Nerds of YBW

[AntarcticPilot]

I am so jealous of the applications of maths. I was top of the physics class at school but near bottom at maths. I can see physically but my head goes numb when numbers are involved.

There must be a word for that?

Back in the dark ages, I did Physics, and our A-level syllabus was solidly mathematical. Halfway through, the old physics teacher retired, and a new one was recruited, who was trained in the (then) new-fangled Nuffield Physics course. Of course, being well on in the traditional, mathematically based course, he had to continue for our class. Myself and another guy (the school maths genius) were often called upon to explain the maths!

But any Physics above A-level requires a strong grounding in maths; so much so that my own maths is inadequate.

 

[Wansworth]

Back in the dark ages, I did Physics, and our A-level syllabus was solidly mathematical. Halfway through, the old physics teacher retired, and a new one was recruited, who was trained in the (then) new-fangled Nuffield Physics course. Of course, being well on in the traditional, mathematically based course, he had to continue for our class. Myself and another guy (the school maths genius) were often called upon to explain the maths!

But any Physics above A-level requires a strong grounding in maths; so much so that my own maths is inadequate.

It’s said that Music is agood help in maths and arithmetic

 

[AntarcticPilot]

I am so jealous of the applications of maths. I was top of the physics class at school but near bottom at maths. I can see physically but my head goes numb when numbers are involved.

There must be a word for that?

Dyscalculia (not sure of spelling!) is sort of that, but related more to jumbling numbers up.