bag

mathematics | it/he | mid-20s pfp credit @cogniartive

[bagalois]

hi, bag here,

about the blog. this is my personal blog. i post about my life as an aspiring mathematician. i also reblog random shit. sometimes i repost fundraising campaigns.

about me. it/he, mid-20s, second-year mathematics graduate student in the US. i like near from death note. i like bagels but don't eat them often. evariste galois is my favorite historical mathematician and is who my username is referencing.

goals for this year. i'm teaching a summer class this july, so i need to prepare for that. i also dont know what classes im taking this fall yet, but i'll edit this post after i register for them. my goal is to complete 4h of active studying or work every day and to get good grades in my classes (B+ or higher). also cut down on screentime. im not keeping a daily log/accountability of this stuff though.

daily click

[soaplily119]

happy pi day!!!

or unhappy because you know e is the superior irrational

[michaelrotonal]

don't worry. e day (february 71st) is in 28 days

[enbaluka-tokyo-drift]

I know that math symbols use a different set of unicode symbols from the normal latin and greek alphabets, but when mathematicians are forced to use normal unicode blocks, do they represent the gamma constant with the greek gamma (γ) or the IPA/latin gamma (ɣ)?

[bagalois]

if i have to pick, i personally use the greek gamma (γ). all the other greek letters come from the greek alphabet - why not also use the greek gamma?

i have the greek keyboard on my phone, which biases me towards the greek gamma. i don't (think? i) have the other one.

[creekfiend]

even if your nervous system is shot to hell and you're a reactive dog on a chain all the time you can spend several years retraining your nervous system (with the help of friends to practice Disagreeing With) and one day you can reach a point where getting Disagreed With doesn't cause your whole entire bodybrain situation to implode messily. it's super great. I recommend it

[creekfiend]

I think the best thing about this is that it's really really really hard for ages and it feels like you're not making much progress. but then once you hit a certain point the benefits start to snowball because every time you're able to handle a situation without getting Activated, able to admit you were wrong with grace, able to reevaluate your ideas without getting defensive, able to deescalate interpersonal conflicts, you're building up this positive reinforcement history with those things and that makes those pathways in your brain get more deeply grooved and you start to associate opportunities to do those things with like, Learning New Stuff, or Connecting With People In New Ways, or even just That Interaction Went Better Than It Would Have Five Years Ago. and then the next time it happens it's that much less terrifying. and then in situations where despite your efforts it DOESN'T go well, that makes it easier to be like "well that's an anomaly and it seems like it's more about where the other person is at right now than it is about me" and not have it feel like EVIL FAILURE. it's like building a muscle but it's such a crucial muscle and so many other things really depend on it in terms of moving thru the world as a social animal. I think. like once you accept your status as Social Animal In Progress, Doing My Best and Willing To Change it takes so much pressure off. omg. it's such a game changer

[adventures-in-mathematics]

[bagalois]

i hope you're doing well!!

thank you for asking ^_^ this semester treated me better than the spring semester for sure. still pretty burnt out but it's inevitable. i had my last final exam today, so the semester is officially over now!

i plan to study my ass off for the master's exam happening at the end of spring 2026.

[bagalois]

hey bag, hope you're doing well. take care

i'm doing better than i was spring semester ^_^ and pretty okay overall.

i deleted all the social media apps, including tumblr, off my phone, and i'd intended to occasionally check via browser or pc every now and again, but that never happened. (probably for the best?)

i hope you're doing well too!

[chateaudilf]

going to start this off with an apology because I hate fucking begging for money on here but life is dealing me yet another blow the moment I think I'm in the clear. I managed to pay rent with 12 dollars left over in my bank account and then immediately got slammed with needing to pay 300 dollars to enroll in health insurance since I'm getting booted off my father's plan in february

I'm a disabled did system and already working as much as possible at two jobs

If anyone can help me this holiday season id be grateful

(0/300)

Vnmo: dankovskyposting

Cashapp: apneusis

Paypal: mtipton

[chateaudilf]

92/300

[chateaudilf]

Still at 92/300

[chateaudilf]

142/300

[bagalois]

hello again people, fall semester just ended and i'm mostly okay 👍👍👍

i learned that i really like manifolds. i'm considering doing an independent study on 4-manifolds sometime, possibly over the summer.

i don't like algebra as much as i thought i would going into grad school. i like *doing* algebra and using algebra, but doing research and problems in algebra? not so much.

next semester i'll be doing functional analysis, graph theory, and retaking algebraic topology since i failed it this year. given how 3-manifolds went, i'm actually optimistic about passing it the second time around.

[bebx]

[no-sharks-on-the-sun]

[nuohgraphy]

おはよう

[adventures-in-mathematics]

[algebraic-dumbass]

how to solve a math problem

read the problem

be confused

start remembering bad memories

after around fifteen minutes on being focused on the Bad™ Thoughts™ and not on the problem, remember its existence

be confused again

realize it's trivial

write down answer

(optional) realize your answer is wrong and you're a fucking dumbass for ever believing it was true. feel stupid and go back to step 2

[marigold-22]

Analysts will be like “I am trying to make progress on the navier stokes equations because it would have a serious impact on applied math and physics”

And algebraists will be like “hoo hoo hoo, my name is Goblin Wizardman do you like my cubes? I call them the little k-cubes operad, also I hate capitalism and the monarchy.”

[qualitysigns]

Ominous Signtober

Day 9 - Question

are you?

[ominous-signs]

Official ominous sign

[plecopsar]