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Topic	Hey math nerds, where should I go next?
EPR-radar 05/02/24 10:50:37 PM #32:	Anteaterking posted... I think part of the issue is that it's really easy to read upper level mathematics and convince yourself you understand it if you never actually put it to the test. Oh yes. Doing the problems, or equivalent levels of engagement with the material, is essential. I sometime amuse myself thinking about the lies someone would come up with by giving prompts to a chatbot seeking an explanation of Galois theory. The commonest incantations would probably be repeated fairly accurately, but I'm sure the slightest attempt to poke and prod at corner cases etc. would give farcical results. --- "The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." -- 1984 <cite>EPR-radar posted [p:980213156] in Hey math n... [t:80759838]...</cite> <quote>Anteaterking posted... </cite><quote>I think part of the issue is that it's really easy to read upper level mathematics and convince yourself you understand it if you never actually put it to the test.</quote>Oh yes. Doing the problems, or equivalent levels of engagement with the material, is essential.I sometime amuse myself thinking about the lies someone would come up with by giving prompts to a chatbot seeking an explanation of Galois theory. The commonest incantations would probably be repeated fairly accurately, but I'm sure the slightest attempt to poke and prod at corner cases etc. would give farcical results. --- "The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." -- 1984</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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