Poll: Do you think geometrically?

[Chaotic42]

I was talking to my Calculus 3 teacher about how I found geometric subjects more difficult than just pure numerical or analytical subject.

In Cal 3 we're working on plane intersections, hyperbolic surfaces, etc. These things give me problems and have since I was young.

Algebra? Fine. Work in another number system? Fine. Ask me to draw a shape from an equation? Huge problem.

She said that people think in different ways and that I'm not a geometric thinker. I hate graphs. If I sit and look a graphs, I just get lost, but if I only look at equations, I can usually understand what's going on.

I love proofs, I hate drawing curves.

How about you?

 

[robothouse77]

well, being as awesome as i am, i can do *dun dun dunnnn* BOTH!

 

[Stuxnet]

LOL robothouse77

Math is one of those things that just clicked for me my last year in high school. Early on in college I became rather comfortable with both aspects. Just keep working on it and keep trying to approach it from different angles (BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA @ my pun). One day you'll wake up and it will just make sense.

Either that or you're doomed for mathematical failure. Take up English.

(jk of course)

 

[leftyman]

i think rubicly and occasionally cubicly

 

[Baked]

You should practice on MS Paint more.

 

[IronWing]

I think locally and declare variables globally.

 

[mwtgg]

I am the same way.

 

[Cattlegod]

i try and think bukakickly - tends to work the best in those applications.

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: Cattlegod
i try and think bukakickly - tends to work the best in those applications.

That reminds me, I need to check out that adult newsser...

Uh...

Geometry... yeah...

 

[jstack]

I had trouble in calc 3 as well. It took some time for me to get used to the 3D graphs.

 

[Rubycon]

No we use Geoenglish. 😉