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I know a lot of students who would not understand the idea behind calculus concepts, even though they knew the formulae. They simply could not grasp a very simp
by fakedang 6y ago
I know a lot of students who would not understand the idea behind calculus concepts, even though they knew the formulae. They simply could not grasp a very simple thing like "area under the curve" or "Slope of a curve". This was at a large private school with a selective admissions process. I know for a fact that my college educated parents (50+) would not know how to solve a calculus problem. So yeah, Calculus is a pretty bad example because it IS incredibly difficult for the general population.
- nickthemagicman 6y agoI don't know if this is like a smarts thing or just a poor math education thing.
- 6gvONxR4sf7o 6y agoAs someone who does math for a living, I’m always frustrated because I truly believe it’s a poor math education thing. But then people just respond, “oh MYNAME, you just think that because you’re good at it/you’re a math person.” As if that made the point less valid rather than more valid.