Timeline for What notions are used but not clearly defined in modern mathematics?
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| Jun 18, 2011 at 21:24 | comment | added | Nilima Nigam | Agreed. It is more illuminating to describe the specifics of a mathematician's pursuits than the broad labels of 'applied/pure'. | |
| Jun 18, 2011 at 20:04 | comment | added | Ryan Budney | I too find the term "applied mathematics" confusing. I think part of the confusion I have with it, is that by using the term there is the direct implication that all other branches of mathematics are non-applied, non-relevant. And that's certainly not the case -- a lot of non-"Applied Mathematics" has quite a few real-world applications. So I much prefer to just call people simply mathematicians and describe precisely what they do, rather than support the pure/applied division. | |
| May 4, 2011 at 16:05 | history | answered | Nilima Nigam | CC BY-SA 3.0 |