I was curious about my ability to comprehend math. I'm an engineering student so I haven't studied any real math but it feels like it's a lot of information and convention on describing things that I would need to take in to even get started, so I would like to see what you think.What I'm curious of is at what point may math surpass the comprehension of a person of average intelligence. What is the smallest bit of concept that a person who isn't smart can just never understand.Is there any field of math I could just dive into and either see that I'm a brainlet or not? Theoretically, if you get a good coursebook or series of lectures, every idea gets introduced in order and you kind of ascend in complexity, but at what point does this result in something that you just cannot get your head around? Another thing is being able to work out something on your own, but I'm more concerned with just comprehension.Sorry if I'm asking to be spoonfed here, and I'm having a hard time forming the perfect way to describe what I'm contemplating, but could any of you voice your opinion on this? Maybe recommend some field of math that have a low barrier of entry for someone not formally trained. Overall, I would love to hear any of your thoughts on the classification of the complexity of mathematical concepts and maybe ways of grasping one's intelligence other than an IQ test. Anything tangentially related is welcome.
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>>16498435>at what point may math surpass the comprehension of a person of average intelligenceprobably factorials>cheat on everything>make shit up>passed school automatically>can barely speak beyond monosyllables, short sentencesthere's your average person
>>16498435Start here: https://people.math.ethz.ch/~halorenz/4students/LogikGT/Once you've finished that, we'll move on.
>>16498435>What is the smallest bit of concept that a person who isn't smart can just never understand.There isn't one.>Is there any field of math I could just dive into and either see that I'm a brainlet or not?No. Every field is accessible to everyone without an intellectual disability.>>16498456Not true.
>>16498483I see you're not a teacher
>>16498456> factorials> surpass the comprehension of a person of average intelligenceThat is extremely concerning.
i struggle with simple algebra i bet most normies do as well.solve this for example40=5+3(6*x)most people will probably get it wrong.
>>16498435>What I'm curious of isWhat I'm curious about is
Math teacher here.>ArithmeticIf your IQ is above 85, you should be able to add/subtract, multiply/divide integers. The average person should have all arithmetic facts memorized up to between 12 and 20 with the ability to apply techniques to find sums and products for all real numbers.>GeometryIf your IQ is 100, you should be able to fully comprehend all of the principles of Euclidean Geometry. You should have an intuitive sense of all theorems related to points, lines, angles, triangles, and circles. The average person may not understand the fundamentals of trigonometry, but should be able to apply them formulaically.>AlgebraWhile most of the algebra you learn in school is actually just repackaged geometry, when you step out of the concrete and into the abstract, you have arrived at what I'd say is the 110 IQ range. At this point, you find that real ethereal problem-solving begins. This is where you find people capable of using logical systems with no real-life applications to solve real life problems (e.g. imaginary numbers) and people at their first stages of higher-dimensional thinking (e.g. rates of change, 4D systems).>CalculusHere's where your smart people reside. IQ 115+ only, unless they are just going through the motions.
