I was right. According to Warren Buffett higher-order math is useless in finance.

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Stop saying you’re a math major if you haven’t done (or have any interest) in pure math. It implies that you do. I know that you like applied math. Do engineering. Or some other natural science. Or major in applied math (if your school offers that as a major). Then, say you want to do that.

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<p>I am currently taking Real Analysis. I don’t like it. And if my major is called “math” why shouldn’t I call myself a math major?</p>

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If you’re having trouble thinking on your feet, it’s because you’re not learning your calculus/diffe like it’s intended. You’re simply memorizing algorithms, and not understanding why or how they work. As a result, you have a hard time connecting abstract ideas to them.

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<p>That’s false, I don’t memorize algorithms. Also, the type of interview puzzles I have in mind are not the type of problems that you’d find in your calculus/differential equations book.</p>

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Try and focus more on why than what. If you truly want to major in math, you’re going to figure that out sooner or later. You may be book smart, but it’s ridiculous to see someone not know the difference between pure and applied math (especially when one is his major), and how they can be applied to the real world.

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<p>I don’t know the difference between pure and applied math? See my other threads. I grant you, though, that I still don’t know what to do with ONLY a math degree, pure or applied.</p>