From the "Why are people good at maths seen as intelligent" question .. explored.?

Question

I asked a question not but a half hour ago (or something) about why people who are good at math are seen as intelligent. Answers were plain and simply because they possess logical skills, abstract thinking etc. Useful answers and it was mentioned that you either 'have it' or 'don't have it'.

I think by this he meant that you either have these skills or you will never have them. I'd like to open this up for question as I believe that you can develop them. The brain thinks in a certain way and it's a matter of how you perceive information you are told and whether you understand it or not. I think it's possible for people to alter, although this may not be the right word, but also expand and develop our understanding skills and perception of how the brain analyses and thinks.

This sounds very similar to the skills needed for maths! But it's actually why you have the skills for maths.

Thanks for any thoughts in advance!

Answer 1

Intelligence is a measure of the ability of your brain to perform mental tasks in general. It helps you do math.

People of equal intelligence often have different aptitude for math.

How well you do math and how much math you know also depend on practice, education, and whether you want to learn.

An intelligent person has better mental tools for math. They also recognize the value of skills and education, so they work at learning math even if they are not good at it. Working at it can make up for ordinary intelligence and math aptitude. 'having it' is not binary. You take the intelligence and aptitude you were given, and work to make the most of them.

Here's another viewpoint. If you are intelligent, what are you going to do with that gift? Of all the human endeavors where intelligence can make a difference, a large portion of them are in technical fields. Mathematics is a foundation to them, so you'll do your best to develop your math skills.

Answer 2

If you are familiar with Howard Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences, it essentially states that everyone is intelligent in different ways, and while some of these areas are stronger than others as is with most people, weaker areas can be strengthened. Factor in IQ with all that and those with greater overall intellect will go even farther within each area.

It seems to me that people with higher intellectual ability simply tend to have more training in academic areas. The people who are good at math are so because they are equipped to be good at most things if they have the focus. Keep in mind though, that being seen as being good at something like math or being assumed to be highly intelligent because of that strength is perception. There are stunningly brilliant writers who can't calculate their way out of a paper bag.

Answer 3

I do think that mathematics and deductive logic are learnable skills. So I don't think the "have nots" are completely hopeless. However, some certainly seem to pick it up and run with it faster than others, so I can't say that this makes everybody an equal candidate for becoming the next Euler.

Answer 4

human beings interior america in many circumstances say "math." someplace else, you frequently hear it as "maths." there is not any distinction between the two. in case you think of approximately it, "maths" is probable extra precise. it is in simple terms like pertaining to "the sciences" or "the humanities." there is extra advantageous than one style of math, so utilising it in plural is clever. nonetheless even with the undeniable fact that, there is fairly no distinction. in simple terms different cultural slang for arithmetic.