Does anyone share the views on Math that I have?

College Majors Math/Computer Science Majors
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<p>My favorite subjects in High school are economics and physics but, ironically my least favorite subject is math. Does anyone think math is too dry a subject and subjects like economics and physics give structure and substance to math? Thanks in advance!</p>

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<p>It depends on how far along you are in math.</p>

<p>Up through calculus, most math is a tool that you are learning to use - which can be applied to business, building stuff, etc.</p>

<p>Higher level math is beautiful and satisfying in its own right.</p>

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<p>^ I agree. I think that pure is amazing by itself, especially once you get past the number-crunching and start solving problems. Economics and Physics are too… unstructured and broad for me. </p>

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<p>You may have a problem with how math is taught, not math itself. Check out this video: <a href=“Dan Meyer: Math class needs a makeover | TED Talk”>https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_meyer_math_curriculum_makeover&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>I was always good at math but never particularly enjoyed it up through high school/calc 2. I then didn’t take much math in college until I started to see its applications and how the pieces fit together when I started to use more of it in my research in neuroscience/robotics. Now I’m trying to cram in as many math electives as I can before I graduate. It’s a matter of perspective, I think.</p>