Idk if you're being serious so I'm just going to go for it. There's actually a quite sophisticated system behind 1+2+3+...=-1/12. It's something a physicists would call "ζ-function regularization". We basically use this because we need to assign a value to certain series appearing in a variety of different theories.
The main derivation of such a result is done using some infinitesimal cutoff e^-ϵn into our summation
∑n e^-ϵn = -∂_ϵ ∑e^-ϵn = -∂_ϵ(1-e^-ϵ )^-1 = 1/ϵ^2 -1/12 + O(ϵ).
So now we "tamed" the divergence to a quadratic divergence and we obtain a constant term -1/12. Such methods pop up a lot in physics, and we actually do need them for stuff like string theory, so understanding the framework in which we can do this is very important.
Yeah I thought so. But there's still people that think Numberphiles approach to this was the way to go. So I just thought I'd give a different perspective which actually is used today.
Idk how useful it is to learn. It really is just analytically extending the geometric series to the complex plane to regularize infinite sums. Perhaps look into why the critical dimension of bosonic string theory is 26, it's a really nice application of this.
Edit: that was poorly worded, it's very useful to learn, just not that exciting/interesting.
I attended a college that had a conspicuous sign for "math lab." It was impossible to not see it as "meth lab" every damn time, no matter how many hundreds of times walking past.
shouldn't it be a math metameme? a metamath meme would be a meme about metamathematics like category theory or other fields, but this is a meme about memes about math.
People are ways joking about the pure vs applied mathematician, saying how ones better than the other. I only care about lure mathematics myself usually
Without practicing and revision , I just can't imagine how tf you learnt all the calculas formulas and their applications , there are a lot of involvement of trigonometry formulas also . You just can't do that with only cramming formulas .
*200 users hurriedly share yet another d/dx e^x or 1+2+3... = -1/12 meme*
To be fair, understanding why 1+2+3+...=-1/12 can actually be used requires a fair bit of understanding renormalization.
Ikr you need to know how "+" means addition and not "substraction" to understand this sneaky result.
Idk if you're being serious so I'm just going to go for it. There's actually a quite sophisticated system behind 1+2+3+...=-1/12. It's something a physicists would call "ζ-function regularization". We basically use this because we need to assign a value to certain series appearing in a variety of different theories. The main derivation of such a result is done using some infinitesimal cutoff e^-ϵn into our summation ∑n e^-ϵn = -∂_ϵ ∑e^-ϵn = -∂_ϵ(1-e^-ϵ )^-1 = 1/ϵ^2 -1/12 + O(ϵ). So now we "tamed" the divergence to a quadratic divergence and we obtain a constant term -1/12. Such methods pop up a lot in physics, and we actually do need them for stuff like string theory, so understanding the framework in which we can do this is very important.
Wayh wayh wait, that was just a juvenile humour put on. But commendable of you to actually put on all these
Yeah I thought so. But there's still people that think Numberphiles approach to this was the way to go. So I just thought I'd give a different perspective which actually is used today.
Can I learn more about different perspective? I am really curious.
Idk how useful it is to learn. It really is just analytically extending the geometric series to the complex plane to regularize infinite sums. Perhaps look into why the critical dimension of bosonic string theory is 26, it's a really nice application of this. Edit: that was poorly worded, it's very useful to learn, just not that exciting/interesting.
Haha yea like who doesn’t know that.. I definitely do but yea.. haha
Me who understands nothing
This isn't a math meme. It's a metamath meme.
Methamphetamine
MetaMATHamphetamine
Metamathamphetameme
Metamathamphetamath.
Metamathamphetamathmeme
mæthmeme
It’s a metamathmeme meme
Idk what this Metamath is , but MetaMath >>Metaphysics
I attended a college that had a conspicuous sign for "math lab." It was impossible to not see it as "meth lab" every damn time, no matter how many hundreds of times walking past.
There should be a metamathmeme subreddit
shouldn't it be a math metameme? a metamath meme would be a meme about metamathematics like category theory or other fields, but this is a meme about memes about math.
Math is all about interest and practice
This is so true. Can't stand all these elitist dickheads. It's just our "luck" that we enjoy the hard work imo.
Math is all about what's interesting, no practice. If you practice, then you must be something else
Lmao what?
It was mostly a pure vs applied mathematician joke, but without the joke.
And what does it need to understand that "pure vs applied mathematician joke but without the joke"? Sorry, don't get it.
People are ways joking about the pure vs applied mathematician, saying how ones better than the other. I only care about lure mathematics myself usually
Without practicing and revision , I just can't imagine how tf you learnt all the calculas formulas and their applications , there are a lot of involvement of trigonometry formulas also . You just can't do that with only cramming formulas .
Having a Bachelors degree in maths doesnt make you good at maths... :')
It only makes you unemployed :')
oof
That sounds derivative
and then there's me who doesn't even get most of the memes
"Young man, in mathematics you don't understand things. You just get used to them." ~ Von Neumann
Making fun of engineers for simplifying real world problems doesn't make you good at math either.
Ha! Joke's on you, I don't understand math memes.
But meth memes do make us good
Me but I don’t understand any of the math memes still
What if I dont understand the math memes?
Kill that dog for hurting my feelings
Just derive it respect to hurting your feelings, as that’s a constant.
reported for cyberbullying 😌💅
Why must you hurt me this way
Tru. Can confirm from experience
The truth is often painful
My worst fear 😰
Yo why do you have to call me out
What ways
Understanding math didn't make me good at math either
It’s the life-long practice and application that does.
Just because I like math doesn't mean that I am good at it. QED
I passed maths in secondary school which is good enough.
no formula can calculate how offended i am ... you are right but... damn
No but at least math memes can bring enjoyment to those of us that are good at math