How do you guys study math? My mind always glazes over when I

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We have a name for people like you -- A brainlet. Just let all the hard math to us smarter people.

>>8297144
nice meme

>>8297130
Pretty simple. You don't really like Math. Sure you may have fooled yourself into thinking that you sorta like math, but deep down inside you find it boring, so your brain just shuts off and you daze off into la-la-land.

You're never going to get good at anything if you don't have some interest.

You're never going to be great at anything if you don't love what you do.

>>8297130
You don't want a math degree. You legitimately don't like doing math if your brain shuts off when confronted with logic.

>>8297130
you really don't like math. diffeqs for engineers is very, very different than diffeqs for mathematicians. you're not supposed to "memorize" the theorems and terms, you're supposed to learn what the words are supposed to mean and get a feel for how things are supposed to work, and so gain some intuition about things and interiorize the main results.

>>8297130
Don't do too much. Maths is more difficult than eng. And eng is difficult enough for most people.

>>8297130
>How can I avoid this?
First, come to terms with the fact that this is what math really is. It's all about theorems and their proofs. It's about convincing yourself and others that such-and-such is true with absolute certainty via deductive logic. Determine if you actually like the idea of that.

Second, you have to read math very slowly. Every word in a definition and a theorem is put there for a reason. If you just skim through the text without convincing yourself that you understand what every one of those words and statements mean, you will get lost, and your brain will shut off. Let's say you're reading an obtuse proof, and you come to a statement that you don't understand. Don't just immediately read on, as if it's a minor detail. Every statement in a proof (usually) follows deductively from the previous statement. Make sure you understand how that statement follows from the previous one. If you don't, do some scratch word, refer to the definitions of the terms being used, or whatever else you need to do. You won't get bored if you are actively interacting with the text.

>>8297297
>You won't get bored if you are actively interacting with the text.
Very true. It is, however, quite likely that you will soon become exhausted by it.

>>8297297
Now that you mention it, I think it is more I get exhausted quickly, not that it's boring per se. When I sit down and really try, I get it and it's rewarding. However, it takes alot of effort, more so than physics or EE classes

>>8297690
math is hard
personally, I love the challenge and that's the main reason I do math

>>8297130
>memorize and apply
typical engineer behaviour