/sci/ - Science & Math

>>7745849
I'm jealous. That sounds like a fun and relaxed semester.
People tell me that humanities are suppose to be my most relaxing classes, but I fucking hated them, and I'm glad that I'm done with them. A "well rounded" education is why I took the physics and chem classes that I don't actually need. Spanish? I spent 3 semesters memorizing those damn conjugations and grammar rules, and I only barely speak it better than when I set out. Everything else was just an opportunity for me to make an ass out of myself.

>Hart is the child of mathematical sculptor George W. Hart, and was educated at Stony Brook University.[2] As well as producing mathematical videos, Hart has co-authored several research papers on computational geometry and the mathematics of paper folding.[5]

What are her fucking degrees though?
>Understanding the concept, before actually solving equations
That's...kinda what is done. You get a concept, the professor gives you an example problem that utilizes previously learned concepts plus this new concept, then solves it. You get similar problems to solve on the homework and exams.

People bitch constantly about the way math and physics are taught. "They don't teach us the concepts!" No, actually, they do. You're just fussing, as people are prone to do when they are actually learning something.

My friend was actually going off on a tangent about this.
>best colleges in the world
>worst high schools
>you always get a second chance

You'd think that this is an awful way to do it, but think about it a little more.
>tradesmen and other working class people don't get stigmatized because they don't know the basic trigonometry that they would never use anyway.
>top tier colleges offer a metric fuckton for anyone who really wants to learn

>if you goof around in your youth, you're not barred from fucking university
Fuck, if I were Japanese, I'd get my degree and then tell my folks and country to piss off before catching a plane to murica. Nothing makes me more sick than some idiot who tries to rob his or her children of their childhood to pay for his or her own retirement.
That's why so many people in India have so many fucking kids too, it's like a lottery drawing for a kid who'll make enough money to pay for the rest of your miserable ass family.

>>7526833
That's the fun part though. Deriving your own equations shows that you can actually take the shit you know to a large variety of tasks.
>>7527263
There are two types of people in college.
>Those who either love math or will love math by the end of their education.
>The humanities majors.

Physics in particular is the most direct application of math (barring, perhaps, computer science).
It is what it is. Best advice I can give you is to have patience with it.

You stop making excuses. The world doesn't give a flying toss how you feel about it or your situation.
"This is my job. I committed to this, and I will see it through to the bitter, mediocre end." This is all that should be in your head. Schooling is a privilege. You can play with your toys, but the work MUST be done.