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Math Doesn't Suck?

Danica McKellar has a book called "Math Doesn't Suck."  What do you think?  Does math suck?  Do you hate math, or do you like math and use it in your life?


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Hi,
Math does NOT suck.  In fact I consider Math more than science..... since it has some art beauty in it.  Between the words I can feel you don't like Math..... My experince taught me that the reason people don't like Math is very simple: They had bad teachers.  I can't imagine life without Math.  Each and every one of us is using Math much more than we realize..... on daily bases (even without notice: e.g - at driving).
I'll demonstrate the art of Math:  Write the no 1 in the middle of a page.  Write the no. 2 above it.  Than add numbers clockwise. as follows:
                    
               25  10 11 12  13 
               24   9   2   3  14
               23   8   1   4  15
               22   7   6   5  16
               21  20 19  18 17

Add more numbers according to that pattern.  Now mark the prime numbers.  Connect them by lines. You"ll get straight lines with a certain repeatable pattern.  Emazing !.
I believe you see now how facinating this world is.
All the best,
D"r D. oron

 

 

Mathematics in itself does not suck. But mathematics as a subject in school sometimes sucks - when the teacher is not good and the topics are not the right ones for the student...

 Maths is very cool when you start understanding it and see the beauty of it...

 
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"Human beings are the only creatures on earth that allow their children to come home" -Bill Cosby

I think it is simple to hate something that you aren't good at, and it's easy to think you're not good at something because you never had a good teacher.  It's sort of a vicious cycle that I've noticed in many people.  For sure, math comes easier to some than others.  However, I believe that not only can anyone be good at math, but anyone can also like math.  Maybe this book is a good idea... maybe you'll find something in math that fascinates you.  When I took Logic in university, this was the first time that I really enjoyed math.  Sometimes, it's finding the right type of math that fascinates you for whatever reason. 

 

i love math.it depends on the personality of a person who studies about it and also depend on your interest to study about it..it doesn't suck//its amazing//

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