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Cause verbally, mentally, and physically I keep that heat

>>9394821

you cant fathom why?
really?

>>9279873
dude fuck trig
you don't need to know a single thing to start proving stuff

find a good introductory discrete math book at your library and start reading and working through some of the exercises. I would recommend a book but I just listened during lecture and that was good enough. So this is prob the easiest way to become comfortable with proofs. At least thats how we we're introduced to proofs at my school.

Anyways, once you've got a grasp on proving basic shit its time to start proving linear algebra. I want to say Andrilli and Hecker is the most common book but I have no experience with it. We used Linear Algebra Done Right, just a phenomenal book. Through chapter 5 is one semester's worth.

From here you have the liberty to pursue whatever topics pique your interest. Well you could do that from the start but w/e
Prob and Stats are incredibly useful as we now live in a data dominated world
Algebra and Real Analysis are the proof based topics with regards to Algebra and Calculus respectively
Topology is the last 'big' topic but I can't say much here

In summary you really don't need to know shit to prove stuff. thats the point of a proof, you start with your assumptions (which are incredibly straightforward at the beginning) and using airtight logic you argue for your conclusion. Like you should be able to walk a retard through most of your proofs. And then your free to look into any kinds of maths. (Discrete Math, Number Theory, Linear Algebra, Probability, Statistics, Geometry, Algebra, Analysis, Topology)