This week in calculus class we learned about differential equations. While most of the topics we've covered thus far this semester have seemed familiar, this was all new to me. Basically differential equations (from what i've gathered so far) are a way of describing how the values of one variable change with respect to another. We got out graph paper to draw pretty slope fields. For the first time in a while, it feels like i'm learning something brand new; something unlike anything i've ever done before. It's quite refreshing.
It's true that at work, i've learned many new techniques and methods of programming to build a wide variety of applications; but ultimately the challenges i've had to deal with are all variations on a theme. Creating web pages seems to happen in a small part of the brain. Thinking about these new math problems felt like it was stimulating neurons in my brain that just returned from a sabbatical. Who says learning isn't fun?
Posted by Matthew at March 12, 2004 09:31 PM