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I read "No. 4"--Simplest Cases. This is just like how I remember calculus from high school--a bunch of rules that I memorized but had not idea how to apply to r
by jimmar 5y ago
I read "No. 4"--Simplest Cases. This is just like how I remember calculus from high school--a bunch of rules that I memorized but had not idea how to apply to real-world scenarios. It's all about x, dx, y, dy, etc.
Maybe it's easy, but it's hard for me to know how its useful.
I think mathematicians who write math instruction love math for maths sake. The rest of us want to know how we can use it to solve problems we face in our everyday lives.
- chobytes 5y agoPhysics is probably one of the best ways to "get" calculus. Its the application calculus was made for so I think it conveys the intuition well.
- yiyus 5y agoI found math concepts much easier to understand after seeing their application in engineering. Linear algebra and tensor calculus make sense when you study mechanics. Complex numbers make sense when you study electromagnetic fields and circuits. Differential equations are also way easier to understand when you use them in a real instead of an abstract problem. If you are never going to get into these (or similar) fields, you should not worry.