Hello guys i have a question and i need clean answer to clear my mind so im 22 year old and now im practicing front end development and i dont know anything in math so i want to learn math because i see now i need to learn math someone can tell me is to late to learn math or not if not how can i learn math how to develop my logic or critical thinkin and so on. Sorry for my bad english.
Ask HN: Can i learn Math
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#3I really don't mean to be rude, but you should work on your grammar and punctuation first. Being able to express yourself clearly is essential to any learning endeavor.
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#4"Math" is huge, and I mean HUGE - there's vast amounts of it, and most of it you won't care about, and is irrelevant to you.
For most people, yes, you can learn math. In particular, you can learn the bits of math that are relevant, interesting, and useful. But for some parts of it, it won't be easy.
Some parts you'll find obvious once it's explained to you in a way that suits how you think. Other parts will seem mysterious and completely opaque.
Get used to it - that's how it is. But don't give up!
So, what kind of math do you already know? If I say that 3+5x=13, would you be able to work out what x is?
If I asked for the slope of the graph of x^3-3x+5 at x=2, would you know how to do that?
These are things that are in everyone's grasp, and if you don't know them yet, it's just because you haven't done it yet. If you're in Front End development you can certainly learn to do these sorts of things (although they may not be exactly relevant to you just now).
So, what sort of stuff do you already know, and have you yet checked out the Khan Academy link?
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#5I really don't mean to be rude, but you should work on your grammar and punctuation first. Being able to express yourself clearly is essential to any learning endeavor.
There is no "first" about that. Expressing yourself clearly and precisely is something that comes with math. Yes, it's a useful skill, but there's no need to think of doing it first.
So, with respect, while it's true that the OP will need to learn how to write more clearly, I think you are wrong.
Re: Ask HN: Can i learn Math
#6I really don't mean to be rude, but you should work on your grammar and punctuation first. Being able to express yourself clearly is essential to any learning endeavor.
There is no "first" about that. Expressing yourself clearly and precisely is something that comes with math. Yes, it's a useful skill, but there's no need to think of doing it first. So, with respect, while it's true that the OP will need to learn how to write more clearly, I think you are wrong.
We can nitpick about "first" or "!first", but the central point stands: the way OP writes makes him sound dumb, which is a shame as he's most likely bright.
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#7I really don't mean to be rude, but you should work on your grammar and punctuation first. Being able to express yourself clearly is essential to any learning endeavor.
Because the question is perfectly clear, the comment is rude and unproductive. Please stop.
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#8Earlier quoted context omitted.
There is no "first" about that. Expressing yourself clearly and precisely is something that comes with math. Yes, it's a useful skill, but there's no need to think of doing it first. So, with respect, while it's true that the OP will need to learn how to write more clearly, I think you are wrong.
We can nitpick about "first" or "!first", but the central point stands: the way OP writes makes him sound dumb, which is a shame as he's most likely bright.
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#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
There is no "first" about that. Expressing yourself clearly and precisely is something that comes with math. Yes, it's a useful skill, but there's no need to think of doing it first. So, with respect, while it's true that the OP will need to learn how to write more clearly, I think you are wrong.
We can nitpick about "first" or "!first", but the central point stands: the way OP writes makes him sound dumb, which is a shame as he's most likely bright.
My first thought was that the OP is a troll.
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#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
There is no "first" about that. Expressing yourself clearly and precisely is something that comes with math. Yes, it's a useful skill, but there's no need to think of doing it first. So, with respect, while it's true that the OP will need to learn how to write more clearly, I think you are wrong.
We can nitpick about "first" or "!first", but the central point stands: the way OP writes makes him sound dumb, which is a shame as he's most likely bright.
Then perhaps just as valid is to say that you seriously need to work on how you express yourself. It's true that the OP writes in a way that is more closely matched to the way people speak, rather than the way people are usually expected to write, but the way you are saying it is simply rude, non-constructive, and unhelpful.