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Math Educations: who needs it, how much and when?
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RE: Math Educations: who needs it, how much and when?
(July 24, 2014 at 10:01 am)Pickup_shonuff Wrote: In college I made halfway through Algebra before I quit going. Does that count for anything?
That's punny. Tongue

But do you need more math than algebra?

(July 24, 2014 at 9:50 am)pocaracas Wrote: Whateverist, have you seen this presentation?




I'd say that sums up my feelings on the subject, except that those weren't exactly my feels until I listened to him. I think he's got it exactly right. I don't think it would make every math student happy though. For many people getting the concept and formulating the equation is the really hard part.
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RE: Math Educations: who needs it, how much and when? - by Jenny A - July 24, 2014 at 10:30 am

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