Why is math "uncool?"

Because harder math such as Calculus is difficult. Therefore the people who have an easier time with it are people who (In a stereotypical setting) would be considered nerds. And nerds are stereotypically uncool.

Of course, this is just from looking at a high school point of view. And that specific point of view is fairly immature.

As for myself though, I just hate the harder math (Such as the previously mentioned Calculus). And it really sucks that I hate it since I decided to major in Chemistry in college and therefore require those annoying maths.

 

I don't really think that it's because of the social image in general, because if you're handsome + smart, that's going to get you the ladies. Being unattractive and smart, that's the image of the "nerds" what people are usually pictured as.

IMO, it's just that when it comes to harder and longer mathematics, people aren't really interested in learning/doing them (if the case is that someone is intelligent enough to master such mathematics), because the way this world works nowadays is that people are lazy and you can get easily to larger paychecks even if you don't have the wits.

 

I love "nerds". Who made up that word anyway... but back to the point. "Nerds" are actually the one who help with:

Track of Government money, Computer Programming, Taxes and Bills, High-Tech Technology, etc.

That is just a few, simple ideas for me to throw out. I love math but there are parts of it in there where I just sit there and say "What is the point in this?" Some parts you just cannot understand at all but there are some where you may end up confuse and it is better to have a one-on-one study with the teacher so that you may understand it some more. I need math in the Video Game Career since we will be using Geometry (Buuuuu. Geometry) for it. Like Desert said, there are some where we have to use something that we never like in the first place and hope that we don't need it but only to realize that we actually do need it.

-.- And I don't care who say that "we don't need math". The ACTs say different. For my class, you need over a 21 to consider that you are ready for math in college. <_< And society is just getting dumb for saying that we don't need arithmetic. Just another way to show that they are just following.

 

To be simple and plain(and because I'm on my phone)

Math involves a lot of work, and I don't care if I say it or not, but people in the western world are lazy. They don't like doing all the work that is involved in math to come to an answer they probably care even less about.

Then there's others(like myself) who can't view math. They just don't understand it and don't see a use to it.


(later today I may extend on this post or make another in detail, I'm currently on my phone)

 

It all depends on what you do in life.

I see only a bare minim understanding for basic math. The understanding of percentages probably the highest for the use of dealing with money. But it all goes down to what career path.

I plan on going into music education. Basic math is used in music where as I'll need to know some statistics for education, but as for figuring some more advance trigonometry, I see no use for it.

 

Domain and range and all of that I have learned and have no problem. and what do you mean restrictions? I might have already learn that but when you said that, my mind was thinking of the graph version. -.- I took Pre-Calculus and that was just awful. I passed... but it was just awful. It had some Trigonometry that I know and some Algebra but some were just plain bogus. I don't know if I can take on Calculus but I know that once I step into college, I'll make sure to be well prepare for Calculus.

 

Most Chemistry doesn't require anything higher than some Algebra/Pre-Cal. But my Chem teacher was telling me that there was some branch (Probably Quantum Chemistry if it exists) that requires Calculus.

Because the opposite of a nerd (At least in a standard high school setting) is the person who does all the sports and stuff. And those people are always the cool kids.

Because people like to shoot for the bare minimum.

 

A subject is fun if it grabs somebody's interest. Obviously somebody who is interested in music would find music classes more fun (Or at the very least more interesting) compared to other classes.

For example, I've chosen Chemistry over Biology (Haven't tried Physics yet) because the experiments I've done in Chemistry are more interesting than the experiments I've done in Biology. Some experiments in Chemistry I've found boring, but almost every experiment in Biology I found boring. I just find Chemistry more enjoyable while Biology is fairly boring to me.

 

Well, I guess it's my turn to put some input into this.

I love math, it's my all time favourite subject (a long with physics, which involves more practise, but it's still quite enjoyable) because for me, math makes sense. Things that seem strange or weird don't interest me because it's simply odd, where as math feels constant. I loved calculus this past year and I actually looked forward to doing my homework. To be honest, my parents want me to go into medecine because I do well in science since I have an eidetic memory which allows me to have an easy time retaining a large amount of information, but I also told them that I'm considering becoming a mathematician.

Now, I've been tutoring students at school, with respect to math, for three years now and the degree of understanding varies significantly. One of the key things I notice though is that people seem to fear fractions, which seems strange to me because they're easy to work with, but it all depends on how people learn. I honestly think it's a problem with the education system (and I'm talking about the Canadian one) because people who have bad experiences with math, tend to hate the class. I've never met a person who loved math, yet was terrible at it; The two seem to go hand in hand. I think I've gone off on a tangent though.

So why is math viewed as uncool ? I think the main reason behind it is that a large amount of the population are only average when it comes to math, which causes them to not understand it making them deem it as being "stupid and pointless." How ironic. Also, it doesn't help that the media portrays people who do well in math as being socially unattractive in the movies.

What makes a class fun ? As Desert Warrior said, it honestly depends on your interest. If you like complex puzzles and things that make your mind work, math would probably be a good fit for you. If you enjoy expressing yourself through literature, art, ect, you'll probably end up liking classes that center around those things.

 

As the programmer on my schools robotics team I entirely accept this post. Making sensors and motors do what you want is no easy task. It also requires some pretty serious math. Thank you for understanding

 

Due to the fact it's im human nature to be lazy thats my own opinion at least.

 

Because the Devil does not want us to be smart! XD Just kidding on that part. But anyway, many people reject anything that is difficult and form how we are growing... in a lazy state, we now want to take the easy way out which is not the best way. Math is encouraged but then people try to say that it is not and try to find ways to get around it.