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How to become matheletes like them ? Any guides ? Books? Where to get started ? You suggest to learn python by it clearly says C,C++ and Pascal. Should I learn C++ as first language ? Help ?
One neat thing: at Harvard, Neal takes Math 55, a course so famous it has its own Wikipedia page. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Math_55 " ... covers four years of math in two semesters." Otherwise, that "will he die a virgin ?" quip was really uncalled for.
That quip was about Korotkevich not Neal. And besides, it was Kolstad who said it.
He was an organizer of Spaceset at JPL when I went there in the 90's. It was basically a space-colonization-themed mock Startup Weekend for high schoolers. And that's when he was plenty busy as the president of BSDI:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkeley_Software_Design
I'm pretty impressed to see him coaching this. The guy is indefatigable.
One neat thing: at Harvard, Neal takes Math 55, a course so famous it has its own Wikipedia page. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Math_55 " ... covers four years of math in two semesters." Otherwise, that "will he die a virgin ?" quip was really uncalled for.
That quip is pretty much why I don't subscribe to wired anymore. Showing contempt for the audience is not a good thing.
I thought they were basically over when they stopped being bi-monthly (thought I still have every issue.)