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Another misdirected student!
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Another misdirected student!
John H wrote:
On Sat, 2 Dec 2017 17:04:10 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 12/2/2017 4:50 PM, wrote: On Sat, 2 Dec 2017 15:26:37 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: Exactly the way I felt. Didn't remember him until I saw his picture. He was a great kid, but had a bit of a hard time getting started. I know the feeling well. Math always came hard for me for some reason which was a major problem in my chosen occupation. I always had trouble with algebra but geometry always made perfect sense to me. I suppose that is why I took 2 geometry credits, one trig and only one algebra. It's funny. I had no problem grasping differential equations and calculus when used in solving vacuum pumping calculations and doing curve fit calcs (probability) for thin film deposition but they only made sense because I understood what I was solving for. To just learn how to do the math for no specific purpose was where I always had difficulty mostly in high school. ET school in the Navy helped a lot, because again, the calculations, vectoring, etc., had a purpose. I took three semesters of Calculus and one of Advanced Calculus. I started to understand the first semester's Calculus about halfway through the next semester. That continued clear through differential equations. I always loved math. History was good too. Most of the other liberal arts classes, not so much. My problem with calculus was the first semester professor absolutely sucked as a teacher. And first semester is the real basis of the 4 semesters. |
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Another misdirected student!
John H wrote:
On Sat, 2 Dec 2017 17:04:10 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 12/2/2017 4:50 PM, wrote: On Sat, 2 Dec 2017 15:26:37 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: Exactly the way I felt. Didn't remember him until I saw his picture. He was a great kid, but had a bit of a hard time getting started. I know the feeling well. Math always came hard for me for some reason which was a major problem in my chosen occupation. I always had trouble with algebra but geometry always made perfect sense to me. I suppose that is why I took 2 geometry credits, one trig and only one algebra. It's funny. I had no problem grasping differential equations and calculus when used in solving vacuum pumping calculations and doing curve fit calcs (probability) for thin film deposition but they only made sense because I understood what I was solving for. To just learn how to do the math for no specific purpose was where I always had difficulty mostly in high school. ET school in the Navy helped a lot, because again, the calculations, vectoring, etc., had a purpose. I took three semesters of Calculus and one of Advanced Calculus. I started to understand the first semester's Calculus about halfway through the next semester. That continued clear through differential equations. I took Calculus in high school but I would be lost if I was tested after all of these years. |
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