Developing Your Intuition for Math – BetterExplained
Each time I found myself in a situation of teaching or explaining my work, I tried to bring together two levels of discourse: a formal level made of rigorous definitions and precise statements, and an intuitive level, with the right metaphors, the right drawings, the right inflection of my voice, the right way of waving my hands. These two levels
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Students need more exposure to the way everyday things work and are made.
“Making mathematics mandatory,” wrote Hacker, “prevents us from discovering and developing young talent. In the interest of maintaining rigor, we’re actually depleting our pool of brainpower.”
In a paper titled “A Mathematician’s Lament,” Paul Lockhart rails against the modern... See more
“Making mathematics mandatory,” wrote Hacker, “prevents us from discovering and developing young talent. In the interest of maintaining rigor, we’re actually depleting our pool of brainpower.”
In a paper titled “A Mathematician’s Lament,” Paul Lockhart rails against the modern... See more