>>10935570I'm going to say something that is probably contrary to what other anons think but this is the answer:
There is nothing wrong with memorizing mathematics using flashcards.
I will repeat: There is NOTHING wrong with memorizing mathematics definitions/ideas/formulas using flashcards.
People, and many textbooks, will sometimes outright say "do not memorize, simply try to derive it from first principles when you need it". That's might seem well and good at first, but in reality there is no reason to do this if your goal is actual understanding and progression in your learning. Why would you try to recompute the answer every time, when you can just save the answer in memory and then retrieve it in one step whenever you need it?
I used to believe that "Memorization is for brainlets" and that other shit, then one day I decided to just start to memorize the definitions and basic theorems and results from the book, and it has increased my learning speed by 40%. There is no reason not to do it
So how to deal with it? Literally just create flashcards (electronic or paper, preferably and electronic program that uses spaced repetition) and memorize them as you read the chapter, and use the memorized definitions and theorems when you do the exercises. Everything will stick when you're done, and your ability to link the ideas together and solve the exercises will be much faster (EVEN IF you were fine with proving the exercises at the end of each chapter without memorizing. Memorization will only speed up the process, regardless of who you are or how smart/skilled you think yourself to be).
There is nothing stupid about using the objectively more efficient method for learning. Memorizing the definition/results DOES NOT mean you "don't truly understand the material" - it in fact means the opposite.
