8/17/13
A.
In response to the first question, I think your blog is about a) trying new things, b) accepting the advice of others, and c) don't knock it until you try it. Sometimes when you are given an idea it may seem stupid or you may think you won't like it, but the thing you have to remember it that you don't have to decide that very second. Let the idea sit in your brain. Think it over. You might just find that the idea isn't as stupid as you thought. This applies to math in the sense that you might not get a problem right away. Don't give up on the problem. Listen to the advice of your neighbors and think their words over and try the problem again. |
B.
For me math is fun when you get the problem and ignoring when you don't. I find that once I've got it I've got, but it might take me awhile to get there. I find a lot of the time the concept has to be explained to over and over before it finally clicks in my brain. One thing I have found is that math, like music is universal. If you have the chance to sit in on a math class in another country, take it. You will be surprised by how much you recognize. Math is challenging and sometimes you may hope that you will never have to use it again, but the fact of the matter is, you will need math for the rest of you life. So keep trying. |