I hate maths can anyone tell me something to make me like them even a bit?

Answer 1

Math is an exercise for your brain.

Some people like to exercise. Others don't like to exercise but do it because it's good for them. Still others don't exercise and get fat. Really fat.

You don't have to like them. But it'll be easier on you if you do. I like them because I enjoy overcoming challenges.

Hope you use math to warm up your mind everyday like I do. Keeps you sharp. Like them or not.

Answer 2

People's reaction to math is very much affected by the attitude they bring in. If you see it as a puzzle and a game it can be a challenge. I like math (otherwise what would I be doing hanging around here, waiting for an interesting question?).

There are 2 main troubles people have with developing this approach. 1 is pressure - once people start feeling pressure for grades it takes the focus away from the challenge of the problem and puts it squarely on the need for the solution.

The other problem is that (in my experience) very few teachers understand and enjoy math themselves. Their approach is often a cookbook approach of memorizing formulae and hoping when you get a problem you have memorized the right one to do it. That is exactly the wrong, unproductive approach. Memorizing formula is an attempt to change math into the same cookbook method used by grammar schoolers for arithmetic, and it just does not work.

Answer 3

This probably sounds stupid, and I can't say that I'm speaking from experience, because I've always liked math, but it's just a suggestion...

Try watching the Disney movie, "Mathemagic". It is kinda geared toward kids, but at least TRY watching it, and see if it doesn't change your mind at least a little...you might find something about math that you DO like after you watch it that applies to your everyday life.

And, it is true, math is all around you. Not just in the way your computer works, but also in how certain flowers have a certain number of petals, there's even a formula that measures the spirals in a snail's shell. The very cells in your body and the atoms and molecules that make up those cells depend on math to keep your body from flying apart. And even if you hate math, you still use it. You compare prices between similar items in a store to get the best price and save you the most money.

So, i guess, maybe you could say you DO like math because without it, you wouldn't be able to save yourself money when you buy something, or you wouldn't be able to appreciate nature.

Do you like music? Music pleases us because of its rhythm (DEFINITELY math based) or because the melody of the song pleases us. The melody is made up of different notes. Every musical note (for example, E-flat) sounds the way it does because it is a wave of sound that goes in a certain cycle. A high-pitched note is a fast cycle, a low-pitched note is a slow cycle. So, if you like music, you like it because it is math-based.

That is just a few examples of how math affects you everyday, there are literally thousands of others that you probably don't realize, but if you think about it you'll probably see the relations.

If you're still in school, maybe you could ask a teacher/professor to explain ways math affects you if you have the spare time.

Oh, and again, watch "Mathemagic". Trust me on that one.

Answer 4

If it wasn't for mathematics, you wouldn't be able to get on your computer (which relies on binary operations), connect to the internet (which uses mathematical calculations to route signals from your machine to a server), enter your password on this site safely (because it's encrypted using mathematical formulas), and biitch about hating mathematics. A bit hypocritical, I'd say.

If you want to go through the rest of your life saying "I hate mathematics", go right ahead. I couldn't care less because it's of no consequence to me. Say you hate my favorite bands too, for all I care. Of course, if you actually want to get better at it, eventually you'll have to drop that attitude.

I have both a Bachelor's and Master's degree in math, and I can't tell you how many people have said that. "I hate math" (or "maths" as you folks call it over the other side of the Atlantic). But when I ask them why and try to find out the reasons, it usually turns out that they had a number of really bad math teachers, came from schools with bad math programs or were even taught "It's OK if you're bad at math; that's a boy's subject." Any of this ring true?

Answer 5

Well, if you want power, knowing how and when to use math is a powerful. Skills are worth getting.

If you like science and nature, some math is essential in understanding things beyond very basic.

As others have said, it's a good challenge for the mind.

Now, I just wish there were SOMEBODY out there who were good at teaching proofs because I never got the point of those. And more good math teachers, please. Geez.

So to like it, find a purpose for it. You want to change your attitude, so that's a good start.

Answer 6

Maths is very intresting subject. It becomes worst subject when anyone want to come out from the cyclone's of numbers. But if you or anybody enjoy the maths & try to make the numbers your friend you will find that you are enjoying the maths.

Answer 7

I always had trouble with math until I understood where it applies in my daily life. You use it for figuring out recipes, say if you double the size of a batch of cookie dough, knowing fractions makes it possible. Shopping, percentages apply when you add tax or take off discounts. Mainly math is helpful for managing money. Good luck.

Answer 8

You are right! Maths is BAD....

Tell me one thing Do you use ear rings, How many dresses you have and what abt the matching ear rings.. and some ear rings will go with more than one dress.. so what is the minimum number of ear rings required bby you ??


Suppose you have to go out station for attending party. and your Plane is two hrs late and your watch is 3 hrs behind and it takes 2 hrs to reach station ,, At what time you will leave ?

How many money you have in your wallet ? Would you be able to save enough for attending the picnic... How much you should save now such that you can watch the moview today and also enjoy the picnic next week....

Answer 9

You're so bad at math that you increase the Standard Deviation on the Normal Distribution curve by a Z-Score of 6.

Answer 10

Your stupidity lowers the bell curve for everyone else. By being in math, you're helping people who are better than you in ways which you probably can't even comprehend get ahead in life.