What's the best way to become functionally numerate? (by analogy to literate.)
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Replying to @ContentOfMedia
@ContentOfMedia Literacy is promoted largely by practicing reading; numeracy is promoted largely by doing arithmetic.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@davidmanheim :-( What's the numerical equivalent of a novel?2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@ContentOfMedia@davidmanheim A textbook full of problems to practice on.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@CurlOfGradient@davidmanheim Ugh. My Brain When: Textbook -> Predigested, Boring, Rote Novel -> Entertaining, engaging1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@ContentOfMedia@CurlOfGradient Which is why I suggested estimation as an applied interesting task, instead of textbooks1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
@davidmanheim @ContentOfMedia I find textbooks entertaining, but of course YMMV. Also it's hard to learn e.g. PDEs in an unstructured way.
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Replying to @CurlOfGradient
@CurlOfGradient@ContentOfMedia Yes, but PDEs are a set of techniques; it's a practical skill much more than an area of mathematics.0 replies 0 retweets 2 likesThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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