Question

Why is the subject mathematics so difficult to understand???

Answer 1

The way math is taught is not entirely correct. Mathematics is a way of thinking, not a number-crunching tool. Here is an example of the wrong way to teach mathematics:

What is  (a+b)3  ?

At school, they merely do this:

(a+b)(a+b)(a+b)  

Then:

a(a+b)(a+b)+b(a+b)(a+b)  

Then:

a(a2+2ab+b2)+b(a2+2ab+b2)  

Then:

a3+2a2b+ab2+a2b+2ab2+b3  

Combining similar things:

a3+3a2b+3ab2+b3  

But what is the right way?

The right way is to ask, what does it mean? What is the pattern here?

Not only do we need to see the pattern, but also one step before and after it:

Check the Image at last

Here is how to think about the pattern, the “what is going on” part. I will keep the examples in this part within the power of 2 or  (a+b)2  , to keep the topic accessible to all readers:

                                                - orginally said by Jan Meww