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As someone who loves math but always struggled with mathematical notation but can easily absorb code or diagrams this is intensely appealing to me.

>>Vector+(OP)
I agree. I'm going to check this out.

I went back to school 10+ years ago after many years in software engineering. I naively thought it would be a good idea to keep notes in LaTeX because 1) I have a hard time reading my own handwriting. 2) Source controlled 3) Math notation!

Wow, what a special circle of Hell LateX has been.

>>Vector+(OP)
Highly recommend Visual Complex Analysis if you want to see the prettier side of mathematics (Notation is the easy part, your struggles makes me think you had a bad teacher or similar)

>>snapet+u2
Indeed, I find it more satisfying to read my own handwritten notes from years ago than a printout I spent more time typesetting than thinking about the content.

>>Vector+(OP)
Yes, I wonder if something like this could help me finally "get" maths. I've always performed poorly in most mathematics, but rapidly find myself interested in subjects that make heavy use of them.

>>mhh__+X3
There could be lots of reasons. Foremost among them might be when I start looking at the mathematical notation I get turned off and go do something else.

>>Vector+cV
You're the opposite of me then!

I glaze over within sometimes seconds of a wall of text whereas I can process a bunch of equations much faster.

I didn't use to be like that (I was in the dumb set when I was 15/16) but you need to be lucky enough to see over the hump and see the bigger picture - the higher structure is exhausting to teach so it's very difficult to learn why you're doing something in a classroom.

>>mhh__+L01
Sometimes learning happens outside a classroom.