When I have to learn math, I can learn it, but math is unpleasant to me, and no matter how much I learn it keeps exactly the same level of unpleasantness. I realize the importance of math and I try to know enough to understand all the fields that are important or interesting to me, but there are a lot of equations in the Sequences that I skimmed over because I trusted that Eliezer had derived them correctly and they meant what he said they meant, and while I totally admire people who love math and will work through every step of those equations, I’d recommend anyone else who’s holding off on reading the Sequences just because they’re math-y not to worry about skimming.
When I have to learn math, I can learn it, but math is unpleasant to me, and no matter how much I learn it keeps exactly the same level of unpleasantness. I realize the importance of math and I try to know enough to understand all the fields that are important or interesting to me, but there are a lot of equations in the Sequences that I skimmed over because I trusted that Eliezer had derived them correctly and they meant what he said they meant, and while I totally admire people who love math and will work through every step of those equations, I’d recommend anyone else who’s holding off on reading the Sequences just because they’re math-y not to worry about skimming.