Timeline for I feel like my mathematical competence is fading
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| May 25, 2021 at 19:43 | comment | added | Jon Custer | @RobinClower - how many times have I actually done a trig substitution for an integral in now 40 years of physics and engineering? None at all... | |
| May 24, 2021 at 19:56 | comment | added | Noah Snyder | I certainly agree, and Calc II is probably the most extreme case of this phenomenon! | |
| May 24, 2021 at 19:23 | comment | added | Robin Clower | I had a professor in college who said the only time people know Calc 2 is when they're teaching it. It just fades out of their minds and they forget how to do some of the more complex integrations despite having taught it 5-10 times. There's nothing wrong with forgetting information, but teaching definitely is a great way of retraining your brain to think in certain ways. | |
| May 23, 2021 at 10:45 | comment | added | mti2935 | Re teaching/tutoring - you might want to check out upchieve.org. They provide free math tutoring to low income and minority students through their online portal. You may want to consider volunteering as a tutor with them as a way of brushing-up on your math skills, and helping out some low income and minority students at the same time. | |
| May 22, 2021 at 16:27 | comment | added | J W | @Aruralreader: I suggest posting that as an answer. | |
| May 22, 2021 at 16:07 | comment | added | A rural reader | How to improve: Hop over to MSE, pick an interesting problem or two every day. | |
| May 22, 2021 at 15:01 | comment | added | J W | Good suggestion re tutoring/teaching! | |
| May 22, 2021 at 14:47 | history | answered | Noah Snyder | CC BY-SA 4.0 |