"altamira" <altamira@ecpi.com> wrote:
>GBurch1@aol.com
>Sat, 26 Feb 2000 11:08:37 EST
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>I have a very uneven distribution of mental talents. I've always scored off
>the scale (on the good side :-) in visualization and verbal skills, but am
>basically a mathematical moron.
>
>Amara Graps (Amara.Graps@mpi-hd.mpg.de)
>Mon, 28 Feb 2000 15:43:10 +0100 (MET)
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>>From: EvMick@aol.com Sun, 27 Feb 2000 17:54:08 EST
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>>I'm a mathematical moron as well. I've taken calculus two or three times.
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>me too.
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>I took calculus, ordinary differential equations, partial differential
>equations, all, at least twice.
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>(good teachers and hitting your head against the wall enough times
>eventually makes a difference)
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>>Like you I'm basically visual.
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>I made it through my physics, astronomy, and math courses drawing alot of
>pictures (really).
Interesting. I also had to take calculus more than once! I was good
at geometry and algebra, but calculus just didn't sink in. I
suddenly had to study and memorize it before I got it.
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