I love the logical aspect and the visualization aspect like writing down a formula and then visualizing/imagining a graph of all possible curves which that formula represents given all possible values of x or z. You can visualize things that you cannot draw or even render on a computer.
I also enjoy visualizing powers and logarithms. Math doesn't have to be abstract. To me, it feels concrete.
My problem with math is all to do with syntax, syntax reuse in different contexts and even the language of how mathematicians describe problems seems ambiguous to me... IMO, the way engineers describe problems is clearer.
Sometimes I feel like those who are good at math are kind of biased towards certain assumptions. Their bias makes it easier for them to fill in gaps in mathematical language and symbolism... But I would question whether this bias, this approach to thinking is actually a universally good thing in the grand scheme of things. Wouldn't math benefit from more neurodiversity?
I remember at school, I struggled in maths at some points because I could see multiple interpretations of certain statements and as the teacher kept going deeper, I felt like I had to execute a tree search algorithm in my mind to figure out what was the most plausible interpretation of the lesson. I did much better at university because I was learning from books and so I could pause and research every time I encountered an ambiguous statement. I went from failing school math to getting distinction at university level maths.
I love the logical aspect and the visualization aspect like writing down a formula and then visualizing/imagining a graph of all possible curves which that formula represents given all possible values of x or z. You can visualize things that you cannot draw or even render on a computer.
I also enjoy visualizing powers and logarithms. Math doesn't have to be abstract. To me, it feels concrete.
My problem with math is all to do with syntax, syntax reuse in different contexts and even the language of how mathematicians describe problems seems ambiguous to me... IMO, the way engineers describe problems is clearer.
Sometimes I feel like those who are good at math are kind of biased towards certain assumptions. Their bias makes it easier for them to fill in gaps in mathematical language and symbolism... But I would question whether this bias, this approach to thinking is actually a universally good thing in the grand scheme of things. Wouldn't math benefit from more neurodiversity?
I remember at school, I struggled in maths at some points because I could see multiple interpretations of certain statements and as the teacher kept going deeper, I felt like I had to execute a tree search algorithm in my mind to figure out what was the most plausible interpretation of the lesson. I did much better at university because I was learning from books and so I could pause and research every time I encountered an ambiguous statement. I went from failing school math to getting distinction at university level maths.