This applies to learning about applications of math, it doesn't apply to learning math. If you give the Cook-Torrance reflectance equation with proper variable

This applies to learning about applications of math, it doesn't apply to learning math. If you give the Cook-Torrance reflectance equation with proper variable names to some random linear algebra student they should be able to solve it since it is just basic maths, but they will struggle immensely trying to do anything with it since all the names will confuse them.