03-05-2016, 03:15 AM
It seems to me that those who love and understand math are the very ones who shouldn't be teaching it. It is probably an unwritten job requirement for math teachers to not have any personality and zero practical skill.
Yes, there are too many astronav books but they aren't written for "the unwashed" mortals.
One is a master of the art who can explain the most complex things to the ordinary soul.
When taking calculus many years ago a student in our class made the mistake of arguing that there's no way to learn calculus in one or two semesters when Newton and Leibniz took a lifetime to develop it. This very students body, if I remember correctly, is still hanging from the highest tree on campus.
Great line from 1984 when Winston's sicko torturer asks him what two plus two was. Finally, he responded, "I don't know".
Lou
Yes, there are too many astronav books but they aren't written for "the unwashed" mortals.
One is a master of the art who can explain the most complex things to the ordinary soul.
When taking calculus many years ago a student in our class made the mistake of arguing that there's no way to learn calculus in one or two semesters when Newton and Leibniz took a lifetime to develop it. This very students body, if I remember correctly, is still hanging from the highest tree on campus.
Great line from 1984 when Winston's sicko torturer asks him what two plus two was. Finally, he responded, "I don't know".
Lou