tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668492410190176921.post111121884514276171..comments2023-11-05T02:42:43.713-05:00Comments on mathcounts notes: 2016 Mathcounts State Prep : How to Avoid Making Careless Mistakessomeone opposite of Pierrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05344831478820677026noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668492410190176921.post-8158353398895369812015-04-29T12:47:51.961-04:002015-04-29T12:47:51.961-04:00Oh My God! Where were you when I decided to become...Oh My God! Where were you when I decided to become a liberal arts major because I "wasn't good enough" at math? Twenty years later, while tutoring my very talented son in math, I finally realized that my real problem wasn't lack of some mysterious inborn math talent. It was really just disorganization, failure to read directions, and apocalyptically horrible handwriting! Before I started tutoring him I thought it would be all mind-stretching set theory and kick@$$ nonlinear dynamics applications. But no. It's mostly "put your equal signs in a column so know what side of the equation you're working on, don't skip steps even when you're "sure" you know the answer, and try to write numbers that other sentient beings can actually read." Sigh. Now I look back at my checkered career in college math and just ... well ... facepalm! <br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com