Counting
Q. Who discovered mathematics first?
Sumerians
Table of Contents
- Q. Who discovered mathematics first?
- Q. Who invented arithmetic?
- Q. What was the first equation?
- Q. Can you be intelligent and be bad at math?
- Q. What does dyscalculia look like?
- Q. What are the strengths of dyscalculia?
- Q. What is dyscalculia disorder?
- Q. How bad is dyscalculia?
- Q. How does dyscalculia affect you?
Q. Who invented arithmetic?
ancient Greece
Q. What was the first equation?
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| current | 17:08, 7 July 2008 | {{Information |Description={{en|1=The first equation ever written, by Robert Recorde in his treatise ”The Whetstone of Witte”, in 1557. The equation is represented, in modern terms, by 14/sqrt{x}+|15| = |
Q. Can you be intelligent and be bad at math?
An intelligent person may have dyslexia (word-blindness) and thus be terrible at spelling. Likewise, they may have dyscalculia (number-blindness) and be poor at arithmetic. However, this is not the whole of mathematics, and it is possible to learn to be good at other parts, and to cope with arithmetic.
Q. What does dyscalculia look like?
Struggles to keep score in games; often loses track of whose turn it is. Slow to tell time on an analog clock. Poor memory for anything number-related, like dates or facts. Struggles to learn dance steps or anything involving motor sequencing.
Q. What are the strengths of dyscalculia?
Dyscalculia
| Strengths: | Weaknesses: |
|---|---|
| Speaking, reading and writing | Counting and maths problem-solving skills |
| Memory for printed words | Reading numbers or recalling numbers in sequence |
Q. What is dyscalculia disorder?
What is dyscalculia? Dyscalculia is a term used to describe specific learning disabilities that affect a child’s ability to understand, learn, and perform math and number-based operations.
Q. How bad is dyscalculia?
Described as the mathematical equivalent of dyslexia, dyscalculia is a little-known disorder that makes it extremely difficult to learn math.
Q. How does dyscalculia affect you?
For example, kids with dyscalculia may have trouble with amounts, time, distance, speed, counting, mental math, and remembering numbers. Those difficulties can show up in ways you might not expect or recognize as being related to math.
