I hate to disappoint you, but mathematics is nothing but a gigantic collection of tricks, rules, games and the like written in language impenetrable to outsiders.
If a mathematical paper had said something about graphical isomorphisms with a two-dimensional lattice, the average person would have been impressed, without understanding a word of it. But show them children doing it and suddenly it's a cheap trick.
Actually, thanks. That gives me an idea for the next time I have to explain higher math. I'll just find a way to show it to children first. They're usually easier to teach, anyhow.
If a mathematical paper had said something about graphical isomorphisms with a two-dimensional lattice, the average person would have been impressed, without understanding a word of it. But show them children doing it and suddenly it's a cheap trick.
Actually, thanks. That gives me an idea for the next time I have to explain higher math. I'll just find a way to show it to children first. They're usually easier to teach, anyhow.