I have a visceral aversion to the Times New Roman "math" font that is ubiquitous in textbooks.
When I see that font, it says "Remember how bad high school sucked? Get ready for more of the same!"
I wish there were more good explainers like Freya Holmer, because fewer people would struggle with innumeracy due to lackluster methods of instruction:
Similar to how citizens of Switzerland and Singapore have a better understanding of what makes for good governance and good economic policy; both because they are formally educated that way, and because they can validate what they learn from observing their own societies.
Presumably most math originated from the need to solve real-world problems. But if students are not presented with such problems when learning math, it's hard to see it pragmatically; in the same way languages have weirdly illogical special cases that can be hard to internalize for foreign speakers.
I have a problem that i need help with: i graduated with a BSc physics degree three years ago and i now i want to apply for my masters as i had to delay it, my problem is i almost forgot everything i learned and especially math i used to be excellent in math and calculus and i was so natural in it but now i lost the touch. And, i’m kind of struggling on finding the right resources. Do you have tips and tricks that can help me?
I have a visceral aversion to the Times New Roman "math" font that is ubiquitous in textbooks.
When I see that font, it says "Remember how bad high school sucked? Get ready for more of the same!"
I wish there were more good explainers like Freya Holmer, because fewer people would struggle with innumeracy due to lackluster methods of instruction:
https://www.youtube.com/@acegikmo
Similar to how citizens of Switzerland and Singapore have a better understanding of what makes for good governance and good economic policy; both because they are formally educated that way, and because they can validate what they learn from observing their own societies.
Presumably most math originated from the need to solve real-world problems. But if students are not presented with such problems when learning math, it's hard to see it pragmatically; in the same way languages have weirdly illogical special cases that can be hard to internalize for foreign speakers.
Very good recommendations!
I actually put together a list of resources here, including on math: https://open.substack.com/pub/thequantumcat/p/physics-a-list-of-free-resources-b8a
I have a problem that i need help with: i graduated with a BSc physics degree three years ago and i now i want to apply for my masters as i had to delay it, my problem is i almost forgot everything i learned and especially math i used to be excellent in math and calculus and i was so natural in it but now i lost the touch. And, i’m kind of struggling on finding the right resources. Do you have tips and tricks that can help me?