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Zenan Plains - Site Discussion => General Discussion => Welcome / Birthday / Seeya! Forum => Topic started by: Prince Janus on June 01, 2009, 12:32:42 am
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Beginning algebra in college is an evil substance that this planet must be rid of. algebra in the summer is an even more vile substance. However, if you play registration right, you might end up with a nice long version of it that doesn't meet as often.
Needless to say, I must leave sis, kitty, pretty buildings, etc. and go complete it so I can stomp on it afterward and burn the textbook.
I'll see you guys in a few months. *waves*
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Come on, algebra can't be that evil.
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Imagine how much Algebra Magus had to learn to summon Lavos!
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Beware, Sho Minamimoto gonna hunt you down for saying that.
Imagine how much Algebra Magus had to learn to summon Lavos!
At least Magus do not had to learn as much as Belthasar, especially on Project Kid. Oh god just look on how many wall of algebra gonna be written.
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Gah, our resident Fiendlord is leaving! I miss him already.
I've got that this quarter, and the next math course in Fall quarter. It really sucks. If you need help, gmail me! Good luck, Fiendlord!
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Thanks Zeph. If anything it'll probably be with Quadratics. You know those long equations divided by another long equation, all either divided or multiplied by the same sort of structure on the other side. God forbid you forget to mark something on it.
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Thanks Zeph. If anything it'll probably be with Quadratics. You know those long equations divided by another long equation, all either divided or multiplied by the same sort of structure on the other side. God forbid you forget to mark something on it.
I genuinely consider that fun.Us math majors are a lonely lot V_V
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Yeah, Algebra's not hard, man. College Algebra is incredibly easy. I'm not even sure why I had to take it, seeing as I got the more in-depth version in seventh grade like nine or ten years ago.
Oh yeah, probably because it was nine or ten years ago!
It definitely sucks, but it's not hard. Take a couple programming classes, or just wait til Trig and Calculus. Those suck WAY worse than anything algebra has to throw at you.
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Thanks Zeph. If anything it'll probably be with Quadratics. You know those long equations divided by another long equation, all either divided or multiplied by the same sort of structure on the other side. God forbid you forget to mark something on it.
Solving quadratic equations? Oh, cool stuff. I was working on that with a friend of mine a little while back. He had this Latin work (translated from Arabic into Latin, that is) from something like the 11th century telling a step by step method to solve a quadratic equation. Really a very nifty thing.
However, the nice thing about quadratics are is that, provided that there are roots, the solution is relatively simple to come by, seeing as you can follow a set of steps. Now multivariable differential equations... that's a different beast altogether. Think about instead of having x^2 and x in the equation, having rather both dx/dy and (dx/dy)^2.
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Good thinking kicking the forum habit for courses. Hope all goes really well. In the words of Kintaro Oe:
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STUDY STUDY STUDY STUDY STUDY STUDY!
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...the hell?
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:lol: That's a Golden Boy reference. Funny, silly anime. Surprisingly well scripted given its prevailing themes, which can be deduced pretty easily with a google image search.
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Algebra, like most maths (though I think moreso), is incredibly repetitive and soul-crushing. I failed Algebra 1 in Highschool 2 times (though partly because I kept copying my old work each new year and not bothering to relearn anything :lol:), then I got into Algebra 2 and halfway in was like, "FUCKTHISSHIT!" and just finished up my math creds by going into a remedial maths class that was taught by the shop teacher where everyone just fucked around (hey! my people!)...
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I think a Lavos summon would require at least dimensional calculus, if not something more evil than algebra and calculus combined: Statistics
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I think a Lavos summon would require at least dimensional calculus, if not something more evil than algebra and calculus combined: Statistics
HAH! My dad's a statistician. Too bad he never played any RPGs after FFIV, otherwise I'd have to send him this quote.
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Yeah, Algebra's not hard, man. College Algebra is incredibly easy. I'm not even sure why I had to take it, seeing as I got the more in-depth version in seventh grade like nine or ten years ago.
Oh yeah, probably because it was nine or ten years ago!
It definitely sucks, but it's not hard. Take a couple programming classes, or just wait til Trig and Calculus. Those suck WAY worse than anything algebra has to throw at you.
You talk as if I haven't already attempted it. Also, Attention Deficit Disorder.
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Sorry, no offense intended.
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Yeah, Algebra's not hard, man. College Algebra is incredibly easy. I'm not even sure why I had to take it, seeing as I got the more in-depth version in seventh grade like nine or ten years ago.
Oh yeah, probably because it was nine or ten years ago!
It definitely sucks, but it's not hard. Take a couple programming classes, or just wait til Trig and Calculus. Those suck WAY worse than anything algebra has to throw at you.
You talk as if I haven't already attempted it. Also, Attention Deficit Disorder.
I have ADD and ADHD, and epilepsy but that has no effect here except at those legendary math rave parties,and I am a Math major in college so quit your whining.
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I'm not a math major so kindly refrain from flaming.
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ADD is a poor excuse I hear all to frequently, I have what the doctors call a sever case and I still don't take the meds. Why? because I can easily exhibit self-control. If you just don't like it fine, but you can do it. I hate writing, I am also quite bad at it, yet I still take additional writing course to get better.
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Kebrel, most cases of it are misdiagnosed. Mine is not. I've already flunked it three times throughout high school and college.
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I was diagnosed with ADD when I was 18. I can't stand the meds though. Diet Coke, indeed.
But when it comes to math being difficult, it's not. It's all about the teacher. If you have a teacher that wants you to understand, you'll understand. But if you have a teacher who wants to shove out the info and move on, that's exactly what your brain will do. I suggest (if you have the ability) to talk to students who have already taken the class, preferrably some who have had different teachers, and find out which one is the most lively.
Seriously, I hated Precalculus in high school. Couldn't pay attention to the boring teacher, so I didn't understand. I fell asleep in class a lot. I finally got a teacher my senior year who was loud and kinda offbeat and actually funny, and he held my attention just fine. I got an A in that class. Since leaving high school, my study skills have improved somewhat. I'm almost a straight A student at my college. A few B's.
My main problem with ADD is that for most people it's not a reason they are the way they are, it's an excuse for why they aren't the way they want to be. I actually have a friend who used to speed and drive like a maniac, narrowly missing cars and people, and whenever I could spout out syllables to articulate my feelings, usually like "JESUS FING CHRIST," he'd just shrug and say "Sorry. ADD." Then I'd tell him he was an idiot.
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Mental illness and things of that nature shouldn't be an excuse to not do something. I'm Bipolar and probably have Asperger's. I've been known to go from happy one minute to crying my eyes out the next. I haven't taken my medicine in almost a year, but I don't think I need to. I just calm myself down.
And indeed, math is hard. Just hope your teacher doesn't give you proofs... god I hated proofs...
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Math is evil. Always has been, always will be. As far as ADD and ADHD go, I would say it's safe to assume that each person's case is unique to them. My brother was diagnosed with ADD, I never bought it, neither did my Dad. Did it help him in the long run? Sure. I'm trailing away from what's really at stake here....
MATH IS EVIL!!!
And I HATE the arguments about how finite it is. Don't buy into it! Kill that bitch, Cap'n B!
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Bekkler you remind me of the course syllabus:
Tips from my former students:
*Don't take an algebra course in the summer!
Summer Algebra condenses into 8 weeks, but for me that beats out having to take it with three other classes all competing for attention and focus (as in Fall and Spring semesters. I need to eat more nuts.)
If you do take Algebra in the summer, don't take any other classes along with it!
Not a problem. Dropped American government for another date. Dis algebra shit needs to die now, with another course or by itself. Only problem is, Campus was supposed to reimburse me by now, and hasn't. So, I can't go get the algebra textbook. Hence why I'm still here. -_-
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Name? volume? the ISBN? It could be online or something.
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That'd be great if I had the money for it. Gotta wait till friday at the most. Paycheck.
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In order to "Get" math when you're not a math-head you have to eat,sleep,and drink it. You have to turn it upside down and inside out an hundred times and apply it to everything you have. Tell stories using it, even. If Magus knocked Glenn from a cliff at the height of 432 feet, given acceleration due to gravity of 9.8 m/s/s and a weight of 132.5 lbs, how many lbs/in^2 would his feet hit the ground with given a surface area of 42.4 square inches, ignoring wind resistance?