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Just to keep you guys updated/ I am going to use this as a research journal, I havn't gone through numbephile or blue brown just yet, my apologies I wikipedia'd philosophy of math and found some cool looking terms I went to my school's data and found a couple of cool looking papers: -...

I just checked out the map of mathematics, loved it. I think what I am looking for is when they mentioned the foundations of mathematics. I am imagining that I want to know the thought processes or typical mind sets mathematicians had during a particular era. What our interpretation of math is...

Dear everyone, So I am looking into the broad topic "Philosophy of mathematics." Do you guys have any interesting leads that relate to the topic I can follow? I have no particular direction I want to go in, I am just looking for cool stuff, ideas, and people you think are interesting with...

Yeah that would probably be best, but like minded people for me is people with who I can talk about math with.

I think this is sort of the case, but I am looking through the material for a PhD in applied mathematics and applied physics. I think between now and next applying season I am going to do self studies into topology, general functions, and partial differential equations in space.

Thanks for your response. Yeah, I wasn't always the best student, not from lack of trying, but I just didn't know how to study and learn effectively and properly. I was still finding my way of learning. I am not sure if I should, but I am going to only because it sounds really interesting and...

Hey, thanks for your reply, it really is a case of the senior year reality crash. I think I've made up my mind and I want to get my PhD in applied mathematics and study differential geometry/topology. I have been looking at the programs and I think I am pretty well qualified, and can do pretty...

Hey guys, so I am about to graduate in May with a double major in physics and mathematics and I don't really know what to do. So my grades are not the best, but they improved as I've gotten further into my academic career, and this year I am hoping to make the dean's list. I want to get my PhD...

2(-1/n)^n, sorry about that

Okay, so here is my problem, I am working on 2(1/n)^n. The ^n is to make it alternate. the 1/n is to make it go to zero, and then the 2 is to make it not go to zero. How can something diverge, and still go to zero?

So when i read this, I think of a wave dimming. Is this the right idea?

each term of the series*

Because each sum, is negative, or when we say its alternating do we just mean each term?

But wait, it would then violate the rule that it goes to 0, and i feel like I am wrong on this one, but its not alternating

Idk why, but i was trying to make it converge