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Hey /sci/ how does one train their mind in math? I've always wanted to go into a field of science for a living but have always hit a snag when it comes to math.

I understand that I need to master math to take me where I want to go, so how do I do it? Where do I start?

>> No.1358628

bump

>> No.1358648

study very very very hard. math skills comes with practice.

>> No.1358658

Have you got determination?
Have you got willpower?
Have you got a lot of time on your hands?

Plow the fuck through math like you're a ship through the high seas, do all the problems, homework, and get tutored. When you come out on the other side of Calc III with a B average for most of your math classes you'll have made it.

That's really the only advice there is to give about getting good at math. I was once a physics major who was horrible at math, seriously, I was getting Cs all through high school math, but now I'm pretty good at it.

>> No.1358685

k*(talent)+c*(effort) = success

k ~ 1/c

>> No.1358690

I decided to plow through my old maths text book. was doing fine untill I got to matricies. Fucking hell, simplest question takes a page and a half. Fucking hate it. Oh well nearly onto calculus.

>> No.1358698

think like pavlov
1 do 30 min math, jerk off to hardcore anal porno
2 do every day for 2 weeks
3 math gives you giant boner
4 try to not love math
5 profit

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1358717

>>1358648
>>1358658
>>1358685
>>1358690
>>1358698
Thank you /sci/.

/sci/ - True Bros.

>> No.1358795

>>1358698

What the hell?

Are you suggesting that you can condition yourself to get an erection from mathematics?

I don't see how this would help at all.

The only thing I can think of that is effective is practice and effort.

Too bad that I lack both.

>> No.1358846

>>1358795
you got the pavlov reference, right?
that is exactly what he suggested.
ring bell, feed dog
repeat
ring bell, dog salivates because bell and food are linked in it's mind

>> No.1359016

>>1358717
Hey, wanna learn how to make a moarter out of $1.25 in plumbing supplies, and It'll work better than the ones the military use?

>> No.1359046

>>1359016
Sure I guess

>> No.1359048

>>1358846
No. If you wanted to bring about sexual stimulation in response to doing math, you would stimulate yourself, then do math, then stimulate yourself, then do math, etc. within seconds of one another. Even if this could be done, and there's no guarantee as classical conditioning is not fucking omnipotent god, you would just want to jerk off whenever you started doing math.

Might be funny though.

>> No.1359075

>>1359048
I've just realised something. When I was younger I would often get erections during maths lessons, and if the maths lesson was at the end of the day I would masturbate as soon as I got home. Now I fucking love maths.

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1359078

Repeat to yourself, "Math doesn't suck but she does."

>> No.1359087

>>1359075
I wouldn't think sexual stimulation would result in love, intuitively, but who knows maybe the positive affect makes you like it more.

I guess it's worth a try if someone wants to enjoy math. Start jerking off and looking at porno while you're doing math for several weeks. If anyone tries this, post your results.

>> No.1359121

Think about math problems when you're not studying, it helps a lot. Also, bring your math book to the bathroom with you, and then read it while you take a shit. I've studied for a lot of tests on the shiter.

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1359128

dunno tell me if you think this is real