Science A mathematical conundrum...

**YayMike** · 11-19-2022, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by kccrow

I got my undergrad in mathematics and I haven't used a lick of it in 20 years. It's shit like this that drove me mad.... like spending a day proving 0.99999999 is 1. I don't remember what class... it was either combinatorics (which is kind of fascinating), permutations, or geometry. I'm good with never touching that shit again in life, honestly. I probably couldn't do basic calculus at this point and I'm totally fine haha. I had a history of math class we actually had to read a book called Fermat's Enigma and do a huge report on the theorem... the one mathematicians spend decades trying to solve... fun stuff.

Same here. Was a math major with pure concentration that did all the proofs and complex theories. Loved it then. Can’t add 2 number now.

kccrow · 11-19-2022, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by YayMike

Same here. Was a math major with pure concentration that did all the proofs and complex theories. Loved it then. Can’t add 2 number now.

Yeah, I just can't anymore. I have zero interest in ever relearning it either. I still deal with numbers all day but I went and got a master's in accounting and just don't use any of it.

**YayMike** · 11-19-2022, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by kccrow

Yeah, I just can't anymore. I have zero interest in ever relearning it either. I still deal with numbers all day but I went and got a master's in accounting and just don't use any of it.

I went into IT / programming and installing software. No math at all. But… the math logic brain training clearly propelled me into a successful career position .