(October 1, 2018 at 8:06 am)polymath257 Wrote: I just want to say that this is still very much true today. Computers help some with computations. They are good for writing up results. But the *real* ideas happen on paper or the black (marker) board. Reams of paper are used before the first key on the computer is hit.
Indeed. Computers with some software are nice mostly for presentation and whatnot. It is too time consuming and dostracting havint to hotkey the math symbols in, makes your train of though less efficient.
Good ol paper or a chalk/marker board. I made my own, my ex boss has a factory that uses nice white acrylic and has tools, so I asked him if I could do one on a saturday. 1.5 * 1 meter with the support to keep it standing. He offered me the materials. It was nice of him. Still have it, but I could replace the whiteboard, Acrylic tends to get yellowish over time.
