Which topic(s) in math do you find difficult?

@AndriaToh (1268)
Malaysia
June 9, 2007 10:50am CST
Hi everyone, Which area(s) in math do you find difficult? And, if possible, why do you find it difficult? I'm a math teacher, writer of math books and a math web site. I hope to find out more from you students. I guess if I can figure out how you think then I should be able to help you better.
6 responses
• Philippines
10 Jun 07
hydrostatic pressure, work theorem and series, and 3-dimensional planes. part where you use integrals to calculate them
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• United States
9 Jun 07
I have a hard time with probability laws. I never know which one to apply to a given situation. I have some trouble with Trig. I can do the basic sin, cos, tangent, but I have a hard time knowing when to do inverses or cotangent and the rules and equations that you're supposed to memorize. also I've forgotten how log and ln are supposed to work. I remember it being fairly easy, but I guess since I don't know any practical applications I've forgotten.
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@gittabest (1946)
• Iceland
9 Jun 07
I don't get Algebra. Why should I care how to find some X in some long math thing. It all looks so weird to me and makes NO SENSE. Anyways good luck.
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• United States
9 Jun 07
I'm taking a class in trignometry/statistics right now. With that aside, though, for me the most difficult thing in math was theorems concernings circles, and finding their arcs, chords, etc. So many rules I just can never seem to memorize when it comes to circles.
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@Dan_ul (858)
• Romania
9 Jun 07
Probabilities and their applications, integrals, residue theory and some other nonsens:)
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• Latvia
9 Jun 07
i am wery young and not expierenced a lot (in maths :)), but for me it was hard with functions such as y=x^2+6x-15 and so on.. it was a nonsense.. :(
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