As I prepare for M208, Pure Mathematics, in January; I often take some wonderfully interesting and short diversions into areas of simple maths skills. These areas of interest include manipulating fractions or logarithms; messing about with inequalities or complex numbers; or simply factorising polynomials.
It can be very relaxing, something akin to doing Sudoko or crossword puzzles, glass of wine in hand. However, it all has a serious purpose. Whilst I suspect that there is less use for basic maths skills, as one approaches the dizzying heights of group theory etc. I do still find, that being deft at the handling of numbers and formulas, is like having a big fluffy comfort blanket.
Perfect for those dark winter nights!
well as you get more expierenced even the difficult maths becomes simpler. Give it a couple of years and you'll be sitting with a glass in hand proving the continuity of pathological functions. Solving the most complex of integrals and differential equations and so forth.
ReplyDeleteBest wishes Chris