Rustom Mody wrote:
In response to
Rustom Mody wrote:
On Saturday, December 16, 2017 at 9:45:17 AM UTC+5:30, Bill wrote:
so it really doesn't make that much difference where one starts, just
"Do It!". : )
Really ¿?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principles_of_learning#Primacy
On Sunday, December 17, 2017 Bill wrote:
You would give precedence to something written on a wikipedia page over
your experience?
Bill also wrote:
…in college, the prerequisite of "at least co-enrolled in pre-calc",
turned out to be the right one (based upon quite a lot of teaching
experience).
So… I dont understand where you are coming from:
Is there such a thing as a “learning curve” or not?
The point is that it takes a certain amount of what is referred to as
"mathematical maturity" (not mathematical knowledge) to digest a book
concerning computer programming. In my years of teaching experience,
students who came to college without the equivalent of "college algebra"
were under-prepared for what was expected of them. This is not just an
opinion, it's a fact. Of course, you could argue that a student who
arrives at college needing to take college algebra is of a certain
category. In your words, they are not yet ready to face any sort of
(steep) learning curve.
Bill
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