/sci/ - Science & Math

>a nontrivial mathematical problem comes up
>the solution requires one or more steps which are not obvious
>all the brainlets cry OH NO THAT PROBLEM DOESN'T COUNT IT'S A FUCKING TRICK
ever heard about pythagorean theorem? well if not, then don't worry - it's just a fucking trick with cutting up squares into triangles and rearranging them
or do you know how to solve the quadratic equation? it's a fucking olympiad-tier trick with completing the square, so don't worry, no need to learn this
now category theory that's real maths