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I got calculus in college, from mathematicians. :-( We spent about 15 minutes (well, ok, one lecture) on series, then a couple weeks on limits, then limits and

I got calculus in college, from mathematicians. :-( We spent about 15 minutes (well, ok, one lecture) on series, then a couple weeks on limits, then limits and differential calculus, then the rest of differential calc. (throwing the limit stuff away), then limits and integral calc., and finally the rest of calculus. Limits are a horrible way to learn calculus if you're trying to understand it at the same time as doing the algebra. :-)

mrguyorama 4y ago
My argument has always been that making unmotivated (it's remedial and annoying work for them), math experts, ie people that probably have never struggled with math in their life, teach entry level math to lots of people who don't "intuitively" get things like the teacher did 20 years ago, has been a huge mistake. These professors never seem to understand what it's like to NOT understand calculus. The anecdote I always reach for is find someone who has been taught a higher level math subject by both a university professor, and an adjunct or local community college professor who might not have higher level knowledge of math. Many people prefer the "less expert" teacher. Consider if you have been in software development for a long time, and how hard it is to remember what NOT understanding a variable was like.