I just showed my 5 yo how if you know 4^2 = 16, you can say how many balls are in a 4 x 4 square without counting them all.
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When he actually counted them and found that he was right, there were 16, he was delighted.
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Cheating? Or shortcuts? The implication of cheating would not sit well with a lot of kids given what they are otherwise told.
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I find kids (n = 2 again) tend to be very amused by the thought of doing something secret and forbidden. Especially if no one gets hurt.
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Ah, not questioning that - it’s all I can do with the current math approach to not just say “Stop, let’s do it Dad’s way…” Wording question.
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YMMV but for me it was "tremendous instrumental utility in min/maxing in video games and paper RPGs."
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"Hey Dad what is better a copper shield which gives 2 defense points or a copper hat which gives '10% of total' defense points?" "Depends."
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I knew multiplication of percentages within the day. (Age "not typical for doing that.")
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"Which is better, +1 damage or +1 to hit? Well, I currently do an average of 7.5 damage when I hit, and I hit on a roll of 12-20..."
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Among the most important research papers I ever solicited peer review on was titled "SRMs or Large Pulse Lasers first?"
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Although I didn't know it, I had accidentally reinvented Monte Carlo sampling, by hand since I didn't own a computer at the time.
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(Incidentally, Large Pulse Lasers first. Science says so. The mechanism is they strip the armor and then your SRMs rack up more crits.)
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That might have unintended negative long-term consequences.
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Math skills blossom when they realize that's how you count money for candy/toys, etc.
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Or tell them they'll beat you at monopoly if they learn it... only reason I know math...
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i hate math
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@KumonUK. Think of it as real world training of kids brains a'la AI instead of rote. It makes arithmetic so easy for kids.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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All of mathematics may be seen as secrets for cheating.
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It scales with age too. I remember in calc being amazed that I could write a for loop to do integration *for me*. No more stupid tables.
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This is the best idea ever.
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