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Where is this happening? I don't think I've had a math teacher say "memorize it" since Geometry in middle school, where we had to memorize pretty useful things
by rottencupcakes 16y ago
Where is this happening?
I don't think I've had a math teacher say "memorize it" since Geometry in middle school, where we had to memorize pretty useful things to generally know, like SOHCAHTOA.
Basically every math test I've had since that has required nearly any type of memorization has been open note.
Also, at the end of the day, some memorization is necessary to advance in mathematical complexity. If you can't remember solutions to basic differential equations or the integrals of trigonometric functions, it will severely limit your ability to build useful things out of that basic knowledge.
I'm not saying I remember what the integral of arctan is off the top of my head, I'm just saying that there are practical reasons why teachers may require certain things to be memorized.
- joe_the_user 16y agoI was attracted to math in elementary school because it required less memorization and rote learning. Spell - that was the subject where rote memorization was required. I essentially failed spelling until it stopped being a subject - somewhere around Middle School.