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Mathematics as a silly exercise in pedantryThis is a discussion on Mathematics as a silly exercise in pedantry within the Fishing In The Bay forums, part of the CORTEX Blogs category; Mathematics is a fairly formal business. But those who ‘get it’ realise that there is meaning behind the formalism, that it is not a matter of just shunting symbols around ... |
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22nd November 2010, 07:21 PM
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 |  Mathematics as a silly exercise in pedantry Mathematics is a fairly formal business. But those who ‘get it’ realise that there is meaning behind the formalism, that it is not a matter of just shunting symbols around for its own sake.*Terence Tao is not just a walking talking*Mathematica program. Unfortunately, math teaching at one of the most prestigious schools in Melbourne are turning Maths into a silly test of whether you can follow instructions to the letter. Here are some examples from a recent Math Methods SAT* marking scheme. You are given a density of the*form kx(3-x) on 0 |
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