Yesterday I was reviewing the formal definition of a limit (epsilon, delta), and it took me like 25 minutes to understand it.
I understand the intuitive concept of a limit quite well, but the formal definition never clicked for me when I first learned it years ago. Yesterday I didn't feel the click either, it felt more like a forcing my intuitive understanding into the definition. I still don't feel satisfied about it.
When I learned to program, I got used to things clicking quite easily, it made me feel smart, like I could deduce the workings of any system from the bare first principles.
I feel really stupid now. Do you feel the same sometimes? Do you think I am dumb?
I understand the intuitive concept of a limit quite well, but the formal definition never clicked for me when I first learned it years ago. Yesterday I didn't feel the click either, it felt more like a forcing my intuitive understanding into the definition. I still don't feel satisfied about it.
When I learned to program, I got used to things clicking quite easily, it made me feel smart, like I could deduce the workings of any system from the bare first principles.
I feel really stupid now. Do you feel the same sometimes? Do you think I am dumb?