Spritzie Posted January 24, 2011 Posted January 24, 2011 My favorite subjects were always English/Language and Science. Quote
-Ryan Posted January 24, 2011 Posted January 24, 2011 English is fun and very easy so that's my favourite class. I'm just alot better with writing than with math and stuff... xD Quote
Spritzie Posted January 24, 2011 Posted January 24, 2011 I've always been the writing type. That's why I took Honors English in HS. My sister was the math/science brain. She did Honors and AP math classes all the way through HS. Quote
Tedhaun Posted January 24, 2011 Posted January 24, 2011 I never minded history, at least I liked it better than Biology though. :P Quote
-Ryan Posted January 24, 2011 Posted January 24, 2011 I have had nightmares about AP calculus homeowrk... xD And yeah, I take honors english too. I plan on taking that and AP History through highschool. And maybe honors science at some point. Idk, honors science has been pretty easy so far... -shrug- Quote
Spritzie Posted January 24, 2011 Posted January 24, 2011 I only took the Honors English. I didn't see the point in burning myself out, like my sister did. I got great grade, plenty of straight A's. That's what mattered to me. Quote
Unstream Posted January 24, 2011 Posted January 24, 2011 I dunno, I'm taking AP English, and I think it's just at such a higher level compared to Honors. We're learning so much more, and while it's harder, we're actually learning how to write better. I dunno, AP (at least at my school) is a lot more thought-based, which is really cool. And I dunno, getting straight A's in easier courses doesn't mean much to me, because, it's, well, easier to do. I guess I just like being challenged. Speaking of challenges that is actually completely unrelated, here's a math riddle for anyone interested: Using only 8 eights, get 1000. Quote
-Ryan Posted January 24, 2011 Posted January 24, 2011 I'm looking for things that look good on a college app like multiple honors courses and Avid. xD As far as grades go i'm just looking to be in the top 25% for GPA at my school when I graduate. Hey, btw, doing math homework. What's a median? xD Quote
Sofa Posted January 24, 2011 Posted January 24, 2011 As far as I can remember, the median is the number that, if you have a set of numbers in numerical order, is in the middle. So of 1234567 it'd be the 4. I think if there are two numbers in the middle you add them together, divide by two, and the answer is the median. Maths isn't my strong suit though, ugh. Quote
-Ryan Posted January 25, 2011 Posted January 25, 2011 Thank you Sofa. xD Homework completed, FINALLY. Ever tried having 2 conversations at once on different sites while doing homework? Not fun. Quote
Wembly Posted January 25, 2011 Posted January 25, 2011 Thank you Sofa. xD Homework completed, FINALLY. Ever tried having 2 conversations at once on different sites while doing homework? Not fun. Ahh, wrong words there friend. It's very fun, it's just not very productive :whistle: Side note: I would fail at that, I'm not very good at multi tasking. Quote
Unstream Posted January 25, 2011 Posted January 25, 2011 My homework consists of inverse trig functions. Fun x_x I usually can't multi-task, unless it's like listening to music while doing homework. Usually when I try it's really just procrastination in disguise :P Quote
Seliphra Posted January 25, 2011 Posted January 25, 2011 Math is a separate language....and I don't speak it... :S Quote
Divya Bean Posted January 25, 2011 Posted January 25, 2011 I like math, but this year I dont. Geometry proofs, kill me now! x_x They take forever and my hands hurt! Quote
Wembly Posted January 25, 2011 Posted January 25, 2011 I never really cared about the proofs. I was like, really, I believe you that the equation has a mathematical basis, it's logical, I don't really need to know that starting from a point, we eventually made it to a decagon... Quote
Spritzie Posted January 25, 2011 Posted January 25, 2011 Geometry is horrible Divya. I LOVED Algebra, but I struggled like crazy with Geometry. Quote
antiaircraft Posted January 25, 2011 Posted January 25, 2011 My memory pretty much sucks, so I tend to forget equations in exams and re-derive them myself if they're not on the formula sheet. xD Of course, that doesn't work so well for calculus... Speaking of challenges that is actually completely unrelated, here's a math riddle for anyone interested: Using only 8 eights, get 1000. (−8) + (−8) + (−8) + 8 ⋅ (8 ⋅ 8 + 8 ⋅ 8) = 1000 I can do it with just one 8 too. ;) 810 = 10002 Quote
-Ryan Posted January 25, 2011 Posted January 25, 2011 Any subject starting with a G. Geometry, Geography, I fail at them all. @Theo ... Showoff. :P Quote
Tedhaun Posted January 25, 2011 Posted January 25, 2011 My friend (who is a Jellyneo member) takes calculus courses at her college, and I heard that it can be very confusing. I was never that much an expert on hard math without studying back at High School. :P Quote
antiaircraft Posted January 25, 2011 Posted January 25, 2011 Ryan, I got a headache trying to figure that out. xD In the end I almost resorted to writing a program to brute force all the possible operators (although that wouldn't actually have worked). And yes, calculus is a major pain. But trying to tackle structural or analogue circuit analysis without knowing calculus like the back of your hand is even worse. :( Quote
Unstream Posted January 25, 2011 Posted January 25, 2011 Haha nice job Theo :laughingsmiley: The one I used was 888+88+8+8+8, which gave me less of a headache, but I suppose yours would probably be more legitimate. Geometry was the worst for me (though my grades were still pretty good). I have to agree with you Divya, I hate proofs. Quote
antiaircraft Posted January 25, 2011 Posted January 25, 2011 That's actually really elegant Will. :yes: Not as elegant as a simple base switch would have been if I had found one though. :P Quote
Spritzie Posted January 25, 2011 Posted January 25, 2011 I've always been told (and it's generally proven true) that usually a person generally does better with their algebra, or geometry. My mom and I were algebra people. My sister, dad, and grandma were geometry. Quote
livvy Posted January 25, 2011 Posted January 25, 2011 Yep. They're very different kinds of math. Algebra is very logical (left brain) while Geometry is very spacial (right brain.) People are rarely equally balanced between their right and left brain, so they tend to be more inclined towards one or the other. Me, I preferred Algebra because of the logic and simplicity, but I was pretty good at Geometry because I also routinely exercise my right brain. It's simply that logic comes easily to me and creativity takes effort. Quote
Spritzie Posted January 25, 2011 Posted January 25, 2011 I really enjoyed algebra. That's why I did algebra 3,4 in HS, which most people skipped it. I thought it was fun. I still use certain formulas even now. (On a side note, I read it as "Geometry is very special" I was going to have agree. :laughingsmiley: ) Quote
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