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I can't agree with this more. I hated math as a kid, I could learn the concepts very quickly but was prone to silly errors. So I'd fail many tests and I thought
by xupybd 9y ago
I can't agree with this more. I hated math as a kid, I could learn the concepts very quickly but was prone to silly errors. So I'd fail many tests and I thought I was bad at math and shouldn't bother with it. Later doing an Engineering degree I found out math was this amazing tool that could help you model systems and do amazing things. The practice I got while solving interesting problems helped me learn to stop making silly errors. It wasn't that I was bad at math it was that I wasn't interested enough to focus. I just couldn't figure out why this wasn't the way math was taught at high school?
- DenisM 9y agoThe best way to learn math is to study physics. Or engineering, as in your case.
- smcl 9y agoMaybe we can generalise - the best way to learn an abstract concept is to learn how applies to a discipline you find interesting.
- kagamine 9y agoSounds about right, I'm always reminded of this gif that explains why and how to calculate the circumference of a circle : https://kaiserscience.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/when-radius-is-1-called-unit-circle-then-circumference-is-2cf80.gif https://kaiserscience.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/when-radiu... and suddenly a cryptic formula from maths class is made clear through the visual display of a wheel turning.