Why do people hate mathematics?
With thanks to http://www.audible.com/numberphile More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ Featuring Professor Edward Frenkel, from the University of ...
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>> BRADY: Why do so many people hate mathematics? >> Professor Frenkel: Very good question. I think there are several reasons. The problem is multi-dimensional, no pun intended. Imagine that you had to take an art class in which you were taught only how to paint a fence or a wall but were never shown the paintings of the great masters. Would that make you an art lover? Years later you will talk to your friends and say "Oh my gosh! I hated art at school, I was so bad at it." What you would really be saying is "I was bad at painting the fence." And likewise with mathematics people often say "Oh, I was so bad at math, I hate math." but what they are really saying is "I was bad at painting the fence." So how do we make people realise...
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>> BRADY: Why do so many people hate mathematics? >> Professor Frenkel: Very good question. I think there are several reasons. The problem is multi-dimensional, no pun intended. Imagine that you had to take an art class in which you were taught only how to paint a fence or a wall but were never shown the paintings of the great masters. Would that make you an art lover? Years later you will talk to your friends and say "Oh my gosh! I hated art at school, I was so bad at it." What you would really be saying is "I was bad at painting the fence." And likewise with mathematics people often say "Oh, I was so bad at math, I hate math." but what they are really saying is "I was bad at painting the fence." So how do we make people realise...
