communism to Asklemmy · 2 months agoWhat bizarre misconceptions do people have about your field?message-squaremessage-square97fedilinkarrow-up187arrow-down11
arrow-up186arrow-down1message-squareWhat bizarre misconceptions do people have about your field?communism to Asklemmy · 2 months agomessage-square97fedilink
minus-squareCanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-22 months agoPhysicist: Makes a weird formula, uses it for decades without knowing why it works. Mathematician: Looks for an approach that makes sense for decades, dies. I get annoyed with the way they use math sometimes, but I have to keep in mind there is an advantage to it (I guess).
Physicist: Makes a weird formula, uses it for decades without knowing why it works.
Mathematician: Looks for an approach that makes sense for decades, dies.
I get annoyed with the way they use math sometimes, but I have to keep in mind there is an advantage to it (I guess).