Do the math: too much calculus? (2012)

Re:Do the math: too much calculus? (2012) by hprotagonist on Wednesday October 19, 2016 @04:54PM (#12747580)

As it happens, my teacher was female.

She was a firm believer in "teach to the test", "do these exercises and follow the magic rules of differentiation, shut up and just do it don't ask why it works".

That's not my jam.

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Re:Do the math: too much calculus? (2012) by baldfat on Thursday October 20, 2016 @09:32AM (#12752002)

I think many "Math" people get the mechanics and like the functions and miss out on the application.

I remember trying to figure out how the Cha Cha Slide could be a decent Calculus problem. How does the song change the pattern?

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Re:Do the math: too much calculus? (2012) by shostack on Wednesday October 19, 2016 @06:36PM (#12748310)

When teachers' performance is judged based on test scores, it makes sense where that sort of unfortunate mentality comes from.

What gets measured gets managed.

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