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Re:Why are Soviet math textbooks so hardcore in comparison t... by runeks on Wednesday April 22, 2020 @02:54AM (#22942948)
> I feel like it's worth pointing out here, for Americans who don't know better (no blame implied), that the French have one of the best mathematical pipelines in the world. They have almost as many Nobels (13 vs. 11) despite having 1/5 the population.

I’d much rather measure an educational system by how much it teaches the average person, than by how many Nobel prize winners it produces.

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Re:Why are Soviet math textbooks so hardcore in comparison t... by tonyedgecombe on Wednesday April 22, 2020 @03:34AM (#22943144)
The two might not be exclusive. Perhaps one of the side effects of the masses having a good grip on trigonometry is producing more Nobel laureates.
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