a lot of the trouble we see people having with physics and such is a lack of understanding of the processes that underlie all the equations
seriously, teach calculus earlier, a basic understanding of differential equations makes physics make so much more sense
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@Felthry Also teach it from first principles instead of just writing down steps to problems and expecting us neurodivergent folks to magically figure it out in 2 seconds.
@FreyaManibrandr trigonometry is particularly bad with this
everything makes more sense if you use the complex exponential form of the trigonometric functions but for some reason people are terrified of the idea of showing kids imaginary numbers
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@Felthry I think a big mistake is calling it imaginary rather than complex numbers, because complex numbers are anything but imaginary.
When people talk about imaginary numbers, they think of a cheating tool they use sparingly and with shame if they have to. When complex numbers is just as important, if not more than simple numbers.
@FreyaManibrandr "imaginary" was actually a name that was applied because they were seen as a cheating tool when first introduced, and for some reason it just stuck
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@Felthry Yeah, kinda goes to show that even the people who discovered it didn't know just how important it was back then.
@Felthry You'd also need to solve the problem of children "learning" that maths is too hard for them.
@KamareDrache we had the exact opposite experience that nearly put us off of math; we "learned" that math was too boring and uninteresting and it wasn't until we got into calculus and everything started making sense and fitting together that we saw the appeal in it
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silly
@Felthry I am an alien otter and what is physics 8P
Yes! Basic calculus is not that hard to understand! Especially when presented with good graphs and charts.
i'm not saying that first-graders should know how to solve Schrödinger's equation or anything, but if you can start introducing the concept of the derivative around sixth or seventh grade and get basic differential equations by like, freshman year in high school
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