You know how many people always say pure Math is the cheapest science as all you need is a clear brain and open mind.
You don't even need pen and paper if you are good enough.
Well I say the cheapest science are those lab-based sciences instead.
Do you agree with me that pure human thought is the most expensive and precious thing in the world?
And in the current research fraternity the more heavy machinery you use the less pure thought you expend.
Well least I'm not alone in this thinking
My supervisor
And I also read about this in the book "Letters to a young mathematician"
"Mathematics is unlike other sciences where you can just waste a lot of money on experiments, got no results to prove or disprove your original hypothesis and yet still be able to publish and thus secure your tenure. In mathematics you can't possibly publish a paper with the following abstract: I have tried and failed to prove the xxx theorem and here are the methods that I tried."
I always wonder myself, I truly appreciate the Renaissance and Ancient periods because I like mathematics or do I like Mathematics because I'm a fan of the people belonging to the Renaissance and Ancient periods
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Dear Sir,
Do you still have any math notes from NUS? especially lvl 3000 and above?
I am math undergrad majoring in pure math.. currently struggling a bit with the syllabus, would like to study in advance.
Do you mind emailing some of them to me at yodogyo@gmail.com?
I would also love to take a look at your honours thesis (if you took honours), to learn from it.
Thank you very much, and sincerely wish you all the best in your future endeavours.
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