Linking morsels of informational data... sometimes learning is like a tantalizing treasure hunt
Since encouraging Justin to blog about applications of mathematics in everyday, real world problem solving I've been an avidly following his teachings on that matter. Justin is certainly a smart guy and also has a knack for using the raw power of maths and logic in some really interesting ways. Justin's recent articles have provided me with a tangible link between maths theory and the practicle usage of some simple mathematical methods.
Late today I also read a timely piece by Mark about "Chunky Conceptualization" which just seemed to fit where I'm at in my current maths journey. I liked Mark's naming of "Chunky Conceptualization" as it relates well with how I've gone about learning maths and music recently. You start by learning core concepts as individual units and then build upon that by surrounding them with contextual information. This leads to more discovery and forms a kind of building block approch to gaining insight.
There's two things that I've found while learning new stuff:
- I'm often amazed to discover how links can appear from angles that you never really expected when learning a new topic.
- It can be really frustrating when you are eager to learn everything about a new topic that you have to be restrained by the limit at which you can understand and internalize information.