Of course it was meant to be pejorative and that pretty much summarize my experience through university. In this particular case, the teacher wasn't giving a rat arse about his class and was merely there for the safe job, pension, sprinkles by some "research".
Anyhow, I disagree with that top-down approach, which seems to be very... European. I much prefer to follow a more logical path where the problem preclude the introduction to the solution.
Anyhow, I disagree with that top-down approach, which seems to be very... European. I much prefer to follow a more logical path where the problem preclude the introduction to the solution.
I agree that it's easier to learn that way, but it's not much use when solving real-world problems; you can learn the techniques relevant to the solution once you know what they are, but, if you haven't met them before, you won't recognise that they're the right ones.
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Of course it was meant to be pejorative and that pretty much summarize my experience through university. In this particular case, the teacher wasn't giving a rat arse about his class and was merely there for the safe job, pension, sprinkles by some "research".
Anyhow, I disagree with that top-down approach, which seems to be very... European. I much prefer to follow a more logical path where the problem preclude the introduction to the solution.
I agree that it's easier to learn that way, but it's not much use when solving real-world problems; you can learn the techniques relevant to the solution once you know what they are, but, if you haven't met them before, you won't recognise that they're the right ones.