In some countries very detailed plane and solid geometry is taught with its complex proofs and most of the students can't understand and they are frightened from plane & solid geometry and afterwards all mathematics. Of course some geometry is necessary as areas, volumes, perimeters, angles of regular geometric shapes. But what about complex proofs of solid and plane geometry. ı think that these much proofs etc must be left to courses in relevant engineering & architectural areas. Will you please enlighten me with your rational comments & interpretations ?
Respectfully, in my judgment, and as Professor of descriptive geometry and after having followed the plane geometry or Euclidean, believe that it should not turn into complex teaching method and should be limited to the understanding of the ways in two dimensional or two dimensional interpretation; study and work of three dimensions shown in descriptive geometry that architects and engineers are studying it to resolve complex cases interpreting the problems with mathematical formulas and preferably making scale models. These studies are done in the first three semesters of program them architecture. Thanks.
Respectfully, in my judgment, and as Professor of descriptive geometry and after having followed the plane geometry or Euclidean, believe that it should not turn into complex teaching method and should be limited to the understanding of the ways in two dimensional or two dimensional interpretation; study and work of three dimensions shown in descriptive geometry that architects and engineers are studying it to resolve complex cases interpreting the problems with mathematical formulas and preferably making scale models. These studies are done in the first three semesters of program them architecture. Thanks.
Respectfully, in my judgment, and as Professor of descriptive geometry and after having followed the plane geometry or Euclidean, believe that it should not turn into complex teaching method and should be limited to the understanding of the ways in two dimensional or two dimensional interpretation; study and work of three dimensions shown in descriptive geometry that architects and engineers are studying it to resolve complex cases interpreting the problems with mathematical formulas and preferably making scale models. These studies are done in the first three semesters of program them architecture. Thanks.
Thanks Prof.Marco for your very valuable comments. I am still waiting comments from commenters and particularly from scholars who teach geometry in any level. For me, this issue of teaching geometry with complex proofs discourage students in geometry and consequently they try to avoid anything beyond simple arithmetic in their lifetimes.
- Badges
- Science topic
- Similar topics
- Geoscience
- Asia
- India