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  That's fair. Some people will find memorization of facts easy and problem solving hard, and there others who are the other way around due to being more analytical. I think since I'm one of the more analytical people who find math easy I may be a bit biased on the issue. !delta
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  As someone who teaches college calculus, I almost never have a problem with the students understanding the calculus notation. And when there is a misunderstanding it’s a very easy fix. It’s often the algebra and arithmetic skills that they are severely lacking in. >
  
  What type of school do you teach at? I would think that the student's understanding of calculus notation at a community college or a humanities school might differ when compared to something like a tech school. >
  
  Just a basic state university >
  
  While your criticisms of the way we teach math is valid, they aren't the biggest reason that it's the toughest subject. The biggest reason that it's the toughest subject is that it's the only elementary/high school subject that requires transformative thinking rather than mere memorization and which also has only one correct answer. You can memorize lists of words in foreign languages, dates and names in history, or scientific facts. None of that will help you when the question is to engage in a process.