So many people have different interpretations of mathematics, in elementary school we learn that if you have 5 apples and your neighbor takes 3 away you are only left with 2. In middle school we were shown that there are 360 degrees in a circle and a numerous variety of rules and theorems that seemed only relevant for that section. We learned about sine, cosine, and tangent, which were chiseled in our brain. In high school we were introduced to things I didn’t know existed, such as derivatives, 4-step problems, linear regression lines. When I am asked the question what is math, I still seem to divert my attention to the elementary school response and explain that math is finite and always has an answer despite my knowledge that it doesn’t
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Throughout that course I missed many lessons due to my knee surgery, however the teacher worked closely with me, and had an obscene amount of patience with me. I thoroughly enjoyed his grace and understanding with me, because I feared that I would get so far behind and would have to repeat the course. I learned tremendously more with the private teacher than I think I would have in a bigger setting. Although tutoring in the past for me hasn’t been proven to work, in this instance it was beneficial. I interpret the word learning as either acquiring new knowledge or adjusting the knowledge you already have. So I would have to conclude that learning mathematics can be defined as gaining a new understanding of “basic” theorems of math and dissecting them and breaking them down to the core, to get a raw and pure look at what it really means. Despite how I see math I know that my view isn’t the only view, rather my view is subjunctive to what I experience in each …show more content…
I also believe that tolerance is key to mathematics too because if you aren’t understanding your peers suggestions and/or your teachers suggestions your knowledge will not grow. Time is key to and learning process as well. If you don’t invest your time wisely into what you are trying to learn you will not go far. It is very rare that a person can sit through an hour and fifteen minute class and retain and fully grasp the topic discussed. It takes additional on you own or tutoring help to get you to a place where you can properly understand a lesson. One could also advocate that patience is a vital aspect of learning especially in math. So often we as students are approached with a problem and get discouraged and frustrated at the fact that we don’t have an instant answer. I think that applies to certain events in life as well. I think alongside with having an open mind you need to have a logical perspective, rather than a literal
Throughout that course I missed many lessons due to my knee surgery, however the teacher worked closely with me, and had an obscene amount of patience with me. I thoroughly enjoyed his grace and understanding with me, because I feared that I would get so far behind and would have to repeat the course. I learned tremendously more with the private teacher than I think I would have in a bigger setting. Although tutoring in the past for me hasn’t been proven to work, in this instance it was beneficial. I interpret the word learning as either acquiring new knowledge or adjusting the knowledge you already have. So I would have to conclude that learning mathematics can be defined as gaining a new understanding of “basic” theorems of math and dissecting them and breaking them down to the core, to get a raw and pure look at what it really means. Despite how I see math I know that my view isn’t the only view, rather my view is subjunctive to what I experience in each …show more content…
I also believe that tolerance is key to mathematics too because if you aren’t understanding your peers suggestions and/or your teachers suggestions your knowledge will not grow. Time is key to and learning process as well. If you don’t invest your time wisely into what you are trying to learn you will not go far. It is very rare that a person can sit through an hour and fifteen minute class and retain and fully grasp the topic discussed. It takes additional on you own or tutoring help to get you to a place where you can properly understand a lesson. One could also advocate that patience is a vital aspect of learning especially in math. So often we as students are approached with a problem and get discouraged and frustrated at the fact that we don’t have an instant answer. I think that applies to certain events in life as well. I think alongside with having an open mind you need to have a logical perspective, rather than a literal