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A thousand years ago, I was a mathematician. My kids are going to be going into calculus pretty soon and while I can help them with their algebra homework, my memory of more advanced stuff is shaky. I've been working through this book and enjoying it. Each section has a few simple proofs that use neat tricks. They're really satisfying!

  1. boost stuff
    2. find people who boost the same stuff as me
    3. show me the stuff they boosted which I didn't
    4. boost that stuff, or not, and get better at step 2

    Impossible. Can't be done. I can correlate my boosts with other people's, but I can't combine their boosts weighted by that correlation to find boosts I'm more likely to boost. It's always a less accurate prediction. especially and .

/ / picks of the day:

➡️ @EuroMathSoc - European Mathematical Society

➡️ @SydMathInst - Sydney Mathematical Research Institute

➡️ @hermathsstory - Highlighting women in world of mathematics

➡️ @mathsgear - Shop making & selling fun nerdy maths dice, puzzles, games, books etc

➡️ @MathsJam - Monthly real life events for maths enthusiasts

➡️ @carnivalofmaths - Monthly roundups of interesting maths

➡️ @TMiP - Conference for mathematics communicators

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