/sci/ - Science & Math

>>12802944
>all feigned enthusiasm is cope for a sad life
That's me.

>>11675237
You should pick a topic that you are passionate about but choosing a topic based on your advisor's experience is not unheard of.
Your advisor will probably have a better idea of where interesting problems are in their field and can help you tackle said problems - in my humble opinion, it would still be best to determine a topic that you're interested in and pick a decent advisor in that field.

If you're having trouble choosing a topic then read mathematical literature until something interests you. If you can't find anything in pure mathematical literature, you may be able to find some interesting techniques or problems in other fields like physics or chemistry (or perhaps they'll provide motivation for a topic and you'll find that interesting).

Link dump for you (there are a ton of good tidbits scattered around Professors' sites):
http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/advice.html
http://math.stanford.edu/~vakil/greatwriting.html
https://web.mit.edu/jrickert/www/mathadvice.html
https://web.cs.du.edu/~mkinyon/mathwrite.html
https://terrytao.wordpress.com/advice-on-writing-papers/
https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/math-graduates/resources/student-resources/advice-from-around-the-web/advice-from-professors-and-students/
http://www.math.ucsd.edu/~fan/teach/gradpol.html

>>11606775
Can't relate. I have an exceptional visual imagination. It's like inception up here

because nothing(the absence of something) doesnt itself exist?
i dont know man, im retarded.

>>9587717
Oh shit I just realized that

>>9584265
Huge F

>>9293676
>What do you mean by "perfect"?
flawless?
ideal?
not ugly?

>What feelings do you experience while looking at this particular human?
I feel like I want to marry her and have kids with her.

>>9127714
Because you're a homosex

Pictures from this thread: >>/sci/thread/8490995..

We know that success for a mathematicians comes at least from being somewhat *talented* and a hard worker.
How far can the boundaries be pushed though? Are Grothendieck or von Neumann the best we can get?

Browsing the internet I stumbled upon tweaks for diet, sleep, memory, creativity, etc... then there are drugs.
Is it possible to design a scientific program for the ultimate turbo-mathematician?

I'll start.

Sleep: cycles of 150 min awake and 10 minute asleep like in solo sailing for 22,5 hours of waking hours [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single-handed_sailing#Requirements].
Diet: high in animals fats to avoid crashes and promote wakefulness [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ketogenic_diet].
Memory: using the method of loci to categorize every book/paper/idea.
Creativity and problem solving: read a problem before going to bed like Neumanlet used to do, to have the solution upon waking.
Physical activity: rehearsing your work during long walks like Wiles in the documentary.
Drugs: speed like Erdos but I don't know whether this would help with naps.

Other ideas?

>>7939852
Too bad no one wants to buy it

But still, A380neo when?

>>7442039
>tfw even the niggers of Asia have, on average, better genetics than you

Is 22 too late for somebody who did poor in high school (2.8 gpa) and no prior college experience to work towards attending a good university though Community College? I'm not a typical slacker who NEETs it up, I just let poor mental health get in the way of my academia growing up. Thanks for any response.