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#21 8 February 2012 - 04:02 PM ydoaPs 


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View Post*puffy* japanisthebest, on 7 February 2012 - 03:28 PM, said:

do you think it is reasonable for a 12 year old to learn calculus...and if so how would he/she learn it in a way that does not confuse him/her ?


Would this be confusing?
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#23 8 February 2012 - 07:57 PM *puffy* japanisthebest 


Lepton

View PostydoaPs, on 8 February 2012 - 04:02 PM, said:

Would this be confusing?

hmmm... it would take paying attention but no...if you really catch on to it...then no
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#24 8 February 2012 - 08:26 PM DrRocket 


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View Post*puffy* japanisthebest, on 8 February 2012 - 07:57 PM, said:

hmmm... it would take paying attention but no...if you really catch on to it...then no


"If you really catch on to it" then nothing is confusing.

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#25 8 February 2012 - 08:36 PM ydoaPs 


just lost the game

View Post*puffy* japanisthebest, on 8 February 2012 - 07:57 PM, said:

hmmm... it would take paying attention but no...if you really catch on to it...then no


Watch a few videos in the calculus section of this website and see if you can follow them. There are other areas such as biology and physics on that site as well.
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#26 8 February 2012 - 10:16 PM questionposter 


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View Post*puffy* japanisthebest, on 8 February 2012 - 07:57 PM, said:

hmmm... it would take paying attention but no...if you really catch on to it...then no


There may be some quick videos of a few things, but really what it's going to come down to is hard work. If you want to do the same you need to give up a lot more of your free time to actually studying these things and taking higher level classes. Even if you know how to differentiate and find the slope of points, those things aren't going to help in real life you unless you know a lot algebra and are very good at simplifying things.

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#27 9 February 2012 - 02:27 PM *puffy* japanisthebest 


Lepton

View Postquestionposter, on 8 February 2012 - 10:16 PM, said:

There may be some quick videos of a few things, but really what it's going to come down to is hard work. If you want to do the same you need to give up a lot more of your free time to actually studying these things and taking higher level classes. Even if you know how to differentiate and find the slope of points, those things aren't going to help in real life you unless you know a lot algebra and are very good at simplifying things.

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alice by hatsune miku

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#28 27 February 2012 - 09:07 AM morgsboi 


Atom

View Post*puffy* japanisthebest, on 7 February 2012 - 03:28 PM, said:

do you think it is reasonable for a 12 year old to learn calculus...and if so how would he/she learn it in a way that does not confuse him/her ?


I am learning it at 14. It seems to be quite easy learning from the internet but it would be easier being taught 1 to 1.

Try this link:
http://www.understandingcalculus.com
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#29 12 March 2012 - 02:06 AM esbo 


Baryon
I don't think the principle of calculus is too difficult to learn, it's a fairly simple concept.
However as has been mentioned you don't have much to apply it to at that age as you are
basically working with straight lines, where calculus is not really needed.

If you have not done the maths of fancy curves, you have nowt to apply it to!! :blink:

I would have loved to do it at that age though rather than mindless repetition of fractions or whatever
i was being taught.
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