Any students say they have math anxiety. Math anxiety is a feeling of intense frustration or helplessness
about one’s ability to do math. There are many factors that can affect a person’s attitude about math and some
of them are erroneous ideas or misconceptions. Many authors have addressed some math myths that are
commonly accepted by the general public.
Math Myth 1: Aptitude for math is inborn.
Math Myth 2: To be good at math you have to be good at calculating.
Math Myth 3: Math requires logic, not creativity
Math Myth 4: In math, what’s important is getting the right answers.
Math Myth 5: Men are naturally better than women at mathematical thinking.
- Agree or disagree with one of the Math Myths listed above. Find a link to one article on the Internet to
support your response. - Share your own current or former feelings of math anxiety. Explain how you plan to deal with it in this course
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