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by j2kun 3798 days ago
Barring an extremely small number of cases, this is not true by any means. The cognitive skills required to learn math are the same as the cognitive skills required to learn language. If you're interested in learning more about this, check out Keith Devlin's "The Math Gene" [1]

[1]: http://www.amazon.com/The-Math-Gene-Mathematical-Thinking/dp...
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toddan 3798 days ago
If it was as simple to read one book to be good at math I would be an engineer a long time ago with all the tuition and help i got thru my years in school.
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j2kun 3797 days ago
You misunderstand me. The book I referenced does not try to teach you math. The book I referenced surveys scientific studies on the question of "whether everyone can learn math." There is overwhelming evidence presented in this book that, in fact, everyone can learn math.
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