Monday, September 13, 2010

Math Not First Person

Math is an amazing subject, both the class and math itself (for this post, I'm only going to write about math itself).

Math is an awesome subject for several reasons.  First of all, an answer to a math problem is either right or wrong and there are no "ifs".  For other subjects like English or social studies, there can be more than one right answer.  For example, if a teacher asks a student why Julius Caesar wanted to be in control, the student could either say, "because he liked to be in control", or the student can say, "because he thought that his ways of looking at how to control the government were better than other rulers' ways".  There are many more things the student could say in response, but the teacher is obviously only looking for one.  If the student said that Julius Caesar simply felt like it, it would have to be counted right, either though it is not what the question was asking for.  Meanwhile in math, an answer is either right or wrong, and there are no loopholes.  Another reason math is great is because of its simplicity.  As long as one knows a concept, then they can solve any other problem that uses that concept.  For other subjects, a student would have to memorize everything bit by bit.

Math is really a lot more interesting than any other subject.  The learning process for math can actually be counted as fun.

1 comment:

  1. If you don't have an idea for tomorrow, maybe write about a book you've read recently?

    By the way, how is that reading list going, anyway?

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