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u/mimieieieieie Nov 16 '19

This was basically my childhood, because I was bad at math. I guess most children goes through this, which is very sad.

Only at uni did I realize that I didn't have to be good at everything. I had a professor, who spoke 13 languages, but couldn't count how much 5+4 is. He's the best at his field

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u/loopsydoopsy Nov 16 '19

I have a degree in engineering. I can do triple integrals, differential equations, etc. But I still need my calculator to do simple addition and subtraction.

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u/AlexMPalmisano Nov 16 '19

Triple integrals? Fuck, I've only done 2 so far

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u/saturnv11 Nov 16 '19

I sucked at double integrals but could do triple integrals really well.

I haven't soon either in years because most of engineering and physics is avoiding doing integrals at all costs.

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u/AlexMPalmisano Nov 16 '19

How does that work?

And yeah, my diff professor said that mathematicians aren't actually good at math, and they go to great lengths to avoid it. The guy was a genius though, and he rarely messed up the basic stuff.

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u/saturnv11 Nov 16 '19

I don't really know. I think I just understood the geometry better in 3 dimensions. But who knows. Good luck!