• benignintervention@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    I found math in physics to have this really fun duality of “these are rigorous rules that must be followed” and “if we make a set of edge case assumptions, we can fit the square peg in the round hole”

    Also I will always treat the derivative operator as a fraction

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      2 days ago

      I always chafed at that.

      “Here are these rigid rules you must use and follow.”

      “How did we get these rules?”

      “By ignoring others.”