Is it because students who always do well in math have high IQs?

It is undeniable that there is a gap in students' IQ, but IQ and intelligence are two different concepts. Because intelligence can be reflected in different aspects. For example, some people are very smooth and smart in their behavior. From the structure of the text, if they have sharp ears and eyes, they are smart.

However, many people equate intelligence with IQ, especially when they were students, because school is the main task and other abilities cannot be reflected, so we can just equate intelligence with intelligence.

So, which subjects can tell whether students are smart or not?

1. The definition of intelligence

In fact, scientists also have different definitions of intelligence or IQ, but they are basically the same. For example, some people think that intelligence It is composed of a number of basic abilities. They are: language understanding, reasoning ability, understanding speed, numerical ability, vocabulary use, associative memory, and spatial imagination.

Some people also divide intelligence into two types, one is abstract logical reasoning ability (Fluid Intelligence, fluid intelligence), and the other is the level of knowledge and experience (Crystallized Intelligence, crystallized intelligence). Solving problems requires logical reasoning skills as well as knowledge and experience. These two functions work together to solve problems better. Generally speaking, fluid intelligence decreases with age, and crystallized intelligence increases with age.

Simply speaking, intelligence refers to a person's reasoning ability, understanding speed, numerical ability, spatial imagination, etc. This definition is more in line with our understanding of "smart".

2. Physics and mathematics can better reflect a person’s IQ

For many years in key high schools, the students I have come into contact with are all students with very good grades. Even these students , it can also be seen that students have different IQs. According to my observation, whether a student is smart or not is mainly reflected in two subjects, one is physics and the other is mathematics. Regarding which one is more difficult, mathematics or physics, different students have different understandings. There are students who are good in physics but not good in mathematics, and there are also students who are not good in mathematics and good in physics. At different stages, the manifestations are different. For example, in high school, students find physics to be more difficult than mathematics, but in college or higher, students find mathematics to be more difficult than physics.

For example, physicist Yang Zhenning once told a joke. He said: There are two kinds of mathematics books. The first kind is that you don’t want to read it after reading the first page, and the second kind is that you don’t want to read it after reading the second page. I don't want to read a word. As a contemporary physicist, Yang Zhenning is particularly fond of mathematics, and he is a physicist who uses a lot of mathematics. He finds mathematics bitter and difficult to understand, let alone ordinary people.

I think physics is more difficult to understand than mathematics. Although Yang Zhenning does not agree with the statement that "mathematics is a tool for physics", for ordinary people, as long as they do more math problems, they can break through many difficult problems. In addition to being good at mathematics, physics also requires a lot of "brain training", and abstract thinking is even more demanding. Chaplin once joked to Einstein: "Everyone welcomes me because they all understand me. Everyone welcomes you because they don't understand you."

In high school, many students choose liberal arts , basically all are caused by poor mathematics and physics. If you are not good at physics, you can escape, but if you are not good at mathematics, you must face the difficulties. Some students have greatly improved their mathematics scores after choosing liberal arts, and even can They got full marks in the college entrance examination. I wonder if they would have achieved such results if they had persisted in studying physics.

As for Chinese and English, although these two subjects are not easy to learn, they rely more on accumulation rather than reasoning. Therefore, there is a phenomenon in high school: students who are good at mathematics, physics and chemistry do not do well in Chinese and English. ; There are many students who are good at Chinese and English, but there are many lame subjects in mathematics and physics.

Of course, just because a student has a high IQ and is smart does not mean that his or her grades are good. Some students have poor academic performance because they are not distracted, and some students have weak Chinese or English skills. I don't get good grades in subjects, so IQ affects grades to a great extent, but it doesn't completely determine grades. If you look at it in the long run, people with high IQs may not necessarily be smart people. Do you think that's right?