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0 pointsaamar1y ago0 comments

> How many homework questions did your entire calc 1 class have? I'm guessing less than 100…

I’m quite surprised at this guess and intrigued by your school’s methodology. I would have estimated >30 problems average across 20 weeks for myself.

My kids are still in pre-algebra, but they get way more drilling still, well over 1000 problems per semester once Zern, IReady, etc. are factored in. I believe it’s too much, but it does seem like the typical approach here in California.

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com2kid1y ago

I preferred doing large problem sets in math class because that is the only way I felt like I could gain an innate understanding of the math.

For example after doing several hundred logarithms, I was eventually able to do logs to 2 decimal places in my head. (Sadly I cannot do that anymore!) I imagine if I had just done a dozen or so problems I would not have gained that ability.

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com2kid1y ago

I preferred doing large problem sets in math class because that is the only way I felt like I could gain an innate understanding of the math.

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