Comments on: How to Master Math and Science Learning http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/how-to-master-math-and-science-learning/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:44:23 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: rufus http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/how-to-master-math-and-science-learning/comment-page-1/#comment-61751 rufus Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:36:08 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/how-to-master-math-and-science-learning/#comment-61751 This article will help me a whole lot, I'm just getting back to school after understanding the importance of it. Any tips on overall success in university? This article will help me a whole lot, I’m just getting back to school after understanding the importance of it. Any tips on overall success in university?

]]> By: tracy Ho http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/how-to-master-math-and-science-learning/comment-page-1/#comment-44582 tracy Ho Sat, 19 Jan 2008 15:40:53 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/how-to-master-math-and-science-learning/#comment-44582 Great tips, To your Success Tracy ho wisdomgettingloaded Great tips,

To your Success
Tracy ho
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]]> By: Marc http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/how-to-master-math-and-science-learning/comment-page-1/#comment-44528 Marc Wed, 16 Jan 2008 07:05:23 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/how-to-master-math-and-science-learning/#comment-44528 So many of you are critical of the memorization. Guess what? You can't effectively memorize what you don't thoroughly understand. Remembering the formulas and equations are a natural consequence of understanding them. So many of you are critical of the memorization. Guess what? You can’t effectively memorize what you don’t thoroughly understand. Remembering the formulas and equations are a natural consequence of understanding them.

]]> By: JP http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/how-to-master-math-and-science-learning/comment-page-1/#comment-44525 JP Tue, 15 Jan 2008 23:21:36 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/how-to-master-math-and-science-learning/#comment-44525 No I didn't stop reading. If the essay title was instead "How to master Math and Science in School", I might agree with the following: "Success in most math and science courses comes down to your ability to do problems. The first key to success is knowing all the important formulas. The second is knowing the different tricks and wrinkles used in different types of problems." As somebody with a career in Math and Science, did you think "knowing the different tricks and wrinkles" belongs to the 2nd level or the 3rd level of the proverb? Or perhaps your main vocation is that of being a writer: Does writing practice essays to questions contrived by god-knows-who cause "Mastery" of writing? In retrospect, perhaps is was the use of the word "Master" in the title that set my expectations in the wrong place. No I didn’t stop reading. If the essay title was instead “How to master Math and Science in School”, I might agree with the following:

“Success in most math and science courses comes down to your ability to do problems. The first key to success is knowing all the important formulas. The second is knowing the different tricks and wrinkles used in different types of problems.”

As somebody with a career in Math and Science, did you think “knowing the different tricks and wrinkles” belongs to the 2nd level or the 3rd level of the proverb?

Or perhaps your main vocation is that of being a writer: Does writing practice essays to questions contrived by god-knows-who cause “Mastery” of writing?

In retrospect, perhaps is was the use of the word “Master” in the title that set my expectations in the wrong place.

]]> By: John http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/how-to-master-math-and-science-learning/comment-page-1/#comment-44521 John Tue, 15 Jan 2008 22:01:37 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/how-to-master-math-and-science-learning/#comment-44521 Did you stop reading before the part where it recommends DOING as many problems as possible? Did you stop reading before the part where it recommends DOING as many problems as possible?

]]> By: JP http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/how-to-master-math-and-science-learning/comment-page-1/#comment-44519 JP Tue, 15 Jan 2008 21:40:51 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/how-to-master-math-and-science-learning/#comment-44519 "Remembering without understanding is a big mistake." YES! This article was written by somebody who has only achieved the second level of the proverb: I hear...I forget I see...and I remember I do...and I understand “Remembering without understanding is a big mistake.”

YES!

This article was written by somebody who has only achieved the second level of the proverb:

I hear…I forget
I see…and I remember
I do…and I understand

]]> By: Alexey http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/how-to-master-math-and-science-learning/comment-page-1/#comment-44485 Alexey Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:42:25 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/how-to-master-math-and-science-learning/#comment-44485 Guys... What are you talking about? How can one REMEMBER all of these formulas? Even if you remember them, it wouldn't help you understanding what they mean. Remembering without understanding is a big mistake. Deriving and understanding the links is a key to succeeding with quantitative reasoning and math. And after all, ablity to derive all the formulas from each other helps correct forgotten formula. And some simple formulas you even do not need to remember, it is easier to derive them from already known ones. Guys… What are you talking about? How can one REMEMBER all of these formulas? Even if you remember them, it wouldn’t help you understanding what they mean.

Remembering without understanding is a big mistake.

Deriving and understanding the links is a key to succeeding with quantitative reasoning and math.

And after all, ablity to derive all the formulas from each other helps correct forgotten formula. And some simple formulas you even do not need to remember, it is easier to derive them from already known ones.

]]> By: John http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/how-to-master-math-and-science-learning/comment-page-1/#comment-44466 John Sun, 13 Jan 2008 16:57:36 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/how-to-master-math-and-science-learning/#comment-44466 So true...it took me a few terms of mediocre performance to understand the importance of this as well. :) So true…it took me a few terms of mediocre performance to understand the importance of this as well. :)

]]> By: Adrian @ Path to Your Destiny http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/how-to-master-math-and-science-learning/comment-page-1/#comment-44465 Adrian @ Path to Your Destiny Sun, 13 Jan 2008 16:35:47 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/how-to-master-math-and-science-learning/#comment-44465 It's interesting to note that no matter what the subject area, outright practice in it from Day 1 to memorize the basics and build up from there is crucial for later success. (Now, if only I actually took that advice in high school algebra...) It’s interesting to note that no matter what the subject area, outright practice in it from Day 1 to memorize the basics and build up from there is crucial for later success. (Now, if only I actually took that advice in high school algebra…)

]]> By: Acheman http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/how-to-master-math-and-science-learning/comment-page-1/#comment-44441 Acheman Fri, 11 Jan 2008 03:40:43 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/how-to-master-math-and-science-learning/#comment-44441 Eugene is right, but didn't put it strongly enough. You should never memorise maths formulae, and you shouldn't ever have to memorise science formulae. If you're memorising it, that means you don't understand why the formula is what it is. Take the time to understand why, even if it means reading books that aren't on your syllabus; it'll still be much quicker and easier, not to mention miles more interesting, than memorising. You still need to be able to keep the formulae within easy mental reach, but practicing problems should do that nicely. Eugene is right, but didn’t put it strongly enough. You should never memorise maths formulae, and you shouldn’t ever have to memorise science formulae. If you’re memorising it, that means you don’t understand why the formula is what it is. Take the time to understand why, even if it means reading books that aren’t on your syllabus; it’ll still be much quicker and easier, not to mention miles more interesting, than memorising. You still need to be able to keep the formulae within easy mental reach, but practicing problems should do that nicely.

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