Calculus is going to kill me

ChaosTheory
Thu, 18 Jan 2007 17:34:27 +0000

Can you build rockets with words? Fly, rocket, fly! Aeronautics. How about cars? Computers? Light bulbs? Trains? Planes? Bridges? Even pineapples like Fibonacci. ;)
In math, you can copy answers. Try doing that with an essay. :)
The concepts build on each other. In other subjects, one day you are talking about Genetics and the next day you are talking about Plant Taxonomy. In math, once you understand the concepts, you build on what you already know to find out more things. Ex. Numbers -> Division -> Fractions -> Variables -> Rational Expressions -> Partial Fraction Decomposition -> Quotient Rule in Differentiation, and so forth.
If you are good at math, you are also good at Chemistry, Physics, Rocket Science, Cosmology, etc. It is the basis for a lot of studies.
Math is awesome. :D






At least it’s cut and dry. It’s probably nice for those think-inside-the-box types.



That is a misconception. I know several mathematics-oriented poets.
In problem solving, there are several ways to solve the same problem. In the the regular curriculum, ways to find solutions are often taught only one way. You can be as creative as you want. And true, the math you find in school is often cut-and-dry. Competition mathematics in completely different.