The role of visualization and intuition in graduate and postgraduate math and developing it

160 Views Asked by At

In Visual Complex Analysis's preface, the author gives an analogy with pseudo-deaf musicians and follows the same to mathematics. Mathmatics today, he argues, is mostly build on abstract symbolic manipulation rather than much more stronger visual (intuition) method.

Is it a good notion to rely on visualization and intuition solely on graduate and postgraduate mathematics on topics like Analysis, Abstract Algebra and other fields (Topology and differential geometry is pretty obvious - it is probably visual per se) ?

If yes, then how to visualize and develop intuition in graduate and postgraduate mathematics in fields mostly relying on (stupid; ?) symbolic manipulation ?

1

There are 1 best solutions below

0
On

The best way to develop intuition is to practice, as far as I know. At that level, it's best to read some research papers and implement them on your own. After 30-40 times, you will yourself understand that you got some intuition into things.