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Talking about frontier mathematics? Even the common for-mere-mortals version of mathematics is totally inaccessible to most people. Even to those who want to really learn it.

Take a good look at the textbooks that teach mathematics and tell me I am wrong.



If there is any barrier, it is not intentional, I assure you. Math is just hard.


It is but not so hard as it appears now.

Part of the difficulty is artificial.

Whether intentional or not, it's there. I have yet to see a textbook that really taught learners as they deserve to be taught. Some are good in some aspects, but a perfect textbook does not exist.

"Here are some theorems and some proofs and here are some ideas left as exercise to the student". smh.


There are many amazing Youtube channels that explain complex math well, for example https://www.youtube.com/c/3blue1brown


I am well aware of all the sites and YT, what you probably thought I live in a cave? I taught mathematics at Tsinghua for over a decade, so I know what I'm talking about.

3B1Br is great but only for a 'hobbyist'. There's no systematic progression to teach from A to Z. Also, you can't learn mathematics just by watching videos.


... and quaternions?


The books exist and are possible to understand. They teach maths at most universities. You should try it, learning is fun.


please have a look at my profile before making silly comments. :)


I don't see how your profile possibly could make your point valid.


OK.


Try university courses rather than books.


Yeah like that didn't occur to me. LOL.




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