Do I have the math gene?
I do not have the math gene because it takes me time to process math in my head. I know my mom has it, fir her its easy to do mental math or solve a problem quickly, for me its different.She would always say how I was good at math, so it makes sense my child is too! but thats wrong and she realizes that I'm not the best at math. She tries her best to help me and i can kind of understand it but i cant do mental math in 3 seconds or a problem without using my fingers and step by step procedures. Its kind of hard to not have this gene because it causes more work and stress...
It's perfectly fine that it takes you time to process math in your head. That just proves you will get it eventually!
ReplyDeleteBut there is no math gene! Dr. Keith J. Devlin is the author of “The Math Gene: How Mathematical Thinking Evolved and Why Numbers Are Like Gossip” and in his book, he contends this theory is not true after conducting modern research to prove that we all have the ability to do math! Click the below link to read a review of the book. Maybe you might want to purchase the book to add to your library?
http://www.evoyage.com/Book%20Reviews/MathGene.htm