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does maths ability have a shelf life?
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Originally posted by sasguru View PostWhat's the difference between learning and understanding? If you've understood something you've learnt it IMHO.
To give a related but somewhat flippant example;
Learning is when you know the 1 is more than 0.
Understanding is when you can prove it.
It's quite easy to learn the proofs and derivations for Maxwell's Equations of Electromanetism.
Understanding the theory behind them is something I never learned at uni and probably never will."See, you think I give a tulip. Wrong. In fact, while you talk, I'm thinking; How can I give less of a tulip? That's why I look interested."Comment
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Originally posted by Charles Foster Kane View PostArithmetic is the oldest branch of Mathematics.
You buffoon.Confusion is a natural state of beingComment
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Originally posted by Diver View PostSo it's all like "Sums" and stuff like?Rule #76: No excuses. Play like a champion.Comment
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Originally posted by aussielong View Posti'm struggling with some accountancy concepts, aswell as derivs maths
to skill up i've gone back to real basics such as probability. i've got through an excellent probablility book. which i'll have to read again. next i'm going to revisit calculus. after that differential equations.
i used to be good at pure maths and hopeless at applied, now i have to have a concrete example to be able to grasp the abstract stuff
i've effectively become more stupidLast edited by BlasterBates; 10 July 2008, 16:03.I'm alright JackComment
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Originally posted by Moscow Mule View PostI think they are different.
To give a related but somewhat flippant example;
Learning is when you know the 1 is more than 0.
Understanding is when you can prove it.
It's quite easy to learn the proofs and derivations for Maxwell's Equations of Electromanetism.
Understanding the theory behind them is something I never learned at uni and probably never will.
Other branches of knowledge are not always so demanding: as you grow more mature (hopefully) and broaden your knowledge and experience, you may well find that in some spheres you can understand more, while not needing to learn so much in order to do so. Maths and physics are not like that, and never get easy.
More flippant example: learning is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Understanding is knowing that you wouldn't put it in a fruit salad.Last edited by expat; 10 July 2008, 17:12.Comment
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Yeh. Thing add up completely differently to when I were a lad. I blame the vodka.bloggoth
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Originally posted by ratewhore View PostJust accept you're a div and move on...
(perhaps my favourite Mathematics book at uni)Coffee's for closersComment
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Originally posted by Moscow Mule View PostI think they are different.
To give a related but somewhat flippant example;
Learning is when you know the 1 is more than 0.
Understanding is when you can prove it.
It's quite easy to learn the proofs and derivations for Maxwell's Equations of Electromanetism.
Understanding the theory behind them is something I never learned at uni and probably never will.
Take calculus and newton laws of force and motion. I was taught them completely seperately and we were expected to simply learn the equations for acceleration, velocity and distance etc... Newtons laws would be examined in the Applied/Mechanical mathematics paper, calculus in the pure, 2 different exams, 2 different teachers.
However, if you understand mathematics, you can see clearly how newtons equations are all built up using calculus, this saves you the bother of having to memorise them for the exam as you can simply derive them as required.
Problem with learning and understanding is that teaching is usually done with the aim of getting the kids past the exams, not to give them a thorough understanding of the subject.Coffee's for closersComment
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