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PDE's are not discrete math. CompSci majors are more interested in topics like Combinatorics, Graph Theory etc. PDE's are more interesting to applied mathematicians and physicists.…

How does Agda compare to the likes of Clojure, Haskell, ML, Scheme etc? What are the best reasons to learn it?

Is there one-to-one correspondence between the damage done and repair job? How about the emotional distress?

I'd pick pure math. Suffering through that makes everything else look sooooo trivial in comparison. Yes that includes the highfalutin' branches of Physics :)

I've been trying to understand programming for a while now. I know some Python and Clojure, but don't consider that programming knowledge mostly because its just syntax and syntax …

As an outsider, I am trying to learn the basics of computer science. I was recommended this book along with the ones listed below. Do I need to study them all or can I do one r two…

According to these guys, everything complex is harmful and everything simple is great. I want to start learning Assembly to finally understand the whys of programming on a hardware…

We can tailor the point being made to your nit-picking: for starters, how about men who were persecuted for having sex in the privacy of their own house, excluding those who were c…

Any studies being done on sinus related problems? Nasal cavities are hard to reach to deliver medication or to just flush the debris out. Nasal bacteria that fight/feed on mold/fun…

How about a Tabasco shot and/or a little sniff of Nose Tork?

I have an opposite sort of experience: I can't learn things fast enough if they aren't mathematical in nature. I used to think programming was disgusting because of Python(heard Ja…

Suppose I am listening to Les Claypool's bass work. What olden stuff am I hearing?

>The people who react that way towards not just ignorance, but inquisitiveness, are plainly assholes. Anecdotally speaking, such people know more than a beginner, but are very, ver…

> Only sociopaths and libertarians are holding him up as some bastion of morality. I dont think anyone is. Rather, the moralists are making an example out of him to further their o…

Any examples?

Linear Algebra -> Real Analysis -> Functional Analysis. Linear Algebra and Analysis can be either applied or pure and of many different levels of sophistication.

Very nice! Thank you very much!

You know you're being idealistic as well because ideally it's better to have money than not.

I just looked up Luenberger's book. Seems like a nice book. Can you, please, post all the books(and maybe papers) you think are mathematical masterpieces? Subject doesn't matter, o…

Can LSD alter sexuality? Any studies on that one? Thanks.

> It basically gives you the ability to bypass and/or rewrite elements of your brain's BIOS, which is just as powerful and potentially dangerous as it sounds. What does it mean? Is…