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		cabinpark on March 3, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Algebraic and calculus concepts may be better way ... A big secret in mathematics is that many ideas in mathematics are rather simple and straight forward. Formulating and proving these ideas in a rigorous and logical manner, however, is the difficult part.

yardie on March 3, 2014 [–]

Explains my joy in puzzles and sequences. Sometimes I don't know why the next number in a series is. I used my intuition, arrived at the correct answer, and now the hard part is explaining myself.

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