@@AminAmine-in3ul Find something you like and connect it with your major. I hear stats, data science, and computer science are stuff people like to do. (My college actually requires you pick from a list of other subjects to concentrate in, I chose computer science)
@@aznmayo My Calculus I & II Professor (Tony Tromba, UC Santa Cruz, Fall 1981) dropped the Dirichlet Function on us at the end of a Friday lecture to give something to snack on during Happy Hour.
From Grammer school, through junior high school, through most of high school I was terrible in math. My grades in math were always either failure or barely passing. My Guidance Counselor suggested I avoid math and I was thoroughly convinced that I cannot do math. Then in my junior year in high school we were learning Algebra and Trigonometry and while I still flunked I found, for the first time in my life, I found the math to be interesting. I became fascinated by it and I only wished I had the ability to get the good grades. In my senior year something in me changed. I took the Algebra and Trig course again and I seemed to be grasping it. My test grades improved dramatically.and for the first time I both understanding the math, doing reasonably well on the quizzes and exams, and, I was actually finding the math to be interesting. To make a long story shorter by the time I got to college I was understanding and doing well in college level math. When I took Calculus I understood it very well and had some of the top grades in my classes. I took three semesters of Calculus including multivariate Calculus and did extremely well. I switched majors and became a math major. By then I was no longer interested in just using the math to solve problems, I was also interested in the underlying theorems, proofs, etc. I ended up getting my math degree and then went on to studying math at grad school and earning my graduate degree in Math as well. So there, I went from a kid who did terrible in math and was convinced I cannot do math to graduating and getting my degrees in Math and teaching higher level math to others. Never tell yourself that you cannot do something and never give up.
The entire time, it felt like you were speaking directly to me. Thank you so much for this advice. I used to be good at math in middle school and always scored 96% to 100% on tests when everyone else was getting much lower. In my last two major Math tests, despite having studied for them both; I got horrible marks, while simultaneously being surpassed by people who had spent less effort (I apologise if that sounds egotistical, but is quite the contrary). At first, I blamed luck, but now I am being exposed to geniuses as you explained, and I feel so, for lack of a better word, inferior... My confidence has gone down the drain, and I take it as an axiom that they simply have a natural talent that I wish I had - but don't. It has been really hard accepting this since Math is my favourite subject, and it doesn't help that I do not excel in anything else whatsoever. I hope that remembering my middle school period is going to help. I hope can succeed this time. And if someone reading this is religious, please pray for me.
I believe I can learn but I don’t have the time. It’s so frustrating. I used to think that I was bad at math. I’m going back to school in my 40’s and hadn’t taken a math class in 20 years (now going on my 3rd time taking calculus 1). I’m similar to the woman you mentioned. Math is basically a language and the more you are exposed to it and work on it the better you get at it.
My whole life I have wanted to be an astronomer. I got so many bad grades in math when I was younger that it made me take another path in life. You are right about having confidence! It's taken me years to get my confidence up to a level where I am going back to college and starting with college algebra. One class at a time. Thanks Math Sorcerer for words of wisdom!
Very inspirational from a person retired who failed statistics in college and avoided all math classes from fear of failure. Later after military went to graduate school and passed basic statistics exam and worked as a research assistant helping students who had trouble with basic statistics in a lab.FSU alumni’74
You and I share the same dream. I’m applying to Astrophysics graduate schools right now. You’re in for a tough journey but I believe in you. Good luck.
Was great at math in high school up until precalc, then I gave up trying. I’m still young, 26, and getting back into it. Starting off by refreshing my Algebra skills, it’s going well as a refresher but I’m still learning a lot. Hoping to get into mechanical or electrical engineering, don’t see that happening for a few years but I have set a goal, and now comes the journey.
The arrival of depression in my sophomore year of high school was my undoing. I did have lousy math teachers, and I lacked confidence while having adults in my life actively undermining my self confidence/esteem/efficacy. Once lost, confidence, mental clarity, etc., very hard to regain. Also important is to move away from grades, which were easy to achieve, to understanding for understanding’s sake, as well as future growth. And would 15 yr old me believe that 47 yr old me would watch math videos or buy math books, for fun? No way. But, as bad at math as I still am, I am also still here. Still trying.
Same here. I have your same story. Maybe that’s why we are still here trying, they couldn’t keep us down, they might have ruined our nervous system but we still have the heart to keep learning and striving. I joke that I am an old fart at a university but I’m not the only one. There are a few of us and I am so proud of it! I hope I can pass my math class, it is so hard for me to do the practice work but I am going to get better. I am determined 🤨 I am glad you are too, I am glad you wrote this comment. I’m not the only one with a past that makes it ultra challenging. I know my parents didn’t believe in me but I believe in me and my peers that are striving to learn no matter where they have been ❤. God bless!
Thanks you so much man. No one in my life has ever said anything like this to me before, I've only ever been put down for my lack of mathematical knowledge so this is a huge help, thank you so much. 😊
Few years ago older brother told me that he never was good at math and other brother too so I probably won't be good at it too. I think he wanted to make sure that I won't be disappointed. After believing what he said is true my grades got worse and worse. My teacher also said something similar about my abilities and I almost completely lost my faith. Then I found Your channel and tried to do my academic comeback. Here I'm, studying hard to get to University to get that engineering degree. My grades got a lot better and now I'm on the top of my class. Thank You for all of those great videos, keep up the good work!
Math builds up on itself, so if you don't pay attention at school and miss a lot of stuff, it's hard to keep learning and at some point, you won't even know what you don't know. I'm in this exact situation by the way. Back then, I hated maths, because I wasn't good. I wasn't good, because I didn't pay attention in class and would fail my exams, that's when I started developing fear for it. Now I want to study CS and I've started learning maths, and I'm actually picking stuff up pretty fast, and I'm pushing my way through. Once you understand maths, it's not even that hard and scary anymore 😅
I keep telling you, you NEED to write you life's story. We always hear about child prodigies. We NEVER hear about a guy who goes from being a high school drop out to a Ph D in Math!
It's easy to doubt one's abilities with a failure or two (especially in academia). For the first time in my life, I failed a quiz..... and it was in Real Analysis. I have never had to study, or really try at all but that one failure made me feel so small. Suddenly, I was questioning my abilities as an aspiring mathematician. However, it was just the slap of reality I needed to make me take such a beautiful subject more seriously. I just took my midterm in Real Analysis this week and ended up with a 98%. I worked through some of my deficiencies and the result was extremely rewarding! It reminds me of the following excerpt: "Mathematics is the music of reason. To do mathematics is to engage in an act of discovery and conjecture, intuition and inspiration; to be in a state of confusion-not because it makes no sense to you, but because you gave it sense and you still don't understand what your creation is up to; to have a breakthrough idea; to be frustrated as an artist; to be awed and overwhelmed by an almost painful beauty; to be alive, damn it." - Paul Lockhart, from A Mathematician's Lament
Thank you for this video! I didn't need 8 examples to get me onto the right track, but my struggles were similar. I am that student who believed I was not "mathematically minded". And even though I got some really good grades (including full marks) for some tests, that belief is still so deep-seated, it doesn't really let go and still holds me back. So this was really good to hear. (For me at the moment, my abilities in coding are the real hang up - so I am going to apply your advice to that field too!) Thanks so much!!☺
Beautiful vid as always! I shared it on my Twitter feed! Btw, every time i get frustrated with math problems, say I am stuck on a math proof (currently studying How to Prove it by Velleman) I just pull out the small print out of my hero Paul Halmos with his famous quote: " Don't just read it.....fight it! Ask your own question, look for your own examples, discover your own proofs. Is the hypothesis necessary? Is the converse true?...Where does the proof use the hypothesis?"
Last semester, completing the square and the quadratic equations were very challenging. This semester, in pre calculus, we I’ve become very good at it. Mathematics takes understanding and skill.
When a lot of the country has been failing and all the storms and hurricanes it is hard to get the time because we are spending our time trying to survive and stay afloat.
When you don't feel confident, just have 0:11 in the corner of your screen - and keep deliberately practicing! :) Right now, put it on pause and look at him! Magic
I adore math, but work and other classes make keeping up with content hard. Being a lover of first principles, it’s hard for me to just want to bypass that, but being behind it’s an awful route to go. So, I think this video is applicable to people who enjoy it too.
I have anxiety towards mathematics which might contribute to my poor performance. Alongside from this, I assume that I have some kind of disability which is also not helping me to even try, because I self-sabotage.
How do you know if you just are not capable of succeeding in higher math? I’ve chosen math to be my minor and I’m excited to learn more about it but I’m terrified that i’ll eventually reach a point where I’ll be incapable of proceeding further.
don't give up. believe me when i say you are capable of so much, and it is so impressive. you are capable of learning and succeeding in higher math. and no, don't expect it to get easier, but do expect to get used to it and learn how to adapt to difficult things that only get more difficult. do expect to learn some things that will help you deal with these difficult topics. you are capable, but how much do you want it? don't give up. i'm saying this to you as much as i'm saying this to myself. i won't quit.
But it's certaintly possible that you aren't able to leran enough math to really use it in your field. There are some thresholds you have to pass, to be able to use it.
I'm not bad but I forget. Today's quiz I solved the undetermined cofficent differential equation. Which was long because it was full of the product rule and i solved it all correctly. But then I didn't solve the long division finding the zeros question correctly because I simply wrote one number wrong and continued. I feel awful this whole semester has been like this I feel cursed. I was revising through your videos they are quite enjoyable and clear. But I'm still cursed during the paper solving I don't know why. I feel very disappointed in myself nothing can make me feel better I don't get hungry anymore my stomach feels nauseous all the time. I used to be a straight A's student in high school. 💔
I for one plain can't remember. Working memory is bad from w/e ADHD I have. My thing is to do something enough that my body remembers. 🙁 Totally lack that instinct with numbers.
Im in data science in my first year, what if i feel dumb in analysis? Most of the class understand easier than me and i want to do a master in data. Im trying really hard to understand theory, its hard but i really love it. Makes me feel special
My teacher has apophenia and I doubt he knows but he is aware of his dyslexia and adhd. He just keeps trying to do problems and learn how to approach each problem with the best decision, at first it takes too many approaches but when you get better you will be able to see the solution/best approach right away. I think I have apophenia too but I never knew what it was until I read your comment. Thanks for that. I hope you do well in your studies ❤
I have been studying math for a week and now Im stuggiling with odd numbers. I can't understand how determine how many odd numbers batween 10;50 How can I determine ?
Please dont response I learn MBA+AI. Have to grow my Empire. Math improves your thinking and creativity. Good for startup, need Business skills now (stanford)
"Stop trying to understand mathematics, but stop trying to think you can't learn mathematics." I hate your hypocritical perspective on what mathematics is about and what matters in it.
New Year's goal, take College Algebra and pass it. I'm 66 and failed it 3 times. I will pass it, you've inspired me.
You're awesome!! You got this 💪
You got this bro!!!
Should i laugh or should I empathize?
Good luck!
This is so inspiring to me! Love it
These videos always come in at the right time. Applied Math major and I've been a mediocre math student all my life. Hopefully that changes now!
I'm going to major in applied math. Any advices?
@@AminAmine-in3ul Find something you like and connect it with your major. I hear stats, data science, and computer science are stuff people like to do. (My college actually requires you pick from a list of other subjects to concentrate in, I chose computer science)
@@5obi great advice indeed.
Thank you so much!
"Mathematics is difficult, even for mathematicians." ~ Reinhold Böhme, quoted in Appendix A of "Vector Calculus" (2nd Edition) by Marsden & Tromba.
woah someone knows a professor from my university prof tromba!
@@aznmayo My Calculus I & II Professor (Tony Tromba, UC Santa Cruz, Fall 1981) dropped the Dirichlet Function on us at the end of a Friday lecture to give something to snack on during Happy Hour.
From Grammer school, through junior high school, through most of high school I was terrible in math. My grades in math were always either failure or barely passing. My Guidance Counselor suggested I avoid math and I was thoroughly convinced that I cannot do math. Then in my junior year in high school we were learning Algebra and Trigonometry and while I still flunked I found, for the first time in my life, I found the math to be interesting. I became fascinated by it and I only wished I had the ability to get the good grades. In my senior year something in me changed. I took the Algebra and Trig course again and I seemed to be grasping it. My test grades improved dramatically.and for the first time I both understanding the math, doing reasonably well on the quizzes and exams, and, I was actually finding the math to be interesting. To make a long story shorter by the time I got to college I was understanding and doing well in college level math. When I took Calculus I understood it very well and had some of the top grades in my classes. I took three semesters of Calculus including multivariate Calculus and did extremely well. I switched majors and became a math major. By then I was no longer interested in just using the math to solve problems, I was also interested in the underlying theorems, proofs, etc. I ended up getting my math degree and then went on to studying math at grad school and earning my graduate degree in Math as well. So there, I went from a kid who did terrible in math and was convinced I cannot do math to graduating and getting my degrees in Math and teaching higher level math to others. Never tell yourself that you cannot do something and never give up.
The entire time, it felt like you were speaking directly to me. Thank you so much for this advice.
I used to be good at math in middle school and always scored 96% to 100% on tests when everyone else was getting much lower. In my last two major Math tests, despite having studied for them both; I got horrible marks, while simultaneously being surpassed by people who had spent less effort (I apologise if that sounds egotistical, but is quite the contrary).
At first, I blamed luck, but now I am being exposed to geniuses as you explained, and I feel so, for lack of a better word, inferior... My confidence has gone down the drain, and I take it as an axiom that they simply have a natural talent that I wish I had - but don't. It has been really hard accepting this since Math is my favourite subject, and it doesn't help that I do not excel in anything else whatsoever.
I hope that remembering my middle school period is going to help. I hope can succeed this time. And if someone reading this is religious, please pray for me.
I believe I can learn but I don’t have the time. It’s so frustrating. I used to think that I was bad at math. I’m going back to school in my 40’s and hadn’t taken a math class in 20 years (now going on my 3rd time taking calculus 1). I’m similar to the woman you mentioned. Math is basically a language and the more you are exposed to it and work on it the better you get at it.
My whole life I have wanted to be an astronomer. I got so many bad grades in math when I was younger that it made me take another path in life. You are right about having confidence! It's taken me years to get my confidence up to a level where I am going back to college and starting with college algebra. One class at a time. Thanks Math Sorcerer for words of wisdom!
heck yeah
Very inspirational from a person retired who failed statistics in college and avoided all math classes from fear of failure. Later after military went to graduate school and passed basic statistics exam and worked as a research assistant helping students who had trouble with basic statistics in a lab.FSU alumni’74
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You and I share the same dream. I’m applying to Astrophysics graduate schools right now. You’re in for a tough journey but I believe in you. Good luck.
Was great at math in high school up until precalc, then I gave up trying. I’m still young, 26, and getting back into it. Starting off by refreshing my Algebra skills, it’s going well as a refresher but I’m still learning a lot. Hoping to get into mechanical or electrical engineering, don’t see that happening for a few years but I have set a goal, and now comes the journey.
The arrival of depression in my sophomore year of high school was my undoing. I did have lousy math teachers, and I lacked confidence while having adults in my life actively undermining my self confidence/esteem/efficacy. Once lost, confidence, mental clarity, etc., very hard to regain. Also important is to move away from grades, which were easy to achieve, to understanding for understanding’s sake, as well as future growth.
And would 15 yr old me believe that 47 yr old me would watch math videos or buy math books, for fun? No way. But, as bad at math as I still am, I am also still here. Still trying.
Same here. I have your same story. Maybe that’s why we are still here trying, they couldn’t keep us down, they might have ruined our nervous system but we still have the heart to keep learning and striving. I joke that I am an old fart at a university but I’m not the only one. There are a few of us and I am so proud of it! I hope I can pass my math class, it is so hard for me to do the practice work but I am going to get better. I am determined 🤨 I am glad you are too, I am glad you wrote this comment. I’m not the only one with a past that makes it ultra challenging. I know my parents didn’t believe in me but I believe in me and my peers that are striving to learn no matter where they have been ❤. God bless!
Same story here as well. 🙏
It's not so much hard to regain self-esteem as it is _very_ time-consuming.
Thanks you so much man. No one in my life has ever said anything like this to me before, I've only ever been put down for my lack of mathematical knowledge so this is a huge help, thank you so much. 😊
Few years ago older brother told me that he never was good at math and other brother too so I probably won't be good at it too. I think he wanted to make sure that I won't be disappointed. After believing what he said is true my grades got worse and worse. My teacher also said something similar about my abilities and I almost completely lost my faith. Then I found Your channel and tried to do my academic comeback. Here I'm, studying hard to get to University to get that engineering degree. My grades got a lot better and now I'm on the top of my class. Thank You for all of those great videos, keep up the good work!
Math builds up on itself, so if you don't pay attention at school and miss a lot of stuff, it's hard to keep learning and at some point, you won't even know what you don't know. I'm in this exact situation by the way. Back then, I hated maths, because I wasn't good. I wasn't good, because I didn't pay attention in class and would fail my exams, that's when I started developing fear for it. Now I want to study CS and I've started learning maths, and I'm actually picking stuff up pretty fast, and I'm pushing my way through. Once you understand maths, it's not even that hard and scary anymore 😅
I just passed college algebra with an A, and it's thanks to channels like yours helping me reframe my mental ideas about math!
Thank you. I heard you and I appreciate your advice.
I keep telling you, you NEED to write you life's story. We always hear about child prodigies. We NEVER hear about a guy who goes from being a high school drop out to a Ph D in Math!
Thank you for this. I needed the encouragement
It's easy to doubt one's abilities with a failure or two (especially in academia). For the first time in my life, I failed a quiz..... and it was in Real Analysis. I have never had to study, or really try at all but that one failure made me feel so small. Suddenly, I was questioning my abilities as an aspiring mathematician. However, it was just the slap of reality I needed to make me take such a beautiful subject more seriously. I just took my midterm in Real Analysis this week and ended up with a 98%. I worked through some of my deficiencies and the result was extremely rewarding! It reminds me of the following excerpt:
"Mathematics is the music of reason. To do mathematics is to engage in an act of discovery and conjecture, intuition and inspiration; to be in a state of confusion-not because it makes no sense to you, but because you gave it sense and you still don't understand what your creation is up to; to have a breakthrough idea; to be frustrated as an artist; to be awed and overwhelmed by an almost painful beauty; to be alive, damn it." - Paul Lockhart, from A Mathematician's Lament
Thank you for this video! I didn't need 8 examples to get me onto the right track, but my struggles were similar. I am that student who believed I was not "mathematically minded". And even though I got some really good grades (including full marks) for some tests, that belief is still so deep-seated, it doesn't really let go and still holds me back. So this was really good to hear. (For me at the moment, my abilities in coding are the real hang up - so I am going to apply your advice to that field too!) Thanks so much!!☺
Beautiful vid as always! I shared it on my Twitter feed! Btw, every time i get frustrated with math problems, say I am stuck on a math proof (currently studying How to Prove it by Velleman) I just pull out the small print out of my hero Paul Halmos with his famous quote: " Don't just read it.....fight it! Ask your own question, look for your own examples, discover your own proofs. Is the hypothesis necessary? Is the converse true?...Where does the proof use the hypothesis?"
Last semester, completing the square and the quadratic equations were very challenging. This semester, in pre calculus, we I’ve become very good at it. Mathematics takes understanding and skill.
Thanks for the encouragement 😊
When a lot of the country has been failing and all the storms and hurricanes it is hard to get the time because we are spending our time trying to survive and stay afloat.
Thank you much needed
Love this video so much. I need a playlist of just these types of encouraging math videos lol
This is me. Thank you!
Believe in yourself because no one else will do it.
When you don't feel confident, just have 0:11 in the corner of your screen - and keep deliberately practicing! :) Right now, put it on pause and look at him! Magic
Thank you sir❤ from India ❤
I needed to hear this, thank you 🙏
I never thought I was bad a math. I am actually good at math but I have been attacked by crap that is happening in this country.
I adore math, but work and other classes make keeping up with content hard. Being a lover of first principles, it’s hard for me to just want to bypass that, but being behind it’s an awful route to go. So, I think this video is applicable to people who enjoy it too.
That was my problem. I wanted to derive everything and there simply wasn’t enough time.
@ facts man, facts. It is both liberating to realize that when you accept it but it’s so hard when you’ve yet accept it.
Linear Algebra doesn’t fell intuitive to me, I need to grind
This was a tough course for me especially since my class always included lengthy proofs. Practice is key. Especially with linear algebra.
Watch the videos from 3blue1brown to understand.
Same, my first midterm on it kicked my ass lmao
I have anxiety towards mathematics which might contribute to my poor performance. Alongside from this, I assume that I have some kind of disability which is also not helping me to even try, because I self-sabotage.
Love the beauty of math, relish the challenge.
How do you know if you just are not capable of succeeding in higher math? I’ve chosen math to be my minor and I’m excited to learn more about it but I’m terrified that i’ll eventually reach a point where I’ll be incapable of proceeding further.
don't give up. believe me when i say you are capable of so much, and it is so impressive. you are capable of learning and succeeding in higher math. and no, don't expect it to get easier, but do expect to get used to it and learn how to adapt to difficult things that only get more difficult. do expect to learn some things that will help you deal with these difficult topics. you are capable, but how much do you want it? don't give up. i'm saying this to you as much as i'm saying this to myself. i won't quit.
That eyes seeking deep into my soul 😂
But it's certaintly possible that you aren't able to leran enough math to really use it in your field. There are some thresholds you have to pass, to be able to use it.
"If you believe you can or believe you can't, you're right. " I think that is a quote from Henry Ford. Go Henry.
I clicked because you look like Weird Al. I stayed because you're smart.
I have found that teaching math, has actually taught me !
Great Video 💖
..my students inspire me !
Brother was killing it 4.0 in calc 2 got a d at best fist calc 3 test feels bad man
Finally a video for me!
I'm not bad but I forget. Today's quiz I solved the undetermined cofficent differential equation. Which was long because it was full of the product rule and i solved it all correctly. But then I didn't solve the long division finding the zeros question correctly because I simply wrote one number wrong and continued. I feel awful this whole semester has been like this I feel cursed. I was revising through your videos they are quite enjoyable and clear. But I'm still cursed during the paper solving I don't know why. I feel very disappointed in myself nothing can make me feel better I don't get hungry anymore my stomach feels nauseous all the time. I used to be a straight A's student in high school. 💔
My autism is the reason why I won’t be able to succeed in electrical engineering because I lack the math background
If you tell yourself that it'll be true
I for one plain can't remember. Working memory is bad from w/e ADHD I have. My thing is to do something enough that my body remembers. 🙁 Totally lack that instinct with numbers.
to day you have make video number 8998 , so thank you sir , am from Morocco and kip goein ... we have 05:30 AM good look
love ur content but the way this video is photographed is very intense to me lmao
When I was young, I was strong in trigonometry but enough good in algebra, I'm still wondering why 🤔
Im in data science in my first year, what if i feel dumb in analysis? Most of the class understand easier than me and i want to do a master in data. Im trying really hard to understand theory, its hard but i really love it. Makes me feel special
The meal for success has failures as appetizers =)
new years goal : be a math teacher without actual knowledge of math ?
faith !
What information might you have for individuals that suffer from apophenia and that struggle with the misappropriation of mathematical terminology?
My teacher has apophenia and I doubt he knows but he is aware of his dyslexia and adhd. He just keeps trying to do problems and learn how to approach each problem with the best decision, at first it takes too many approaches but when you get better you will be able to see the solution/best approach right away. I think I have apophenia too but I never knew what it was until I read your comment. Thanks for that. I hope you do well in your studies ❤
Meditation
I also believe that EVERYONE is brilliant at something good. 😀
Have you ever heard of the PBS show Square One TV?
Thank you for 10 year
….the statistics say otherwise
24 years old and i just got a D in calc 3! (I wasn't good at math)
Hi teacher, I want to learn maths could you please help me where to biggin with?
I have been studying math for a week and now Im stuggiling with odd numbers. I can't understand how determine how many odd numbers batween 10;50
How can I determine ?
odd numbers aren't divisible by 2
12:27😂😂😂
Yo. I think I know the reason. But it’s hard to prove. Someday I hope to prove why people differ in math ability. Fingers crossed.
You are the best
staring at my soul
Please dont response
I learn MBA+AI. Have to grow my Empire. Math improves your thinking and creativity. Good for startup, need Business skills now (stanford)
This video is for people who are bad at brushing their hair
You look like Jeff Bezos but with hair
"Stop trying to understand mathematics, but stop trying to think you can't learn mathematics."
I hate your hypocritical perspective on what mathematics is about and what matters in it.
Hey math man ! Math is hard ok