This one is a bit long, but I'm really interested in your answer =):
Do you believe it is detrimental to the field that mathematics seems to be something people have to "pull through" instead of obtain a deep understanding? On one hand, pretty pictures of space make more people interested in the field, but I believe that it is also harmful in that it creates a shallow interest that breaks apart at the first sign of hard work.
I remember in my BS (Astrophysics) that a lot of my classmates claimed to be passionate about science, but it seemed like they just like looking at stars and avoided math (which is our most important tool imo) at all costs. (Most of them either took years to get their BS or could not get into grad school)
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This one is a bit long, but I'm really interested in your answer =):
Do you believe it is detrimental to the field that mathematics seems to be something people have to "pull through" instead of obtain a deep understanding? On one hand, pretty pictures of space make more people interested in the field, but I believe that it is also harmful in that it creates a shallow interest that breaks apart at the first sign of hard work.
I remember in my BS (Astrophysics) that a lot of my classmates claimed to be passionate about science, but it seemed like they just like looking at stars and avoided math (which is our most important tool imo) at all costs. (Most of them either took years to get their BS or could not get into grad school)
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