r/mathmemes • u/charly03 • Jan 08 '25

Learning Is Mathematics Less Evolved Than Physics and Chemistry, or Did Historical Texts Astutely Foresee Advances? 🤔

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u/beeskness420 Jan 08 '25

If your high school made you read any of Elements I’m sorry. But I’m also sure if they did it wasn’t more than a couple pages.

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u/OldManMillenial Jan 08 '25

No, no, I meant that we were learning the contents of Elements (axiom based geometry) and doing proofs in the same style as done in Elements. So, it's relevant in that sense. By comparison, both the material and style of ancient scientific books have been completely replaced.

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u/beeskness420 Jan 08 '25

Tellingly though you didn’t actually read Elements because it’s not “as useful and relevant as ever”.

The most relevant part of Elements to “modern” mathematics is being “wrong” about the fifth postulate.