I'm writing this because when I read over my
previous rant, it struck me as too harsh and reactionary. I won't take it down, because I believe it illustrates a valid point, but I need to add clarification.
This subject interests me because I've always believed that it's better to learn
why the formula works than to just memorise the formula. Back a couple of years
when I was in high school, I worked much harder at sciences than mathematics. Consequently, I got to the point...