irajdeep
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Comment · 2 years ago
you'll definitely find this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhgwIhB58PA interesting. Here they discuss the (lack of)efficacy of "visual learning"
Comment · 2 years ago
Not surprised at all, maybe mildly disappointed.
Comment · 2 years ago
In the end, we all just re-invented good old TV!
Comment · 3 years ago
This is exactly what I was thinking :(. Well put.
Comment · 3 years ago
Tangential - totally enjoyed this talk https://youtu.be/Ic_5gRVTQ_k by one of the creators of Bookwyrm.
Comment · 3 years ago
> Even using recursion is rarely a good idea as you loose control with your memory layout.
Used recursion at tons of Codeforces / ICPC problems with some caching(commonly known as "dynamic programming")
Comment · 3 years ago
To name a few concepts: "Permutation & Combination", "Proofs with induction", "Probability". I did learn some of them from university courses, but writing code for them(in terms of coding problems) helped cement few of the them for me.
Comment · 3 years ago
I used to do some "competitive programming" back in university - which I think helped me grasp quite a few Mathematics concepts.
Comment · 3 years ago
tangentially similar idea: http://www.paulgraham.com/makersschedule.html