A minimum problem that is too much for calculus to handle.

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  • @Keithfert490
    @Keithfert490 ปีที่แล้ว +151

    If you write f(x) as sum_{k=0}^N (-1)^(k+1)kx^(N-k), then take its derivative with the power rule, you can show that f'(1) is (-1)^N times itself by reindexing the sum by taking k -> N-k. Therefore, when N is odd, f'(1)=0. Then, just find f(1)=(N+1)/2

    • @megauser8512
      @megauser8512 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      @@sunnyarora7177 That's not true at all, because the derivative of any sum is equal to the sum of the derivatives of each term.

    • @Keithfert490
      @Keithfert490 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      ​@sunnyarora7177 no. Completely false. The derivative is a linear operator

    • @thierrypauwels
      @thierrypauwels ปีที่แล้ว +31

      With this method you proved that there is an extremum at x=1, but you did not prove that it is a minimum, nor did you prove that there was no other deeper minimum.

    • @Keithfert490
      @Keithfert490 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @thierrypauwels true, but whatever. I'm not trying to do proofs lol. Trying to have some fun

    • @ChronoQuote
      @ChronoQuote ปีที่แล้ว +7

      You've shown the function has a stationary point at x=1, but why is this where the global minimum is achieved?

  • @FaerieDragonZook
    @FaerieDragonZook ปีที่แล้ว +43

    Don't rule out calculus so quickly. But if you want to use calculus, you need to make things harder before they get easier.
    Let f(x,y) = x^2022 - 2 x^2021 y + 3 x^2020 y^2 - ... + 2023 y^2022.
    Let g(x,y) = - x^2023 + x^2022 y - x^2021 y^2 + x^2020 y^3 - ... + y^2023
    Partial d g(x,y)/dy = f(x,y), and f(x,1) = f(x)
    Note that g(x,y) * (x+y) = y^2024 - x^2024
    In order to find the minimum, we need to find where d(f(x,1))/dx = 0. But we can find f(x,y) in a simpler form using the quotient rule, f(x,y) = [2024 y^2023 * (x+y) -y^2024 + x^2024]/(x+y)^2
    Now set y =1 and differentiate with another quotient rule to get f(x) = (x^2024 + 2024x + 2023)/(x^2 + 2x +1) and df(x)/dx = (x+1)^(-3) * [2022 x^2024 + 2024 x^2023 - 2024 x - 2022]
    Note: f(-a) > f(a) for all a>0. Thus, we only need to find solutions where x>=0. Also, note that the numerator polynomial only has a single sign change: thus, there is only a single solution with x>0. Also note that f(1/x) is a solution only if f(x) is a solution. Thus, the only solution is when x = 1. Also for completeness, we should check x=0, but it's easy to check that f(0) = 2023. f(1) = (1^2024 +2024*1 + 2023)/(1^2+2*1+1) = (2024*2)/(2*2) = 1012. Thus the minimum is 1012.

    • @kareolaussen819
      @kareolaussen819 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I don't think you have to make the problem harder first. Otherwise a very nice solution!

    • @OuroborosVengeance
      @OuroborosVengeance ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Beautiful construction

    • @leif1075
      @leif1075 ปีที่แล้ว

      What thebheck..hiw does this make any sense..why in God's name would you introduce a second variable y and why would youbdo thatm.i dont see how that is necessary or logical sorry? Why is math so needlessly fucking stupid and convoluted sometimes??

    • @FaerieDragonZook
      @FaerieDragonZook ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@leif1075 sometimes you do things because you can, and see what happens when you do.

    • @leif1075
      @leif1075 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@FaerieDragonZook I see..thanks for answering..can you share what made you think of this though I'm curious?

  • @iabervon
    @iabervon ปีที่แล้ว +77

    Polynomial division by x²-2x+1 is pretty neat in this case.

  • @FrankHarwald
    @FrankHarwald ปีที่แล้ว +21

    My first thought for a solution I came up with:
    1) remember (1+x)^(-1) = 1 - x + x^2 - x^3 + x^4 - x^5 +-...
    2) figure out d/dx -(1+x)^(-1) = 1 - 2x + 3x^2 - 4x^3 + 5x^4 -+... = (1+x)^(-2)
    3) try to rewrite this polynomial of finite degree as the difference of two infinite power series starting at different indices scaled by appropriate amount of powers of x
    4) that difference of two infinite power series is equal to the difference of two rational functions
    5) I'm pretty sure simple calculus is powerful enough to handle the minimum of the difference of two fractional functions

    • @FrankHarwald
      @FrankHarwald ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Update:
      a) it turns out it only works this simple if 2) & 3) are swapped or else the coefficients of the power series don't line up properly with the exponents of x powers & don't give simple analytical results.
      b) also need to check that the difference of infinite power series converges for the rewriting of the finite degree polynomial to be valid.

  • @stefanotorelli3688
    @stefanotorelli3688 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Good presentation of proof "by induction", very good example!

  • @OllieClarke8787
    @OllieClarke8787 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Cool method. I found it natural to multiply f(x) by (x+1)^2 to get rid of most of the terms from the sum. This idea isn't just a little trick - for those interested look up generating functions. You get (x+1)^2*f(x) = x^2024 + 2024x + 2023 and differentiating looks kinda bad at first but still doable.

  • @samosavaglio2141
    @samosavaglio2141 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Note that f(0)=2023, then assume X to ne nonzero and define g(x)=f(1/x)x^2022.
    g(x) has the f coefficients reversed, check for yourself, so g(x) can be easily seen to be the derivative of a much nicer polynomial.
    Can you conclude from here?

    • @JamesLewis2
      @JamesLewis2 ปีที่แล้ว

      If G is the antiderivative of the continuous extension of g at which G(0)=−1, then G(x)=Σ(−(−x)^k,k,0,2023), and for x≠−1, G(x)=(x^2024−1)/(x+1), while G(−1)=−2024; additionally, G(x)=(x−1)Σ(x^(2k),k,0,1011).
      I'm not so sure about how this helps analyze f, because g′(x) looks a bit complicated: Σ(−(k+2)(k+1)(−x)^k,k,0,2021). In terms of f, g′(x)=2022f(1/x)x^2021−f′(1/x)x^2020=2022g(x)/x−f′(1/x)x^2020.
      Substituting in, to eliminate explicit mention of g, Σ(−(k+2)(k+1)(−x)^k,k,0,2021)=2022Σ(−(k+1)(−x)^k,k,0,2021)+2022/x−f′(1/x)x^2020, from which f′(1/x)x^2020=Σ((k−2020)(k+1)(−x)^k,k,0,2021)+2022/x, from which f′(1/x)=Σ((k−2020)(k+1)(−x)^(k−2020),k,0,2021)+2022x−^2021.
      With the substitution k=2021−j, j now ranges from 0 to 2021, and f′(1/x)=Σ((1−j)(2022−j)(−x)^(1−j),j,0,2021)+2022x−^2021, from which f′(x)=Σ((j−1)(j−2022)(--x)^(j−1),j,0,2021)+2022x^2021.
      ---
      I think I did something wrong there; a more direct approach, starting with f(x)=Σ((2023−k)(−x)^k,k,0,2022), results in f′(x)=Σ(−(2023−k)k*(−x)^(k−1),k,0,2022), which after noticing the k=0 term is zero and re-indexing with j=k−1, becomes f′(x)=Σ((j+1)(j−2022)(−x)^j,j,0,2021).
      You could get lucky while testing out the possible rational zeros and noticing that f′(−x) has no sign-changes and f′(x) has 2021 sign-changes, which means all real zeroes are positive and there is an odd number of them; then trying out 1 and going in pairs, f′(1)=Σ((2k+1)(2k−2022)−(2k+2)(2k−2021),k,0,1010)
      =Σ(−4042k−2022+4038k+4042,k,0,1010)
      =Σ(2020−4k,k,0,1010)
      =2*1010*1011−4Σ(k,k,0,1010)
      =2*1010*1011−4*½*1010*1011=0, so 1 is a critical point for f.
      To finish it off, f″(x)=Σ((k+2)(k+1)(2021−k)(−x)^k,k,0,2020), and again taking the terms in pairs, f″(1)=Σ((2j+2)(2j+1)(2021−2j)−(2j+3)(2j+2)(2020−2j),j,0,1009)+2022*2021
      =Σ((2j+2)((2j+3)(2j−2020)−(2j+1)(2j−2021)),j,0,1009)+2022*2021
      =Σ((2j+2)(−4034j−6060+4040j+2021),j,0,1009)+2022*2021
      =Σ((2j+2)(6j−4039),j,0,1009)+2022*2021
      =Σ(12j^2−8066j−8078,j,0,1009)+2022*2021
      =12Σ(j^2,j,0,1009)−8066Σ(j,j,0,1009)−8078*1010+2022*2021
      =12Σ(j^2,j,0,1009)−4033*1009*1010−8078*1010+2022*2021
      =2*1009*1010*2019−4033*1009*1010−8078*1010+2022*2021
      =5*1009*1010−8078*1010+2022*2021
      =−3033*1010+2022*2021
      =−1011*3030+1011*4042
      =1011*1012>0, so 1 is a local minimum for f.
      (yeah, more insightful than just punching all that into a calculator)

  • @ANTONIOMARTINEZ-zz4sp
    @ANTONIOMARTINEZ-zz4sp ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I love this kind of content. Great video Prof. Penn. Thank you for uploading.

  • @Songvbm
    @Songvbm ปีที่แล้ว +1

    6:07
    So when we writing f2, f4, f6 in the format :-
    (x-1)^2 × (a polynomial) + constant ,
    then do the lower bounds of (x-1)^2 and of the other polynomial get multiplied?

  • @kareolaussen819
    @kareolaussen819 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    By differentiating the finite sum S_n(u) = 1 + u + ... u^(2n+1) = [1-u^(2n+2)]/(1-u), setting u=-1/x, and multiplying with x^(2n), one finds that the series in question equals
    g_n(x) = x^(2n) S'_n(-1/x) = [x^(2n+2) + (2n+2)x + (2n+1)]/(x+1)^2 = [x^(2n+1) -1](x+1)^2 + (2n+2)/(x+1), and
    g'_n(x) = {2n[x^(2n+2) -1] + (2n+2)x[x^(2n)-1]}/(x+1)^3.
    For positive x one can easily see that the numerator of g'_n is monotoneously growing with x, and is zero at x=1. Hence, in this interval g_n has a minimum at x=1, with g_n(1) = n+1. For negative x we can see directly from its definition that g_n >= (2n+1) and is growing with |x|, so the minimum at x=1 is unique.
    Hence, the problem is quite natural and straightforward to handle by calulus; although it requires some fiddling to write g'_n in a convenient form.
    Added: I note that @Daniel-eff6gg has solved the problem by essentially the same method.

  • @GaneshKumar-hy8pp
    @GaneshKumar-hy8pp ปีที่แล้ว +47

    Just divide f(x) with x and add that to f(x) you will get a geometric progression with common ratio -x .
    Which is easily solvable

    • @Alex_Deam
      @Alex_Deam ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Why should that work, given that a geometric series doesn't converge outside (-1,1)?

    • @abblabaabblaba823
      @abblabaabblaba823 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@Alex_Deam it's a finite geometric series

    • @Alex_Deam
      @Alex_Deam ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ​@@abblabaabblaba823Well now I feel dumb lmao

    • @ametamaa
      @ametamaa ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Alex_Deam i thought of this same solution and abandoned it thinking "well, this doesnt converge tho" haha

    • @leif1075
      @leif1075 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​​@@Alex_Deamhy would you think to divide by x at all though?? Still seems random to me..why nko take the derivative and set equal to zero to find the minimum? Or something else?

  • @Nellak2011
    @Nellak2011 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is like the tabulation programming technique, but using algebra instead of some table we are building up.

  • @mathunt1130
    @mathunt1130 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Straight off it looks like the derivative of a geometric series...

    • @TheEternalVortex42
      @TheEternalVortex42 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I tried pursuing this approach to then get the minimum but you end up with a somewhat complex polynomial that you need to find the minimum of so I'm not sure it helps that much.

    • @minamagdy4126
      @minamagdy4126 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      You could factor an x^2023 out first, that gets you something of the form d/dx(geometric sum of 1/x)

    • @FaerieDragonZook
      @FaerieDragonZook ปีที่แล้ว

      In order to make it look like the 'derivative' of a geometric series, the easiest way is to introduce an extra variable and represent it as a derivative with respect to that extra variable, as in the solution I posted

    • @minamagdy4126
      @minamagdy4126 ปีที่แล้ว

      I also removed the x^2022 term as well. Mind you, it got gnarly enough that I stopped.

  • @Nikolas_Davis
    @Nikolas_Davis ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Why apply induction here? Why not just expand the factored form of f_2n(x) and verify it's equal to the definition?

    • @Keithfert490
      @Keithfert490 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Great point. It shouldn't be too repetitious of a calcultion. Michael really likes induction, though, which is fine

    • @thesecondderivative8967
      @thesecondderivative8967 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Can you lay out a sketch to do so? I thought the same but it was really hard to factorise the resulting sum after subtracting n+1

    • @Keithfert490
      @Keithfert490 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @thesecondderivative8967
      1. write (x-1)^2 as x^2-2x+1
      2. write the sum it's multipliying in sigma notation
      3. Multiply the two by distributing, i.e. (x-1)^2*sum=x^2*sum-2x*sum+sum
      4. Reindex the sums so that they have the same powers of x
      5. combine like terms
      6. Add in the terms that are outside that product
      7. Check that you get the original function

    • @thesecondderivative8967
      @thesecondderivative8967 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Keithfert490 Thanks. It's been bugging me since

  • @bruhliver
    @bruhliver ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Where does this problem come from?

    • @rifqi2006
      @rifqi2006 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      It is similiar to indonesian mo 2009 problem 6

  • @cxpKSip
    @cxpKSip ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Factorization would be a pain, too... $2023=x^2022-$(algebraic nightmare).

    • @chri-k
      @chri-k ปีที่แล้ว +2

      where algebraic nightmare is equal to $(algebraic nightmare) $(algebraic nightmare)

  • @wyboo2019
    @wyboo2019 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    at 10:36 you say the factored part, (x-1)^2(x^4+2x^2+3) is "zero at zero" but isn't it (0-1)^2(0^4+2*0^2+3)=1*3=3 at 0? unless i'm misunderstanding

    • @thichhochoi766
      @thichhochoi766 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It is Michael. He ate the words. He meant x-1= zero

    • @luisaleman9512
      @luisaleman9512 ปีที่แล้ว

      He meant to say is zero at one

  • @johannbauer2863
    @johannbauer2863 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A thing I did was leaving the exact polynomial out and only claimed: f_{2n}(x) = (x - 1)^2 P(x) + n + 1, where P(x) is a polynomial always greater or equals to zero. I wonder if you can use that to generalize it somehow. (probably not, because I still used the definition of f)

    • @burk314
      @burk314 ปีที่แล้ว

      That can work. If you claim f_{2n}(x) = (x - 1)^2 P_n(x) + n + 1 with P_n(x) always nonegative and calculate f_{2n+2})(x) by the identity
      f_{2n+2}(x) = x^2 f_{2n}(x) - (2n+2)x+2n+3,
      you can simplify to
      f_{2n+2}(x) = (x-1)^2 [x^2P_n(x)+n+1] +n+2.
      Since P_n(x) is a always nonnegative polynomial, P_(n+1)=x^2P_n(x)+n+1 is also an always nonnegative polynomial. Since the base case of f_2(x) = (x-1)^2 + 2 where P_1(x) = 1 clearly follows your claim, then by induction all f_(2n)(x) can be written in that form without even worrying about what the form of P_n is.

  • @JamesLewis2
    @JamesLewis2 ปีที่แล้ว

    If you reverse that recursion, then f_0 is the constant polynomial 1, and I think f_(−2) is the zero polynomial; both fit the pattern of what their global minimum values are and at least one point at which each minimum value is attained.

  • @VaradMahashabde
    @VaradMahashabde ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Multiplication by x^2-2x+1 can be visualized as taking the symmetric discrete second difference operator on the sequence 1,0,2,0,3,0,... which gave us the original sequence of 1,-2,3,-4,.... . The similarity can be seen using the convolution perspective on polynomial multiplication.
    Incidentally, since the orignal polynomial has almost linear coefficients, we can apply a variation of the second difference operator by multiplying by (x+1)^2 = x^2+2x+1 which cancels everything down to (x+1)^2 f_2022(x) = x^2024 + 2024x + 2023.
    Calculus should be easier at this point. I guess one could also get a smaller form like this using the Arithmetico-Geometric series formula.
    Also, f_2N / 2N really approximates x+1 in the region -1 to 1 and I dont know why

    • @bonzinip
      @bonzinip ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You almost wrote why, the x^2024 term is negligible for x->0 and thus f_2N/2N = (x+1+o(x^2023))/(x+1)^2 ~= 1/(x+1) = 1+x+o(x)

    • @ichigo_nyanko
      @ichigo_nyanko ปีที่แล้ว

      What area of mathematics is this? I'm still a student but I haven't heard of most of this stuff. Is there something I can look up to learn this? it seems super interesting.

    • @VaradMahashabde
      @VaradMahashabde ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ichigo_nyanko Mathologer did a video using finite difference operators

  • @mab9316
    @mab9316 ปีที่แล้ว

    Isn't the minimum the leftover in the polynomial n+2=1011+2=1013 ???

  • @benbooth2783
    @benbooth2783 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow, I actually understand the question.

  • @goodplacetostop2973
    @goodplacetostop2973 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    16:58

    • @bruhliver
      @bruhliver ปีที่แล้ว +2

      How are you so fast every time?

    • @kpaasial
      @kpaasial ปีที่แล้ว +2

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    • @ezequielangelucci1263
      @ezequielangelucci1263 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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      @kpaasial ปีที่แล้ว +1

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      @stephenbeck7222 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@kpaasialbut the user has commented before that he does it manually. And often adds personal comments beyond just the stop time.

  • @padraiggluck2980
    @padraiggluck2980 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very nice. ⭐️

  • @martincohen8991
    @martincohen8991 ปีที่แล้ว

    I got the min for 2n is n+1. Also, f_{2n+2}(x)x^2f_{2n}(x)- (2n+2)x+ (2n+3) so f_{2n+2}'(x)=x^2f_{2n}'(x)+2xf_{2n}(x)- (2n+2) so f_{2n+2}'(1)=0.

  • @chimetimepaprika
    @chimetimepaprika ปีที่แล้ว

    Extremely valuable

  • @travishayes6037
    @travishayes6037 ปีที่แล้ว

    Are you wearing pajamas only? Or boxers?

  • @philp4684
    @philp4684 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The Spice must flow!

    • @bb5a
      @bb5a ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Might have to get that tee shirt myself!

  • @psycdalex
    @psycdalex ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Ahead of the curve

  • @souvikmondal5191
    @souvikmondal5191 ปีที่แล้ว

    Marvelous❤

  • @USS_Relativity
    @USS_Relativity ปีที่แล้ว

    even powers positive odds negative so 2022 / 2 = 1011 its a odd number so we take only this part -k (x^1011).other parts cancel each other so f((x) = -1012 x^1011 + 2023 -> x=1 and -1012 + 2023 = 1011 its interesting i found 1011 not 1012 😞its just too close 😜

  • @damascus21
    @damascus21 ปีที่แล้ว

    What happened to stephanie being goofy in the description? 🥺

  • @matematicacommarcospaulo
    @matematicacommarcospaulo ปีที่แล้ว

    17 min waiting Calculus to get into the mix and it did not come 😅

  • @tokajileo5928
    @tokajileo5928 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I envy your math talent, really great videos, I wish I had them when I was a kid, many many years ago but then there was no internet nor I understood english. However and do not take this the wrong way do you ever smile? i saw many many of your videos but not even a millisecond of smile happened. this is rigid math presentation.

  • @ecoidea100
    @ecoidea100 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice 🙂

  • @minwithoutintroduction
    @minwithoutintroduction ปีที่แล้ว

    تحليل رائع و ذكي.

  • @jaikumar848
    @jaikumar848 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Hello sir ! Could you please make video on Z- transform and bode plot ? How it is useful for mathematician ?

  • @realGBx64
    @realGBx64 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    nice pants (or underwear?!)

  • @tomholroyd7519
    @tomholroyd7519 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Reminds me that proofs are like programs, and sometimes mathematicians are software engineers. Building practical general purpose tools for example

  • @matematicacommarcospaulo
    @matematicacommarcospaulo ปีที่แล้ว

    What happened to the intro?

    • @artsmith1347
      @artsmith1347 ปีที่แล้ว

      Do you mean the gentle intro that was used until a few months ago? I liked, it, too. But no intro is better than a jarring one.

    • @matematicacommarcospaulo
      @matematicacommarcospaulo ปีที่แล้ว

      @@artsmith1347 i would say a few weeks ago.. I did not t it was jarring 😂

  • @mapleandsteel
    @mapleandsteel ปีที่แล้ว

    Apply netwon's method, lol

  • @lobsterfork
    @lobsterfork ปีที่แล้ว

    Just sucks because I have experience with this from school, but where the hell did f4 come from? You just pull it out of thin air. You would hate me as a student. I operate under no assumptions or very few assumptions. This might as well have been in another language when you just expect (expecting is an assumption) me to make blind assumptions.

    • @mab9316
      @mab9316 ปีที่แล้ว

      Since f(x) power is 2022 (even), then we take care only for smaller even forms (2, 4, 6, ... 2n)

  • @PetraKann
    @PetraKann ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What is the physical or natural significance of this polynomial?
    Why would you want to determine the minimum?
    You should apologise

    • @harambesson1098
      @harambesson1098 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Math has absolutely nothing to do physical or natural significance, although it can. You should apologize first

    • @mrhatman675
      @mrhatman675 ปีที่แล้ว

      You shouldd get lost

    • @fahrenheit2101
      @fahrenheit2101 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Apologise? Lmao

    • @psycdalex
      @psycdalex ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I feel like this problem and the result/possible extended structure inferable from it really stimmed my brain. Based math W

    • @adrycough
      @adrycough ปีที่แล้ว

      Welcome to discrete mathematics, where all the problems are abstracted away into arbitrary meaninglessness.
      I think the point is not the problem itself, but the process. I think a lot of mathematics seems dull and pointless until you reach a point where you realize you actually need it to solve a problem. I believe that is how many branches of mathematics start out; they start from abstract nonsense, then, one day, you figure out that it's the most important thing ever to solving some problem you face and then you thank the math gods that some guy 100+ years ago was psychotic enough to devote half their life to do all the, potentially useless, mathematical groundwork for you, and they probably did it for pure interest, or, for the sake of knowledge itself. Beautiful.