Discussion

Learning Mathematics

  In order to help establish working groups, we need to know more about our learning styles and our mathematical strengths and weaknesses. Different students learn mathematics in different ways. Some students are more visual -- they can understand more from pictures and graphical displays of information. Others are more computational -- they learn better through applications and problem solving. Some students learn through patterns, that is, they see several examples and work through several more on their own until they can recognize general patterns. Others are able to understand general structures and rules and then are able to use computational techniques to fill in the details.

In order to explore these ideas, break up into pairs and answer these questions. Each one of you is responsible for writing your partner's responses to these questions. You should bring these write-ups to class tomorrow.

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