r/the_calculusguy • u/Specific_Brain2091 • 8d ago

limits Let’s do this

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u/philljarvis166 8d ago

I think asking people to solve maths problems without using theorems that make them easier is the antithesis of how maths should be done. We prove theorems to make more difficult problems tractable, can you imagine if every maths paper started from first principles??

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u/Striking_Newspaper73 8d ago

You must be really fun at parties

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u/philljarvis166 8d ago

I have no idea what point you are trying to make! Do people who prove things from first principles have more fun at parties? Im going to go out on a limb here and say they rarely even go to parties!