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This reminds me a bit of the New Math pedagogy, popular in the US during the 1950s-1970s. Without the proper context, group theory and abstract algebra are dee
by yellowcake0 4y ago
This reminds me a bit of the New Math pedagogy, popular in the US during the 1950s-1970s.
Without the proper context, group theory and abstract algebra are deeply uninteresting subjects. It would be like trying to read Bertrand Russell before you learned your ABCs, ridiculous. It's important to start with numbers because they are familiar.