Is there any point in learning advanced math/science if I never

>>8493410
>other than dick-jerking and bragging rights.

You should learn advanced math/science if you want to.

If you only ever found and interest for the value of dick-jerking and bragging rights, then you were misguided from the start. Thats never a reason to do anything let alone a career/hobby.

>>8493410
enjoyment

>>8493414
>>8493415
I find enjoyment in applying what I learn for a significant purpose.

>>8493410
You could start with something more practically which gives you advantages in your everday life, e.g. a programming language or electronics.

>>8493422
I like the theory, but I'm not much of a technology guy. I feel like I have a learning deficiency whenever I try coding.

>>8493420
What counts as purpose? If you mean building hobby projects, then, for example, classical mechanics and electromagnetic field theory could be useful, but quantum mechanics and general relativity probably not so much.

>>8493428
>I like the theory, but I'm not much of a technology guy.
This makes me even more confounded what you mean by "a significant purpose." The usual application of science is technology stuff.

>>8493439
>electromagnetic field theory
What kind of hobby project is this supposed to be? Building your own Maglev?

>>8493460
That's a possibility. Amateur radio would be another.

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>>8493462
I guess in either case fundamental electronics would be a better start.

>>8493469
Definitely agreed on that.

>>8493422
>>8493428
>>8493440
Ignore this guy OP. If you find theoretical things more interesting then just pursue that.

>>8493469
>>8493472
bullfuck. anything above 1 MHz (i.e. 94% of electronics worth a damn) is so poorly predicted by basic circuit theory that you might as well not even learn it at all

>>8493533
You can consider it a way to put context into what electricity is. Context is super important for learning and understanding things.

>>8493533
By the same argument you could say most of the things operating near the speed of light or at small scales is governed by relativity or quantum physics anyway so let's scrap all high school physics!

In order to learn or teach you need to take small steps and establish contexts. If you don't only a very small percentage of the students will learn anything.