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Skriven 2006-05-19 23:41:00 av Dale Shipp (1:261/1466.0)
     Kommentar till en text av Ruth Haffly
Ärende: Re: uncle 688
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 -=> On 05-18-06  10:51,  Ruth Haffly <=-
 -=> spoke to Michael Loo about uncle 688 <=-

 RH> Yes, both very left brained thinkng.
 
 ML> Actually, an integration between left and right, the one
 ML> doing the counting and the other doing the hunches. When

 RH> I was thinking more of the very task oriented stuff common to music
 RH> and math; the latter doesn't seem to leave as much room for creativity
 RH> as the former.

  Some music performance is very structured, like some math.  Some math
  is very creative, like some music.  I've witnessed a lot of creation
  in my time as a mathematician.
 
 ML> they work together, beautiful things can happen - in music
 ML> as well as mathematics (I'm sure Dale could vouch for this).

  Yep -- much of the math I have been involved with was quite visual and
  right brained.

 RH> Math was never beautiful for me. (G)
 
  Unfortunately, much of introductory math is taught in a pedantic and
  structured manner that leaves no room for introduction of discovery
  and creation.   I would find it impossible to teach grade school math
  because of that.  OTOH, one has to learn the basic skills in any
  discipline before progressing to journeyman or expert levels.  That
  learning is often structured and repetitious.
 
                               Dale Shipp
                  fido_261_1466 (at) comcast (dot) net
                              (1:261/1466)


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