2008/10/21 Matt Mahoney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > More generally, people learn algebra and higher mathematics by induction, by > generalizing from lots of examples. > > 5 * 7 = 35 -> 35 / 7 = 5 > 4 * 6 = 24 -> 24 / 6 = 4 > etc... > a * b = c -> c = b / a
Not only this though. If I remember correctly from school the way that this was taught was at least partly geometric, so that you can see the numbers moving to different places in a particular pattern rather like doing a chess move or some other stereotypical physical action. ------------------------------------------- agi Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/ Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=8660244&id_secret=117534816-b15a34 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com