Anyone watching Horizon?

[sasguru]

Thinking about this a bit more, I reckon that you don't need that much abstraction ability to do the applied maths that is required for statistics since these mathematical techniques can be reduced to mindlessly applying certian techniques (in context). On the other hand a proof based mathematics course is incredibly difficult and mind blowing. It's the difference between calculus (very easy) and analysis (in the mathematical sense: very hard).

[OwlHoot]

... and analysis (in the mathematical sense: very hard).

Analysis isn't hard at all once you've grokked a couple of key points relating to the topology of neighborhoods etc.

[sasguru]

Analysis isn't hard at all once you've grokked a couple of key points relating to the topology of neighborhoods etc.

We're clearly not all geniuses like you

[proggy]

Analysis isn't hard at all once you've grokked a couple of key points relating to the topology of neighborhoods etc.

I doubt most of the posters on here could do elementary algebra never mind Analysis.

[OwlHoot]

We're clearly not all geniuses like you

No, seriously, once you've sussed the (e, d) definition of limit, modern analysis is pretty much your oyster.

That's the modern maths equivalent of Euclid's Pons Asinorum

[sasguru]

Analysis isn't hard at all once you've grokked a couple of key points relating to the topology of neighborhoods etc.

No, seriously, once you've sussed the (e, d) definition of limit, modern analysis is pretty much your oyster.

That's the modern maths equivalent of Euclid's Pons Asinorum

The epsilon-delta definition of a limit is pretty basic stuff.

Anyway until you've answered most questions in a text like Spivak, Courant or Apostol you can't claim to have mastered analsyis. Have you?

[proggy]

The epsilon-delta definition of a limit is pretty basic stuff.

Anyway until you've answered most questions in a text like Spivak, Courant or Apostol you can't claim to have mastered analsyis. Have you?

Or more importantly, Baby Rudin

[doodab]

Epsilon-delta was quite early in 'Analysis 1' in the 2nd year.

TBH most of what has already been proved is comprehensible once you reach a certain ability to grasp abstract concepts and you have the necessary background and know what the jargon means. Applying some abstract maths to some little understood aspect of reality, or having the insight required to postulate and prove something as yet unproven, is a different ball game.

[vetran]

True, many programmers couldn't tell you what big O notation is, and have no idea how their "algorithms" might perform on different inputs.

I know

its how many times she screams and scratches your back during Dogging.


This is general its not serious!

[sasguru]

This is general its not serious!

True. Doesn't mean it has to sink to your level of cretinism though.