Kinda makes me want to go back to college (I'm an EE) just to re-learn all the stuff I remember being so mind bending with this elegant new framework. Also, just so I can be THAT guy who always argues with the professor. Anyone know of any PhD openings that could use a maverick like me? :) (/s kinda)
going to college won't really help you, I quit college so I can abandon traditional math to completely devote myself to geometric algebra based math, here is my algebra implementation for example:
it isn't taught at universities, it is self taught.. at the university level you are going to be artificially held back more than you would by studying it independently
This cult-like attitude about geometric algebra is something I have never seen in any other (legitimate) field of math. Not sure what to attribute it to, maybe Hestenes being a bit of a crackpot?
Actually, it's not a cult-like attitude but is more of an individualist attitude. In fact, universities are the ones with the cult-like attitude.. so your statement makes no common sense at all. Geometric algebra is just as legitimate as any branch of mathematics.. Hestenes is not a crackpot, he is responsible for continuing the legacy of geometric algebra and passing it onto several other researchers.
I was in this very situation, thinking I want more than "just" EE. Applied for a PhD position in a branch where mostly mathematicians work, could not be happier with the decision.
Sorry if my comment implied that I had left academia. I simply decided to not go into industry as an electrical engineer but pursue a PhD in a non-related, more math-heavy subject.
