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What aspect of mathematics do you like the most and what aspect of math do you like the least? Why?

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Remember to wrap math in `$` ... `$` or `\[` ... `\]` to ensure proper formatting.
`2 \times 3`	$2 \times 3$
`2^{34}`	$2^{34}$
`a_{i-1}`	$a_{i-1}$
`\frac{2}{3}`	$\frac{2}{3}$
`\sqrt{2}`	$\sqrt{2}$
`\sum_{i=1}^3`	$\sum_{i=1}^3$
`\sin \theta`	$\sin \theta$
`\boxed{123}`	$\boxed{123}$

Comments

I don't like math. I prefer maths, thank you very much.

Jake Lai - 6 years, 3 months ago

When it comes about Mathematics, everything seems so much interesting to me that it really becomes difficult to compare. It's like a comparison among many infinities. I love every aspect of Maths very much. !!!

Sandeep Bhardwaj - 6 years, 3 months ago

@Calvin Lin @brian charlesworth @megh choksi @Sandeep Bhardwaj @Krishna Ar @Sreejato Bhattacharya

david mcmillan - 6 years, 3 months ago

Well, I do not like Calculus but I love Number Theory, Algebra and Combinatorics The most

Mehul Arora - 6 years, 3 months ago

Have you ever wondered why $\displaystyle \sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{1}{n^{2}} = \frac{\pi^{2}}{6}$ , or what the volume of a doughnut is? Did you know that the number of primes less than or equal to $n$ can be approximated by $\frac{n}{\ln n}$ , and that it is related to how the Riemann zeta function is never zero for all complex numbers with real part 1? Thanks to calculus, we uncover so much hidden beauty in mathematics.

Jake Lai - 6 years, 3 months ago

Well, all the things you just said were overhead bouncers to me and I did not understand even a single term that you just said. Maybe when I learn more about the topic, I will change my opinion.

Mehul Arora - 6 years, 3 months ago

Same here.

Anuj Shikarkhane - 6 years, 3 months ago

Okay, I'm interested to know why you don't like calculus.

Mursalin Habib - 6 years, 3 months ago

: Well It's some how that I have not started learning it in depth but after the very few problems that I solved, I think that this particular topic did not appeal that much to me as much as Number theory, Algebra and Combinatorics did.

Mehul Arora - 6 years, 3 months ago

I haven't started with calculus so no idea but I am fascinated by geometry and number theory.

Raven Herd - 6 years, 3 months ago

I like coordinate geometry very much.

I hate trigonometric ratios and identities. Don't ask why.

Kushal Patankar - 6 years, 3 months ago

I like geometry and algebra, but i want to know more about calculus, specifically differential calculus.

Mark Joy Llemit - 6 years, 3 months ago

Hate Euclidean geometry(as of 2nd March,2015). It contains lots of pictures and every time I try to draw a picture, I would mess things up. Many people seem to be able to see through all those messy lines. I can't. I love NT and have recently grown an interest in Combinatorics.

Rahul Saha - 6 years, 3 months ago

You've not shared your views , David. !!!

Kushal Patankar - 6 years, 3 months ago

Math	Appears as
Remember to wrap math in `\(` ... `\)` or `\[` ... `\]` to ensure proper formatting.
`2 \times 3`	$2 \times 3$
`2^{34}`	$2^{34}$
`a_{i-1}`	$a_{i-1}$
`\frac{2}{3}`	$\frac{2}{3}$
`\sqrt{2}`	$\sqrt{2}$
`\sum_{i=1}^3`	$\sum_{i=1}^3$
`\sin \theta`	$\sin \theta$
`\boxed{123}`	$\boxed{123}$