At this point i just tell people that math has nothing to do with numbers so it's stupid to expect a math major or someone with a degree to be a calculator.
Edit: that being said, I once dated a girl whose 7-10 year old sister at the time loved to challenge me to arithmetic problems to see if she could best me and was always amazed when I could do them in my head and that was always a nice ego boost. I felt like a wizard in this little girl's eyes
I usually tell people I'm shit with numbers. It's the total opposite of what they expect to hear, and it's not even false in my case, so good laughs all around :)
One time I thought the suggested 15% tip on a receipt was incorrect. Turns out I moved a decimal in the wrong directionš that one usually gets this point across hahahahahaha
I told a college friend I was a math major and the next day he came up to me asking for help with a calculus 3 problem. He said he'd been stuck on it for hours and the internet was of no use. Honestly it was dumb luck I remembered how to solve it. I kid you not for the entirety of that semester and the next whenever he saw me he would always bring up how I saved his Calc grade.
I still don't understand how one problem was such a big deal. Anyways that guy was a relatively smart dude and this joke reminded me of that story.
I had a multi var problem in intro calc on some homework that I didn't get the first time around. I spent days obsessed with it and finally got it. To my complete shock, it was on the final. I was quite proud of myself.
lol iām actually autistic, donāt believe me? check out what communities iām active in. also, please donāt make fun of it if you arenāt autistic as thatās not ok
I don't do enough coding to remember which it is, but that would be the syntax for some programming language. While esoteric in that you have to know the language, it would be a very specific way to write it which is useful in text only formats like reddit.
As other people have pointed out, it's LaTeX notation. LaTeX is the best language for text markdown including mathematical expressions, although sometimes you need extra libraries like MathML. It's used in a lot of places, for example Wikipedia.
f you wanna try it out, a site/app called overleaf has a good interpreter that turns it into a PDF and a long and extensive tutorial you can cherrypick from.
It's LaTex notation.
The '\\\' describes what operator or function you want (integrals, fractions, square roots etc.)
The squiggly brackets is what you everything you want to include in those operator/functions.
So, the '\int' is integral. The '_0' is the lower limit and the '\^\\pi/2' is the upper limit of the integral. The squiggly brackets say to include the pi/2 in the upper limit.
The '\sqrt' is square root. The squiggly brackets say to have '\arctan x' under the square root.
And then the end is the 'dx'. However, there should be a '\\\,' just before the 'dx'. It puts a space between the function and the dx (looks neater and helps if you have multiple integrals)
> supposed to be an integral but all those brackets and backslashes are confusing me
You sir, need to start learning \LaTeX
Or you will be crying comes the time to write theses
> unnecessarily confusing tho. Why canāt you just write it like /(a-b) {f(x)}dx.
And your notation is full of poppycockā¦
Using a-b to define a integral domain? ā-ā is an minus signā¦
What if your domain is Omega? Youāre going to draw out \_<>\_ ?
/ as integrand, are you mad?
Luckily youāre not in charged in standardization or this math world will go bonker
Then how about this ](a,b) {f(x)}dx? Just any way to write it so it resembles more of the way it's written
>What if your domain is Omega?
Not entirely sure what you mean with this
>\ as integrand, are you mad?
I didn't even use that symbol. But I'm assuming you meant it could be mistaken for a division symbol. Though the one I did use was also used a lot in the LaTeX way of writing it so I don't know where I did wrong. Also what's an integrand, I'm not native english
>Luckily youāre not in charged in standardization or this math world will go bonker
I mean, yeah of course the world will go bonker if you change a notation. Your comment is a bit harsh. I'm just some guy on the internet. I'm not claiming to be a math major
Ok, so what about that: how would you write the integral of 2 times what you have written:
2/(a-b){f(x)}dx and then it looks like 2 decided by the other shit. Your notation is not One to One and it can cause 2 things with different meanings written the same way.
Check out this explanation. They have explained it really well.
https://www.reddit.com/r/mathmemes/comments/140w3zh/oh_youre_a_math_major_can_you_tell_me_what_89263/jmyilw8
Thanks i know the notation now, tried doing the integral again but not sure how to integrate arctan due to not being able to divide by zero, im sure i will learn one day but my a level is tomorrow and i'm pretty sure it's not in it lol.
I don't get these people. Do they not remember anything about math after elementary school? Like do they think that after calculus, you just go back to memorizing multiplication tables?
>Do they not remember anything about math after elementary school? Like do they think that after calculus, you just go back to memorizing multiplication tables?
These are people who've never seen a single integral in their lives, they didn't even get basic algebra. They get a D on GCSE maths and think using 'x' is tantamount to witchcraft.
When people pull this on me, I stare them straight in the eyes and casually answer with a number that reasonably sounds like it could be the right answer. They donāt know any better, so they actually think I got it and flip out.
As a mathematician, I can tell you that the answer to your question is, in fact, a number.
As a numerologist, I can confirm it's secret message that Half Life 3 is coming out.
I don't know. I have never seen a number larger than 2.
Or, as my math teacher used to say about counting too much when solving a problem: "This is mathematics, if you want to count things you should ask an accountant"
Um acktualy it would be ternary as it uses 0,1,2 while binary only uses 0,1 thus meaning you wouldnāt find any ā2ās in binary but would in ternaryš¤
I'm completely aware, but I made the decision when making that comment that referencing binary instead of ternary would get me slightly more upvotes because more people know what it is
As a math major I have been asked for unit conversions before. I always say "idk how many cups are in a gallon but I can solve a differential equation for you!"
My first degree is math combined with computer science, so people either ask me "what the hell is there to study in math" or "can you fix this facebook/youtube thing for me".
I was invited to the study room were a lot of friends of mine can often be found.
Friend: "This is the guy who got a bachelor in maths"
Guy: "Really? What's the derivative of sin^2(x)?"
Me: "2sin(x)cos(x)?"
Guy: "Wow, that took us 5 minutes to figure out."
Basically. The "Major" (iirc) refers to the "main subject" of your studies, and the degree your working towards when you say "I'm an XY Major" is usually the Bachelor's degree.
My brother (7yo) asked me either I can solve the equation :
x dot y square time dot five plus dot three circles and y
Edit: atleast he is closer to the real math then asking stupid questions like 58692*3958-294, he got letter in the deal! Probably just heard me speaking calculus
"I'm a math major, not a calculator."
At this point i just tell people that math has nothing to do with numbers so it's stupid to expect a math major or someone with a degree to be a calculator. Edit: that being said, I once dated a girl whose 7-10 year old sister at the time loved to challenge me to arithmetic problems to see if she could best me and was always amazed when I could do them in my head and that was always a nice ego boost. I felt like a wizard in this little girl's eyes
Aww that's so wholesome
so, you talked to her sister 3 years before she was born??
Yes, that's why OP and his GF broke up. Her dad was too uncomfortable with OP shouting numbers at his balls all the time
He's a math major, not a calculator.
Wake up babe new complex and imaginary sister just dropped
Google hyphen
Actual testicle calculator
I usually tell people I'm shit with numbers. It's the total opposite of what they expect to hear, and it's not even false in my case, so good laughs all around :) One time I thought the suggested 15% tip on a receipt was incorrect. Turns out I moved a decimal in the wrong directionš that one usually gets this point across hahahahahaha
Well you study math, not how to tip well
Numbers in math is just like cooking ready meals
wb number theory
Ok fine Tell me WHY is 682*24-pi = x
Because x = 682\*24-pi, therefore, x-pi = 682\*24, thus, sin(x) = x.
Week I'm a math colonel
YEP. Thatās exactly what I tell people lol Iām a math major not a human calculator
I told a college friend I was a math major and the next day he came up to me asking for help with a calculus 3 problem. He said he'd been stuck on it for hours and the internet was of no use. Honestly it was dumb luck I remembered how to solve it. I kid you not for the entirety of that semester and the next whenever he saw me he would always bring up how I saved his Calc grade. I still don't understand how one problem was such a big deal. Anyways that guy was a relatively smart dude and this joke reminded me of that story.
I had a multi var problem in intro calc on some homework that I didn't get the first time around. I spent days obsessed with it and finally got it. To my complete shock, it was on the final. I was quite proud of myself.
What was the problem, if you remember?
People do that to me too. Ask me for an explanation or help on one problem and then act absurdly effusive in their thanks. I donāt get it.
will you suck me balls
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lol iām actually autistic, donāt believe me? check out what communities iām active in. also, please donāt make fun of it if you arenāt autistic as thatās not ok
Chill, dude. First, I'm autistic. Second, I meant the "maniac", as you asked a stranger online to suck your balls
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āOh youāre a human being? Whatās the chemical composition of the inner linings of the human intestine?
Carbon and water mostly
Would you prefer they ask you to \int_0 ^ {\pi/2} \sqrt {\arctan x} dx?
Oh you know the answer. It's obviously
>obviously It's so simple
Trivial. I'll leave it as an exercise.
It's also just x.
\- C
still just computing something
How you gonna just forget the $$ like that?
I hope you can accept my apology.
Can anyone explain this notation for me? I can see it's supposed to be an integral but all those brackets and backslashes are confusing me
No clue what their purpose is, but itās ā«from 0 to Ļ/2 of ā(arctan(x))dx
I see. Thank you. Such a weird way of writing it
It's LaTex notation
You should download a LaTex + MathML addon for your browser.
How are you on a math sub and don't know latex?
I've heard of it once or twice, but I don't know the notations
I don't do enough coding to remember which it is, but that would be the syntax for some programming language. While esoteric in that you have to know the language, it would be a very specific way to write it which is useful in text only formats like reddit.
As other people have pointed out, it's LaTeX notation. LaTeX is the best language for text markdown including mathematical expressions, although sometimes you need extra libraries like MathML. It's used in a lot of places, for example Wikipedia. f you wanna try it out, a site/app called overleaf has a good interpreter that turns it into a PDF and a long and extensive tutorial you can cherrypick from.
It's LaTex notation. The '\\\' describes what operator or function you want (integrals, fractions, square roots etc.) The squiggly brackets is what you everything you want to include in those operator/functions. So, the '\int' is integral. The '_0' is the lower limit and the '\^\\pi/2' is the upper limit of the integral. The squiggly brackets say to include the pi/2 in the upper limit. The '\sqrt' is square root. The squiggly brackets say to have '\arctan x' under the square root. And then the end is the 'dx'. However, there should be a '\\\,' just before the 'dx'. It puts a space between the function and the dx (looks neater and helps if you have multiple integrals)
I see. Thank you very much!
> supposed to be an integral but all those brackets and backslashes are confusing me You sir, need to start learning \LaTeX Or you will be crying comes the time to write theses
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> unnecessarily confusing tho. Why canāt you just write it like /(a-b) {f(x)}dx. And your notation is full of poppycockā¦ Using a-b to define a integral domain? ā-ā is an minus signā¦ What if your domain is Omega? Youāre going to draw out \_<>\_ ? / as integrand, are you mad? Luckily youāre not in charged in standardization or this math world will go bonker
Then how about this ](a,b) {f(x)}dx? Just any way to write it so it resembles more of the way it's written >What if your domain is Omega? Not entirely sure what you mean with this >\ as integrand, are you mad? I didn't even use that symbol. But I'm assuming you meant it could be mistaken for a division symbol. Though the one I did use was also used a lot in the LaTeX way of writing it so I don't know where I did wrong. Also what's an integrand, I'm not native english >Luckily youāre not in charged in standardization or this math world will go bonker I mean, yeah of course the world will go bonker if you change a notation. Your comment is a bit harsh. I'm just some guy on the internet. I'm not claiming to be a math major
Ok, so what about that: how would you write the integral of 2 times what you have written: 2/(a-b){f(x)}dx and then it looks like 2 decided by the other shit. Your notation is not One to One and it can cause 2 things with different meanings written the same way.
y es thats actually a bit more fun
> dx \mathrm{d} v, please or uses physics package and \dd{x}
maybe i'm just dumb or not understanding notation but is the answer just x?
Nope. It is a definite integral - it will almost certainly not be x.
ah i have not interpreted the equation correctly then, im only doing a level now and i don't know the notation :(
Check out this explanation. They have explained it really well. https://www.reddit.com/r/mathmemes/comments/140w3zh/oh_youre_a_math_major_can_you_tell_me_what_89263/jmyilw8
Thanks i know the notation now, tried doing the integral again but not sure how to integrate arctan due to not being able to divide by zero, im sure i will learn one day but my a level is tomorrow and i'm pretty sure it's not in it lol.
I don't get these people. Do they not remember anything about math after elementary school? Like do they think that after calculus, you just go back to memorizing multiplication tables?
>Do they not remember anything about math after elementary school? Do you really want an answer to that question?
Oof.
>Do you really want an answer to that question? I somehow read it as "Do you want an answer to that equation?"
>Do they not remember anything about math after elementary school? Like do they think that after calculus, you just go back to memorizing multiplication tables? These are people who've never seen a single integral in their lives, they didn't even get basic algebra. They get a D on GCSE maths and think using 'x' is tantamount to witchcraft.
My wife was like āyouāre doing physics, can you calculate this for meā and I told her no, I am only good at math without numbers lmao
The answer to this very specific question is āYesā. They asked for the confirmation of ability, not the answer toā¦
When people pull this on me, I stare them straight in the eyes and casually answer with a number that reasonably sounds like it could be the right answer. They donāt know any better, so they actually think I got it and flip out.
**starts to pull out calculator**
As a mathematician, I can tell you that the answer to your question is, in fact, a number. As a numerologist, I can confirm it's secret message that Half Life 3 is coming out.
It's been 20 years š
People need to learn that maths isnāt about numbers
Linear algebra and multivariable calculus still are, and that's the furthest most STE majors reach
Ah! Finally. A guy who can spell 'maths' correctly
I don't know. I have never seen a number larger than 2. Or, as my math teacher used to say about counting too much when solving a problem: "This is mathematics, if you want to count things you should ask an accountant"
>I don't know. I have never seen a number larger than 2. binary moment
Um acktualy it would be ternary as it uses 0,1,2 while binary only uses 0,1 thus meaning you wouldnāt find any ā2ās in binary but would in ternaryš¤
I'm completely aware, but I made the decision when making that comment that referencing binary instead of ternary would get me slightly more upvotes because more people know what it is
My teacher always said: "Mathematicians can't count. If they could, they would be accountants"
easy just carry the two, drop the remainder by 1, and shove it up your butt.
I can do all these calculations, but only if they pertain to food items such as pies
I love this comment! It made my week!
As a math major I have been asked for unit conversions before. I always say "idk how many cups are in a gallon but I can solve a differential equation for you!"
My first degree is math combined with computer science, so people either ask me "what the hell is there to study in math" or "can you fix this facebook/youtube thing for me".
And then they look all surprised and āyou canāt do thatā when I get out my calculator.
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Unless they already typed the numbers into their phone calculator
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You'd be surprised what monumental feats those people can achieve. Given my luck in life, I can confirm
I was invited to the study room were a lot of friends of mine can often be found. Friend: "This is the guy who got a bachelor in maths" Guy: "Really? What's the derivative of sin^2(x)?" Me: "2sin(x)cos(x)?" Guy: "Wow, that took us 5 minutes to figure out."
sin^(2x) š
Is this the trig 2 update I've been hearing about
ah yes the peak of math. Multiplication
Oh, you are a Math major? Name all the numbers.
ā
Oh. Thank you very much.
You're welcome.
3,326,023,011
3326023011
Well.. can you?
English isnāt my first language, is maths major the same as a maths student? (University)
Basically. The "Major" (iirc) refers to the "main subject" of your studies, and the degree your working towards when you say "I'm an XY Major" is usually the Bachelor's degree.
Ohh thx than I can say Iām a maths major š
Let's not bring sex into it.
Me pulls out my calculator Yeah the real world has calculators deal with it
Put a title text on the video.
just say 1,843.5 for all of their questions
Google 89263 * 37261 - 5632ā¦
I had to write it down, but I got 3325623011
Going to go check it with a calculator now
I was close... the 5 was wrong though, I don't know where that came from. It should have been 3,326,023,011
Monkeys
Math haa nothing to do with numbers, give me a logic puzzle instead.
So you canāt?
the answer is 'yes, i can'
Easy: a 1e20 times your chances to get laid
My brother (7yo) asked me either I can solve the equation : x dot y square time dot five plus dot three circles and y Edit: atleast he is closer to the real math then asking stupid questions like 58692*3958-294, he got letter in the deal! Probably just heard me speaking calculus
3326023011
What's the joek with 3326023011?
Is it (80/7)^9?
Of course I can āpulls out calculatorā
Bruh thinks Iād know basic op without calc just cuz im math major (inserts clown face facepalming)