Math Keeps Showing Up Whether I Like It or Not
In school, I was the kid asking “when will I ever use this?” about quadratic equations. Turns out the answer is “every time you build literally anything.”
Want to calculate what resistor to use with an LED? Ohm’s law. Want to tune a synth oscillator to a specific note? Logarithms. Want to figure out if a gear ratio will give you enough torque? Ratios and proportions. Want to aim a projectile in a game? Trigonometry. Want to train a neural net? Linear algebra and calculus.