Comment by realo
14 hours ago
Exactly. Using a slide rule shows how some complex operations in one domain can be made much easier in another.
One you understand slide rules and logarithms, it is easier to understand convolutions in the FFT (frequency) domain...
Almost like programming in APL, where you can solve a problem by expanding it in extra dimensions and getting the answer by re-compacting the complex object using a different view.
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