(Andrew Hacker), I can start to dissect his argument. The first thing many others and I noticed when reading his article is the clear lack of understanding he has about the topic he is writing about, specifically the mathematical topics he mentions. “He is simply wrong about his first example. There is a good reason to study both polynomial functions and equations (parametric or otherwise), provided it is done properly”(Dr. Keith Devlin.) Hacker also mentioned a term called vectorial angle which isn't even part of most curriculums. Another problem many people have found out about Hacker is that he is not very well educated on the topic of math not even close to what would be considered a mathematician, which is the type of person I would expect to write such an article on this subject. I don't have any issues with Hacker, he clearly just wants to share his opinion but I don't see it a being in the best interest of
(Andrew Hacker), I can start to dissect his argument. The first thing many others and I noticed when reading his article is the clear lack of understanding he has about the topic he is writing about, specifically the mathematical topics he mentions. “He is simply wrong about his first example. There is a good reason to study both polynomial functions and equations (parametric or otherwise), provided it is done properly”(Dr. Keith Devlin.) Hacker also mentioned a term called vectorial angle which isn't even part of most curriculums. Another problem many people have found out about Hacker is that he is not very well educated on the topic of math not even close to what would be considered a mathematician, which is the type of person I would expect to write such an article on this subject. I don't have any issues with Hacker, he clearly just wants to share his opinion but I don't see it a being in the best interest of