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~~Physics~~ Math be like…

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Stochastic differential equations?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

So uncomfortably true!

I recall spending a (large) number of weeks struggling through Elementary Stochastic Calculus, which had an incredibly misleading sticker on the cover proclaiming:-

"This book is suitable for the reader without a deep mathematical background."

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

I think that translates to only requiring one phd to understand