Do you think math is something that we decide/invent?
Many of the things that might look esoteric or hard to understand often do have some non-abstract meaning/application. “Imaginary” numbers are a good example - they have applications in electrical engineering and can be understood to represent phases/rotation. (Although those weirdos use a “j” instead of an “i”)
Unless you’re doing extremely high level math - like doctoral level - I can guarantee you there is some application.
I agree.
But if you’ve ever tried to calculate phase shift with imaginary numbers on something that also represents an electrical circuit. Mixing up j and i even if technically they should be easy to keep apart, gets annoying very fast xD
Do you think math is something that we decide/invent?
Many of the things that might look esoteric or hard to understand often do have some non-abstract meaning/application. “Imaginary” numbers are a good example - they have applications in electrical engineering and can be understood to represent phases/rotation. (Although those weirdos use a “j” instead of an “i”)
Unless you’re doing extremely high level math - like doctoral level - I can guarantee you there is some application.
I agree. But if you’ve ever tried to calculate phase shift with imaginary numbers on something that also represents an electrical circuit. Mixing up j and i even if technically they should be easy to keep apart, gets annoying very fast xD