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468 points scapbi | 1 comments | 02 Sep 25 14:17 UTC | HN request time: 0.262s | source

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rw_panic0_0 ◴[02 Sep 25 17:38 UTC] No.45106403[source]▶

how is it beginner friendly, first paragraph and already an obscure formula for non math people

relaxing ◴[02 Sep 25 17:54 UTC] No.45106657[source]▶

I agree. I wouldn’t consider someone who has taken (and remembers) a course in set theory a beginner without some added qualifier.

One of my pet peeves is using mathematical symbols beyond basic arithmetic without introducing them once by name. Trying to figure out what a symbol is and what branch of math it comes from is extremely frustrating.

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1. solarwindy ◴[03 Sep 25 03:36 UTC] No.45112027[source]▶

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VLLMs are incredibly good at decoding math from screenshots, if you’re working from a PDF textbook. ChatGPT especially, and since it’s conversant in LaTeX, it can respond directly in the notation you don’t recognize to break it down for you. It even manages with photos of my handwritten scrawl (mostly).

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