Physics and Astronomy, What is your first reaction when you hear the word “physics”? Did you imagine working through difficult equations or memorizing formulas that seem to have no real use in life outside the physics classroom?
Many people come to the subject of physics with a bit of fear.
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The Math, “I was never any good at mathematics.”
I must have heard this sentence from a thousand different people.
I cannot dispute that it may be true: people do have different strengths and weaknesses, different interests and priorities, and different opportunities and obstacles. But, all the same, an understanding of mathematics is not something anyone is born with, not even Pythagoras himself. Like all other skills, from portraiture to computer programming, from knitting to playing cricket, mathematics can only be developed through practice, that is to say through actually doing it.
When it comes to math, many people equate the ability to do arithmetic quickly with being “math smart.
