[vasco]

I think I only learned linear algebra about 3 or 4 years after I graduated. I learned how to do the computations during the course but the teacher was so bad I had no idea what anything was for. Could've been an IQ test course for all it mattered. Here transpose this matrix now. Ok.

[klysm]

Pretty common with lin alg and diffeq unfortunately. Many schools teach it as a toolbox instead of for understanding.

[slowmovintarget]

Math like words are tools. When you want application instead of tool operating instructions, go into physics or computer science (or both).

[klysm]

I disagree from a pedagogical standpoint. Math can be used as a tool, but that’s not the most effective way to teach math. I’m assuming the goal is to teach comprehension and understanding.