/sci/ - Science & Math

>>11324735
Because they're not autistic enough to tell you no.

>>11324735
Maths = autism
If you make you career in it, you have it.

Has anyone ever convinced their maths prof to increase their mark? I failed an exam by one mark because I slightly crossed out the correct answer I had written.

>>11324735
>why is the arch-wizard ignoring me
Figure it out, noob.

>>11324735
Unless you're talking about higher math, probably because physics requires more intuition or has more vagueness in where to start. There's more hints to give.

>>11324735

Maths profs at my college are mostly from former Soviet countries and are total hardasses about everything.

Physics profs fit the stereotype of the "absent-minded professor", they're smart and good at their topic but hopelessly disorganized

>>11324735
The answer has already been given but to reiterate, autism

>tfw physics professors gives us pop quizzes if we don't participate in class.

Physics is problem solving and maths is problem creation.

>>11325080
Yes. I had done a vector calculus problem in my head and written down the answer with little justification. The graders saw that as a red flag that I may have cheated, so they didnt give me any points but left a note saying that I had to talk to the professor. I did, and made it clear that I know exactly how to do the problem and that I didn't think it was difficult enough to write down my steps on a timed exam, and he gave me full points.

>>11326953
>Physics is problem solving and maths is problem creation.
Pretty hot, but wrong take. Math is both finding new problems and solving problems. Physics is trying to formulate as mathematics problems which aren't necessarily mathematical. The physicist does this to hopfully make it easier to solve them. Sometimes the mathematicians have already thought of (what you call to create) these problems, and sometimes they have already solved them as well! And as nice as these mathematicians are, if the physicist is so lucky to make completely new mathematics from a physics problem, then the mathematicians will be very grateful, and they will gladly help the physicist to solve it. Mathematicians just love problems! Both to find new and to solve. If finding new problems means that they need to take a look at physical problems, so be it. They will help the physicist with the translation part just to get hold of some fresh new problems. But what they won't help with is the act of gathering empirical data. That the physicist will need to do alone. And the mathematicians has been very kind and certainly deserves to reserve themselves from this as they cannot do everything.

>>11324735
physics teachers are equally autistic, you just havent taken a course high enough on the ladder. if anything, as you get higher up in your course work, math and physics teachers become one and the same

My french (Québec and Africa) math rofs were great for that. The Québec one would help you for an hour twice+ a week if you needed it. The verdict on the english ones are coming in. French physics prof sucked tho (also Québec)

>>11328134
You sound like a faggot

>>11325891
prove it

>>11325099

>>11324735
>Any maths prof I have had has never really offered any help when I ask them in regards to assignments.
I've heard students say this after they've been given rather extensive help. A good chunk of them seem to tune out most of what's said, even if it's a direct response to a question.

>>11329862
This to be honest

>>11329862
One thing hardcore math people fail to realize is that most of the time they talk unintelligible gibberish that takes an equally deranged person to understand. So obviously for a (still) relatively normal person none fo that makes any sense.