How to get better at learning mathematics - Intuition versus Rote Learning

This video explores different 'learning trajectories' or 'paths' that students can take when learning mathematics - some good and others not so good.

[shubhkarmansingh]

I personally used to spend a lot of time on intuitive learning, always trying to find why something was true, rather than going on and practicing problems. This rendered me with marks lower than what I would expect based on my understanding. Your video is the only source that addresses this issue. Thank you! for this wonderful video.

[mohammedbastaki]

Going through primary and secondary school, and having no passion for maths pushed me towards rote learning in my first year of becoming aware of what I am learning in maths, as more and more concepts became exposed to me. My way of learning gradually evolved to become intuitive

[harismohammad]

You know I think you should make a channel centred around explaining maths concepts like you have with some of your other videos, helping to develop mathematical intuition. I believe if you do that you could fill a YouTube niche though to get more views and subscribers you may need to make the videos more eye catching and engaging. I personally don’t mind videos in this format but for a wider audience that may be a consideration. However overall it is a great video and this was positive criticism do understand that I am not trying to demotivate you and I totally support you in your YouTube journey. Keep up the good work it will pay off.

[SumanthLazarus]

Thanks for sharing your ideas!
tl;dr: Introducing Anki (flashcard tool) into my learning process has allowed me to focus most of my attention on intuitive learning and problem solving, while spacing out the efforts needed for the memorization of facts over a sustained period of time.

Up until after my 4 year undergraduate engineering program (2017), I almost entirely relied upon rote learning as my only objective was doing well in exams and getting a job. Thus, math courses were entirely a means to an end.
Only after I started learning for the intention of developing a new skill (a foreign language like French), did I actually do some meta-thinking (how to learn stuff?).
I now believe that my failure to have not acquired an intuitive knowledge of math and the other sciences was due to having over-emphasized the act of memorization when in fact human brains have evolved to dump facts/info that it deems not pertinent. But upon introducing Anki (flashcard tool) into my study workflow, my efforts for the act of memorization has been greatly spaced out over a sustained period of time, allowing me to place due emphasis on intuitive learning aka understanding as well as problem solving.

[newgood]

Thank you very much for your inspiration, as a high school student in Taiwan, I used to hate rote memorization the school is emphasizing, that led me approach to study only with the opportunity for intuitive learning. Now realizing that going to one side of extreme is wrong, I felt more pleasured in learning in both styles. I would say that you video has really changed my approach to learning. Thank you!

[hibahaha]

Wait you only got four videos in your channel ?
WE NEEED MOREE!!!

[slantingclock]

Please sir make more videos continuing om how maths should learnt like this. Alot of info on learning mathematics online isnt actually helpful in learning mathematics properly in my opinion

[dank_watu]

I can't wait for the follow up vid

[plantAnOilTree]

This seems to be a really promising channel! I've just subscribed. Looking forward for what is to come!

[scnt]

i really liked this, please keep creating this type of content, loved it

[praveensevenhills]

Impressive explanation great content bro

[rajeev_kumar]

Intuitive learning should be on the right as it is right and rote learning should be on the left as it should be left.

[ABC-jqve]

I love this video so much! Such great content, thank you!

[giandie]

are you still planning on making the 2nd video on this topic?

[calebbrooks]

Absolutely brilliant! Where is the second video mentioned in this video(the followup). I looked on the channel

[newtao]

A professional channel with 912 subscribers. Should be a bug.

[fantomstranger]

Please video on rote learning to intuition

[Abdouu_]

Hi, i have a question and hope for an answer, there is some math rules that is usually hard to relate to first principles of the topic because mainly the proof behind them seems creative or the steps of the proof dosen't really tell you any relation to big picture and just seem just like symbol manipulation for example the sine rule proof, there is a geomtric proof wchich bassically tell you that the sine rule is equal to diameter of the circumcircle of the triangle but the proof seems creative so its kinda hard to stick because i can't logically relate the steps of the proof to big picture or the reason behind those steps so i ended up just saying what sine rule is telling from a geomtric point which is that the bigger the angle the bigger the opposite side, so really what im asking is there is some math things that seem kinda creative and its hard to find purpose maybe you encounter some moments like that, how should i tackle them? I don't like proofs that involve symbol manipulation and really when i go repeat the proof i forget steps because maybe the steps are not logically related . Maybe im wrong .
Btw the video is really impressive what you are thinking when learning is the most important thing !!

[syedanabila]

If my guess is right I know this voice...!!!!

[unowen]

Man I got so disappointed after I checked the channel and didn't find the follow up video he mentioned.