Does anyone here like math? Doing it in class, working out answers, playing with equations, making flowers of different sizes/shapes with polar coordinates on a calculator, expanding a crazy-looking function and realizing with joy that most of it cancels out? :icon_wink
Still around is also an English teacher because he always corrects me on punctuation slang and spelling. It's funny actually. And no I hate math so much I suck at it and I can barely stay awake in that class. But that's good u like it maybe u should become a math teacher especially in New York you'll make good money.
Yes, I do love math, and in particular, I love cryptography. My favorite objects are elliptic curves.
I'm a history/literature type guy, and I've always found math to be too complex for me (well, anything past trigonometry/pre-calculus). I feel like I can control my grade in a writing class since it's subjective= I can basically BS something as long as it makes sense. Yeah, the professor may not agree with you, but if you can prove your point in a paper= good grade. In math, I always felt like: you have to show your work right now and you can't really make up anything. It's either right or wrong. No partial credit whatsoever.
I really like math I'm in an honors geometry class right now and everyone thinks I'm insane for enjoying proofs ... They're relaxing for some reason.
Depends on the kind of math. I didn't mind algebra and was fantastic at calculus, but I never liked geometry and loathed statistics. In general it was always one of my strongest subjects though.
Same here! Algebra and calculus were very straightforward, whereas geometry and biostatistics were difficult. I forgot everything from my math courses. Luckily, I'm studying pharmacy, so all I need math-wise is algebra to do dimensional analysis for dosing. I did well in math but never had an interest in the field. Science, although more rigorous, is far more intriguing to me.
I like that in English classes. Papers can become very dynamic and interesting, even though sometimes you're limited to what you can say because of a research topic. Still, the right/wrongness in math can be comforting. Pioneers in the mathematical field still have a grey area to worry about, but when you're studying proven topics you have a set destination. Getting there is the adventure. Partial credit in math works in a similar way to English- your overall answer might be wrong, but you get credit for the things you did right in a problem. Kudos to the professors who pick through hastily scribbled equations to give points wherever possible to students. There are lots of things you have to know, but once you think about them they make sense. You start seeing patterns and using shortcuts like you start becoming more fluid in essay writing (!)
Actually, depending on the error that you made, some professors give partial credit. The most common error is an arithmetic error, either from calculating incorrectly in your head, by hand, or keying in the calculator. I've even keyed the correct numbers in and written the wrong result. In general, teachers care more that the answer was obtained using the correct method. A correct answer with no work is useless. Also, there's always value to checking your work. Software development could not proceed without unit testing.
I enjoy math. I don't necessarily go out of my way to do it, but when I do have to, it is pretty easy and kind of comforting in way that I like solved a problem. Next year I'm taking 3 AP math classes so that should be fun
Hated it until grade 10, when I finally switched to Saxon math (a popular program for homeschooling). Went from Algebra 1 through to the first half of AP Calc AB in 2 years. Yeah, I did at least 1.5-2 hours of math a day, even on weekends. I loved it, and I loved being good at it. Alas, I have forgotten most of it, but surely my brain has grown from doing it lol. Did Stats I and II in university, but there weren't enough x's and y's to sustain my interest. I didn't like the theory aspect of it that was so hard, yet the calculations were tedious and carried a high risk of silly mistakes due to the sheer number of calculations, as inane as they were.