love or hate math????

@edward13 (130)
Philippines
February 28, 2007 9:01pm CST
this is just a survey. i am a 3rd year college student majoring mathematics...we are asked to survey bout this subject...."why do students hate/love mathematics?" "what field in mathematics you hate/love most"!!!
2 people like this
12 responses
@yueliu (1619)
• China
1 Mar 07
I love maths.Though sometimes it is difficult to learn.But I do believe maths is full of beauty.I am a student majoring chemsitry now.But if I can choose a second time,I will choose maths as my major.
1 person likes this
@edward13 (130)
• Philippines
6 Jun 07
yups, math is full of beauty and its really fun learning mathematics...
@Neriz69 (1093)
• Philippines
1 Mar 07
I like math, though my grades isn't exactly that high. It's just that I like concrete answers or exact to questions. In math if you follow the procedures correctly then you can never go wrong with your answers.
1 person likes this
@edward13 (130)
• Philippines
1 Mar 07
tnx...just hope all of the students know that...!!!:P
• India
5 Mar 07
well i am not a person who like hardcore maths like integtration or trigonometry but i love the calculations aspect of it..i am really fond of mathematical calculations..
@edward13 (130)
• Philippines
13 Jun 07
weeehh....like counting the sheep before going to sleep? just kidding....:P
@adijam265 (769)
• India
25 May 07
i like maths very much , it gives us a challenge and the satisfaction you get after solving a question correctly is amazing, nothing else can fill in that place
@edward13 (130)
• Philippines
13 Jun 07
that makes math an interesting subject right??
• United States
7 Jun 07
I'm dyslexic, so math has never been one of my favorite subjects. I have difficulty determining what the order of operations are, remembering what formulas to use with word problems and where the signs go. When it's all in front of me, I'm okay . . . when I'm pulling information from my memory, it's a frustrating jumbled mess.
@edward13 (130)
• Philippines
19 Jun 07
ok....anyway evry individual is a unique im sure u excel in other fields or specialty....
@rakhii (1302)
• India
19 Jun 07
Hi Edward, First of all I would like to put here that you are not supposed to surveys on MYLOT. It is against mylot guidelines. So, your discussion may be deleted anytime. Still, if its not deleted, here is my answer: I like maths. Though its tough, its an interesting subject. I like solving maths calculations. Best of luck!
@edward13 (130)
• Philippines
19 Jun 07
is it prohibited? i dont know...sorry....but since i posted this 3months ago and it is not yet deleted...i think there's nothing wrong with having this little survey.....
• United States
1 Mar 07
I love math. Although my major is computer science but I still likes math. I probably should major on math. But it's too late now. Believe it or not I sort of don't like problem solving questions. I like best the solving equation for x,y stuff like that.
@edward13 (130)
• Philippines
6 Jun 07
algebra....i love algebra so much....but i really hate geometry...hehehe!!!
@jbrooks0127 (2324)
• United States
1 Mar 07
I would have to say I do not like math. Any form. And my grades refelected it when in school. Strange part of it is I programmed computers most of my life and loved it. Hmmmm.
@edward13 (130)
• Philippines
6 Jun 07
math is the universal language isn't it?
@Qaeyious (2357)
• United States
2 Mar 07
I was average, or below average in mathematics in elementry school. Finally in middle school I was introduced to algebra, and everything they tried to teach me in mathematics made sense. For example, figuring percentages, the way it was taught in schools there were three different methods that had to be remembered. To find the percentage, the part amount has to be divided by the whole amount. To find the part amount, you have to multiply the whole amount by the percentage. To find the whole amount, you have divide the part amount by the percentage. Finally they taught me algebra. One formula was all one need to know, percentage = part amount / whole amount. Know two values, you can find the third. I made A's ever since. Unfortunately my step-father was an army sergeant, so with the school shuffling I ended up taking intermediate algebra at least three times. No I'm not super smart, they just keep sending me back to basically the same class school after school. I begged them at my last high school to test me, but they didn't want to take the time. Oh well. I tried to teach myself calculus but I suppose I need a structured environment to do some serious study in that field. I find myself distracted to easily.
@edward13 (130)
• Philippines
6 Jun 07
well, calculus is a bit strange but once u learned algebra and trigonometry, calculus will be as easy as 1,2,3....!!!! there is no such below average or average...it just depend upon the interest of the learner. i myself got a failing grades in math way back in elementary years but when i was in high school, i am the school representative for math quiz bees......!!!:P
@kusmadi (128)
• Indonesia
11 Jun 07
I have mathematic software in indonesian language. That for student help.
@mia12308 (13)
• Brunei Darussalam
12 Jun 07
Hi, I love Math. In fact, I'm a Mathematics teacher in a secondary school. In my country, secondary school is similar to High School, I guess. I know teaching this subject is very very difficult but sometimes I do need the challenge. Some of my students love Math and yet they sometimes make silly mistakes. Some do love Math but don't know how to do the right techniques. Some hate Math but still want to past this subject as its very important in our country. For me, I love teaching a very simple/basic topics like percentages, expansions, integers. And I hate word problems where I have to make my students understand the english. For your info, english is a foreign language for us but we still teach Math, Geography, History, Commercial Studies, Computer Studies, and so on in English Language.
• Philippines
13 Jun 07
I love mathematics especially abstract algebra because it is hard.LOL