/sci/ - Science & Math

What proportion of exercises should you be able to comprehend to say you understand a book, roughly? I only feel solid on half of my calculus exercises. I still get the gist after I read the solutions, but I'm definitely not at 100% comprehension. Is that abnormal?

There’s a lot of frogs in this thread, allow me to contribute one more.

Is equation spamming really such a bad thing? From my understanding a typical undergrad program is 4 years, surely within that time someone interested in delving into particular topics with more depth would be able to expand their knowledge to something more substantial, right? I don’t see any immediate reasons to protest about "equation spamming".

>be me
>discover /sci/
>look forward to interesting discussions about math and science
>only find threads from people confused about basic mathematical concepts and topics unrelated to math or science

why is /sci/ like this?

>>10969348
>Unknowns squared
What about Unknowns Cubed?

>>10804436
You mean what's the mathematical explanation

What are some great math books that combine technical and philosophical insights?