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My 12 year old taught himself Calculus and Linear Algebra since June. Autistic?

? Decent but not great grades in school.
ocher giraffe station
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racy cobalt nursing home people who are hurt
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Started with YouTube videos and then switched to Khan Academ...
ocher giraffe station
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It all started when we watched this video randomly. Or at le...
ocher giraffe station
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racy cobalt nursing home people who are hurt
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Mauve Laughsome Twinkling Uncleanness Whorehouse
  01/02/22
Obviously made up story but if it had happened he would prob...
maroon hospital
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racy cobalt nursing home people who are hurt
  01/01/22
does he really understand it? anyone can learn the derivativ...
brilliant meetinghouse
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Bisexual hell
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racy cobalt nursing home people who are hurt
  01/01/22
right, so they don't really understand linear algebra.
brilliant meetinghouse
  01/01/22
yeah, I made an A in lin alg...never really understood...jus...
Bisexual hell
  01/01/22
I think math at most schools today is kind of a joke. Look a...
brilliant meetinghouse
  01/01/22
I got the highest grade in my differential equations class, ...
Bull headed plaza newt
  01/01/22
Cr, I use calculus in law constantly
fantasy-prone home
  01/01/22
don't get fresh with me!
Bisexual hell
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diverse messiness goyim
  01/01/22
no one really understands math, but for a few
mildly autistic faggot firefighter
  01/01/22
I have no clue. I took trig sophomore year HS and havnt take...
ocher giraffe station
  01/01/22
I have no clue. I took trig sophomore year HS and havnt take...
ocher giraffe station
  01/01/22
gook
hyperactive orchestra pit
  01/01/22
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ocher giraffe station
  01/01/22
A lot of fake "geniuses" touted by the media (esp ...
twisted mental disorder kitchen
  01/01/22
Yeah it's lulzy how they trot out this same copypaste story ...
Umber menage
  01/01/22
Actually, just found out from my wife he has straight A's. I...
ocher giraffe station
  01/01/22
Lol. I skipped a third of senior year and found out like 10 ...
Pale elite tanning salon hunting ground
  01/01/22
Get him 'How to Prove It' and Spivak's Calculus. See how he ...
Umber menage
  01/01/22
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brilliant meetinghouse
  01/01/22
No. It's hockey season and I want him to focus on that.
ocher giraffe station
  01/01/22
depends what you want. not giving parenting advice. if you w...
brilliant meetinghouse
  01/01/22
Much prefer him being an athlete who's also smart rather tha...
ocher giraffe station
  01/01/22
ya, then nothing needs to be done here. seems like he's smar...
brilliant meetinghouse
  01/01/22
Hockey and math are rum and Coke, my friend.
Umber menage
  01/01/22
state his IQ
Curious crawly library ceo
  01/01/22
No clue. I did mid 170s in LSAT. Wife is probably 13...
ocher giraffe station
  01/02/22
Can he code, bro?
appetizing native dingle berry
  01/01/22
He learned some Java in a summer program but never showed an...
ocher giraffe station
  01/02/22
Autistic? no Asian? yes
vivacious infuriating site
  01/02/22
here is my advice for your son: get him into community co...
slate boistinker space
  01/02/22
No way. Community colleges near me are like 98% non-White. ...
ocher giraffe station
  01/02/22
you can take all those math courses online. he wouldn't even...
slate boistinker space
  01/02/22
why does this matter? btw, turbokike's advice is cr.
Sooty Sandwich
  01/03/22
he's going to become a tranny
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if he used tiktok instead of youtube he'd been done in 90 se...
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what moniker does he poast under
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Date: January 1st, 2022 9:04 PM
Author: ocher giraffe station

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Decent but not great grades in school.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4998626&forum_id=2#43713424)



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Date: January 1st, 2022 9:08 PM
Author: racy cobalt nursing home people who are hurt



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Date: January 1st, 2022 9:18 PM
Author: ocher giraffe station

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: ocher giraffe station

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4998626&forum_id=2#43713556)



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Date: January 1st, 2022 10:34 PM
Author: racy cobalt nursing home people who are hurt



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Date: January 2nd, 2022 2:04 AM
Author: Mauve Laughsome Twinkling Uncleanness Whorehouse



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Date: January 1st, 2022 9:09 PM
Author: maroon hospital

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: racy cobalt nursing home people who are hurt



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Date: January 1st, 2022 9:14 PM
Author: brilliant meetinghouse

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.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4998626&forum_id=2#43713475)



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Date: January 1st, 2022 9:15 PM
Author: Bisexual hell



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Date: January 1st, 2022 9:16 PM
Author: racy cobalt nursing home people who are hurt



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Date: January 1st, 2022 9:18 PM
Author: brilliant meetinghouse

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: Bisexual hell

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: brilliant meetinghouse

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.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4998626&forum_id=2#43713700)



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Date: January 1st, 2022 10:07 PM
Author: Bull headed plaza newt

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: fantasy-prone home

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: Bisexual hell

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: Sooty Sandwich



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Date: January 2nd, 2022 11:22 PM
Author: salmon gas station



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Date: January 1st, 2022 9:16 PM
Author: diverse messiness goyim

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Date: January 1st, 2022 9:17 PM
Author: mildly autistic faggot firefighter

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: ocher giraffe station

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: ocher giraffe station

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: hyperactive orchestra pit

gook

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Date: January 1st, 2022 9:23 PM
Author: ocher giraffe station

Goy white

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Date: January 1st, 2022 9:30 PM
Author: twisted mental disorder kitchen

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

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Adhara Perez

https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/english/adhara-perez-mexican-child-genius-higher-iq-einstein

Nishi Uggalle

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/shortcuts/2019/mar/04/does-having-a-higher-iq-than-einstein-guarantee-success

Freya Mangotra

https://www.itv.com/news/central/2019-12-17/10-year-old-has-higher-iq-then-einstein-and-stephen-hawking/

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.seventeen.com/life/school/news/a42653/this-genius-college-student-actually-calculated-the-angle-of-her-dab/

(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

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2018/07/27/hes-just-a-4-year-old-who-loves-his-scooter-hes-also-the-youngest-member-of-mesna.html

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4036150&forum_id=2

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4998626&forum_id=2#43713590)



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Date: January 1st, 2022 9:41 PM
Author: Umber menage

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: ocher giraffe station

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: Pale elite tanning salon hunting ground

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: Umber menage

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: brilliant meetinghouse



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Date: January 1st, 2022 9:47 PM
Author: ocher giraffe station

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: brilliant meetinghouse

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: ocher giraffe station

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: brilliant meetinghouse

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: Umber menage

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: Curious crawly library ceo

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: ocher giraffe station

No clue.

I did mid 170s in LSAT.

Wife is probably 130 IQ.

3 parents with doctorates between the 2 of us.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4998626&forum_id=2#43716063)



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Date: January 1st, 2022 11:43 PM
Author: appetizing native dingle berry

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: ocher giraffe station

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: vivacious infuriating site

Autistic? no

Asian? yes

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4998626&forum_id=2#43716288)



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Date: January 2nd, 2022 8:06 PM
Author: slate boistinker space

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.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4998626&forum_id=2#43718317)



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Date: January 2nd, 2022 9:54 PM
Author: ocher giraffe station

No way. Community colleges near me are like 98% non-White.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4998626&forum_id=2#43719037)



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Date: January 2nd, 2022 10:00 PM
Author: slate boistinker space

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: Sooty 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: Drab Stimulating Public Bath Dopamine

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: spectacular son of senegal cuckold

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: green crackhouse tattoo

what moniker does he poast under

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4998626&forum_id=2#43721163)