Re:Faculty group calls on Yale to make teaching 'distinct fr...
by lambertsimnel on Tuesday February 20, 2024 @03:04PM
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> So which position am I taking when I teach students how to compute the determinant of a matrix?
That how to compute the determinant of a matrix is not only worth knowing, but worth prioritising over other things. It's an eminently reasonable position, but there's an opportunity cost to learning about determinants.
That how to compute the determinant of a matrix is not only worth knowing, but worth prioritising over other things. It's an eminently reasonable position, but there's an opportunity cost to learning about determinants.