is it nutrition, genetics and the education system?
2006-09-24 05:42:20 · 18 answers · asked by helena2581 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
how about those people in NASA? (most of them are americans)
and also
Carl Sagan
Bill Gates
Steve Jobs
Alan Greenspan
Warren Buffet
2006-09-24 05:53:54 · update #1
which americans?
most of them hate math.
the best mathematicians right now are russians, french, chinese, indians, germans, not americans...
may be you mean the naturalized americans... those russians french chinese germans indians who reside in the usa.
2006-09-24 05:43:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I am afraid your information is incorrect. Unfortunately, our proficiency in math and science is way, way down when compared to countries like Russia, Sweeden, China, England, Germany, Japan, and others.
So your theory about nutrition, genetics, and education system is completely without any foundation.
Sorry!
2006-09-24 05:50:10 · answer #2 · answered by alrivera_1 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm sorry I must disagree. A recent question was: A store item was marked down 65% and the sale price was $400. What was the original price. Only two answers of about 10 (one mine) were correct. Many manipulations were done which were pure gibberish.
2006-09-24 05:52:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most of the best American mathematicians seem to have foreign genes (as if that meant anything), and/or were nourished and educated abroad. Johnny von Neumann, Michael Larsen, Gerd Faltings are the first names that I think of as top-grade American mathematicians.
2006-09-24 05:55:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
actually americans have the lowest math standards in the world. only 1 in 39 of them actually live up to their foreign counterparts. and most of these 1 in 39 are indians(from india not native americans) and chinese people.
2006-09-24 05:47:50 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
The Chinese are the best in Mathematics. Although there are a few American mathematicians, that does not mean Americans are good at math.
2006-09-24 05:46:21 · answer #6 · answered by math geek 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Only some are good in math. Not many famous ones come from the U.S., you'll note....
2006-09-24 05:50:29 · answer #7 · answered by casual observer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because we realize the importance of math.
2006-09-24 06:25:20 · answer #8 · answered by bruinfan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
America isn't better or worse at math than any other nation.
2006-09-24 05:53:20 · answer #9 · answered by Katt Attack 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No they not but some of them are good in math but there are some peolple who are good in math.
2006-09-24 05:49:28 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋