Actually it has to be done at an earlier time--at primary school. By
high school time it is already too late. If your primary math
foundation is weak, you will never get to do intensive math at high
school, forget science and engineering.
At 6:38 PM -0700 7/27/07, umesh sharma wrote:
C-da,
But the article was about doing intensive coursework in math at high
school levele - not at an engineering college.
***But there is more to it: Ability to do good math, by and of
itself, does not guarantee success as an engineer or scientist. One
can do well in the academic exams, can even get good jobs, not just
as engineers, but in a lot of other fields, but real engineering
also requires creativity -- something Indian engineering schools
rarely help develop, while not everyone is endowed with an ability
or have the aptitude to develop it
Umesh
Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Re: [Assam] Math First: Harvard & UVa study on college sci
At 1:33 PM -0700 7/27/07, Dilip/Dil Deka wrote:
Netters with interest in science will find this article
interesting. Math is used in all sciences, so obviously good
fundamental knowledge in math helps students in all branches of
science. A good grasp of math in high school helps engineering
students as well, across the board.
*** And that is exactly why it is so essential to have a sound
primary education where math fundamentals take root or die. If you
look at the percentage of students in Assam who have a decent
knowledge of math fundamentals, you will know why so few excel in
science, technology etc.
But there is more to it: Ability to do good math, by and of itself,
does not guarantee success as an engineer or scientist. One can do
well in the academic exams, can even get good jobs, not just as
engineers, but in a lot of other fields, but real engineering also
requires creativity -- something Indian engineering schools rarely
help develop, while not everyone is endowed with an ability or have
the aptitude to develop it .
Dilip
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