[Assam] Math First: Harvard & UVa study on college science success

[umesh sharma]

C-da,

But the article was about doing intensive coursework in math at high school levele - not at an engineering college.

***But there is more to it: Ability to do good math, by and of itself, does not guarantee success as an engineer or scientist. One can do well in the academic exams, can even get good jobs, not just as engineers, but in a lot of other fields, but real engineering also requires creativity -- something Indian engineering schools rarely help develop, while not everyone is endowed with an ability or have the aptitude to develop it 

Umesh

Chan Mahanta <cmahanta at charter.net> wrote:  Re: [Assam] Math First: Harvard & UVa study on college sci At 1:33 PM -0700 7/27/07, Dilip/Dil Deka wrote:
 Netters with interest in science will find this article interesting. Math is used in all sciences, so obviously good fundamental knowledge in math helps students in all branches of science. A good grasp of math in high school helps engineering students as well, across the board. 
 
 
 *** And that is exactly why it is so essential to have a sound primary education where math fundamentals  take root or die. If you look at the percentage of students in Assam who have a decent knowledge of math fundamentals, you will know why so few excel in science, technology etc.
 

 But there is more to it: Ability to do good math, by and of itself, does not guarantee success as an engineer or scientist. One can do well in the academic exams, can even get good jobs, not just as engineers, but in a lot of other fields, but real engineering also requires creativity -- something Indian engineering schools rarely help develop, while not everyone is endowed with an ability or have the aptitude to develop it .
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
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