Do You Like Math?

dannyboy

dannyboy

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If you do like Math, what is it about the subject that interests you the most? Id you went to college and got a degree in Math, do you think you could get a good career out of it?
 
Hey DannyBoy, If you must know I did not for once in my lifetime in school in those tender age like Mathematics. It's a crazy subject, that which was tasking and made my brain develop into a calculative motor. It a good subject though, don't get me wrong.

Whoa, so you actually went to college to get a degree in Math. There shouldn't be any fear in your mind about having a career in that, as there are few good ones out there today. However, it depends on what your subsequent degrees are about, these would definitely be the deciding factor. I feel degree in only Math, might be you into a good place, but my thoughts are for a better opportunity, you should add something to it.
 
Shynepapin101 said:
Hey DannyBoy, If you must know I did not for once in my lifetime in school in those tender age like Mathematics. It's a crazy subject, that which was tasking and made my brain develop into a calculative motor. It a good subject though, don't get me wrong.

Whoa, so you actually went to college to get a degree in Math. There shouldn't be any fear in your mind about having a career in that, as there are few good ones out there today. However, it depends on what your subsequent degrees are about, these would definitely be the deciding factor. I feel degree in only Math, might be you into a good place, but my thoughts are for a better opportunity, you should add something to it.
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You thought i got a degree in Math? No! I was just putting the topic out there to see if there were any people out there who have studied math.
 
I was actually pretty lousy with Mathematics back then. I can't even handle basic addition and subtraction when everybody else just finished every questions with ease. Which is why I am really, really thankful for my tuition teacher back then as he actually put in extra effort to help me with my question and setting up new math questions for me. I am a living proof of practice really do makes perfect. Today, while I don't considered myself exceptional with maths, I can at least do calculations a lot quicker mentally.
 
"I like math because it's the same in every country." Okay, I'm quoting Mean Girls here.

Being serious now, I like math because in high school, I was actually good at it when my classmates weren't. I would tutor my classmates if they needed a bit of help and I was happy to do it. I also enjoyed receiving compliments because of being able to understand the math lessons clearly.
 
Math was my favorite subject and I just really totally loved Algebra and Trigonometry. I love solving long problems that involves x and y. It just really fascinates me to know all the rules to follow and apply that as you solve problems. I find that really interesting that although you are working on just numbers and symbols, you are able to reach a certain result. I was also very lucky to have had really great Math teachers since I was young. They were so good that I loved my Math classes a lot.
 
I can't say that I dislike math. Through the years it has always been a challenge for me and I have had to work hard to succeed at math. To me math is a secret language that once you find the code to, it become easy to understand. I must say I get excited when I find the code that unlocks everything I have been struggling to understand.
 
I am doing a degree in Mathematics and my affinity to the subject has definitely decreased since I came here. It became a lot harder and theoretical than practical and it was frustrating but it's something I have just stuck at, carried on with and made a success of. The careers you can get from the subject are unbounded. You can go into a large range of things. I have had graduate recruiters contact me about a variety of different roles now that I am in my final year. Most opportunities are in the financial sector though, a Mathematics degree is very desirable.
 
I have a mathematics degree. I personally found when I got into university, and we started doing proofs and theorems that I became a lot more interested. I thought it was boring in high school and below.

The thing I like the most about studying maths is the fact that everything is so clearly defined. There is a lot to learn, but it's always clear. I did a lot of physics during my degree and I found it a lot harder since things didn't seem clear, and we were expected to memorize things we never proved.
 
I do, to a degree. I admit, I'm not good at it, but I also admit that Math is a fundamental part of everything we do in our lives. None of anything in the world is possible without having a degree of math in it. I appreciate Math because it has an "exact" way of explaining everything to us - no matter how representational they are, they can never be refuted, because it's the same everywhere we go. If we need an exact way of describing something, we can use Math, and no one can question this - unless the solutions are wrong. I think this is the best thing I find in the subject that really gets me frustrated to think that my mind is not capable of learning it that fast.
 
I agree. Since there is usually a definite answer, it is one of the things that appeals to me most about Maths. Definite answers and definite methods meant that more often than not you either have the right answer or you don't. There is no bias from an exam paper marker. I always thought that this was a big plus.
 
I like math because doing it develops your brain cells and makes you think in a logical way, and you solve all other life problems easier if you're good at math. Also I like the fact that there is not too much to memorise and learn by heart like in all other subjects. You just have to make your own conclusions and put them on the paper.
 
I rebelled in high school on Math subjects that I knew I wasn't going to use in the life after HS. It was a very passive rebellion but I did get out of Geometry and Trig and into Intro to Business Math. I found that much more in tuned with the direction I wanted to pursue back then and has been more beneficial to me at present.
 
Honestly, I have never liked Math ever in my life. It was my least favorite subject in school. I would always fail at Math test, and it was quite frustrating for me, but yes, I have long accepted the fact that I can never be good in Math. Anyway, I did enjoy Geometry, and a little bit of Trigonometry though.
 
No, no and no. A big, fat NO! Lol. I really hated math back in high school. I even wonder why I passed it when I cannot even remember even one concept that I retained from it. To be honest, I went through that class without even absorbing anything. Haha. I mean, yeah, I listened to the lectures, did the homework and did my best in exams. But that's about it, I did all that just to pass. My heart just wasn't in it.

My husband aced his math subjects though. I guess that's where we contrast, he likes math, I like literature. But that's okay so our son can have someone to tutor him when the time comes. I won't be of help in math, that much I know of.
 
Mathematics are definitely one of my huge weaknesses in education. Seeing so many numbers just hurts my brain. It also didn't help when they start adding letters into equations when I moved to secondary school. The thing that I realized though is that when I moved to another level in my education, I'll always think, "This is easy! How come I didn't get it back then?" :D. Subject that I probably hate more than Math is Chemistry.
 
My disinterest with maths started way back in primary school. This was precipitated by a female teacher who was very harsh. She used to administer corporal punishment especially on Mondays. This made me fear maths. I am an incentive and not a coercive type of a learner and this is where my psychological bottleneck against maths took root.
 
I do like maths but can't really explain why. I could say that it's the enjoyment of getting to a final result but I don't think that it's that. There are a lot of things that we do that have a end and don't give the same satisfaction. I think if we knew the answer to this our students would do much better at it.
 
Math confers numeracy skills that have a wide range of applications in engineering, astrophysics, biostatistics, acturial science, computer science and the list can go on ad infinitum. Other than that, maths sharpens one's cognitive and spatial skills as well as common sense which are indispensable in day to day life. Without math, technological advances would still be in the primordial stage. Thats why I changed my attitude and came to love math.
 
I really like mathematics, and I'm even majoring in it in university! I do love it for how defined it is, and for how there's an explanation and a proof behind every theorem they teach you in, say, calculus. I think that's why I had a hard time with physics - like one of the commenters before me said, physics just expects you to memorize formulas without any explanation. Plus, university physics usually makes you solve problems through roundabout ways using basic algebra. I would've preferred to solve kinematics problems with a single calculus operation, honestly.
 
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