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I really have no idea what to expect, here: Programmers, what level of formal math training did you reach? (RTs really, really appreciated — this is important to my mental health rn. 😔)

I'm not a programmer!
9.4%
I got no pre-calc/trig
11.8%
Stopped in Precalc—Calc 2
25.1%
Lin. algebra, PDE, beyond
53.7%

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Brendan Zabarauskas

@brendanzab

Nov 27, 2017

High school, middle-range math - I'm guessing that's pre-calc? We did derivatives, trig, etc. Beyond that I've taught myself linear algebra inc. quaternions, abstract algebra, type theory, some category theory, and interactive theorem proving. Not to university-standards though.

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I'll just add that I found abstract algebra, type theory, category theory, and interactive theorem proving much more interesting and rewarding than precalculus, but that's my personal preference. Feels like working with the nuts and bolts of the universe.

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