Everybody Hates Mathematics: Difference between revisions

* In England you pick four or five A Levels to study at 16, - and unfortunately there is a lot of crap about being an arts person or a maths person. The best thing to do is take at least one science/maths subject and one arts subject because: if you can excel at both universities will be impressed.

* People who prefer the arts to math and science are called "right-brained.". People who prefer the reverse are "left-brained.". In reality, lateralization of brain functions can vary depending on your native language, your gender, which hand is your dominant hand, etc.

* A popular mathematicians' quote is, "Mathematics is hard. If it isn't hard, you're not progressing fast enough.".

* This is true offor sufferersthose ofwith the learning disability dyscalculia, which can easily be described as "dyslexia with numbers."

* Everybody Hates ''Grade-School'' Mathematics: In 1971, McDonalds introduced the Quarter Pounder, named after the pre-cooked weight of the beef patty in the sandwich. It was a hit. In the 1980s, A&W introduced the "Third-of-a-Pound Burger" for the same price. [https://www.cbc.ca/radio/undertheinfluence/how-failing-at-fractions-saved-the-quarter-pounder-1.5979468 It flopped]. People thought 1/3 was less than 1/4, because 3 is less than 4.