Is Maths the least important subject in schools?

Answer: Yes, it is.​ After all, we all learn how to solve quadratic equations.​.​.​ Long's Digest Top Stories For You Is Maths the least important subject in schools? Alexander Farrugia, Ph.D. Mathematics, University of Malta (2016) Updated May 6 Yes, it is. After all, we all learn how to solve quadratic equations, and nobody has ever needed to solve a quadratic equation after leaving school, right? And what's this de... Read More » Would you consider the Philippines in the heart of Southeast Asia? Matius Teguh Nugroho, a boy who loves traveling, writing, and riding trains. Written Apr 20 No, I think the heart of Southeast Asia is… Thailand. Geographically, Thailand is located between Malaysia, Myanmar, Laos, and Cambodia. It's like 5 countries (including Vie... Read More » Who defeated Napoleon in the Battle of the Nile? Henrey Bradley, Amateur Historian, Adventurer Written May 10 The Battle of the Nile, 1798, is one of the greatest naval actions in the history of naval warfare, and it was won by arguably the greatest Admiral who ever lived. His name was - ... Read More » Can you prove X^2+y^2+xy>0 for all x,y ∈ R? Dean Rubine Written Feb 4 We get equality when [math]x=y=0[/math]; let's show [math] x^2+y^2+xy > 0[/math] for real [math]x,y,[/math] not both zero. When they're not both zero, this sum of squares must be positive: [math]\frac 1 2 ( (x+y)^2 + x^2 + y^2 )> 0 [/math] [math]x^2+xy + y^2 > 0 \quad\checkmark[/math] Read More » Why are some Vietnamese still seeking to reach England from France illegally by boat in 2021, while Vietnam is economically described as the Rising Dragon and very successful? Do these people forget the incident '39 People Found Dead in Truck'? Phan Nhật Tuyên, former Software Engineer Written May 22 Easy, greedy. Actually, they have money and are not poor like you think. The problem is that they wanted to earn more money by illegally working in foreign countries without... Read More » Is Stephen Hawking popular among professional scientists/physicists? He has been commercialized for many years, but do scientists/physicists take him seriously? Jack Fraser, Masters Physics, University of Oxford (2018) Updated Feb 14, 2017 If you were to ask a random person to name the greatest scientist of this era, a non-physicist is pretty likely to say Stephen Hawking. A physicist (and a few people trained... Read More » As a mathematician, did the data from OEIS ever help you? Alon Amit (אלון עמית), PhD in Mathematics; Mathcircler. Written Mar 20 I'm no professional mathematician. I teach at Math Circles, I answer math questions on Quora, I solve math problems for fun, and I sometimes give math talks at various inst... Read More » Is it true that students in China are taught that China defeated Japan in World War 2 even though the overwhelming force was actually the US? Jamie Wang, Born and raised in China, had lived in Swiss and Germany Updated Oct 19, 2020 Is it true that students in China are taught that China defeated Japan in World War 2 even though the overwhelming force was actually the US? Is it true that students in US ... Read More » What does "anh" mean in Vietnamese? Kirby Cho (ユーイチ), knows Vietnamese Updated 59m ago The word "anh" has a lot of meaning in Vietnamese. It can mean a male who's (presumably) slightly older than you; an elder brother Pronoun address terms ... Read More » As a mathematician, which field of mathematics do you find the most challenging? Kolya Ivankov, PhD Mathematics, Max-Planck-Institut Fuer Mathematik (2011) Updated Feb 12 For me, it is Algebraic Geometry. I've had a kind of love-hate relations with it. Yet, even though I used to work mostly in analysis - eventually switching to non-Archimedea... Read More » Read More in Your Feed Never miss a story. Designed for readers on the go. This email was sent by Quora (605 Castro Street, Mountain View, CA 94041). If you don't want to receive this type of email in the future, please unsubscribe.http://www.quora.com/