> Part of the problem here is what is meant by "math" ... this Math education is mainly suffering from a PR problem right now. Most people associate the word

> Part of the problem here is what is meant by "math" ... this Math education is mainly suffering from a PR problem right now. Most people associate the word 'math' with memorization of facts and rote learning of arithmetic steps. These are boring and unpleasant activities: if this is what math is like, then I don't like math either! It's end time we re-associated math with abstract thinking and modelling of the real world. It will make it much harder to be a math hater... Anyone interested in rekindling their relationship with math and physics can check out my book http://minireference.com/ http://minireference.com/