why do people find math hard and why do others find it simple? explain with detail.?
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I think it is a right brain, left brain thing.  Most artistic people I know are HORRIBLE at math, yet those who are good at math/science are HORRIBLE at anything creative.\n\nThere are exceptions, because I do believe there are gifted people who use BOTH.  Like architects for example, they create gorgeous buildings but they definitely need to have a math capable mind to work out the measurments, geometry of the building.
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I tutor high school math students, the problem I usualy come across is: the teacher is not willing to slow down and explain each and every detail of the problem. \nI find once I break down the problem and talk them through it they are more comfortable with the math.
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Because you decided to hate it so much.  If you decided to give it a chance you might like it.  Otherwise, you will keep falling back to not doing well at math because you convinced yourself you don't like it.
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Dear friend, I think your problem is either understanding or or basic mathematics ( some principles and rules ).\n\n"EVERY THING IS DIFFICULT BEFORE THEY ARE EASY"\n\nFirst understnd the peoblem and then think what are the next. Do everything effectively and efficiently. you ask your teacher once or twice or thrice or.... until you undertstood the problem. Understnding creates east of every thing. good luck...\n\n\n\n\n\nhttp://futureaccountant.com\n\nhttp://schoolingkids.com
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first of all don't get the feel that maths is hard.as  long as u think it is hard it will be hard no matter what.\nfirst read the chapter which u feel hard then try the sums related to what u read,if u still don't get it then ask your friend who is good at maths,ask him to explain it clearly,if u r still not confident then ask your teacher.\nif all above are done but still if u feel maths(or any other subject) is still hard then u dint keep your heart into the subject.\nremember u r reading for ur benefit not for others-if u wanna be good at studies then u should keep your full interest in that subject.
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Well, the idea of the answer being a product of numbers when multiplied does suffice. In advance math, the process is far more complicated. But the prinicple is the same. Example:\n2x(-2) = a -4x\nWhere 2x(2x) =4x squared. \nOr 2x(2) = 4x.\nOnce these little ideas are mastered, the rest begins to fall together. \nThe main thing for me is to have fun with maths, and not think the learning a chore!
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I was in your shoes once. My brain just doesn't work math the way I was taught it. Are you using the same teacher/tutor or do your teacher and tutor use the same style of teaching? Perhaps trying a new tutor, or getting someone else to work with you will help. I have noticed that not everyone's mind works in the same way. I struggled with math/algebra for years only to later in life have someone else explain it to me and it clicked right away. If someone can present it to you in a way your brain understands, perhaps it will make sense and you will start to do better.\n\nGood luck.
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For my students who hate math, I tell them math is your friend. It will always give you the right answer if you check your work. So you know when you are done with a problem or not.\n\nMath helps us to practice a set of steps in solving a problem. Once we learn the steps, we do them the same way each time. So we know how to follow the pattern from beginning to the middle steps to the end, and then how to check it over afterwards.\n\nThis trains our brains to solve problems, to know when we are at the beginning, or in the middle, or finished at the end. We gain a sense of "intuition" when we are not doing a step right, and need to go back and redo it to make the other steps work out.  So one of the purposes is to help us "troubleshoot" while solving problems, knowing when we are on the right track, and when we have found the right answer.
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Well\nGo into detail with serious questions. Others are just bored and give it away. If you answer right and go into far detail, you will get it.\n\nFor example:\nIn a math problem, work it out for them\nAnother example:\nThis reply
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I am taking College Algebra with Trigonometry and that is hard, so I know Calculus is real hard. That is a hard question to figure out.
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Explaining in detail means a lot of typing which not many people like to do.. so here is a link that'll help you\nhttp://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=1596
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Maths. I never understood it. Probably i nver had any good teacher who explained it in a way i understood. u will like a subject only if u have understood it properly
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I find that answering the questions is usually not the challenging part. What is challenging is writing an answer that not only answers the asked question but also answers the, usually, unasked 'why' question. Far too many people just spout out an answer without explaining how they came to it. This is almost as useless as no answer at all.\n\nFrom the questions that are asked on here I have a feeling that some people just come here to have their homework done for them. But I'm sure other people look at the questions that are like their own to try to learn how to do them. That is when explanations become very beneficial.\n\nIf you want more of a challenge when answering questions, try explaining why you choose to do it a certain way. I thought I was good at math until I started working at a math lab at my old college. I quickly found out that, while I was good at doing the math, I did not truly understand why it worked. After year or so I began to see how everything comes together and then I was much better at explaining things to people.
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As usual, the question's half the answer: it "seems" harder, but it is not. The high amount of math often makes it look obscure, but Faraday managed to do good physics with only basic math skills. \nThe other half of the answer involves lack of practice: since basic school we're not encouraged to try just a little harder to understand... thinking about how the universe works does require going beyond the apparent and not relying in "common sense". And imagination.\nJust get rid of preconceptions and talk with somebody that enjoys the subject, and without knowing how you'll find yourself understanding it. There's no greater "high" for the  mind.
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Honestly - it is not.  The deal with math is that you have to take the time to work through problems so that you can see different applications of what you learn and get more experience solving them.  Like most things, practice makes perfect!
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I don't know about "easy", but she sure does get around. ;)\n\nIt's all relative.  Math comes more easily to some people than others.
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You won't understand why you need to learn most of this "math crap" until you get to college algebra--or more like calculus.\n\nIn the mean time, it may not seem like you'll ever use this "crap", and maybe you never will, but at least it's helping you learn how to think logically.