serious-discussion

[plush lichen]

yo some1 help me

[sour temple]

esp with my parents

bc

[long matrix]

If so, then turning an implicit situation into an explicit one can help solve things. That's just my personal take on it.

[median ravine]

Or someone who just want to impress someone

[plush lichen]

pls

[long matrix]

I have tried this out more in recent years and it seems to give better results.

[sour temple]

they think doing things is displeasing to people, even though they don't know whether they are pleased or displeased

and so, im forced to be a people pleaser, even if i dont want to

[long matrix]

If they don't like you asking, it's often their issue more than yours.

[median ravine]

Damn this crazy. Just stop caring about random people

[sour temple]

which may or may not backfire because you never know how the crowd feels

[sour temple]

my parents force me to

they want me to assume, not ask

[median ravine]

Get stronger and resist

[long matrix]

im too tired to say much else

its different for everyone

[sour temple]

what if they have political power and muscles

i try to, but they always push back harder

[median ravine]

When u reach 18 or become adult. You are in the general pool. Laws same for everyone doesn't matter if they ur parents, relative etc

[sour temple]

im not

thats the problem

so for now

i am forced into the people pleasers paradox

Schrödinger's people pleaser

[median ravine]

Damn

[long matrix]

this is a privilege to many

anyways.

adult or not.

[sour temple]

Like the cat in the box, you dont know if its dead or al8ve

except

you cant open the box

because the cat may bite

[long matrix]

The main issue sounds like it is between yourself and your parents

From what youve said at least.

[sour temple]

your parents advise you to not open the box but in reality

youll never know if it will bite or not

[median ravine]

Anyways, laws are meant to be broken. Laws are not 100% justified they all have flaws. So observe and act accordingly

[sour temple]

till it opens

[median ravine]

I mean, don't break law, just learn and adjust

[neat lintel]

hi

hows everyone?

[sour temple]

just finished a complex Schrödinger-esque discussion

[neat lintel]

ok

[median ravine]

Ur parents either overprotective or pessimistic

[neat lintel]

what are you discussing about?

i wanna join the conversation

[median ravine]

I don't know exactly

[neat lintel]

k

chat died

[tight frost]

from now on this discussion channel is for pre uni only

im starting a revolution to take over

[neat lintel]

hi

[tight frost]

hi

[neat lintel]

how are u?

[tight frost]

i am good

how are you?

[neat lintel]

good

are u a uni student?

[tight frost]

no

we must colonise this channel

get rid of the university smart people

[neat lintel]

ok

its their server in the end

[tight frost]

and be able to talk to others who dont know the riemann hypothesis

🥀

[neat lintel]

how old are u anyway

[tight frost]

nah we can take over slowly but surely

[tight frost]

15 wbu

[neat lintel]

same

[tight frost]

thats cool gng

🥀

[neat lintel]

why did u join this serve?

[brave osprey]

yes

we are colonising

[tight frost]

i needed help with a math question the day before a test one day

that is what led me here

[neat lintel]

lol

[tight frost]

😭

[brave osprey]

me too except it was a roblox game lmao

[tight frost]

😭

[brave osprey]

like a math quiz and i didnt know how to do it so i joined the server

[tight frost]

CRAZY

what was the question like

[neat lintel]

im just intrested what people are doing

[brave osprey]

i left for a bit after because i didnt talk here much and rejoined i've been here for longer than my join date

[tight frost]

im pretty sure its the same for me!

[brave osprey]

like algebra i think i could find it if i checked my book

[neat lintel]

im in a python group engineering group etc u get it

[tight frost]

nvm

i never left

wow ive been here since 2 years ago

[neat lintel]

lurking in the shadows

[tight frost]

oooo

[neat lintel]

0o0o0

looks like a crown

[tight frost]

i see the vision

[neat lintel]

where do u live?

@tight frost

[tight frost]

oh

[tight frost]

new zealand

wbu?

[neat lintel]

nice

thats where lord of rings was filmed

[tight frost]

yes

😭

where u from?

[neat lintel]

love it

im a mic

i mean mix

i live currently in saudi arabia and i will go to uk next month

[tight frost]

o

[tight frost]

that sounds fun

i hope u have fun in the uk

[neat lintel]

do you surf?

@tight frost

[tight frost]

nope

my bad im just talking in the other discussion

come theree

[neat lintel]

i dont wanna

ill stay here

[brave osprey]

we can just take over a discussion here if it happens

[tight frost]

dam

ok

[brave osprey]

among the uni students

[neat lintel]

ur free to go

[tight frost]

i wont go

IM NOT GONNA LEAVE YOU

😭

[neat lintel]

k

[tight frost]

🥀

so buddy

how are u doing

this fine day

[neat lintel]

good

[tight frost]

what have u done

what shte time for u

[neat lintel]

1:49pm

[brave osprey]

woah

[neat lintel]

yeah

[brave osprey]

thats far behind for meee

[tight frost]

10:49 for me

damn

[neat lintel]

nice

[brave osprey]

australia is like almost the furthest ahead i think

time zone wise

[brave osprey]

oh woah new zealand is further

[neat lintel]

i like to fish in russia

[brave osprey]

it's 8:49pm rn

[tight frost]

ye

[neat lintel]

i go there every summer

[tight frost]

new zealand is almost the first in the world

[tight frost]

that sounds fun

bros a rich guy

😭

[brave osprey]

💔💔

[neat lintel]

im a russian citizen its visa free

[tight frost]

ohh

cool

[neat lintel]

im not arab well im mix

[tight frost]

russian citizen living in saudia arabia going to uk

😭

thats very very cool

[brave osprey]

thats cool

[neat lintel]

bizzare

[tight frost]

how bizzare

[brave osprey]

what about like school friends though

[neat lintel]

idc

[brave osprey]

valid

[neat lintel]

dont have alot

of freinds

[brave osprey]

quality over quantity

[neat lintel]

no i like to be alone

[tight frost]

o

[neat lintel]

im scitzofrenic

[tight frost]

ohhh

[neat lintel]

i dont see people but i talk with my self almost every day

[tight frost]

o

that is interesting

i lowk wish i liked being alone

🥀

[brave osprey]

same@!!

[neat lintel]

i dont tell people except people online who will not know or see me in real life

[brave osprey]

im not sure if thats schizophrenia though in my case at least

[tight frost]

this is a good idea

[brave osprey]

i think it's pretty normal to talk to yourself a lot

[tight frost]

i do a lot of things like this

tbh

[brave osprey]

especially if you're alone a lot

[tight frost]

i talk to myself but in my head

[neat lintel]

some times i just feel ugly and disgusting like a burnd cheese crust

[tight frost]

rarely out loud

[long matrix]

if u dont talk to yourself then what the fuck are you doing

in your spare time

[tight frost]

u arent ugly and disgusting, i love eating burnt cheese crusts ngl

[tight frost]

real

[long matrix]

when ur in the train nothing better to do

do u just mind empty

[brave osprey]

exaactly

[neat lintel]

learn do hobbies what ever just dont ever be lazy

[brave osprey]

im very close with myself

im lazy as fuckkk bro

[long matrix]

?????

[brave osprey]

i feel like i could accomplish a lot i just dont have the motivation✌️✌️✌️✌️

[tight frost]

i think they misudnerstood what u said

just maybe

[neat lintel]

maybe

[tight frost]

I can quit whenever I want...

[neat lintel]

i have tried a vape 3 months back

[brave osprey]

was it good

[neat lintel]

nah

boring

[brave osprey]

hmm figured

js a waste of time and money imo

[neat lintel]

i thought i would get high or smt

[brave osprey]

nah its just nicotine

[neat lintel]

yeah

[brave osprey]

and some other fuckass chemicals idk

[neat lintel]

has anyone ever driven a car?

[brave osprey]

red 40 or smth

[brave osprey]

no💔💔💔

[neat lintel]

i like mechanics

i have built many projects

[neat lintel]

where are you from?

[brave osprey]

australiaaa

[neat lintel]

nice

love the weather there

its too hot here in saudi

not only that is humid too

[brave osprey]

no its cold af

the houses are barely insulated

[neat lintel]

oh is it

i heard it get warm in the summer

[brave osprey]

too hot sadly

[neat lintel]

idc

[brave osprey]

theres like a hole in the ozone layer or something so its not warm sun it literally just feels like its burning you

[neat lintel]

i love the sun

[brave osprey]

it's different to the sun in other parts of the world

[neat lintel]

u can get cancer here from the sun

[brave osprey]

yeahh most places you can

its a lot more common in australia

[neat lintel]

k

are u a male or female?

[brave osprey]

yeah the ozone layer depleted

so it's like allowing more uv

[brave osprey]

i dont think its relevant but female

[neat lintel]

k

i don't usually talk to females in saudi cuz its not culturally accepted

not religiously

[brave osprey]

i see

but in this server theres a lot of people who are female though

[neat lintel]

yeah

[brave osprey]

and others who dont conform to the gender binary

[neat lintel]

im not saudi

[brave osprey]

but i respect your values and beliefs

[neat lintel]

idc

[brave osprey]

ohhh u mean in real life you dont?

sorrry i misunderstood

[neat lintel]

lol

here if ur gay or smt u get eliminated

[brave osprey]

damn

i feel like it should be more progressive now

separation based on gender and stuff is so useless

[neat lintel]

yeah it not even allowed in islam

every gender is equal all religions are equal

thats why usually there is always a big difference between Muslims around the world

[brave osprey]

i see

i guess at the end of the day it's your own choice which religion you choose to follow but when people push it onto others it's just hateful

if thats worded right

like if someone wants to follow a certain religion they should be free to do so but of their own choice

i think that should be common sense but apparently it's not even now😞😞

[neat lintel]

yeah

anyway

u play games or have any hobbies @brave osprey

[brave osprey]

i play some rhythm games

also instruments

guitar and keyboard lately i've been learning a song on keyboard tho

[neat lintel]

nice anything outside of music?

[brave osprey]

i draw sometimes but im not that good

also study japanese

[neat lintel]

why japanese

why not german french or latin

[brave osprey]

always liked learning languages and decided to choose one to dedicate myself to

just happened to choose japanese

i recently got into anime tho so thats also some motivation

[neat lintel]

can u add me il go now

[brave osprey]

okayy

same i also have to eat dinner

[neat lintel]

hello

[twin flicker]

well i think theres a diff between encouraging conversion and forcing but yea

[brave osprey]

sorry when i meant "you" i didnt mean sleepy i meant like people in general

😓

[timid bronze]

U really think ur all that huh

[dreamy ore]

mhm mhm

[timid bronze]

Im not responding to ur dm

Then

😂

[dreamy ore]

wtf

mean

:(

[jaunty olive]

Hello

[jaunty olive]

That's mean

[timid bronze]

we’re friends its a joke

[jaunty olive]

My bad

[jagged forge]

meanie

[neon fractal]

linear algebra

anyone

[fair glen]

what is this

[cursive fossil]

what topic

[neon fractal]

Tensors

[fresh comet]

@neon fractal welcome to the mathcord!

try asking your question in a help channel (see #❓how-to-get-help) or in #linear-algebra

[neat lintel]

hi

[rancid tendon]

hi higher!, how come i always see you greeting new members that i don't see anywhere?

oh wait nevermind, they're just a bit further up in the chats

[fresh comet]

[neat lintel]

hi

[fresh comet]

hello!

[neat lintel]

how are u

@fresh comet

[fresh comet]

good!

how's it going?

[neat lintel]

im good

[fresh comet]

wonderful c:

[neat lintel]

ur a math major right?

in what jobs do math majors specialize @fresh comet

[fresh comet]

hm, I don't feel wholly qualified to answer

[neat lintel]

ok what do you think will be your job after you graduate

[ocean harbor]

McDonald's

[neat lintel]

other than that

ok what in which jobs do math majors specialize?

[solid snow]

Google.com

[surreal sapphire]

research, information and financial technology mostly

[scarlet thistle]

it is interesting about how people warn of using chatgpt because it can get things wrong but do not say the same about google

[willow bloom]

how do i put the math tag on my name

[solid snow]

people have always said this

[agile fiber]

with google you can investigate the trustworthiness of the individual websites it gives you, whereas with chatgpt there's much less indication of what is and isn't reliable info

[icy heron]

Yeah, google vs chatgpt is kind of a nonsensical comparison, you should rather compare chatgpt vs math.stackexchange.com for example

[meager marsh]

Hey guys could you recommend some handout or resource for optimization . I ve come across some in a textbook and liked them .

[gaunt aspen]

hi

[narrow carbon]

I will up vote for math stack exchange

[ocean harbor]

https://tenor.com/view/anamanaguchi-miku-i'm-thinking-miku-miku-oo-ee-oo-うーいーう-gif-5046691342079042897

[analog flax]

I need people that have gone to PROMYS

[rocky shuttle]

https://tenor.com/view/мику-конвеер-gif-2963319756470836998

[ocean harbor]

https://tenor.com/view/hatsune-miku-miku-oo-ee-oo-miku-oo-ee-oo-channelcaststation-gif-7493087841114160383

[timid bronze]

i hope a 🦃 poops on u

[scarlet thistle]

Are you saying math exchange is mostly reliable or not?

[icy heron]

yes

[jagged pendant]

chat is dead here too, huh

[velvet dagger]

Not anymore

[jagged pendant]

Yeah pretty sure it's still dead

[velvet dagger]

No u

(This is not a threat, don't worry)

[vast wraith]

i agree with dami

[jagged pendant]

wow ok

[velvet dagger]

[jagged pendant]

Thanks Jens, that's very nice of you

[deep mango]

DID YOU ADD HELPER TO ME

[velvet dagger]

Nope

[neat lintel]

Hi

[velvet dagger]

Hello!

[jagged forge]

what in the heck

[bronze pelican]

Imagine a central division algebra A over Q such that A (×)_Q R = M_2(H)

Such a division algebra needs to have degree 4 over Q

[bronze pelican]

@odd narwhal do you know any examples?

[odd narwhal]

Wouldn't just M_2((-1,-1)_Q) work?

I think it should be the case that (-1,-1)_Q(x)_Q R=H since the relations are all defined over Q already

[bronze pelican]

Right that works. I guess am looking for an example where A is a skewfield

[vivid halo]

such a division algebra does not exist lol

[odd narwhal]

Wait what but isn't (-1,-1)_Q division? It's not split

Oh

Wait sorry I misread

[timid bronze]

@velvet dagger @fresh comet So another interesting group today.

[deep mango]

😂

[timid bronze]

God…

[deep mango]

was it a boy or a girl

[timid bronze]

boy

[deep mango]

🃏

[timid bronze]

And some of the boys had sus convos

But

Anyway.

Will respond to some dms later im at karaoke :p

[latent edge]

amogus

[vernal iron]

Hello chat

[timid bronze]

Wat

U were once a sussy baka amongus player ?

[latent edge]

Hello

[latent edge]

that was weird idk

imagine just being there then a girl just says I love you to me in public

hmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[timid bronze]

U rizzed her ig

[timid bronze]

true

[velvet dagger]

What in the world

[timid bronze]

Whats the latest we can vc tn

Im working tmrw too but i dont start till like 3 pm so i can stay up

a bit

[velvet dagger]

Hmm, we'll see, walls are a bit thin so once people around me go to sleep it won't be easy to VC anymore

[timid bronze]

Ugh

Boring me want vc

jk not ur fault

[velvet dagger]

Miss living alone already

[bronze pelican]

Why?

Maybe instead of degree I should have said rank

As a Q vectorspace, A should have dimension 4^2 = 16

A is not a quaternion algebra. Its something thats represents a 4-torsion element of Br(Q)

[vivid halo]

such a thing is necessarily a tensor product of two quaternion algebras over Q

[bronze pelican]

Why?

@vivid halo I'm trying to construct cocompact lattices in SL(2,H) by appealing to the following theorem

[vivid halo]

I'm assuming you're being sane and thinking about this using the adeles?

this has much less to do with the arithmetic group and much more to do with inner forms of real groups

[bronze pelican]

What do you mean?

[vivid halo]

adelic quotients G(Q)\G(A)/K are compact when the real group G(R) is compact modulo center so then this is just a question of whether you can find G defined over Q with this constraint on G(R)

it is instructive to think about this in the simpler case of Shimura curves first if you have not already

in that case you're just looking for inner forms G of GL_2 over Q with G(R)=GL_1(H)

then G must come from a quaternion algebra B defined over Q which is ramified at an odd number of primes

In your example so long as A is a central simple algebra over Q with the properties you list then A must be the tensor product B_1\otimes B_2 of quaternion algebras B_1 and B_2 defined over Q (this is a result of Albert) and then you will have similar parity constraints

[wise bloom]

Hello i am wanting to work on a conjecture as a summer project
I am like wanting to seek advice which one should i work on being a sophomore

[bronze pelican]

Such things (biquaternion algebras) are necessarily 2-torsion elements of Br(Q).

I think I'm asking for a 4-torsion element of Br(Q) which is not 2-torsion. Are you saying that 4-torsion elements of Br(Q) are necessarily 2-torsion?

@vivid halo

[timid bronze]

Goodnight

[latent edge]

Gn

Peak pfp

Toradora peak

[timid bronze]

U sleep too

[timid bronze]

Ty king

[fresh comet]

good night ally

[velvet dagger]

Good night Ally!

[solid yarrow]

did you watch it?

[neat lintel]

hi

[latent edge]

Yes

[solid yarrow]

such a good anime

i really liked it

[latent edge]

I did not drink coffee today

Yet here I am

Again

[solid yarrow]

still no luck at better sleep?

[latent edge]

Yeah

[solid yarrow]

hm

[latent edge]

I have a meeting after 8 hours

[solid yarrow]

so at 18:40?

or wdym

[latent edge]

After 8 hours

[solid yarrow]

._.

me not understand

[latent edge]

Roughly

[solid yarrow]

what kinda of meeting?

[latent edge]

12 pm est

Research

[solid yarrow]

ah ic

you feeling comfy for it?

[latent edge]

Yeah

[solid yarrow]

[latent edge]

I have nothing to say about it

[solid yarrow]

?

like for the time it is being held? or nothing to present?

[latent edge]

My progress so far has been pretty disappointing

[solid yarrow]

:(

[latent edge]

When I go there I won't have something to talk about

[solid yarrow]

then why do you go there in the first place?

[latent edge]

So I'll just discuss methods and potential solutions

[solid yarrow]

hm

[latent edge]

I've been keen on rewriting stuff up in a better language

[solid yarrow]

like notes?

[latent edge]

No just use nicer notation and well motivated stuff

[solid yarrow]

ah ic

[latent edge]

The stuff my prof does is already well motivated

It's just that the methods are kinda depressing

[solid yarrow]

and you're working on the methods?

[latent edge]

Yes

[solid yarrow]

[latent edge]

Funny how my friend's project is coding some project

And mine is like

[solid yarrow]

hm

my prof had a nice quote yesterday

"If you never fail, you're goals are not high enough"

[latent edge]

True

[solid yarrow]

i found that quite interesting

since failing is usually looked as being something "bad"

[latent edge]

That's pretty much my way of life tbh

[solid yarrow]

^2

[latent edge]

I used to avoid mistakes a lot => not learn much

[solid yarrow]

I hope this translates into my success as well. I usually don't do to well in exams, maybe it translates by this logic?

[latent edge]

Yeah I have a friend (also Bavarian) and he doesn't mind failing exams at all

[junior veldt]

probably true

[solid yarrow]

hi pseudo

[latent edge]

hi pseudo

meow

[junior veldt]

hiiiii :3

[solid yarrow]

my goal for this semester is to pass my math exams by >=80% of score (i will not achieve this probably though)

[junior veldt]

good luck!

[solid yarrow]

still haven't found a way to up my exam scores

i usually lurk around at 50-65%

the bonus then pushes me into a 65-70% range iirc

[latent edge]

Idk how I feel about my exam scores tbh

[junior veldt]

you do have to get into the details of exam technique and stuff

if you really wanna up them significantly

[solid yarrow]

wdym by this?

[latent edge]

Often time the burden of exams becomes too big if the class doesn't involve a lot of homework

Kinda takes a lot of my time when I could be doing better stuff

[solid yarrow]

since you haven't practiced material enough?

or where does the burden come from

[latent edge]

Grade weights are different

[junior veldt]

stuff like knowing which questions to choose, how long to spend on a Q before moving on

what stuff is likely to come up

[solid yarrow]

hm

[latent edge]

Last semester I had 2 classes with one big final. You fail you repeat

[solid yarrow]

do you have practical advice, that i could apply then?

aside from doing past papers

[junior veldt]

It very much depends on your particular exams

Cambridge maths exams are… weird

I’m not sure how much my experience with them would help you

[latent edge]

Do you guys get curved?

[junior veldt]

Wdym

[solid yarrow]

how did you prepare then?

[latent edge]

Bell curve

[solid yarrow]

in exams?

[junior veldt]

Anki and past papers

[junior veldt]

Not to my knowledge

[latent edge]

oh

brutal

[solid yarrow]

anki for exam prep? interesting

[junior veldt]

Yep!

[solid yarrow]

i heard from my past ta's that we get bell curved to some extent

i hope that my ca exam will be better since i have some prior knowledge to the whole subject. but i think it will not matter much ._.

our exams are always hard

[latent edge]

Last semester I had differential equations and oh boy by the end of that course I hated the existence of that course

[solid yarrow]

i wanna get more into ode, pde

but my time in uni as ug is running out

._.

[latent edge]

Tell me you took ODE without telling me

[solid yarrow]

assume we're always continious and lipschitz in the x coordinate

:3

[latent edge]

I would've appreciated the course if it was proof based but oh boy it was just memorizing a bunch of physics or chemistry ODEs

[solid yarrow]

sounds like quite some pain

[latent edge]

Good part is we know exactly what questions there will be

Bad part and we realized it pretty late is that the prof picked the most time consuming ones

They aren't hard they just take a lot of time to solve

[solid yarrow]

:(

sounds fun... in an environment where time MATTERS

[latent edge]

yeah that sucked

When I get done I used divine intuition to see if the function I got makes sense in the context

The numbers might be wrong sure but as long as the equation sounds right we gucci

[solid yarrow]

everyone: uses knowledge and reasoning to work on the problems
deltoid: (sitting in the last row) use skill: "divine intuition". (the whole room lights up for a few seconds) suddenly everything has been answered

some anime type shit movie scene

[latent edge]

REASONING IN THAT CLASS? LOL

[solid yarrow]

[latent edge]

It was basically just puking what you memorized + really annoying linear algebra computations

[solid yarrow]

yay!

[latent edge]

How did you know I was sitting in the last row

hmmmmm

[solid yarrow]

divine intuition

[latent edge]

lmao

I always sit in the very last. I don't get to smell someone's boots or whatever

It turns me off and I lose focus

[solid yarrow]

hm

i usually mingle in the middle

[latent edge]

I could be studying galois cohomology but instead I was forced to do annoying lin alg computations and memorize chemistry ODEs

[solid yarrow]

[vernal iron]

go to sleep

[edgy tiger]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erdős–Ulam_problem this is so sexy

[wise bloom]

@latent edge

chemistry odes?

[dreamy ore]

I FINALLY DID IT

and the equations are so complex lmfao

but those parametric equations describe the yellow ellipse

this is the view of a planet viewed from latitude phi_1, with the sun shining from L, phi_2

phi_22 is an auxiliary variable

in specific in this example, phi_1 = 0.4, L = 0.5, phi_2 = -0.1

and colored in the planet would be gibbous, like this

[fiery shell]

Delete math

[dreamy ore]

same phi_1 and phi_2 but L = 2.4

the planet is now crescent

but now the question is now do i simplify this into 1 equation

[timid bronze]

why is this actually such a motivating quote

im gonna steal that fr

[jovial ember]

Fortnite quote of the day: Just because you’re in the storm, doesn’t mean it’s game over

[timid bronze]

ur a fortnite player ur scary

[vast wraith]

cute

[jovial ember]

I’m not

[timid bronze]

Sure mr jaywalker

[jovial ember]

I played like for 6 months when it came out with friends lol

You literally agreed with me that you would have jaywalked in that situation

[timid bronze]

😂

Im teasing u chmonkey

[jovial ember]

_<

[timid bronze]

Dont get angwy

[jovial ember]

[latent edge]

I could be studying galois representations but instead you are telling me to go to sleep

Jk

[vernal iron]

Lol

[bronze pelican]

Toradora was good but would've been better if Minorin x Taiga

[solid yarrow]

Will you quote me, quoting it?

[timid bronze]

Yas XD

[sage estuary]

guys is the general equation for radial probability Psi(r) = Kr^l(a polynomial with degree n-l-1)e^r/k' ?

[neat lintel]

hey

[tacit light]

Aight, this is cool and relevant:

European satellites achieve an artificial eclipse in space to study the sun's corona

https://ground.news/article/how-two-satellites-are-mimicking-total-solar-eclipses-in-space_2f7686?utm_source=mobile-app&utm_medium=newsroom-share

[unkempt agate]

Is there any benefit to learning from a structured course vs studying straight from a textbook?

[agile fiber]

it gives you a pace to follow and people to talk to, and the course also picks out a few of the most important sections and exercises from the textbook, where there might be an overwhelming amount otherwise

[unkempt agate]

The one I have in mind is online and self-paced, in a sense. It's through MITOpenCourseWare

[agile fiber]

well you still selected readings and exercises aspect

as well as lectures which can be useful in bolstering understanding

since the course is intended to be 1 semester, if you have the time and drive you can pace it for a semester-long timeframe

[unkempt agate]

Alright, thank you

[cobalt relic]

.

[fresh comet]

@cobalt relic welcome to the mathcord!

[foggy pollen]

Also try to find an environment to discuss the topic, if math then here, if cs then there, etc

For questions or general inquiries about whatever concept or

[unkempt agate]

I'm going to be doing calculus with theory, would I discuss that in #calculus or would #real-complex-analysis be more appropriate?

[foggy pollen]

Probably the calculus one but it’s your discretion if it’s totally off I’m sure someone will correct you

I’m not really active here

[unkempt agate]

Fair enough

[old oak]

Depends on what exactly you mean by "calculus with theory", but if it's going to involve proofs, then #real-complex-analysis will be better.

#calculus is mostly "how do I compute this integral"

I mean, when it isn't a worse #discussion

[timid bronze]

i got more than enough sleep but the heat is making me feel so physically tired fr

heat exhaustion For real

@velvet dagger

its not even hot like my internal temp isnt ok but idk sun 2day making me tired

[velvet dagger]

Oh yeah fatigue when it's warm is def a thing and it's rough

[latent edge]

Sounds about right

I went to my research meeting and got back really really tired lol

So I took another nap

But heat in my room is unreal

[timid bronze]

Cool of dont suffer in the heat

[timid bronze]

its not even excruciating

i think its bc

[fresh comet]

I get really drowsy when it's hot out

[timid bronze]

It was like cold the last few days but now its suddenly hot

Real i could use a nap rn

[fresh comet]

it's gonna be 35 degrees here next week

I'm not looking forwards to it

[latent edge]

that sucks

[fresh comet]

nvm 36

[timid bronze]

But anything better than it snowing 3039203020 inches

Sucks for snow to be up to my knees.

[fresh comet]

I hate shovelling, but I don't know if I hate it more than like, 40 degrees weather

with humidity

[timid bronze]

Oh i never shovel

My other family membs do it

[jaunty ibex]

How is your brain still functional with minimal sleep?

[latent edge]

I have no idea

[timid bronze]

make sure ur prioritizing sleep my guy

[timid bronze]

most outdoorsy chore i do is gardening sometimes

[latent edge]

Flashbacks to me trying to sleep yesterday

[timid bronze]

but thats bc i beg to do it

[latent edge]

[timid bronze]

gardening is fun

[timid bronze]

:( you deserve rest

[fresh comet]

gardening isn't for me, but I respect those who enjoy it

[fresh comet]

I hope you can get good sleep tonight

[latent edge]

I'll start my clock from 10 pm

[velvet dagger]

Tru get some sleep Deltoid

[latent edge]

last night i went at 12 pm exactly and my body decided to make me asleep at 6 am

[velvet dagger]

Oh yeah even mild ish heat is still tiring

It's sorta like if you're in a car and the sun is beaming on you

And you just doze off

[timid bronze]

walking and jumping def helps tho

[velvet dagger]

Truu

[latent edge]

I didn't go to gym today : (

I'll just do home exercises

[timid bronze]

u seemed to be lacking sleep
pls get ur rest in too

but dont feel bad for missing 1 day

[velvet dagger]

Yeah it's def hard to get the energy to exercise when you're sleep deprived

[latent edge]

I'm not sleep deprived rn

[timid bronze]

idt hes sd’ed

just not enough sleep

last night or past few

[latent edge]

Yea

[velvet dagger]

Oh yeah I mean locally sleep deprived rather than globally

[latent edge]

I hate how I thought of local-global principle after you said this

[velvet dagger]

Lmao

But yeah if it's any consolation it took it rather light today at the gym as well

[timid bronze]

no cuz

when im completely energized

No one wants to talk

But when im tired af

ppl want a full blown speech

🙄

[velvet dagger]

Lmfaooooo

[latent edge]

lmao

[timid bronze]

yk what i want rn

someone to drop smth heavy and it makes a loud sound

that usually wakes me tf up

[velvet dagger]

Oh tru

[timid bronze]

LMAO when id nearly fall asleep in my hs historh class and someone would drop their stanley or some shit

or hydroflask

[velvet dagger]

BOOM immediately alert

[timid bronze]

Omg breakk in 1 minn

[velvet dagger]

Eyy

How long is the break?

[timid bronze]

Past 30 mins i havent been doing much my current role is helping out w troubling students but i wasnt called by anyone so all students r behaving!

Like an hour i already forgot xd

[velvet dagger]

Nice, hour break is good. When does your shift end?

[velvet dagger]

Niiiice

[untold cedar]

someone remind me to say what the ||functor|| in the future instead of fuck

[unborn meteor]

what the functor

[timid bronze]

11

[velvet dagger]

Goddamn

[fresh comet]

my condolences

[latent edge]

pm?

[velvet dagger]

Likely, she said yesterday that her shift would start at 3

[timid bronze]

Yea I woukd NOT work until 11 am in the morning bro

[timid bronze]

Why its fine

[fresh comet]

11 is just really late

I hated writing exams at 9pm

[vivid halo]

that's when the night is just beginning >:3

[fresh comet]

working till 11 sounds like a pain

[vivid halo]

better than having to wake up insanely early to work

[timid bronze]

true but better than taking an exam

i do prefer working earlier so i have whole day to myself after but

hey i got extra sleep in

[fresh comet]

I suppose we take the wins we get

[velvet dagger]

True I would def take 1-9 shift over 9-5 tbh

[timid bronze]

i dont think 9-5 is that bad

[fresh comet]

I'd prefer 9-5

[timid bronze]

unless u have to drive like 6905049459045 hours to work

[velvet dagger]

Having to exist in the early morning sucks tho

[fresh comet]

I'm already forced to wake up early to go to class

[timid bronze]

But u get whole day to urself after 5

[fresh comet]

what changes if I wake up early to go to work fr

[vivid halo]

people really out there like "oh boy 3am time to hit the road don't want to be late for work"

[velvet dagger]

Yeah but the thing is, if my day starts at noon, I sleep at 3AM anyway

[timid bronze]

I mean depends how much u need to commute

[ember bay]

it's never lupus

[timid bronze]

if u have to commute like sm hours and wake up like 6 i wouldnt

[velvet dagger]

Throwback to when my dad would eat breakfast and dinner while driving because 2 hours to and from work

[fresh comet]

[timid bronze]

omg YES this tag

[fresh comet]

oh dear

[velvet dagger]

Also he didn't have 9-5 but rather 7-8

[fresh comet]

ah, ally has her 1D tag

[fresh comet]

that is brutal

[timid bronze]

i feel like soemone is gonna misread it and ask "r u in division 1"

ima be like hell nah

[fresh comet]

idk what division 1 is

[timid bronze]

like highest lvl college spots

[velvet dagger]

And he worked Saturday until... Noon I think?

[fresh comet]

if I saw 1D, I'd think one dimensional first

[timid bronze]

.

ofc u math nerd

[fresh comet]

can you blame me?

[timid bronze]

yes

[fresh comet]

[timid bronze]

I dont love math U should know this

[velvet dagger]

Division 1 would be D1 is the thing. Plus higher is Canadian

[timid bronze]

I love math people But not math

[fresh comet]

in my defence, the second thing I'd think of is the band

[timid bronze]

oh true

[fresh comet]

idk what division 1 is

[timid bronze]

Omg so im kind of important to u then

Yay

I thought i was completely unimportant

id be more disappointed if a friend forgot i love 1D over. my bday

[fresh comet]

oi. if nothing else, I care about my friends

[timid bronze]

Im wearing 2 rings now but lowk i have skinny fingers

Im trying to make sure they dont slip

[fresh comet]

that deleted message reminds me how my irl friend group trolls each other on birthdays

we congratulate each other, and then celebrate the person being one year closer to death

[timid bronze]

☠️

[velvet dagger]

Yeah when I saw the tag on you I immediately knew it was one direction. But in the wild I'd think 1-dimensional (not even because of math but like, irl people say 3D and stuff)

[timid bronze]

AW

Ily dami

[fresh comet]

but about this, don't ever assume that you'll be unimportant to me if you're my friend

[timid bronze]

See Dami knows me

[velvet dagger]

Ily2 Ally

[fresh comet]

oh on ally for sure the band comes up first

but if I saw idk, some random mathcorder with it, I'd be confused at first

"is there some discord dedicated to one dimension or...?"

[timid bronze]

refusing to marry any guy if he wouldnt play a few 1 direction songs in the wedding

1 of my wedding rules

😂

[velvet dagger]

LMAO valid

When @steel vessel gets married she'll ask me to come by and sing "Radioactive but he's breathing in" probably

Similarly for Amukh I'll probably be singing "What does the Fox Say?"

[fresh comet]

you're a great singer

[velvet dagger]

Thanks higher! <3

[fresh comet]

I think you'd be an excellent guest at weddings

[timid bronze]

What makes a guy instantly attractive is if he listens to 1D regularly Fr

[velvet dagger]

Truuuu

[timid bronze]

i forgot this was a setting option

i got another random frq and i was like ugh im just gonna disable frqs again for a while but why dont i enable this

will get hardly any randoms

[velvet dagger]

Ah that's a good call

[fresh comet]

well, looking at my friends list, uhh

you'll basically still get friend requests from the majority of active users here in the social channels

but maybe that's less of a problem than the total randoms

[timid bronze]

oh nvm i forgot ab how many people you add

[velvet dagger]

[fresh comet]

[velvet dagger]

Every time I send that emoji I actually imagine the cat being sad

And it makes me sad

Like ugh I wanna give it a hug

[fresh comet]

it's a great emote

definitely one of my favourite mathcord emotes

[velvet dagger]

My favorite emojis in general are

[fresh comet]

next to , , , , , and for me

[velvet dagger]

🫂 🧐

[fresh comet]

very Dami emotes

[velvet dagger]

Some of these could be swapped out idk

[fresh comet]

if I was forced to pick one emote to be my favourite, hmm

probably either or

I wish was in this server, but alas

[velvet dagger]

Actually nah thinksmart not really I use it sometimes but idk if it's a favorite

duckdance might be more of a "local favorite"

[timid bronze]

i used to find so funny

idk why my humor was broken

[velvet dagger]

Oh that reminds me of one which I find very funny but I don't use much

These are just so funny to me

[timid bronze]

u should use the same emoji after every msg

see how long it takes for a frriend to get annoyed

[velvet dagger]

LMAO

[timid bronze]

i did that w some friends and some got bothered so quick

[fresh comet]

okay

I'll do this and see how long it takes

for somebody to get annoyed

hello ally and Dami, how were your days?

[timid bronze]

Pr good

its summer so

Wbu

[fresh comet]

I feel like I've spoken to you two a lot less lately

I think that's mostly my fault though

[velvet dagger]

Today was good! Didn't do much, helped mom with stuff, light day at the gym, messing around online

[fresh comet]

glad to hear it c:

[timid bronze]

I mean im not reaching out to a lot of ppl in dms nowadays either its not ur fault i should be texting 1st too

[fresh comet]

today was a slow day for me, but not bad

[velvet dagger]

Higher I miss you but this isn't a fault thing

[fresh comet]

better than yesterday

[velvet dagger]

It just be that way sometimes

[timid bronze]

Fr

[jagged forge]

i am honored my picks are in ur top 5 sir

[timid bronze]

we get busy

[fresh comet]

I've almost totally stalled in DMing others hmm

I should check in with more people

make sure they're okay

[fresh comet]

yippee

[velvet dagger]

Your emoji choice is chefskiss

[velvet dagger]

Also for reference me missing you is like... If I'm not on discord much on a given day because I've got stuff to do I'll miss you (and Ally and suremark)

[fresh comet]

suremark has really funny emotes

[velvet dagger]

You guys are the best fr

[jagged forge]

why is this in here smh

[timid bronze]

because ur special so ur on there

[fresh comet]

my set changes quite a lot

[velvet dagger]

LMAO that backfired suremark

[fresh comet]

I feel a bit guilty having not checked in with people more often

[timid bronze]

Ur so silly goosey

[fresh comet]

like a neglect kind of thing

okay wait, I'm gonna stop with the

[velvet dagger]

[unborn meteor]

here are mine

[fresh comet]

I've come around to emotes

I used to never use them, but now I recognize their power

[jagged forge]

dw our meeting will be legendary (assuming i’m still in texas)

[unborn meteor]

[jagged forge]

yup that’s kaiji alright

[timid bronze]

unpopular opinion mac and cheese is gross

esp if its not seasoned

but ill still eat it if im given it

unless its kraft whatever kind

[velvet dagger]

Frrrrrrr I'll get you on the way out

[jagged forge]

im a simple man, i like pasta i like cheese i like pasta + cheese

[velvet dagger]

I think Mac and Cheese can be done right

[timid bronze]

Nah just so overrated

[velvet dagger]

Imagine with some Nashville hot chicken

[jagged forge]

oo

[timid bronze]

i feel like i hate most things ppl rave over

LMAO

[jagged forge]

such a contrarian tsk tsk

what will we do with u ally

that was a joke don’t go ballistic on me plz

[timid bronze]

u dont have to do anything; ur pregnant with ur 3 furry babies. pls rest dont feel like u need to get up. we'll help u

[fresh comet]

I haven't had mac and cheese in 13 years or smth

[jagged forge]

too late. damn

[fresh comet]

I forgot what it tastes like now

[velvet dagger]

Though hmm what's a better base for Nashville hot chicken, Mac n cheese or cheese fries?

[fresh comet]

I don't think I hated it though

[timid bronze]

Neither

i dont like cheese fries either

i dislike liquid cheese but also it feels too much for me

[velvet dagger]

Ah I see

[jagged forge]

velveta was a staple in my college days fr

[fresh comet]

I forgot if you've said your opinion on poutine before, ally

[timid bronze]

i love chili oil noodles

[fresh comet]

do you dislike it too?

[timid bronze]

Its Ok

No poutine is fine

just a small portion only cuz i dont finish it most of the time

[velvet dagger]

Yeah I would def enjoy something like cheese fries with a good sauce and nashville hot chicken or gyro or smth

[fresh comet]

fair

[timid bronze]

but ngl i dont like my fries drenched in sauce

it makes it soggy

[velvet dagger]

I haven't had that but I feel like I would dislike the gravy compared to smth like chipotle mayo (this mf better not even TRY...)

[timid bronze]

id rather dip and only dip i like is like garlic sauce tahini or buffalo

hate the rest

including ketchup

[velvet dagger]

Ketchup is garbage yeah

[timid bronze]

ILL NEVER UNDERSTAND PPL WHO DIP THEIR FRIES IN RANCH

GEET HELP

[jagged forge]

smh

ok fries in ranch idk about

[velvet dagger]

Yeah I'm not too fond of ranch either tbh

[timid bronze]

ranch is so nasty

[jagged forge]

i won’t tolerate the ketchup diss tho

[timid bronze]

any time i try it i gag

[timid bronze]

r u a child?

only children like ketchup

[jagged forge]

contrarian again…

[velvet dagger]

Light amount of mayo on fries works. I hate that Belgium is right about something but they are right about this

[timid bronze]

suremark u probs say ts pmo sybau hn

[fresh comet]

I really don't like ketchup, but I can see a case for it

[velvet dagger]

Mayo works better for fries than both ketchup and mustard

[timid bronze]

ew mayo

OMG PPL WHO HAVE HONEY AND FRIES NEED HELP TOO

[jagged forge]

it’s savory and sweet and sharp

[fresh comet]

who has honey and fries?

[timid bronze]

why is sharp in ur fries

[velvet dagger]

LMAO

[timid bronze]

@fringe summit What u doing here

[jagged forge]

ally when sharp cheddar:

[peak tide]

those who really care about their dipping sauces use this on their fries

[fresh comet]

I don't like all three of them

[peak tide]

scoville approximately 2-3 million

[jagged forge]

wait wait wait mustard on fries is crazy lmao

do ppl do that

[peak tide]

i do

[jagged forge]

i like mustard but idk if that works…

hm

[timid bronze]

r u saying hes smooth

true

[peak tide]

way the hell better than ketchup or some disgusting mayo based sauce

[velvet dagger]

I'm fairly partial to mayo tbh. I think the condiments for me are mayo, chipotle sauce, and halal guys sauce

[jagged forge]

if bungo says it’s good i’ll try it

[peak tide]

what about sriracha?

[timid bronze]

ew musatrd onf ries is fucking insane

[timid bronze]

no

[peak tide]

definitely good!

[timid bronze]

what halal guy sauce

[velvet dagger]

I don't like mustard on fries, though my parents do say that I should be willing to try mustard elsewhere since what's here is uniquely bad

[velvet dagger]

There's this place called halal guys, it's a chain, and they do bowls and shawarma and stuff

[peak tide]

aji verde is also great on fries, especially if you're having one of those peruvian fries-based dishes

[timid bronze]

Ok i have work again in 5 mins My 2nd break almost over

Ugh

[velvet dagger]

And they've got this special sauce

[velvet dagger]

Godspeed, my sister. It'll be over soon

[timid bronze]

True

[steel vessel]

LMAO

[velvet dagger]

I gotchu Clau

[fringe summit]

Truly

[fringe summit]

Yummy

[jagged forge]

indeed

[fringe summit]

Ketchup good

[latent edge]

honestly true

[latent edge]

fair

[jaunty stag]

whats the bot command to rotate an image

[elfin smelt]

,rotate

[fathom swallow]

Couldn't find an attached image in the last 10 messages.

Jun 18, 2025, 2:21 AM

[jaunty stag]

ty

[verbal quest]

I didn't even realize they expanded that much
I always think of that being a loose term for all those carts/trucks in nyc
forgot it's also a specific brand

[loud hamlet]

I'm having trouble getting back on the study train! I was studying physics on my own but then I stopped as people at my college were like ooo, aah and how did you memorize that when I wrote out some many unrelated formulas I had visualized after seeing them on the back of a workbook. HELP, I need to study, or I'll drown after a while, I feel like my life raft is losing air as school comes up and I haven't begun studying calculus. Oof, I just need to get excited to study, right? How do you guys get going after a longggg break?

[velvet dagger]

Yee, they're pretty good (though this one place in Philly called Pita Chip reigns supreme) and especially their sauce is something else

[flint thunder]

Has anyone here considered giving up on doing math after finishing a PhD?

Finishing up soon, not in math but in statistics.

I mean quit doing math in my spare time after finishing the PhD.

Like, I've been working on math-related stuff for many years now

Learning as much as I can in my spare time

Get a job and be able to sleep without being constantly on edge.

Not be worried all the time that I don't "know enough"

Not constantly compare myself to the standard of what I "should be" in terms of math abilities

What do you mean?

Maybe that's true.
So should I just give up on my math plans?

I will 🙂 But I always have a plan of what I want to do, material I want to master, books to work through, etc.

So put the personal math plans on hold for a while?

Okay.
I'm pretty burned out to be honest with you

[timid bronze]

no its not

Why

Sharp dont tell me u put ketchup on ur steaks

_<

[fresh comet]

I hope not

[timid bronze]

omg ur so valid

[fresh comet]

ketchup on a steak doesn't sound like it

[jagged forge]

trump style…

well done with ketchup

[timid bronze]

LMAO

“can i order the donald j trump special”

[fringe summit]

Cry about it

[fringe summit]

I don’t use any commercial sauce