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youtube.comthe focused mode to first start grappling with concepts and problems in math and science.
Barbara Oakley • A Mind For Numbers: How to Excel at Math and Science (Even If You Flunked Algebra)
Chunking the information you deal with helps your brain run more efficiently.
Barbara Oakley • A Mind For Numbers: How to Excel at Math and Science (Even If You Flunked Algebra)
The book is best read with a notebook at the side, to take notes, answer questions, and make doodles with key insights.
Barbara Oakley PhD • Learning How to Learn: How to Succeed in School Without Spending All Your Time Studying; A Guide for Kids and Teens
one of the first steps toward gaining expertise in math and science is to create conceptual chunks—mental leaps that unite separate bits of information through meaning.
Barbara Oakley • A Mind For Numbers: How to Excel at Math and Science (Even If You Flunked Algebra)
To learn about and be creative in math and science, we need to strengthen and use both the focused and diffuse modes.19
Barbara Oakley • A Mind For Numbers: How to Excel at Math and Science (Even If You Flunked Algebra)
(Metaphors are powerful tools for learning in math and science.)
Barbara Oakley • A Mind For Numbers: How to Excel at Math and Science (Even If You Flunked Algebra)
Enlisting the diffuse mode helps you learn at a deep and creative level.