> I wonder when this will make it into my Calculus book.
I was a victim of New Math, and have never fully recovered. Before that you had to (try to) memorize formulas. Maybe this trig system will right a thousand years of wrongs.
Ever try casting out 9's?
maybe....
I was lucky enough to miss new math....
"I was a victim of New Math, and have never fully recovered."
You and me both. I remember sitting in math class in what must have been 1st or 2nd grade. The principal came in and with great pomp, told us about how we were going to learn "New Math" and how it would make us so superior to all of those who came before.
I struggled through school and failed college calculus several time having never learned some pretty basic principles of math. Finally had a great teacher who turned on the light.
Gee, thanks guys!
With all due respect, you were a victim of bad math teachers. On the other hand Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, and all, had good New Math teachers. The New Math fueled our digital revolution. But asking run of the mill public school math teachers to teach it was like asking a gas station mechanic to fix a flying saucer.