Hello! Are you asking about how we process maths, i.e. how we actually do it? Some of my maths I still do on paper – when I need to figure out which equations to use, and rearrange them to do what I need them to do, I use paper. But mostly I now use a computer, as we can programme them to do data analysis for us if we need to keep doing the same processing.
Most of the maths I do is either simple calculations that I do quickly in excel or more complicated calculations that are reused alot, like calculating the average temperature in different sized panels when all the computers are turned on, for those there will be a prebuilt excel sheet I use.
For more bespoke calculations or ones that I have to code into the software, I will work it out by hand to break it down into more manageable maths so it is easier to follow and I can see straight away whether the software is generating the correct answer.
Simple stuff is often quicker to do on paper or with the calculator application on the laptop (use that far more that I think I should ;-). Anything more complex or something I know I’m going to be reusing / repeating is mostly done by writing a small program that takes the inputs and spits out the answers. I can then re-use that over and over.
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