maths

matikka puhekieltä (short for)
1980 August 21, Girls can do maths as well as boys, w:New Scientist|New Scientist, http://books.google.com.au/books?id=ZUwz_1Gyj-oC&pg=PA586&dq=%22maths%22+-intitle:%22maths%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=zietT57LKKiuiAexieyGCQ&redir_esc=yv=onepage&q=%22maths%22%20-intitle%3A%22maths%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 586,

The conventional “commonsense” view now is that girls are conditioned both by family and teachers to believe that maths is a subject at which males excel, and that they believe they cannot be expected to comprehend its subtleties — so they don′t.

At age 10, Ian was based with the Grade 6 students but was allowed to take maths with Grade 10 – a four-year grade advancement.

Most people who are forced to use maths have little idea what it is really about.