On the Relationship Between Memorizing and Understanding
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All throughout studying Computer Science in undergrad, I believed memorization was orthogonal at best, and actively detrimental at worst, to actually understanding something. To me, if understanding was like having a painting conjured in my mind, then memorizing facts was akin to having vector coordinates of the lines making up the painting stored somewhere:
On the Relationship Between Memorizing and Understanding
On the Relationship Between Memorizing and…
On the Relationship Between Memorizing and Understanding
All throughout studying Computer Science in undergrad, I believed memorization was orthogonal at best, and actively detrimental at worst, to actually understanding something. To me, if understanding was like having a painting conjured in my mind, then memorizing facts was akin to having vector coordinates of the lines making up the painting stored somewhere: