Yakeshinu
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Nope. Not it. Prolific reader, was in the appendices of Tolkien by 3rd grade (granted, I'm on the spectrum, just not this diagram.)
Nope, same here. Closer, though.
This is (albeit a meta) way to describe the issue.
I read well, but when I write I still make lower case d/g mistakes.
In general mathematics I understood the concept, but occasionally a 6 was a 9 (don't say "nice" XD)
That plus soccer coaches teaching algebra didn't help.
Aced all the rest of the sciences, as long as I had a bit of help with the math.
Fast forward to undergrad.
Double major, Chem was the hurdle b/c I had to get past two semesters of calc.
Then I started taking calc and EVERYTHING CAME TOGETHER. It's beautiful.
And I couldn't do it.
Firstly because ***WHY THE FUCK DIDN'T YOU SHOW THE US THE APPLICATIONS AS A GOAL IN THE FIRST PLACE***
And also, yeah, the dyscalculia.
Fun story, my prof was a great teacher, but a boomer ass as well. He'd allow a hand calculator (Think TI-85) but wouldn't allow a laptop running even Maple.
He said that he wanted us to learn to solve the problems, build the correct equations, but in the end knocked points off for arithmetic errors.
Ass.
Tl;Dr, I had multiple ass teachers and professors, and while this still annoys me to this day, just find a way around that bullshit and do the thing.
"You'll never have a calculator all the time..."
My ass. I can do the math (given a minute or two), but I can design the equations that will actually help solve your problem more quickly.
(Final note: FUCK AI. Do NOT use it for anything statistical. It's just... wrong.)
Wow, sorry for the rant, thanks for attending my imgur TED talk.
Downvotes are to the right. ;)
Not my cat tax
lifeisadadjoke
I am neither, but I totally understand what you meant by calculus being the light switch. Holy shit...the prior two years of high school math before AP calculus was completely unnecessary. Even calculus...start with how it can be used, and how it applies to rate of change...it's how I tutor folks in calculus. It helps so much, and even many sciences get so much easier. F=ma...acceleration isn't intuitive, but speed is...F=m*dv/dt is easier to teach.
Yakeshinu
WillLickNudibranchsForBUzz
Yeah, for me it's numbers. I can read 792 just fine, but when I write it, I might write 729 without noticing. Less than ideal, but not a showstopper now that I no longer attend scool.
Yakeshinu
No, same here. Swapping order was also an issue. I look at words the same way. I just absorb them. Don't ask me to spell them, though.
Tchaikovsky is one of my absolute favorite musicians, but I literally had to unmute Alexa to ask for the spelling because I couldn't get close enough for the autocorrect to kick in. *Shrug*
henrybasic
I wonder if a calcium supplement would work https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24442513/
Yakeshinu
Appreciate the thought, and +1, but no, that's not it. :)
henrybasic
Calcium make brain electricity go vroom
Yakeshinu
Yeah, but the Na+/K+ bridge is a bit more important (tho not really exclusionary). ;)
henrybasic
Main point is calcium homeostasis hehe
Yakeshinu
Also, I had and have plenty of calcium in my diet. :)
henrybasic
I know I said calcium supplement but I was meaning to say maybe this issue is about brain calcium function