How did you get into math as a hobby?

When did math become fun for you?

I've always enjoyed math. My dad's an accountant, it could be his fault. I don't like geometry, but I love solving proofs and the like.

ive never liked math. never. ever.

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Originally posted by ytter_man:
ive never liked math. never. ever.

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Me neither, just trying to understand the difference between the people who do and the people who dont. Are also into puzzles?

i never enjoyed it, it was just something tht had to be done, ive been getting A's for maths long as i can remeber since the 1st grade, and all that itme ive disliked my teachers and not really enjpoyed it, i seen it much more as a thing u had to do good at to get good later on in life

The time I started to love math was in Algebra 2 when we did proofs. To see the inner workings of formulas and understand the reason behind them, it was beautiful. After that math was so easy. I saw the magic behind the numbers. They had meaning. Now I'm in calculus and loving every minute of it.

ive never liked math. never. ever.


Most likely reason. Learning math is like deciphering cryptic and convoluted arguments. It's almost as if you have to learn how to learn math. And usually, people like me who would just like plain english get frustrated by it.

Here's an example.

Rolles theorem States:

Let f be a continuous function on a closed interval [a,b] and diferentiable on the interval (a,b). If f(a)= f(b) then there is at least one number c in (a,b) such that
f'(c)=0

So what the fuck does this mean?

Well, this is what it really means:

Say that you're watching tv, and you get hungry. There's nothing in your frige so you decide to go out and get some fast food. From your house, point a, to the Burgerking, point b, is the distence you will travel. Between these two points there exists at least one point that is a "maximum".

A maximum of what you might ask?

The Maximum could be your speed to Burgerking, it could be a height in elevation you travel up to before you get to Burgerking. Like a mountain; If you start at the bottem, point a, and you walk to the top, which is the "maximum" height you can attain (f'c =0), then you'll inevitably have to go down to other side, point b.

In short: "what goes up, must come down."
That's all rolles theorem states. Something you already knew anyway hidden in a bunch of math book cryptic lingo. The exciting parts come when you find an exception to a theorem like this....Which is left to you.

Math became a hobby because once you clear away all the cryptic garbage, it gives you the tools to manipulate and understand the universe on a factual basis.

i hate math. the devils work i say....

If my mother is to be beleived I got my start in math when my dad taught me to count pot seeds as a toddler.

Math can be sorta fun, but I realy like geometry.

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Originally posted by Fathomshot:
Rolles theorem States:

Let f be a continuous function on a closed interval [a,b] and diferentiable on the interval (a,b). If f(a)= f(b) then there is at least one number c in (a,b) such that
f'(c)=0

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Or: Let f be a function (every input has only one output) that has no breaks (every number works) between (and including) a and b and containing a derivative on the interval between (but not including) a and b. If the function of a is equal to the function of b, then there is at least one number (c) between a and b whose function equals 0.

[a,b] is notation for the set of numbers from a to b. (a,b) is notation for the set of numbers between a and b. (a,b] would be notation for the set of numbers between a and b, but including b. [a, b) would be the opposite.

AHHH DEATH TO ALL PROOFS!!!
Other than that math is kool.