Alas, no, you understood me correctly. I am not terribly enamored with geometric maths of any sort (geometry, trigonometry, calculus . . .) but I do tend to enjoy a little algebraic math every now and then. It is probably in part my affinity for the algebraic that draws me to programming, though I think my mild affection for algebraic math probably comes from my respect for and interest in formal logic (i.e. algegraic logic).
So: No, I'm not really interested in calculating volumes of irregular shapes and ballistic trajectories, or in any other application of mathematics to what amounts to hideously complex systems of estimation. I hope you'll forgive this disappointment. Perhaps you'll feel better about it if I tell you that I don't in any way discount the value of such activities, but simply prefer to leave them in the hands of those more temperamentally suited to them.
CopyWrite Chad Perrin
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