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#1 2010-10-30 19:33:49
- Shann0n
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Howdy doody!
Hi everyone! My name is Shannon and I'm 24, and I've just recently discovered a love for math. Loved it when I was little, hated it as a teenager, and am currently studying high school math so I can go to university to study astrophysics. 
None of my friends are math geeks, really, so I thought I would try and find some like-minded people on the wonderful internet!
#2 2010-10-30 23:53:40
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Hi Shann0n;
Welcome to the forum! You will find loads of geeks here. I meant math geeks.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
Probability is the most important concept in modern science, especially as nobody has the slightest notion what it means.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
#3 2010-10-31 00:44:59
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Hi ShannOn,
Astrophysics is a wonderful subject. I am sure you would get to know like-minded friends.
Welcome to the forum!
Character is who you are when no one is looking.
#4 2010-10-31 09:07:46
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Hi Shannon, and welcome.
"The physicists defer only to mathematicians, and the mathematicians defer only to God ..." - Leon M. Lederman
#5 2010-11-01 21:51:34
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Thanks everyone! I am having a lot of fun reading at the moment, I will try to contribute something soon.
#6 2010-11-01 21:59:57
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Hi;
What are you reading? A math book I hope!
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
Probability is the most important concept in modern science, especially as nobody has the slightest notion what it means.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
#7 2010-11-02 07:35:20
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I'm trying to work my way through Stephen Hawking's "Black Holes and Baby Universes" but I'm afraid I don't have the background to completely understand it. It's fun, though!
#8 2010-11-02 09:04:57
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Hi;
Heck, do not let that bother you,
I go through plenty of books without understanding a thing.
Matter of fact if you can go through a book learning one thing that is a big deal.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
Probability is the most important concept in modern science, especially as nobody has the slightest notion what it means.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
#9 2010-11-02 17:47:32
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I agree! I think that if I do read a lot of books before I completely understand the subject matter, then when I come back to them with more knowledge I'll already have an idea of what to expect when I re-read them.
#10 2010-11-02 21:47:45
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I do that too. I like to hop around from one to book to another. Yes, it is haphazard but that is how I learn. What do you do? Take them in order?
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
Probability is the most important concept in modern science, especially as nobody has the slightest notion what it means.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
#11 2010-11-02 22:00:37
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No order, really. I just grab whatever looks interesting! I was actually looking for "A Brief History of Time", but the library didn't have it so I grabbed this one. I just read randomly on whatever interests me!
Have you read anything interesting lately?
#12 2010-11-02 22:06:59
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Hi;
I read " A Brief History of Time". I am currently reading a couple of math books in the hopes of solving some problems I have encountered. Have not read a novel since I picked up those God awful Michael Crichton books.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
Probability is the most important concept in modern science, especially as nobody has the slightest notion what it means.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.