BetterExplained: Math Lessons That Explain Concepts

Re:BetterExplained: Math Lessons That Explain Concepts by kalid on Tuesday December 22, 2015 @01:50PM (#10779507)

Hey! Thanks for the compliment, it really means a lot when the site resonates.

I'm not super experienced with lectures (mostly writing), but I think it works in office settings. Check out this talk from Simon Sinek:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4ZoJKF_VuA

People are usually motivated by the why, the mission, the story. Then you get into the what and how it's accomplished. With math, it can be similar: the "why" sets the stage. Humans in general prefer a narrative to a list of facts (Hacker News readers excepted :-).)

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Re:BetterExplained: Math Lessons That Explain Concepts by spaceman10 on Tuesday December 22, 2015 @02:39PM (#10779831)

Thank you sir! That is revealing and informative.

Keep up the good work :)

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Re:BetterExplained: Math Lessons That Explain Concepts by kalid on Tuesday December 22, 2015 @04:00PM (#10780368)

Thanks, I appreciate it! :)

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