Schools purposley are there to make things complicated like math, here is YALE

[Marty Champions]

was studying up on Math and universities that teach complex things. i notice through the video when the teacher asks the students if 'do you know what i mean' or 'do you have a solution'

the students never give feedback no one knows what the fuck is going on

it made be that one student that knows because he is brilliant

the problem with teachers and math that is full of rules. is the teacher will breeze through a new concept after concept using y , b, x, z , n and ect ect expecting the student to recall what the fuck y,b,z ect and other variables actually stand for. This is a tool of misleading the student on purpose to confuse them, it is why math doesnt make sense when you substitute variable letters that take the place of numbers

this is so fucking annoying, they move so fast and dont give your brain enough time to place all the figures where they need to be and make sense of them

watch this video. you will not learn, but you will understand what needs to be clarified but is not, and you will see these YALE students have no fucking clue what is happening

LET ME CLARIFY THE LETTERS AND SYMBOLS IN MATH FUCK UP EVERYTHING ON PURPOSE, THIS IS WHY PEOPLE CHEAT, AND WRITE SMALL PRINT ON THERE FINGERS FORMULAS TO PASS THE TESTS BUT NEVER UNDERSTANDING.

A GOOD TEACHER CAN TEACH YOU COMPLICATED MATH BY GIVING A CLEAR DISCRIPTION OF THE EQUATION WITHOUT CONFUSING YOU WITH SYMBOLS AND LETTERS OF WICH YOU CANT KEEP TRACK OF OR DEFINE THEM IMMEDIATLEY, YOU WOULD HAVE TO REVERT TO OLD TEXTS TO RECALL SUCH SYMBOLS AND VARIABLES, ITS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO CARRY OVER OLD ASS LAWS THAT YOU HAVENT USED IN 50 EQUATIONS AGO, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN REHASHING THAT SYMBOL,

THE SYSTEM IS DESIGNED TO FUCK YOU UP

[Marty Champions]

do you people get what the fuck im saying

this goes on in other feilds, the whole curriculim of most advanced classes move too fast to develop youre own theories and equations.

[ProudVirgin69]

They use variables because the specific numbers don't matter.... or something like that

[Krankenstein]

If a = b, and c = b, then meth must be a helluva drug

[Radical Plato]

I can't believe they still use chalk boards.  !!!!

[Man of Steel]

The most advanced math I took was calculus (ok fine not really advanced), but I got an A.  I learned the material via the homework and studying beyond the homework.  The classroom eventually become the tool to ask the questions concerning things I couldn't figure out on my own and get exposure to new material.   The vast majority don't master the new material within the hour or two of class.  It's the independent and/or group study outside of class that makes the difference for the majority.  If you don't to do the homework and study beyond the assignments you might feel scammed. 

[Marty Champions]

They use variables because the specific numbers don't matter.... or something like that

they should just spell out the fucking word like mass or speed ect

[Mr Nobody]

All you need is addition, subtraction, division and multiplication. Fuck the rest of complicated shit.

[Hulkotron]

A GOOD TEACHER CAN TEACH YOU COMPLICATED MATH BY GIVING A CLEAR DISCRIPTION OF THE EQUATION WITHOUT CONFUSING YOU WITH SYMBOLS AND LETTERS OF WICH YOU CANT KEEP TRACK OF OR DEFINE THEM IMMEDIATLEY

Yes excellent point Johnny.

[ProudVirgin69]

they should just spell out the fucking word like mass or speed ect

That gets really tedious.

Man of steel has the right idea... the classroom should be for reviewing what you've learned on your own, not to learn the material for the first time

[El Diablo Blanco]

The problem is they never teach you why you need to know it.  instead of dumping functions like a+b(x-y)=Z and sit there running through it over and over and over, why not spend time on the application and purpose of this function, why it's important, how it is used to solve problems and how it is used in the real world.  Teach the kids the practice of it than just memorizing letters.

[ProudVirgin69]

The problem is they never teach you why you need to know it.  instead of dumping functions like a+b(x-y)=Z and sit there running through it over and over and over, why not spend time on the application and purpose of this function, why it's important, how it is used to solve problems and how it is used in the real world.  Teach the kids the practice of it than just memorizing letters.

Nobody teaches you algebra bc they expect you to make use of it later on.... it's to develop abstract thinking.

Build a general foundation of knowledge and skills first, then specialize

[noway55]

I disagree with so much of this... the pace is appropriate otherwise you would never get through the material. They know what the variables mean, that's not the issue, they've been using the same variables for pretty much the whole course. That's how it usually goes, you're not supposed to instantly understand everything as soon as you're exposed to it, they have a ton of homework, discussion/recitation sections, labs, and office hours to further reinforce the material. You're also expected to study on your own when taking classes like this.

As to application, most of the people taking physics 2 are engineers, chemists, or physicists. The later two deal more with theory in most cases. The applications come in other major specific courses, but a basic understanding of electricity and magnetism is probably a pre-req to these. In most courses on differential equations and partial differential equations they focus almost entirely on theory with very little application. You might solve a transient heat problem in a class on fourier series or PDE's but that's not the main focus of the class. The application is stressed in other courses where knowing the methods to solve the various equations you encounter in your field is crucial. A chemical engineer isn't going to be looking at the same problems as a theoretical physicist, but they're both going to encounter a ton of differential equations in their fields and they better know how to solve them.

[Antonio fella]

Not a single fuck is given by me, live your life the way you want, enjoy it

If it not meant to be don't push it, you are who you are

Keep calm and carry on

[Mr Nobody]

Not a single fuck is given by me, live your life the way you want, enjoy it

If it not meant to be don't push it, you are who you are

Keep calm and carry on

X2.

[Kwon_2]

[BodyMachine]

Math really isn't learned in a lecture hall. You have to do problems / homework and read the book going through examples to truly understand the concept. However, often even if one understands how to solve a problem well they typically do not know how it applies to real world situations or understand their true purpose. So inevitably one will forget and never apply what they learned. That's the true fault and waste 9f the education system in my opinion

[Archer77]

It's the subjects themselves that are complicated

[Marty Champions]

It's the subjects themselves that are complicated

exactly people want to solve world problems and become a-class engineers but there teacher goes through so much material so fucking fast

the thing is math is full of "rules" to abide by in equations,

for example a typical advanced or equation may compile of 8-10 or more math rules in one equation...

thus every situation that has needed MATH to solve it should have a list of rules used to solve that equation. like a math dictionary.. for example you are trying to figure out the net loss of energy from a 2 inch by 2 inch solid rubber ball that weighs 3 pounds thrown at 50 miles perhour  aimed/pointed at on center to an object that is a 5 feet away 8 feet tall solid wall by 3 feet wide  and angled at 35 degrees to the left

after it hits the angled wall what is the balls net loss of energy/or speed after it has bounced 10 feet away from the angled wall


now from my common sense i know i need to know the the bouncing rate of a ball that size an the material composition of the ball to get an accurate measuremant percisely. is this equation possible , i know it is but the rules need to BE FUCKING SPELLED OUT. much of lifes complex engineering matters NEED TO BE FUCKING SPELLED OUT you dont want to half ass this equation, what if the equation/question i layed out is an engineering issue for a new vehicle i this is where all the brilliant inventions are completed withought issues!!, with the perfect knowledge...

the only seemingly tricky part of my equation is not knowing the 'bouncyness' of the chemical composition of the ball, and how much gravity will slow the energy down after the ball hit the wall. im sure there are other issues that would need to be clarified before beginning to solve this equation!

[Antonio fella]

Try studying advanced math analysis or advanced discrete math or advanced geometry

I'm telling you ITS NOT FOR EVERYONE

Like chemistry like physics like everything else in this world

Talented will pick up everything fast and quick

Genius won't even need to study

Move on

[Frank Clairmonte]

Fuck math, study men in thongs.

[Marty Champions]

Your pursuing knowledge even though it isn't your job (unlike, say, academics) is respectable.

do you know how many rules of math will be implicated in my math 'problem' below bro?

.. for example you are trying to figure out the net loss of energy from a 2 inch by 2 inch solid rubber ball that weighs 3 pounds thrown at 50 miles perhour  aimed/pointed at on center to an object that is a 5 feet away 8 feet tall solid wall by 3 feet wide  and angled at 35 degrees to the left

after it hits the angled wall what is the balls net loss of energy/or speed after it has bounced 10 feet away from the angled wall


now from my common sense i know i need to know the the bouncing rate of a ball that size an the material composition of the ball to get an accurate measuremant percisely.

 what if the equation/question i layed out is an engineering issue for a new vehicle i this is where all the brilliant inventions are completed withought issues!!, with the perfect knowledge...

the only seemingly tricky part of my equation is not knowing the 'bouncyness' of the chemical composition of the ball, and how much gravity will slow the energy down after the ball hit the wall. im sure there are other issues that would need to be clarified before beginning to solve this equation!

[The Abdominal Snoman]

Try studying advanced math analysis or advanced discrete math or advanced geometry

I'm telling you ITS NOT FOR EVERYONE

Like chemistry like physics like everything else in this world

Talented will pick up everything fast and quick

Genius won't even need to study

Move on

Alone in a room with zero distractions and a bottle of adderall, 1/3 of the population would pick it up no problem...

[Marty Champions]

20 out of 20 bros says either math is stupid or easy yet none can yield an answer to my math equation

[syntaxmachine]

do you know how many rules of math will be implicated in my math 'problem' below bro?

.. for example you are trying to figure out the net loss of energy from a 2 inch by 2 inch solid rubber ball that weighs 3 pounds thrown at 50 miles perhour  aimed/pointed at on center to an object that is a 5 feet away 8 feet tall solid wall by 3 feet wide  and angled at 35 degrees to the left

after it hits the angled wall what is the balls net loss of energy/or speed after it has bounced 10 feet away from the angled wall

now from my common sense i know i need to know the the bouncing rate of a ball that size an the material composition of the ball to get an accurate measuremant percisely.

 what if the equation/question i layed out is an engineering issue for a new vehicle i this is where all the brilliant inventions are completed withought issues!!, with the perfect knowledge...

the only seemingly tricky part of my equation is not knowing the 'bouncyness' of the chemical composition of the ball, and how much gravity will slow the energy down after the ball hit the wall. im sure there are other issues that would need to be clarified before beginning to solve this equation!

Johnny, while I don't know the particulars of how to solve your problem, I'm confident that physicists can in fact do as such.

Did you ever go to university? If so, you might be able to use your old university email to send questions to professors across the country as an "interested student."

Alternatively, there are online courses available for self education purposes, though I've never used them and thus cannot attest to their efficacy. There are also wonderful apps for the iPhone that allow you to hone your quantitative skills via random problems. Finally, there are "popular science" books that cover some of the topics you're clearly interested in, conveying the essentials without getting bogged down in technical details (a strategy with strengths and weaknesses as far as understanding is concerned).

Good luck on your quest and PM me for more details on any of the above