Some previous discussion of how key a role memorization plays in learning math: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8402859 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?

Some previous discussion of how key a role memorization plays in learning math: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8402859 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8402859 http://nautil.us/issue/17/big-bangs/how-i-rewired-my-brain-to-become-fluent-in-math-rd http://nautil.us/issue/17/big-bangs/how-i-rewired-my-brain-t... (Interestingly, Nautilus repeated the article from 2014 just a few months ago: http://nautil.us/issue/40/learning/how-i-rewired-my-brain-to-become-fluent-in-math-rp http://nautil.us/issue/40/learning/how-i-rewired-my-brain-to... ).