August 29, 200619 yr My Mathematics C class had to prove the volume of a sphere in one of our grade 11 exams. There are wose things to prove (or "prove") than the volume or something.
August 29, 200619 yr ... the hell timed-out got 404 but still posted :uhh: Yeah, the forum is acting weird, again. Besides, I think I just "proved" that those proves aren't too difficult. Bill Hicks[/url]":dhj2kan9]Since the one thing we can say about fundamental matter is, that it is vibrating. And since all vibrations are theoretically sound, then it is not unreasonable to suggest that the universe is music and should be perceived as such.
August 29, 200619 yr Author I agree with you guys.. It's not hard, IF you are constantly being exposed to it. For example, if you are taking the course, then you're going to know it. If you don't do it for 10 years, then you are probably going to forget it. I'm saddened by our teachers in the US. Even with the higher levels of math in high school, you don't even have to have a degree beyond a bachelors', from my understanding of the school's requirements. (plus, you could graduate with a D- average and still be able to teach) It's kind of sad. So now we have a bunch of teachers with tenure who aren't qualified for the job, and they can't be fired because the teachers' union is so powerful that the schools kneel before them, begging that a strike won't happen. As a result, stuff like "New Math" comes out. :( What I think is interesting is that the US has a very good post-secondary school system, (all the great colleges here, like Harvard and Stanford and such) but the only Americans who can get into it are the people who study out of school because our high schools are so bad. :( If you go into a private school, however, things are very different, as all the incompetent teachers are fired very, very quickly. :thumbsup: By the way, nice visualization of the cone proof, Oy_The_Great. It's clear, concise, and to the point. Why is everyone putting "proved" in quotations? Did I make a grammatical error? Did I spell it wrong? :-s
August 29, 200619 yr I agree with you guys.. It's not hard, IF you are constantly being exposed to it. For example, if you are taking the course, then you're going to know it. If you don't do it for 10 years, then you are probably going to forget it. I haven't calculated anything concerning cones or whatever for over 4 years, it's just a matter of good education :) Bill Hicks[/url]":dhj2kan9]Since the one thing we can say about fundamental matter is, that it is vibrating. And since all vibrations are theoretically sound, then it is not unreasonable to suggest that the universe is music and should be perceived as such.
August 30, 200619 yr LOL I'd love to try it but my math teacher is to inocent for that and i don't have the guts to do it. :anxious:
September 23, 200619 yr Tiny...middle school...brain...withering....away.... -.- -.- -.- What? Siggie needs work.
September 23, 200619 yr Haha. Even if my math teacher didn't know, he'd yell at me and tell me i'm wasting his time.
September 23, 200619 yr Tiny...middle school...brain...withering....away.... -.- -.- -.- What? That's the Runescape withering your brain like a flower in the desert.
September 23, 200619 yr Yea real mature. You're probably the "funny" guy I always have in my classes that tries to be the class clown to draw attention to himself but just gets on my nerves and makes himself look like a moron. IMO show respect to your teachers even if you don't like them. Last.fm: http://www.last.fm/user/Aaronm14/MY FAVORITE BAND:http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fu ... d=64310717And the bible is the big book of lies, call me a racist if you must.
September 23, 200619 yr Yea real mature. You're probably the "funny" guy I always have in my classes that tries to be the class clown to draw attention to himself but just gets on my nerves and makes himself look like a moron. IMO show respect to your teachers even if you don't like them. Yea, uh, people like that should just go take college courses in math and shut their faces so everyone else can learn. I owe a small part of my not understanding higher-level math to some dork in my class that spent half the hour questioning EVERYTHING to the point where the teacher had to go so in-depth on things that we usually ran out of time and hardly anyone learned jack. I had a hard time staying awake during his moronic spewing of "Prove it!" crap. I find math cool, because once you understand it, it's really fun to work out a problem and get it right...But I guess some people have to play smart-guy and ruin everyone elses learning experiences. But like I said, only a small part was due to him...The rest was having a teacher who moved too fast and having the class at 8 AM (WTF? I'm still half-asleep, you dolts...), so yea. But I think you see the point...People are there to learn stuff they need for life, not be bantered endlessly by math that is so far out there that like 1% of the population even knows it exsists. But on the other side of the spectrum, if you ask and your teacher gets pissed at you and gives you detention, tell them where to stick it. You asked a question, they either get to shrug or answer it. Detention for asking a question isn't an option. Damn people. The popularity of any given religion today depends on the victories of the wars they fought in the past. - Me!
September 23, 200619 yr We were talking about theorems to prove two triangles are congruent a few years ago in my geometry class. Now if you know them, you would know that there is no such thing as the theorem Side-Side-Angle, or for short SSA. Let's just say the teacher wrote the abbreviation the other way, starting with A. :-# :lol: My teachers have always done that. Guess it helped us teenagers remember it more :lol: .
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