Comments on: Developing Your Intuition For Math http://betterexplained.com/articles/developing-your-intuition-for-math/ Learning shouldn't hurt. Let's share the insights that made difficult ideas click. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:09:06 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Kalid http://betterexplained.com/articles/developing-your-intuition-for-math/#comment-259369 Kalid Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:22:28 +0000 http://betterexplained.com/articles/developing-your-intuition-for-math/#comment-259369 @RF_Guy: Thanks for the note and encouragement! I'm working through my notes & would love to make a calculus book one day. I'm going back and revisiting concepts I thought I understood, and seeing more and more insights that I completely missed the first time around. I really agree with you about the need for rigor -- it has its place, but more important is to nurture an enthusiasm/enjoyment for the subject. I'll definitely keep contributing to the site! @RF_Guy: Thanks for the note and encouragement! I’m working through my notes & would love to make a calculus book one day. I’m going back and revisiting concepts I thought I understood, and seeing more and more insights that I completely missed the first time around.

I really agree with you about the need for rigor — it has its place, but more important is to nurture an enthusiasm/enjoyment for the subject. I’ll definitely keep contributing to the site!

]]> By: RF_Guy http://betterexplained.com/articles/developing-your-intuition-for-math/#comment-258439 RF_Guy Sat, 17 Oct 2009 17:13:38 +0000 http://betterexplained.com/articles/developing-your-intuition-for-math/#comment-258439 Thank you very much for creating this site and for sharing your ideas. I find them very-very helpful. Being a Radio Designer I have to use math/calculus to solve problems every day. Dry/rigorous approach never worked for me. I was "lucky" enough to go through university in very competitive class and our teachers seemed to abuse the idea to explain as little as possible to "make you think" let alone trying to come up with intuitive explanation. The only way to succeed was to come up with my own "theory". But I have to admit that yours are way better. That's why I find your articles invaluable. And yes, e bothered me forever, but not anymore :-). Thank you very much for creating this site and for sharing your ideas. I find them very-very helpful. Being a Radio Designer I have to use math/calculus to solve problems every day. Dry/rigorous approach never worked for me. I was “lucky” enough to go through university in very competitive class and our teachers seemed to abuse the idea to explain as little as possible to “make you think” let alone trying to come up with intuitive explanation. The only way to succeed was to come up with my own “theory”. But I have to admit that yours are way better. That’s why I find your articles invaluable. And yes, e bothered me forever, but not anymore :-) .

]]> By: BAReFOOt http://betterexplained.com/articles/developing-your-intuition-for-math/#comment-257986 BAReFOOt Fri, 16 Oct 2009 07:20:13 +0000 http://betterexplained.com/articles/developing-your-intuition-for-math/#comment-257986 See, that’s the difference between proofreading, and not proofreading. :D See, that’s the difference between proofreading, and not proofreading. :D

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