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

[Chan Mahanta]

Actually it has to be done at an earlier time--at primary school. By 
high school time it is already too late. If your primary math 
foundation is weak, you will never get to do intensive math at high 
school, forget science and engineering.






At 6:38 PM -0700 7/27/07, umesh sharma wrote:
>C-da,
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>But the article was about doing intensive coursework in math at high 
>school levele - not at an engineering college.
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>***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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>Umesh
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>Chan Mahanta <cmahanta at charter.net> wrote:
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>Re: [Assam] Math First: Harvard & UVa study on college sci
>At 1:33 PM -0700 7/27/07, Dilip/Dil Deka wrote:
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>>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.
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>*** 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.
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>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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>>Dilip
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>umesh sharma <jaipurschool at yahoo.com> wrote:
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>http://www.fas.harvard.edu/home/news_and_events/releases/science_07262007.html
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>Umesh Sharma
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