Shoutout to David Bass!

I've got a friend who just got started with Brilliant, David Bass, who's got a couple of great problems, with many more on the way. Follow him! Also, would any staff help him with his LaTeX? He kind of sucks at it... :D

#ShoutOut #DavidBass #AwesomeDude #GreatProblems

Easy Math Editor

This discussion board is a place to discuss our Daily Challenges and the math and science related to those challenges. Explanations are more than just a solution — they should explain the steps and thinking strategies that you used to obtain the solution. Comments should further the discussion of math and science.

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Ask specific questions about the challenge or the steps in somebody's explanation. Well-posed questions can add a lot to the discussion, but posting "I don't understand!" doesn't help anyone.
Try to contribute something new to the discussion, whether it is an extension, generalization or other idea related to the challenge.
Stay on topic — we're all here to learn more about math and science, not to hear about your favorite get-rich-quick scheme or current world events.

Markdown	Appears as
`italics` or `_italics_`	italics
`bold` or `__bold__`	bold
- bulleted - list	bulleted list
1. numbered 2. list	numbered list
Note: you must add a full line of space before and after lists for them to show up correctly
paragraph 1 paragraph 2	paragraph 1 paragraph 2
`[example link](https://brilliant.org)`	example link
`> This is a quote`	This is a quote
# I indented these lines # 4 spaces, and now they show # up as a code block. print "hello world"	# I indented these lines # 4 spaces, and now they show # up as a code block. print "hello world"

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}`	$\boxed{123}$

Comments

Cool, I'll check out his account.

Robert Fritz - 7 years, 3 months ago

Just followed him. I recomment Daniel Liu's Latex Guide. It really helped me out.

Kevin Mo - 7 years, 3 months ago

Followed.

Do you guys think that we need updates to the expanded Math Formatting Guide? If there's specific stuff missing (for instance something in Daniel Liu's guide) that you think is important, we should add it!

Daniel Hirschberg - 7 years, 3 months ago

I think it would be helpful to just link to his guide at the beginning of the Math Formatting Guide already in place.

Michael Tong - 7 years, 3 months ago

Great idea! Like a "For more symbols" link.

Finn Hulse - 7 years, 3 months ago

Hey, while I'm on the subject, Steven Shamaiengar is another one of my friends who's awesome.

Finn Hulse - 7 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}`	$\boxed{123}$