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I think it's mostly about how it's taught. As much as I like math, I really don't like math education. It's one of those subjects which is simple to understand
by jongjong 4y ago
I think it's mostly about how it's taught.
As much as I like math, I really don't like math education. It's one of those subjects which is simple to understand conceptually but the terminology used to explain math is both overcomplicated and inadequate.
The way people typically use English is too ambiguous to describe something which requires as much precision as math... And people who are good at math aren't particularly good at communication. Also, mathematicians like to keep inventing new words instead of reusing existing words; reading math articles on Wikipedia often requires a LOT of clicking through definitions to make sense of really simple concepts. Ironically though, when it comes to symbols, mathematicians love to reuse the same symbol for different things (depending on the specific field).