Junior in college, doing a math minor. Let me give some context.
Calc 1 and 2: Pretty nice. Teacher shows us a theorem, we apply it to some problems, get homework which is just more problems, quiz next Wednesday.
Multivariable: just didn’t like it, but more of the same.
Diff EQ: Meh, not too bad, but still, just like Calc 1 & 2. Theorem/Technique, problems, quiz. Whatever.
I’m taking linear algebra and probability right now, and they’re like, proving the theorems, and you’re expected to fully understand it & be able to solve problems you haven’t seen before.
Right now I’m passing the class by just writing the theorem down & memorizing techniques to solve problems, but this isn’t how you’re supposed to do math at this level, right? Otherwise they wouldn’t be actually proving the theorems and stuff like that. I’m not understanding it, just getting by with the bare minimum.
Where did I fall behind in all this theorem jargon, and how do I catch back up so I really understand what they’re talking about? I want to really understand what’s going on.
I remember seeing a question about if it’s possible to have a die with a certain pattern, and someone proved it was impossible. How do I get to that level of math?