Tag: abstraction

Relearning Mathematics: Three Languages for Reading AIReads the inside of an LLM in three languages: linear algebra (embeddings, low-rank approximation), calculus (gradient descent, learning rate) and probability (cross-entropy, Bayes).Computer ScienceSurvival Strategy in the AI EraUndergraduatelinear algebra calculus probability machine learning abstraction~23 min
Why Mathematics Is Hard: Abstraction, Logic, and the Cumulative WallMathematics is hard for three structural reasons — abstraction, strict logic, and cumulative dependence — tested here on domino tilings and the birthday problem, together with why everyday intuition fails and what happens the moment we understand.MathematicsMathematics ColumnsHigh school / generalmathematics education abstraction proof intuition~25 min