I don't agree that you can get better at it. Maybe marginally through recognizing patterns in similar concepts, but not inherently better. Being able to abstract / conceptualize new systems quickly is intelligence which can't be worked out like a muscle.
You can do it, but it will take longer and be harder for you. For instance I am a brainlet, thus even trivial concepts baffle me for what seems like a lot longer than my peers. But, with perseverance I come to understand them - but this doesn't make the next concept easier.
Landon Reyes
no u can't and you're actually retarded
Tyler Allen
Nah. Unless you are retarded you can learn and dominate arithmetics and algebra like a pro.
15yo I teach sometimes have achieved it through an intensive POV-focused program I morphed from some famous guy, and they learn a little slow at the beginning, but as long as they start dominating arithmetics and algebra completely, they are like an unstoppable missile.
Maybe you can find out what I do. Are you dumber than the undeveloped brain of a 15yo kid?
Christian King
read Book Of Proof
it's an open source textbook which teaches this skill
then read The Art Of Problem Solving
i did this during my math undergrad and now mathematicians HATE me!
Nathan Johnson
Many years ago when I was in high school, I was sitting in my math classroom listening to the professor write our next math question on the chalkboard. At the time, we had been trained to complete the problem a specific way, but I was pondering why it was solved that way. Every time I learned a new asset of trig or algebra, I would go to my house and reverse engineer the question and attempt to look at it from another angle, and keep in mind, I acquired this mindset by myself.
Question Everything... Wonder why certain things work... Always be willing to learn... Think outside the box...
You will make it, I promise.
Gabriel Scott
discredited garbage.
15 is probably the limit for getting good. if you haven't specialized in a field by that age you will never get good at anything. at best you will become mediocre at something you throw 10s of thousands of hours into.
Jacob Walker
Solve problems you don't already know how to solve. Try looking at problems and exercises in highly regarded books like Rudin, Artin, etc. Repeat as necessary across multiple books and subjects.
Benjamin Cox
>I believe I can pattern match okay
You misunderstand, that's not a good thing. It's good to spot patterns in things (which can lead to deeper understanding and making connections) but you shouldn't be doing stuff blind by matching the motions.
