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1+1 x 2 this has been doing rounds on twitter how people do not have grasp of basic maths and it points out a good argument for people who have been taught "go
by 2Gkashmiri 4y ago
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this has been doing rounds on twitter how people do not have grasp of basic maths and it points out a good argument for people who have been taught "good basics"... like i recently asked a doctor who says they are bad at maths and they just blurted out 3. i asked why and they responded, "uh.... bodmas?"
its such a small thing really, like in your primary and secondary education, of all the classes you attend, this is just a tiny tiny topic that must've been taught but because you were taught its importance and use it as a building block early on, it just feels like second nature.
like the tables of 2-9. pretty hard for kids to remember but once they do and they are taught to HOW to use it, it really helps them
- rrrrrrrrrrrr2 4y agoI think this is an apples to oranges comparison. You get taught pemdas or bomdas early on and then use it hundreds of times throughout school and the rest of your life. The value of learning it is clear. Whereas ring theory is very much specific to algebra and you're not going to use it programming, doing chemistry, or whatever else outside math. Finding motivation to learn pure math is a bit harder. GP's example illustrates a good point. I agree with their point.