/sci/ - Science & Math

>>11230963
>>11231057

These are all perfect as God intended, you see, you must be able to ''feel'' a mathematical notation with your mind, if you wish to be a true beholder of the art and craft of mathematics.

When I look at that notation for example, and when I write it down, it is a Godly and divine expression of art, but also a sensation of the notations meaning; in this case a derivative.

I would have to say thats what a derivative feels like. It is something a like zzzZZZPPPHOOO, a backwards circular woosh of some sort, finishing off the top.

The calculus swoosh is also fantastic. It feels something like this: VVVFFFFFFFEEEEEEEEEEEEECH, from one side to the other. When you write it down in true sensation of what its supposed to feel like, complementing its rational nature, you have composed a fine work of art and craft.

In schools children that do not think about their subject are rewarded. Those that do think about their subject are not rewarded as much as those that do not. Pausing and thinking about information given to you is a disadvantage to students as it puts you behind those that consume information without questioning it. In my experience understanding concepts came second to memorizing the definition.

A classic example of this is the student asking "when am i going to use this" in math class. The question is fair and honest but it puts the student behind those that consume information without concerning themselves with the validity of it. Children are made to memorize the times table but are not made to understand the process of multiplication.

This type of behavior in schools is useful to produce people who have a text book understanding of a subject. The system does not produce the type of person that can reason out new systems because their knowledge is built on a thin layer of memory on top of a system they did not have the opportunity to understand when they learned it, they are top heavy.

>>9533473

This comic is strange to my way of thinking.
Is the person dumb for questioning a system?
Is obedience the primary virtue in learning?

Why is it wrong to question the usefulness of information?
Is the boy wrong for questioning, or is he wrong for questioning an authority figure?