I disagree, at least that pictures can't help with higher dimensional math. Well, regular pictures may not help so much but interaction really can. A lot of my understanding of higher level math depends on my programming ability to "touch" some of the abstract concepts.
When learning something new you need to be able to associate the new concept with things you already understand, and visuals can give you an intuitive sense of how things are behaving (especially in time)
I don't think the visuals could necessarily take the place of training to use the abstract symbols or lines of code any time soon, but I think they are a really necessary step in the right direction to get more people to approach math.
When learning something new you need to be able to associate the new concept with things you already understand, and visuals can give you an intuitive sense of how things are behaving (especially in time)
I don't think the visuals could necessarily take the place of training to use the abstract symbols or lines of code any time soon, but I think they are a really necessary step in the right direction to get more people to approach math.