The art of Mathematics

[dkrbabajee]

The art of Mathematics

If you just answer a question mechanically, that is, learning the formulas and applying them to get the solutions, then you
would miss the mathematics behind the question. You will certainly get a certificate but Mathematics would not help you in your life.
Kindly give your views.

[sameer]

Hello Babajee, you are most welcome to the forum.

However, the team at http://3education.mu thinks that your question is quite vague and as such we cannot give you an answer right now unless you re-phrase your question. At first sight, it seems more of a General Paper question than a Mathematics question.

We do understand that its not good just to remember only formulas and replace values in them. A simple example would be, to ue the formula, A= (1/2) * base * height to calculate the area of a triangle. Most students would never try to ponder why we need to put (1/2) and not something else.

You said that learning formulas and APPLYING them to get solutions is not sufficient. Well, if the students can apply a formula to a novel situation, surely she has learn something. Maybe, in Physics, if students just replace values in equations, then I certainly believe its not right because she will then completely miss the objectives of the course.

[dkrbabajee]

Hi Admin,
I am just trying to make the students think and reflect. The Mauritius education is based mainly on memorization. My observation is that we need a good memory to have good results in Mauritius. That is why emphasis should be made on self- study, self education otherwise we will be far off of appreciating Mathematics as lived by Master Pythagoras. Please see our website.
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