Recent content by Interdimensional

Yes very much.

Interesting. I have always found integration to be a more enjoyable process than differentiation. I've heard similar things about Hungarian mathematics books as well. Are there any translation difficulties I should know about?

Sure. Calculus 1 - of course Calculus 2 - numerical integration, which we skipped in calculus 1 and went back around to, integration of natural logs and exponential functions, trigonometric integration, and starting integration and differentiation of hyperbolic functions.

Currently I'm in Calculus 2 but in a high school class. Eventually I'd like to get into physics research.

Oh I see. So your saying that different areas of math and education and goals require different skills. That's comforting to know. I partially thought I was losing my mind.

What do you mean by example? A specific problem? Or an area of math? EDIT: I see your edit.

Recently with problems that require more creative and original thinking I feel like I've been less capable than I used to be. Kind of like a brain fog.

The reason I posted this thread was because recently I have felt strangely around math. Over the years I've been called exceptionally good at math by most of my teachers, but for some reason lately I've felt slow and unimaginative. I can't quite tell if this is just my brain annoying itself, or...

I've solved two Putnam problems, but I'd like to find problems that are ponderable and help foster original thinking. More puzzle focused problems.

Any other problem sources? I like to have as many wells of problems as possible.

Interesting. I'll look at some.

What would you say is the best way to develop visualization and imagination techniques for math? I'd say I already have a pretty strong imagination but I find it can sometimes be difficult to translate it to math. It works better with physics.

I have heard about the Art of Problem Solving books. I'll try to get one of them. Most of the math classes I've had aren't focused on memorization but understanding of the material.

I've been looking at the Secondary School and Highschool problems and I still have no idea how to do most of them. Is there something wrong with me? I've always been decently advanced in math, but recently I've felt a sort of brain fog.