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Random internet people explaining math better then math teacher (i.imgur.com)
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[–] RagingNerdoholic@lemmy.ca -2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Left representation is definitely more readable

Hard disagree. The right can be read linearly. You know, the way humans read.

I sucked balls at precalc, but I'm pretty decent at programming. I suppose, with enough practice, one becomes "fluent" in mathematical notation, but the C-style language definitely reads more naturally. The mathematical notation is what I'd call "too much abstraction."

and understanded by more people

I don't know the stats, but I have to imagine, by this point, there are more programmers than mathematicians.