Python Learning
Bill
BILL_NOSPAM at Noway.net
Sun Dec 17 19:48:39 EST 2017
Chris Angelico wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 18, 2017 at 6:51 AM, Bill <BILL_NOSPAM at noway.net> wrote:
>> The point is that it takes a certain amount of what is referred to as
>> "mathematical maturity" (not mathematical knowledge) to digest a book
>> concerning computer programming.
> Emphasis on *a book*.
>
>> In my years of teaching experience,
>> students who came to college without the equivalent of "college algebra"
>> were under-prepared for what was expected of them. This is not just an
>> opinion, it's a fact.
> So, your experience is that the style of learning you offer is
> unsuitable to anyone who doesn't have some background in algebra. That's fine. For your course, you set the prereqs.
I never said that they needed any knowledge of algebra. But if they
don't understand the logic behind an inequality, for instance, then may
run into some trouble.
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