The Secret Math Society Known as Nicolas Bourbaki

Re:The Secret Math Society Known as Nicolas Bourbaki by Jraf on Tuesday November 10, 2020 @04:36AM (#25044161)

French here : As far as i remember, I've learned set, intersect, include, etc when i was 11-12 years old, in 1985-1986. Seems to be 6th Grade.

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Re:The Secret Math Society Known as Nicolas Bourbaki by posed on Tuesday November 10, 2020 @08:58AM (#25045938)

When I learned set theory and relations for the first time, I was in love with the abstractiveness of mathematics. It was so intuitive and I truly felt that I've got the grasp of fundamental principles of maths. The sad thing was, we were introduced to set theory in Grade 11(17 years old), that's too late IMO, it should be taught around Grade 4.

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Re:The Secret Math Society Known as Nicolas Bourbaki by wbhart on Tuesday November 10, 2020 @07:12AM (#25045086)

Everybody learns that at school, French or not (I certainly did in Australia). The set theory referred to here is very abstract.

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