Which math topics are difficult?
By AndriaToh
@AndriaToh (1268)
Malaysia
June 9, 2007 7:46am CST
Hi,
I am a math teacher, I write books for math grades three to twelve and I have a math site with about 30,000 visitors per month.
I would like to conduct a survey to find out what teachers consider to be difficult math topics = either to teach or in terms of students' comprehension.
Any feedback would be much appreciated.
3 responses
@Sir_bobby88 (8231)
• Singapore
9 Jun 07
Well i think the most difficult chapter will be algebra yea ... it had been always my headache in my maths yea prehaps because my fraction and indices isn't strong enough yea
@AndriaToh (1268)
• Malaysia
9 Jun 07
Yes, one of the reasons why students find algebra difficult could be that their arithmetic foundation is not strong enough. Thanks.
@noufelp (15)
• Saudi Arabia
9 Jun 07
As per my observations, students can be divided into two broad categories: those who quickly understand maths and those who do not. For the former category nothings is difficult in maths. And for the later, the whole mathematics is a nightmare. They may even find difficulty in subtracting two no. So, it is difficult to say you which area is more difficult.
Students who lack imagination, feel Geometry as the most difficult.
Trignometry is another area that most students fear of.
In Algebra, many students find troubles with division (especially when fraction is used)
@AndriaToh (1268)
• Malaysia
9 Jun 07
I've also observed that some students can catch on much quicker than others, if only we know why.
Well as a teacher and writer, I'm trying to figure out how the students think and maybe help those who might not see it so easily.
Thanks for your observations on geometry, trig and algebra.
