Message from @Exilarch

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2017-11-25 22:09:42 UTC  

I forgot anything past calc 2

2017-11-25 22:10:22 UTC  

Math was never a strong suit of mine.

2017-11-25 22:10:29 UTC  

You could use the equation in image processing to correct lens distortion in photos.

2017-11-25 22:10:30 UTC  

sounds pretty interesting, going into the realm of topology there

2017-11-25 22:10:31 UTC  

never bothered doing differentials, kindawish I had, mean to pick up a book on it but I can't make myself tism hard enough for it

2017-11-25 22:10:58 UTC  

yeah that looks tight, you can map between non euclidean and euclidean geometries that way

2017-11-25 22:11:01 UTC  

how flexible is it?

2017-11-25 22:11:13 UTC  

And if you add more dimensions you can have the bezier surface to represent 3d-CAD models if it's in 3d.

2017-11-25 22:12:09 UTC  

In higher dimensions than that you could probably apply it to machine learning.

2017-11-25 22:12:18 UTC  

i would've thought you'd have to do loads of differential calc. in finance

2017-11-25 22:12:38 UTC  

I do it at a hobby level, not by degree

2017-11-25 22:12:47 UTC  

ah right

2017-11-25 22:12:52 UTC  

@Exilarch it's just a surface you can move around it's been invented before it's really old.

2017-11-25 22:13:40 UTC  

yeah but you derived it yourself

2017-11-25 22:13:45 UTC  

I mean it's a really old method of representing surfaces.

2017-11-25 22:13:46 UTC  

that's important

2017-11-25 22:13:55 UTC  

Yeah I'm proud of that 馃槂

2017-11-25 22:14:07 UTC  

But it's like the natural progression really.

2017-11-25 22:14:19 UTC  

you only truly understand something if you can derive it

2017-11-25 22:14:42 UTC  

I haven't got a good grasp on calculus yet.

2017-11-25 22:14:44 UTC  

in my field I am notorious for being the guy who actually digs up the first papers on the subject and traces the chain of discovery from the beginning, questioning basic assumptions along the way. I think it's really important to do that

2017-11-25 22:14:58 UTC  

yeah and even more, if you understand why it needed to be derived

2017-11-25 22:14:59 UTC  

Agree!

2017-11-25 22:15:42 UTC  

calculus is amazing, i would recommend learning it

2017-11-25 22:16:12 UTC  

I wish I had more of a reason to finish learning it

2017-11-25 22:16:35 UTC  

so far I haven't really encountered any problem I need it to solve in my own life though, for better or for worse

2017-11-25 22:16:36 UTC  

Yeah I will learn it because I need it for my projects.

2017-11-25 22:18:19 UTC  

for whatever reason my life has taught me to be attentive to quality and big picture/situation/context more than precise quantity

2017-11-25 22:18:55 UTC  

hoo boy I am screwed up today

2017-11-25 22:19:18 UTC  

morning migraine, now coked up on an assload of caffeine, stumbling and groaning

2017-11-25 22:19:49 UTC  

What drove me to learn math on my own as an adult was to realize projects I was thinking of so I struggled to learn all the necessary steps on the way to acheive the end goal. I like to work that way because you have a goal, and you have to learn a variety of sometimes completely new things.

2017-11-25 22:20:28 UTC  

Through the projects it gives the math an immediate purpose.

2017-11-25 22:20:57 UTC  

Then it's easier to learn.

2017-11-25 22:21:02 UTC  

is this in the field of graphic design?

2017-11-25 22:21:05 UTC  

yeah and as you applied it to a specific goal you desired, you probably remember it more easily

2017-11-25 22:23:09 UTC  

you should post these gifs on r/dataisbeautiful and r/oddlysatisfying

2017-11-25 22:23:13 UTC  

you could roll in upvotes

2017-11-25 22:24:09 UTC  

In the past, we would put people like White Pride World Wide into groups so they could channel their autism together for every one's benefit

2017-11-25 22:24:12 UTC  

Today we fail them in school

2017-11-25 22:24:18 UTC  

This is the final result of the decision to learn math after many failed attempts over the years I finally succeded after just understanding vectors. So from that point it took almost a year to finish it.