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My 12 year old taught himself Calculus and Linear Algebra since June. Autistic?
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Date: January 1st, 2022 9:04 PM Author: dark excitant resort ?
Decent but not great grades in school. |
Date: January 1st, 2022 9:08 PM Author: Hideous lime jewess (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4998626&forum_id=2#43713445) |
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Date: January 1st, 2022 9:18 PM Author: dark excitant resort Started with YouTube videos and then switched to Khan Academy and a few others like that. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4998626&forum_id=2#43713520) |
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Date: January 1st, 2022 9:24 PM Author: dark excitant resort It all started when we watched this video randomly. Or at least I'm 80% certain it was this video. If not this one, something very similar
https://youtu.be/WUvTyaaNkzM |
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Date: January 1st, 2022 10:34 PM Author: Hideous lime jewess (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4998626&forum_id=2#43714016) |
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Date: January 2nd, 2022 2:04 AM Author: pearly heaven double fault (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4998626&forum_id=2#43714675) |
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Date: January 1st, 2022 9:09 PM Author: Godawful lilac mexican Obviously made up story but if it had happened he would probably be a genius or autistic savant (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4998626&forum_id=2#43713449) |
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Date: January 1st, 2022 9:10 PM Author: Hideous lime jewess (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4998626&forum_id=2#43713455) |
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Date: January 1st, 2022 9:14 PM Author: Deranged Psychic does he really understand it? anyone can learn the derivative of x^3 is 3x^2, or row reduce a matrix. But does he understand what the derivative measures, or what a linear transformation actually is.
if he's not getting good grades at school, i'm guessing he's either bored with assignments and isn't trying. but if he's also not doing well on the basic exams (which emphasize some basic computations), then he probably doesn't get what's going on, and has only tricked himself into thinking he gets calculus and linear algebra.
i wouldn't be too surprised if he understands bits and pieces of calculus, but linear algebra is a bit more abstract, and i would be pleasantly surprised if he grasps the concept of a vector space, isomorphism, kernel, etc. |
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Date: January 1st, 2022 9:15 PM Author: bistre piazza (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4998626&forum_id=2#43713482) |
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Date: January 1st, 2022 9:16 PM Author: Hideous lime jewess (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4998626&forum_id=2#43713487) |
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Date: January 1st, 2022 9:18 PM Author: Deranged Psychic right, so they don't really understand linear algebra. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4998626&forum_id=2#43713511) |
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Date: January 1st, 2022 9:41 PM Author: bistre piazza yeah, I made an A in lin alg...never really understood...just rote stuff...same for diff eqtns...made a B...completely clueless...now calculus? I understood that completely...and the concepts i learned there are still useful to me (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4998626&forum_id=2#43713655) |
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Date: January 1st, 2022 9:48 PM Author: Deranged Psychic I think math at most schools today is kind of a joke. Look at calculus textbooks from even 30 years ago, and you'll see how much things have been dumbed down.
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Date: January 1st, 2022 10:07 PM Author: titillating magical whorehouse I got the highest grade in my differential equations class, bit I worked my ass off. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4998626&forum_id=2#43713798) |
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Date: January 1st, 2022 10:29 PM Author: Primrose Laser Beams Crotch Cr, I use calculus in law constantly (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4998626&forum_id=2#43713960) |
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Date: January 2nd, 2022 3:12 AM Author: bistre piazza don't get fresh with me! (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4998626&forum_id=2#43714735) |
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Date: January 2nd, 2022 2:24 PM Author: flesh beady-eyed sandwich (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4998626&forum_id=2#43716273) |
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Date: January 2nd, 2022 11:22 PM Author: Talented pale pozpig (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4998626&forum_id=2#43719448) |
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Date: January 1st, 2022 9:16 PM Author: Onyx Macaca BEEP BEEP BEEP (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4998626&forum_id=2#43713497) |
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Date: January 1st, 2022 9:17 PM Author: Useless appetizing trump supporter no one really understands math, but for a few (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4998626&forum_id=2#43713502) |
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Date: January 1st, 2022 9:20 PM Author: dark excitant resort I have no clue. I took trig sophomore year HS and havnt taken any math since. All I know is that he's able to do a bunch of tests and answer the questions correctly. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4998626&forum_id=2#43713527) |
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Date: January 1st, 2022 9:20 PM Author: dark excitant resort I have no clue. I took trig sophomore year HS and havnt taken any math since. All I know is that he's able to do a bunch of tests and answer the questions correctly. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4998626&forum_id=2#43713529) |
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Date: January 1st, 2022 9:16 PM Author: Dead indian lodge gook (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4998626&forum_id=2#43713494) |
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Date: January 1st, 2022 9:23 PM Author: dark excitant resort Goy white (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4998626&forum_id=2#43713549) |
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Date: January 1st, 2022 9:30 PM Author: Stimulating Spot Roommate A lot of fake "geniuses" touted by the media (esp if the quote "genius" is URM) can parrot a bit about calculus, etc., but none have a real understanding. Media usually describes them as having a "higher IQ than Einstein."
Date: July 20th, 2020 9:25 PM Author: ,.,;,;,.;,.;,.;,,,,;,.,;
Adhara Perez https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/english/adhara-perez-mexican-child-genius-higher-iq-einstein Nishi Uggalle Freya Mangotra Ramarni Wilfred http://upriser.com/posts/11-year-old-boy-with-higher-iq-than-einstein Nicole Barr https://www.sciencealert.com/this-12-year-old-has-a-higher-iq-than-einstein-and-stephen-hawking
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4588767&forum_id=2
Date: December 6th, 2020 5:42 PM Author: ,.,;,;,.,.;,,,,;,.,;
https://van-us.atavist.com/child-prodigies
“At the London recital there was much amazement at Deutscher’s poise and skill,” Wroe writes. He doesn’t mention what the exact markers for these traits are. Do they come across through her well-bred appearance, or the satisfying incongruity of a child confidently entering the realm of the adult? In an interview with VAN, the violinist Christian Tetzlaff says, “I can understand why people are amazed by a 10-year-old juggler at the circus. But in music, it’s not about ability.”
The music critic Janice Nimura sees our fascination with child prodigies yet more cynically. She tells Solomon, “The child prodigy is the polite version of the carny freak. Gawking at the dog-faced boy in the sideshow is exploitative, but gawking at the six-year-old pianist on the ‘Today’ show is somehow okay, even inspiring, demonstrating just how high human potential can soar.”
http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4706159&forum_id=2
College student called "genius" for doing basic trig. Guess race. You know when you zone out in math class and wonder, when will I ever actually use this in real life? Well, one genius college student actually found a pretty sick way to make trigonometry cool again: she calculated the angle of her dab.
It all started on Friday afternoon, when Anicca Harriot, a 20-year-old student at Regent University in Virginia, took a walk through a park near campus with her friends between classes. They took this picture:
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3354743&forum_id=2#31430082)
Tags: Anicca Harriot, UVa, trig
Date: July 27th, 2018 10:21 AM Author: Indrid Cold
check out this young mensan with a hyphenated last name
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4036150&forum_id=2 |
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Date: January 1st, 2022 9:41 PM Author: Aqua pontificating pit depressive Yeah it's lulzy how they trot out this same copypaste story every couple months. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4998626&forum_id=2#43713654) |
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Date: January 1st, 2022 9:32 PM Author: dark excitant resort Actually, just found out from my wife he has straight A's. I assumed his grades weren't that good cuz he tends to get in trouble a lot and his teachers say he's lazy (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4998626&forum_id=2#43713600) |
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Date: January 1st, 2022 9:51 PM Author: bateful rusted site Lol. I skipped a third of senior year and found out like 10 years later that my dad assumed I barely graduated - I actually had a 4.4 which is why all my teachers let me off the hook each time (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4998626&forum_id=2#43713723) |
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Date: January 1st, 2022 9:43 PM Author: Aqua pontificating pit depressive Get him 'How to Prove It' and Spivak's Calculus. See how he likes that. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4998626&forum_id=2#43713663) |
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Date: January 1st, 2022 9:43 PM Author: Deranged Psychic (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4998626&forum_id=2#43713667) |
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Date: January 1st, 2022 9:47 PM Author: dark excitant resort No. It's hockey season and I want him to focus on that. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4998626&forum_id=2#43713694) |
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Date: January 1st, 2022 9:49 PM Author: Deranged Psychic depends what you want. not giving parenting advice. if you want him to be a mathmo, then poaster above is giving good advice. if not, then nothing needs to be done. just continue letting him do well in school and learn whatever he wants on the side. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4998626&forum_id=2#43713708) |
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Date: January 1st, 2022 9:50 PM Author: dark excitant resort Much prefer him being an athlete who's also smart rather than a nerd who plays sports. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4998626&forum_id=2#43713717) |
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Date: January 1st, 2022 10:04 PM Author: Deranged Psychic ya, then nothing needs to be done here. seems like he's smart enough already. just encourage him to do well in hockey. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4998626&forum_id=2#43713791) |
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Date: January 1st, 2022 9:50 PM Author: Aqua pontificating pit depressive Hockey and math are rum and Coke, my friend. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4998626&forum_id=2#43713711) |
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Date: January 1st, 2022 11:36 PM Author: Henna exhilarant church state his IQ (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4998626&forum_id=2#43714331) |
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Date: January 2nd, 2022 1:39 PM Author: dark excitant resort No clue.
I did mid 170s in LSAT.
Wife is probably 130 IQ.
3 parents with doctorates between the 2 of us. |
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Date: January 1st, 2022 11:43 PM Author: exciting stag film boiling water Can he code, bro? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4998626&forum_id=2#43714361) |
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Date: January 2nd, 2022 1:40 PM Author: dark excitant resort He learned some Java in a summer program but never showed any continued interest. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4998626&forum_id=2#43716069) |
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Date: January 2nd, 2022 2:27 PM Author: Cerebral shrine private investor Autistic? no Asian? yes |
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Date: January 2nd, 2022 8:06 PM Author: Diverse patrolman here is my advice for your son:
get him into community college classes ASAP. if he can get As in Calc I-III and Linear Algebra before he turns 15, he may be on track to take grad school math classes by senior yr of HS. don't let him skip a grade or miss out on sports. the only aspect of his life that should differentiate himself from his peers are the math classes he's enrolled in. taking grad school classes in hs at your local BIG STATE U would put him ahead of 95% of freshmen at HYPS. if he comes through this with As and has a near perfect SAT, he should get a free ride to most state schools. |
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Date: January 2nd, 2022 9:54 PM Author: dark excitant resort No way. Community colleges near me are like 98% non-White.
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Date: January 2nd, 2022 10:00 PM Author: Diverse patrolman you can take all those math courses online. he wouldn't even have to set foot in a classroom. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4998626&forum_id=2#43719060) |
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Date: January 3rd, 2022 12:40 PM Author: flesh beady-eyed sandwich why does this matter? btw, turbokike's advice is cr. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4998626&forum_id=2#43721150) |
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Date: January 3rd, 2022 12:40 PM Author: arousing fuchsia yarmulke locus he's going to become a tranny (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4998626&forum_id=2#43721153) |
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Date: January 3rd, 2022 12:42 PM Author: hairraiser gay hall feces if he used tiktok instead of youtube he'd been done in 90 seconds. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4998626&forum_id=2#43721160) |
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Date: January 3rd, 2022 12:42 PM Author: abusive stage what moniker does he poast under (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4998626&forum_id=2#43721163) |