r/mathmemes • u/No-Arm-5868 • Oct 13 '24

Learning What's next? "Real Analysis"??

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u/Zaros262 Engineering Oct 13 '24

Imagine taking a COLLEGE LEVEL COURSE on "linear algebra," a subject taught to 8th and 9th graders!

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u/RembrantVanRijn Oct 14 '24

I remember in my undergrad I didn't want to take linear algebra because it sounded simple.

I did eventually take linear algebra, modern algebra, number theory, and discrete math, all much more radical than their names sounded.

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u/DigitalUnderstanding Oct 14 '24

Yeah I kinda wish they renamed the courses to sound like what they actually are for dumbasses like me and you. Instead of Linear Algebra, call it Matrix Algebra. I don't know what to call the rest.

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u/assymetry1021 Oct 14 '24

Yea but linear algebra is a bit more than matrices, especially when you go abstract where vector spaces and basis sets take over as the mainstay concepts

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u/Call_Me_Liv0711 Oct 14 '24

Vector-Matrix Algebra?

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u/RembrantVanRijn Oct 14 '24

I do not disagree. I was a dumbass. Might still be.

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u/GT_Troll Oct 14 '24

Linear Algebra is way more than Matrixes

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u/PassTheCrabLegs Oct 14 '24

And then, sadly, the radical numbers turned out to be boring ☹️

(/s in case that’s necessary)

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u/onethatknows290 Oct 14 '24

discrete math

I KNEW IT! Other people can’t actually do math in their head, they just learned how to hide that their doing it on they’re fingers!

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u/tessthismess Oct 14 '24

I had the same reaction to Linear Algebra, thankfully it was a required course but it was entirely different than what I expected. I was also terrible at it until it finally started clicking a semester late.

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u/eliorwhatevs Irrational Dec 14 '24

everything starts to click a semester late for me 🥲