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Why do many actuarial science majors that I know hate proofs? I've never understood this.
Aren't people in this major actually interested in why something is true as well as how to use a result, rather than just see an example of how a result is used, change some numbers, rinse and repeat?
Or, similarly, on the sole reliance of experts. If the expert says it's true, it has to be true. I would imagine actuarial professors could get very far into a class by just saying something like "here's the formula, it's true" repeatedly and not be questioned at all. I doubt many AS majors even understand what
means. Proving that 
is probably impossible. Understanding how to handle the case 
would trip up many AS majors if they hadn't seen a problem with that case already.
FTR: This is based on my observations of graduates of U.S. actuarial programs.
Why do many actuarial science majors that I know hate proofs? I've never understood this.
Aren't people in this major actually interested in why something is true as well as how to use a result, rather than just see an example of how a result is used, change some numbers, rinse and repeat?
Or, similarly, on the sole reliance of experts. If the expert says it's true, it has to be true. I would imagine actuarial professors could get very far into a class by just saying something like "here's the formula, it's true" repeatedly and not be questioned at all. I doubt many AS majors even understand what
means. Proving that is probably impossible. Understanding how to handle the case would trip up many AS majors if they hadn't seen a problem with that case already.FTR: This is based on my observations of graduates of U.S. actuarial programs.
Why do Actuarial Science Majors Have an Aversion toward Proofs?
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