What is/are your favorite subject/subjects of math?

[swbluto]

So, explain what it is and why!

I like calculus and linear algebra because they're so useful for circuit analysis(Among many other things).

You can change your vote later if you suddenly decide you hate a particular math subject due to a future horrific teacher or some other equivalently relevant reason.

 

[TPA]

DUDE!!!!!

MATH?!?!?!?!?!

I'm an engineering student, I've had 7 math classes from algebra to differential equations, and I still have statistics left to take.

I can't even think of math in anything close to endearing terms, much less choose a favorite.

 

[Link]

I picked arithmetic because it's easy. I'm not averted to math, but I definitely wouldn't say I "like" it.

 

[deardancer3]

I use Ohms law every hour almost.

But my favorite subject is the way people manipulate statistics for their own agenda.

Ie 33.3 % each love, hate or are indifferent about... lets say Green chili.

Person selling green chili says, Over 65% of people surveyed said they really loved or didnt mind Green chili.

Peson selling red chili says over 65% of people said that the either hated or were indiffernet about green chili.

got to love it.

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[swbluto]

DUDE!!!!!

MATH?!?!?!?!?!

I'm an engineering student, I've had 7 math classes from algebra to differential equations, and I still have statistics left to take.

I can't even think of math in anything close to endearing terms, much less choose a favorite.

Don't blame you(I've completed Linear, Differential, Multivariate, Statistics(All of the previous being the "elementary version") and I'm now trying to conquer Differential Geometry because geodesics tickle my funny bone.). But... math has an affinity for exactness unlike any other subject, so math is going to get you as close to the "correct answer" as possible(assuming the context is one where there's a "correct answer" or a severely finite amount.). So it can be endearing. :lol:

Bajeebs... I just added "statisics" now that it was mentioned and... Gaaahhhh... all the results have been deleted! Oh nooooeeeezzzz! Zeh distribution may now be heavily skewed!

 

[Anonymous]

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[Link]

It's eisaer to fgirue out if the fsrit and lsat lterets are in the rhgit pacle.

 

[dirtdad]

Vector calculus was mine. I had to learn it on my own as a side topic while I was taking Electricity and Magnetism as part of my Physics major. My university school did not offer a Vector Calculus class. So I picked up a great book recommended by my professor called "Div, Grad, Curl and all that". Vector calculus is a great combination of calculus and geometry. When I wrapped my head around it I could see how the formulas were able to represent the concepts of divergence, gradient, etc. And best of all they were immediately applicable in the area of electromagnetic principles. Unfortunately I was never able to find such a good resource when I got to nuclear and quantum physics. I had a sort of rational understanding of the topics but I never got the feel for them that I did with E&M and vector calculus. Maybe if I had continued on to get a Physics PhD it the more advanced topics would have clicked with me just as well.

 

[ngocthach1130]

Loved my Linear Algebra class. I just have a knack for matrices. At the same time, there's something to be said about solving higher order differential equation using matrices. Kinda awkward at first learning it and dealing with Null space, orthogonality.

 

[TylerDurden]

It's eisaer to fgirue out if the fsrit and lsat lterets are in the rhgit pacle.

Thanks for sending me all those pharmaceutical emails...

 

[TylerDurden]

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[Ypedal]

Hmm.. math.. yuck.

I took every math class available in high school just in case i decided to go to university ( had no clue what i wanted to do at the time ) never had any problems getting thru the courses, passed with 90's but never liked it much.

Chemistry however, blowing things up and making smoke was more my thing..

 

[Link]

Chemistry however, blowing things up and making smoke was more my thing..

Sadly, there are few teachers that actually do awesome stuff in chemistry anymore.

 

[rodbotic]

hey where is Laplace transforms and Z domain transforms!!!

differential equations take too much time to solve.

if you like math check out laplace http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laplace_transform

 

[Mathurin]

Algebra because it's so useful in daydreaming about the perfect electric bike. Plus, being quick at algebra makes me appear smarter then average people.

 

[ngocthach1130]

laplace transform is cool, but it is a bit tedious. solving something require conversion into frequency domain, solve, then revert. Linear algebra do it with simple matrices operations.

 

[TPA]

Laplace transforms with Matlab using dsolve

matrices in Mathcad


breezy

 

[Sacman]

Hmmmmph.... I never knew TOPOLOGY was a branch of study in math!

 

[Toorbough ULL-Zeveigh]

calculus cuz itz fundamental to everything.
topology cuz itz fun.
And I guess no one's ever heard of fractals?
The newest branch of mathematics filled in a lot of the missing gaps in real world calculations for me.

 

[Link]

Fractals = pretty pictures, in my mind.

Classic Mandelbrot set:

 

[swbluto]

calculus cuz itz fundamental to everything.
topology cuz itz fun.
And I guess no one's ever heard of fractals?
The newest branch of mathematics filled in a lot of the missing gaps in real world calculations for me.

I just thought it was a re-iterating form of complex algebra with neat visualization techniques.