I was only ever taught to rote memorize equations and ways to manipulate numbers...

hardware2win · on April 17, 2023

You were never tasked with solving e.g equations? E.g x + 4 = 13 - 2x?

Or using derivatives to find optimal material amount needed? Which would be tricky to memorize 100%

Like how could you even manage thru a lot of years and exams purely on memory?

You gotta understand somewhat this stuff.

Just because you dont know how to reinvent derivatives and integrals then it doesnt mean that there is no logic involved

Dalewyn · on April 17, 2023

>You were never tasked with solving e.g equations? E.g x + 4 = 13 - 2x?

Sure I was, but what does "x + 4 = 13 - 2x" actually mean?

That sheer lack of context is what I hate about academical math. WTF is the point of it all? The answer is there is no point, other than scoring adequately on tests so teachers can collect their paychecks and schools their funding.

>You gotta understand somewhat this stuff.

I was never taught to understand, I was only ever taught to do. That is meaningless and, as far as I've experienced, still irrelevant in my life to this very day.

hardware2win · on April 17, 2023

>WTF is the point of it all?

Practice of math and logic.

>That sheer lack of context is what I hate about academical math.

Isnt this beautiful?

Math doesnt need context, especially cultural context.

We dont need examples with apples, cars or money to do the math.

Sure, they are helpful for kids, but at some point they are so used to abstract concepts that theres no need for that.

So not only logic is being practiced, but also abstract thinking.

>still irrelevant in my life to this very day.

We dont do math just to apply some random ass formulas. As ive said it improves logical and abstract thinking. Both of them can make significant impact on someones life.

It can be seen everywhere in real life, especially during arguments.