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Math!

Jules

Hi, I am currently studying for some very important exams I'll be taking next year. I think it's like a polish version of your A-levels (I live in Poland). So, I love math, I really do. However, I do struggle with it. I'm slower than everyone else and I make stupid mistakes. I am way better at math than I used to be, say in secondary school, but the mistakes are still there. I made big headway since I was 16 years old and I believe that if I could to that then I am able to go even further. Now that I know I have Aspergers (so my troubles with math are not something extraordinary) maybe I could find a new way to approach improving my mathematical thinking. Did any of you struggle with math? What extra work did you put in your studying to make it better? Or any other advice?

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  • Oh, and even though I have a maths degree my arthmetic is poor, I make loads of mistakes and fret a lot. This is common amongst lots of people good at maths. I also used to make silly mistakes cos my head would whizz, or i'd intuit a number but then try to work it out properly, get a different answer then end up slow working out which of the two answers were right!

    Maths is also taught badly, lots of teachers have bad teaching methods for maths, and kinda scared they'll get found out for not being very good at it. Maths is a language and you learn it best by talking to people about your maths. Sadly most classes want you to be quiet! So it might not be you that's struggling. It's good you love it, and I wouldn't worry too much about mistakes, look at what works when you're correct - were you relaxed, trusted your guess, read the question twice, did it fast, did it slow, followed the rules, or did it yoyr way ... .

  • in reply to Mark (NicheMarket)

    i've never had a great math teacher in my entire life........i've had some who were mediocre, and others who were good, but none really good. at berkeley, my calculus instructor would explain things simply by going over the forumula over and over, and remaining puzzled when people just didn't get it. i think it's a problem built in to the insular world of high math............................

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  • in reply to Mark (NicheMarket)

    i've never had a great math teacher in my entire life........i've had some who were mediocre, and others who were good, but none really good. at berkeley, my calculus instructor would explain things simply by going over the forumula over and over, and remaining puzzled when people just didn't get it. i think it's a problem built in to the insular world of high math............................

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