-Ryan Posted January 25, 2011 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wembly Posted January 25, 2011 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unstream Posted January 25, 2011 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seliphra Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Math is a separate language....and I don't speak it... :S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Divya Bean Posted January 25, 2011 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wembly Posted January 25, 2011 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spritzie Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Geometry is horrible Divya. I LOVED Algebra, but I struggled like crazy with Geometry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antiaircraft Posted January 25, 2011 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Ryan Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Any subject starting with a G. Geometry, Geography, I fail at them all. @Theo ... Showoff. :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tedhaun Posted January 25, 2011 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antiaircraft Posted January 25, 2011 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unstream Posted January 25, 2011 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antiaircraft Posted January 25, 2011 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spritzie Posted January 25, 2011 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livvy Posted January 25, 2011 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spritzie Posted January 25, 2011 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livvy Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Haha, that it is, Spritzie. :laughingsmiley: We don't even have an Algebra 4. The highest we have available is Algebra 3, and I skipped that to take Pre-Cal and then Calculus AB. I do so enjoy mathematics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spritzie Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Those are the ones my sister took as well. But I enjoyed algebra too much to skip it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livvy Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 I didn't really have much of a choice. The magnet program I'm in pretty much controls my schedule in regards to maths and sciences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wembly Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Algebra 3 and 4, that's intense, we didn't have that either. But I agree with you there Livvy, my high school left me with practically no choices. One free elective a year was practically it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meeptroid Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 It's always nice to see this board still going strong, haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sofa Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 59671 (2 with this one) is a lot of posts on one board, hooray for general chatting, even if it has been about maths! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wembly Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 I always thought it was odd then people say 'maths' and not 'math' I guess that's just my vernacular though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meeptroid Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 I'm certain that 'maths' is the right way of saying it. Not that I ever do it, of course. :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wembly Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Why would 'maths' the the right way to say it? The whole word spelled out is mathematics and words that end in s don't usually save the s as part of the abbreviation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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