Maths is so much more malleable and abstract than what you think it is. You really do not understand maths as well as you think you do, and I feel a bit sad for any student of yours that would wish to explore some deeper revelations of maths, just to be told “nope! That’s just how it is!” with no further thinking at all.
A lot of maths is chosen. Choices with good motivation, but choices nonetheless. So long as there not being contradictions or paradoxes, the formulation of a form of math is valid. Which is why you have different forms of maths with different rules.
And you really could use some more humility, it’s obnoxious when you act all so high and mighty and arrogant, with no interest in questioning your assumptions. Devolving into ridiculing the person you’re discussing with and a general vibe of “omfg I’m right you fucking idiot because I’m right how dumb can you get??”
Like, what is it that you want here, a book from the 700s of the one dude that invented arithmetics and told clearly “I chose this.”? You are making your arguments effectively unfalsifiable by just going “Nuh uh” all the time.
Get some humility and learn a bit about the foundations of maths. Like. Down to set theory. See for yourself what actually is the foundation. And, spoiler, it’s not a high school textbook. Hopefully I do not need to tell you how concepts are simplified for younger students, instead of overwhelming them with the complete knowledge of a subject.
Maths is so much more malleable and abstract than what you think it is. You really do not understand maths as well as you think you do, and I feel a bit sad for any student of yours that would wish to explore some deeper revelations of maths, just to be told “nope! That’s just how it is!” with no further thinking at all.
A lot of maths is chosen. Choices with good motivation, but choices nonetheless. So long as there not being contradictions or paradoxes, the formulation of a form of math is valid. Which is why you have different forms of maths with different rules.
And you really could use some more humility, it’s obnoxious when you act all so high and mighty and arrogant, with no interest in questioning your assumptions. Devolving into ridiculing the person you’re discussing with and a general vibe of “omfg I’m right you fucking idiot because I’m right how dumb can you get??”
Like, what is it that you want here, a book from the 700s of the one dude that invented arithmetics and told clearly “I chose this.”? You are making your arguments effectively unfalsifiable by just going “Nuh uh” all the time.
Get some humility and learn a bit about the foundations of maths. Like. Down to set theory. See for yourself what actually is the foundation. And, spoiler, it’s not a high school textbook. Hopefully I do not need to tell you how concepts are simplified for younger students, instead of overwhelming them with the complete knowledge of a subject.
No it isn’t, as per Maths textbooks
says someone who doesn’t understand it at all
Just as well I’m their teacher then, hey? 😂 I showed you the textbooks, and you refused to look at them
Nope! Only the notation.
You mean so long as it obeys the laws of nature
But we don’t have different rules, only different notations. The rules of Maths are universal
says person who refuses to look in Maths textbooks
says person who refuses to look in Maths textbooks
there aren’t any. All the rules of Maths are explicitly spelt out in Maths textbooks, not to mention several of which are easy to prove.
Like the person who refuses to look in Maths textbooks
No-one chose it. There are even several species of animals that know how to count! 😂 It’s a universal law
Just as well I also provide the proof in the form of Maths textbooks. Oh wait, you keep refusing to look at them! 😂
says person who refuses to look in Maths textbooks
says person who knows nothing about it. Makes up fanciful stories like it was “chosen” when nature proves otherwise
It’s Arithmetic. Even some animals know how to do Arithmetic, none of them know how to do set theory! 😂
That’s right, it’s a Primary school textbook 😂
And yet you still manage to not understand them 🙄
Welcome to why Algebra isn’t taught until Year 7 😂