Why are Soviet math textbooks so hardcore in comparison to US textbooks? (2017)

Re:Why are Soviet math textbooks so hardcore in comparison t... by 5revive on Tuesday April 21, 2020 @10:26PM (#22941414)

speaking from personal experience, the math I learned up to grade 4 in the Soviet Union was enough to glide through all of American high school math. And I wasn't in any way an advanced math student in the USSR. And I dont seem to recall any extensive, South Korean style homework.

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Re:Why are Soviet math textbooks so hardcore in comparison t... by freepor on Tuesday April 21, 2020 @11:23PM (#22941771)

You are probably really gifted. I don't think this is a typical experience, that a fourth grader in any country who doesn't do much homework knows most of US high school math.

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Re:Why are Soviet math textbooks so hardcore in comparison t... by 5revive on Wednesday April 22, 2020 @04:34AM (#22943440)

In my Soviet school, we went up to Grade 10 US high school math and I have a clear memory when my old knowledge stopped and I had to actually learn. Up to that point it really did feel like just redoing old classes again.

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