"33 a) Om du har 10 iskuber & jag har 11 äpplen, hur många pannkakor ryms då på taket?
Svar: Lila, eftersom rymdvarelserna har inte hatt på sig."
English:
I've always have had trouble with math. Except for the really early years in school, which made math to something playful, I have had a very restrained relationship to the subject. Mathematics is too abstract in case it is not used to help out in everyday life. But if it is indeed used to shed light on actual situations where math could come in handy, then it's a different matter.
The problem is that the form of math being taught in schools (in Sweden) today is mostly the kind the outmost majority won't have any use for. Unless you are aiming for a career within mathematics or physics on some more advanced level. I understand the benefits of mathematics if it's used in the right way, but I hope the day comes when it can become interesting as well. As of now it feels like the subject is to keep students occupied by solving countless scientific notations, square roots and negative numbers in absurdum. Then there's the classic parody of a math problem, that those of us who had to struggle with math in school, can relate to all too well:
"33 a) If you have 10 ice cubes & and I have 11 apples, how many pan-cakes can there be on the roof?
Answer: Purple, since the aliens don't wear hats."
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