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I agree. I think this blog's target audience (myself included) would unanimously agree that math is important, but the video itself seems to speak to people who
by imtyler 15y ago
I agree. I think this blog's target audience (myself included) would unanimously agree that math is important, but the video itself seems to speak to people who already agree with it's assertions. When a struggling high schooler from an inner city school hears a mathematical theorist proclaim "Math is fun!", I believe they're going to be weary of everything else this video is trying to say. Math is not fun for everyone. The individuals presented in this video are not relatable enough for the average math student. With this in mind, an emotional approach to the argument that "math is useful" is ineffective. The argument should be strictly fact based in my opinion. I think computers and the internet are proof enough that math is essential to everyday life.
- TeMPOraL 15y ago> I think computers and the internet are proof enough that math is essential to everyday life. I think that they are not enough. Computers are something you buy, not build. The Internet is something you pay for, like TV, or buses, or school, or whatever. The point is that you, personally, don't need any math knowledge to have and/or use them. Like OP-1 said, we need examples that have a clear use of maths in it. Sometimes I try to convince people I know that math, physics and the stuff is important. But I'm running short of real use-case arguments - not the "you'll get better job" ones.