I am 13 years old and I have been programming c++ for 4 years now. I started learning about game development about a year ago and now I am reading up on OpenGL and mathematics for 3D programming. Now some of the concepts I'm learning I can get, but others are a little difficult to understand.
What do you guys think about me learning 3D mathematics?
thats not learning it. thats letting someone do the work for you. its not making math easier
my thoughts exactly.
as to the OP. id say try to learn it if you can, if not then thats fine too. but if you do try and learn it, dont just copy the formulas like fred, take the time to understand why the formula works in depth.
a) i never said that.
b) math has much more complicated formulas than a*h and while im all for using the computer to solve them, its not learning math. there is so much more than memorizing formulas. and it is not at all easy the higher you get.
Fredbill30, put it like this okay... there are sorting algorithms that I have serious difficult in implementing even though I have a blueprint in front of my face and a so called formula. Try and do a few sorting algorithms yourself to see if it's as simple as you claim it to be.
PS. I don't mean bubble sort.
EDIT: As to OP,
Knowledge is rated E for Everyone.
No, I program the formulas in the program and plug in variables.
exactly my point. i could know nothing about math and find the formula i need and program it in. thats not learning it. before you say "I do learn them though" learning formulas is not all math is, even though your 12 years of mathematical experience may differ. there are laws, rules, branches, formulas, functions, graphs, variables, problem solving, design
Fredbill30, put it like this okay... there are sorting algorithms that I have serious difficult in implementing even though I have a blueprint in front of my face and a so called formula. Try and do a few sorting algorithms yourself to see if it's as simple as you claim it to be.
i was watching some of the college course videos major colleges post online.
i was amazed how much math goes into analyzing something as simple as bubble sort.
the math you are talking about is extremely basic algebra which is mainly just memorizing formulas, but taking even the next small step requires more than memorizing that. i tried to do that when i learning probability. nPr still haunts every 6! nightmare of mine...