conference room one day and he was working with one of Aero folks, a young woman from Wyoming who is getting her PhD in Aero. There was math all over the walls, the kind of stuff that gives me vertigo. I asked Paul and Meg if they can "see" what the numbers will make, the outer mold lines, etc.

"Yup".

Clearly my math elevator doesn't go to Concierge Level:D

fify

lol

College statistics was easy, all applied math, we could have formula cards pre-written but we had to know which to use when and how to properly plug-n-chug 'em.

Then tried pre-calc algebra (thought I wanted to go to compsci engineering skool) and the expectation of memorizing formulas and names killed me. First question on first exam was "formula to calculate compounding interest". Since I had helped the instructor when she was taking a C++ class "for fun", that is how I answered - in code. Then gave it to her in 5 other current languages as well as 2 ancient ones, including assembler for TRS-80.

While she understood my point, he hands were tied as to the course and department requirements for pointless memorization, so I dropped and did a BAS (batch. of applied science) in software dev instead.

Having started programming before really mastering long division in 4th grade, I firmly believe that math is a ****ty programming language with poor documentation, minimal libraries, no way to extend it, one letter variables, and minimal control loops.

This is hilarious!

That's fantastic!
Absolutely!

I was trying to work in an angle to the "six inch penis" thread, but the stars only go up to five....(maybe the one star makes it an even six):D

edit- also, on the topic of math, I am showing my level of math knowledge. So there! :)

I took calc 1 and 2 about 20 years ago. I decided recently to start school again as I never finished but don't remember any of that math. The local cc said I couldn't repeat the math classes since I already passed them. I am finding it much more difficult to re-learn on my own with a 60+ hour a week job away from home haha.

Having a flashback...

... met a young man in this very forum a few years ago. Very nice and very smart. He has applied his math and science talents in Formula 1 and the highest level of pro sailboat racing.

Contributed toward world championships in both.

We met in person and it was very inspirational to meet such a young man.

ML and AI have come a long way.

The computers have gotten really good!

I visited the "birthplace of AI" a few years ago. When I was in college there I did not know it was the birthplace.

More things are coming sooner and faster that are math-based that will be truly transformational for the species.

This... I love "Maths" now and statistics fascinate me. I use it daily for all sorts of things.

But it wasn't always like that. English and Geography were way more interesting at school.

That's weird. I'd have thought that they'd be happy to take your money over and over again.

BA Mathematics. Looong time ago. Don't remember anything beyond (some) calculus. Think statistics and probability should be optional replacement for calculus in HS.

Meteorology degree required Calc for majors, diff equations, and geometry. A lot of coffee and cramming to make it through. Do I remember any of it? Heck no.

"I'm great with numbers, with figures I'm a breeze."

Webb Wilder
Last of the Full Grown Men

Come on and take the class online with the "other college in Gainesville". Small classes, native English speakers for instructors, if you are over 65 it is almost free...

Never fully understood calc/diff eqs and managed to avoid using them as a scientist/engineer.

I once had one of the greatest physicists of our time (German scientists that came to U.S. after WW2 with Operation Paperclip) explain all of the concepts of physics (that I could not really understand) to me. He talked about it as if it were a religion and only he could see God. He made it as simple as ABCs....and everything made sense. It made me want to sing with the choir.
I wanted to go back to school and study physics and uncover all the nuances. I understood it all. I could hear angels singing in the background and the sun and rainbows were both glowing all around us with unicorns flying by). I wish I made a recording as a few days later, I could understand none of it again.

MBA business stats were much easier.

Took Trig one year, never used it again,