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06 Dec 2011, 12:32 pm

I enjoy the pictures , complexity , relationships , patterns , precision , fantasy and unfalsifiability of mathematics.

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06 Dec 2011, 12:34 pm

im bad at math...but idk anymore im getting As now. it all just works u know? like i loved the concept of it even wen it put an unbelievable amount of stress on me

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06 Dec 2011, 1:13 pm

It's a language that I share with scientists and other engineers.

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23 Jan 2012, 12:43 am

I mainly enjoy the structural beauty of it. I love proofs.

I also enjoy ideas that challenge one's intuition. Things like cardinality and degrees of infinity fascinate me. Fractals are fascinating as well. The Mandelbrot set contains an infinite universe of patterns and shapes all originating from a relatively simple iterated quadratic equation on the complex plain.

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23 Jan 2012, 8:17 am

DuneyBlues wrote:

I enjoy the pictures , complexity , relationships , patterns , precision , fantasy and unfalsifiability of mathematics.

You mean the seeming unfalsifiability of mathematics. The consistency of any mathematical system capable of formulating arithmetic is undecidable. What if math turned out to be inconsistent. Oh, the horror, the horror!

Other than that, I agree with you.

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23 Jan 2012, 7:11 pm

I love math because it explains the world we live in and gives us a guideline of how our universe works. I also love how you could use it to make fractals, abstract ideas, and proofs, it gets everything done formally.

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23 Jan 2012, 9:47 pm

marshall wrote:

complex plane, maybe.

In any case, enjoy mathematics - that';s what it is for - enjoyment.

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23 Jan 2012, 9:51 pm

Why do I like Mathematics?

Because it enables me to do my job in the most economic, effective, and efficient manner possible.

Without it, I'd have to rely solely on assumptions, estimates, and guesswork.

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24 Jan 2012, 7:35 pm

The reason I enjoy math is because no matter how complex it gets, it stay as a strict system of variables and equations. It has set rules that make math simple.

1+1, is 2 in math no matter what. I like that. You can be sure nothing is going to be unexpected.

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25 Jan 2012, 11:55 am

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What if math turned out to be inconsistent. Oh, the horror, the horror!

Don't even say it!
A variant of Ramsey's theorem, R(6,6), is said to be incomputable. So at least we know that set theory is not complete...which I prefer.

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27 Jan 2012, 3:29 am

A clever, creative, mathematical proof is one of the most exciting things in the world for me. I can do nothing but stand back in awe at both the amazing connectivity with previous proofs, and the genius in the person who created it.

Solving math problems on the other hand...

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13 Jun 2014, 12:04 am

I like math because I can understand it.

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13 Jun 2014, 9:11 am

Math can be proven, it's orderly (unlike language, which is confusing and difficult to grasp), it can explain anything, there's only one right answer, and so on.

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15 Jun 2014, 5:54 am

I agree with the above posts ... I like the perfection in mathematics. I am an accountant (so I use very basic maths in my job) and I like that once I've calculated something and proven it, it is an absolute certainty that cannot be improved upon. There is no subjectivity involved.

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15 Jun 2014, 12:20 pm

I find it interesting and stimulates inquisitiveness when I try to solve a difficult problem or learn something new.

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15 Jun 2014, 2:09 pm

May sound odd to sum but I even love the aesthetic qualities of the symbols themselves.

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