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[QUOTE=Fourier;51746114]For quantum shit you just need to understand linear algebra, differential equations and probability very well :).[/QUOTE]
Well, for quantum mechanics, anyway. If you want quantum field theory, the requirements are "everything that will fit into your brain."
[QUOTE=Fourier;51746114]For quantum shit you just need to understand linear algebra, differential equations and probability very well :).[/QUOTE]
all the calcs, diff eq, linear algebra, then quite a bit of physics
The double slit experiment continues to blow my mind - especially the variations of it that got even weirder.
[QUOTE=JohnnyMo1;51746870]Well, for quantum mechanics, anyway. If you want quantum field theory, the requirements are "everything that will fit into your brain."[/QUOTE]
Oh yea, quantum mechanics that is :).
[editline]30th January 2017[/editline]
[QUOTE=Sableye;51747511]all the calcs, diff eq, linear algebra, then quite a bit of physics[/QUOTE]
Calc is mandatory for math anyway.
[QUOTE=AnnieOakley;51745924]I really want to use my future CS major to go into and improve educational software in primarily maths and sciences. I've seen so many peers be turned off because they don't understand the practical use of the math they're learning. I want to help make software that teaches math in the best way possible.[/QUOTE]
I don't think software is the way to go for better engagement.
What education needs to do is make maths less abstract and more practical by having students actually create something with their knowledge of math.
I've dabbled in a little game dev and maths became much more engaging when I saw a direct use of what I learned in my Calculus classes in the games I'm making.
I don't think everyone would be interested in game dev which is why I don't wanna propose that as the end-all be-all solution but there needs to be a bigger movement in making people actually use and see the real value of what they're learning
[QUOTE=archangel125;51743095]I deeply regret dropping math in high school. After I learned about quantum physics I really wanted to get more into it, but I simply don't have the foundation to understand a lot of what I see.[/QUOTE]
I took the advanced course (but you can't drop maths anyway here) and it's definitely not enough for QM.
You'd normally get a lot more in uni before you reach the topic if you study physics.
The biggest problem is the way mathematics is taught in the start of school. It honestly feels like you're studying to pass a test and nothing else, which is why most people lose interest fairly quickly. It'd be good if it were like that for only a year or two and not the whole 12 years. I fully 100% blame the educational system for destroying my residual love for mathematics.
speaking as someone who absolutely blew shit at maths, was always told he couldn't do it, and has recently started rectifying that: everyone can do maths, it's just that educational frameworks absolutely suck dick at teaching it usually
The way maths is taught in school is dreadful, I dropped it first chance I got and have just had to self teach myself anything I need while at uni.
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