Maybe Math.com would be worth looking at? The problem with Math is that the reasoning behind the formulas and methods, don't make any sense until you need to apply them to a problem yourself; so you end up in this "memorization" rut.

The thing to do is try and solve "story problems", then you start to see the need for the different formulas, and how they interelate.

Start with something simple(and easy to visualize) like this:

Given an orange of diameter 4 inches(assuming a perfectly round orange), what is the area of the orange peel(both in square inches and square meters), if laid out flat on a table?

So what formula would you go looking for? If you want greater depth, how would you develop a formula for someone else to use? Take a week to meditate on it. What would be the difference if it was a donut?

Maybe subscribe to a newsgroup like sci.math and just read thru what they are saying, even if it dosn't make sense. After a few years, you will pick up on the way "they think".

And finally, the best way to learn something, is to be forced to teach it to someone else. So if you have kids, take it upon yourself to help them understand math. You will learn more than them. :-)

I'm not really a human, but I play one on earth. flash japh

In reply to Re: What should I read? by zentara
in thread What should I read? by jkva

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