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Math textbooks include topics in physics and theoretical computer science all the time. How is ML any worse? Besides, a lot of introductory math textbooks are thinly veiled introdu…

"The set theory formalism presented here differs from the traditional ZF system" Do not, I repeat, DO NOT study nonstandard theories before familiarizing yourself with the standard…

Good ol' Live-TeXing. Googling "LiveTeXing" will show you other examples of this, if you are curious to see more. For those who aren't already familiar with Vim, Kile 3.0 beta is a…

Yes, the "universal" complex-conjugate operator cannot be unitary. And yes, you can conjugate a vector or two using a unitary operator. Coming up with an algorithm to conjugate a s…

Sure, they can be problematic. The problem isn't unique to software engineering, though. So long as there are lucrative, exclusive jobs whose qualifications include passing an exam…

The research mathematics community on the internet is fairly small, and a lot of them are over at MathOverflow, math.SE, and personal blogs. What does this site offer that would lu…

Amazon | Software Development Engineer I and II | Seattle and Vancouver | Onsite, Full-Time My team is hiring junior and mid-level developers. We build backend systems that improve…

Don't study "math." Find a topic or a problem you'd like to understand, look up the prerequisite knowledge for it, and start there. You need to know what you want to do before you …

Just go to college and study what you like. Contrary to the popular belief, mathematics and computer science aren't solitary pursuits. You'll meet people who share your interests a…