This discussion "Anybody else hate math?" makes me wonder what standard math education includes. What areas of math have you studied?
How much math have you learned?
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Just because I took the classes doesn't mean I learned it, lol. I picked "other" because really, I've only got the basics down...Addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division! Oh and of course fractions.
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I agree with spookycutie in that I haven't retained much math after I stopped using it. I'm not unfamiliar with most of the math listed as I've taken classes up to and including calculus and statistics, and even though I've done well in those classes I haven't used most of it post-college and only really need basic algebra (or a calculator) in my day-to-day activities.
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honestly, I learned several different types of math in school and 85% of it I will never ever use again
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Well, for "other", I meant other subjects of abstract or applied math since I wasn't about to list every undergrad subject and beyond. Addition etc. is just arithmetic.
Originally posted by
spookycutie
Just because I took the classes doesn't mean I learned it, lol. I picked "other" because really, I've only got the basics down...Addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division! Oh and of course fractions.
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At some point, the specific "type" of math becomes stops being the focus and what becomes important are problem solving skills, abstraction and the ability to read/write formal proofs.
Originally posted by
Shayla
honestly, I learned several different types of math in school and 85% of it I will never ever use again
I've noticed that levels of math proficiency and perspectives of the "usefulness" of math divide people into four groups: people who know arithmetic and prealgebra, people who have mastered algebra and know high school math somewhat, people who have a good grasp of calculus, and people who have studied enough abstract math post-calculus to realize that most math doesn't involve solving equations.
10/04/2012
From Jr. High-College, I had: simple math (addition, subraction, multiplication, division), pre-algebra, algebra, geometry, trigonometry/pre-calcu lus (where I went to school they were combined into one class), college algebra, and symbolic logic (like math, but with words. I tutored it for a while), in that order.
I haven't used much after college except for basic math and some algebra. Occasionally I have to pull out the geometry.
I haven't used much after college except for basic math and some algebra. Occasionally I have to pull out the geometry.
10/04/2012
I'm in Calc I right now and have to take Calc II next year. I HATE it! Differentials are kicking my butt! D:
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Ive taken linear algebra, Cal 1 and Cal 2. That's more than enough for me. I'll never take another math class again!
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algebra
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Calculus
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Statistics, calculus, and logic at least. It's come in handy in odd times
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Not enough because I can't do much. Hate math!
Originally posted by
dv8
This discussion "Anybody else hate math?" makes me wonder what standard math education includes. What areas of math have you studied?
10/04/2012
I took precalc in high school. I hate math so I only took the basic college math class that covered a little bit of everything just to get my math credit. I'm good at math, it's just so boring.
10/04/2012
I have to use a lot of stats for daily use. I may or may not teach Biostats in the future - depends on course load/enrollment.
10/04/2012
I have studied, logic, discrete math and Calculus but I still don't really understand calculus.
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Up to clac 2
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I stopped at calculus I. My major doesn't require any further math.
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I hate math!
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I stopped at Calculus in high school, but went up to college algebra in college (obviously) since that is the highest my major requires. Should have taken the AP test in school to skip math in college.
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Let's just say I am the worst person to go to about a math question. I hate math, always have. And I am horrible with it. Once I got to decimals, percentage, and fractions, I stopped trying lol.
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Up to calculus 2.
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can't remember
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Unfortunately, I agree with this. Even as a biologist who has to run statistical analyses on data, there are computer programs around to do all the "heavy lifting" for me.
Originally posted by
Shayla
honestly, I learned several different types of math in school and 85% of it I will never ever use again
10/04/2012
I stopped at calculus, the teacher was so boring and talked in a mono tone. I could not stay awake and did not learn anything in the class. I gave up after that class.
10/04/2012
Ok, I know I am out of left field here. I took math courses (a BS mathematics of computing, and debated about a masters) because that always came easily to me but I have to work at the computer science and engineering courses I wanted to be good at.
After school though I realized that no-one knows that stuff. They look it up and usually just plug values into a predetermined equation.
Theory is for academics
After school though I realized that no-one knows that stuff. They look it up and usually just plug values into a predetermined equation.
Theory is for academics
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The last math classes I took involved some complex analysis, topology, number theory and group theory. I don't really hate math, but I don't like it either. It's more of a tool than a passion.
Originally posted by
dv8
This discussion "Anybody else hate math?" makes me wonder what standard math education includes. What areas of math have you studied?
10/04/2012
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I did undergrad as a math major. The math department I was in was considered one of the best math department in the world. None of the math I did during the 4 years involved solving equations. It was highly theoretical. I really didn't enjoy the whole process at all. Though, I could understand why some had passion for it. I just wasn't in the right place. I really should have gone to Berkeley for Engineering
Originally posted by
dv8
At some point, the specific "type" of math becomes stops being the focus and what becomes important are problem solving skills, abstraction and the ability to read/write formal proofs.
I've noticed that levels of math proficiency ... more
I've noticed that levels of math proficiency ... more
At some point, the specific "type" of math becomes stops being the focus and what becomes important are problem solving skills, abstraction and the ability to read/write formal proofs.
I've noticed that levels of math proficiency and perspectives of the "usefulness" of math divide people into four groups: people who know arithmetic and prealgebra, people who have mastered algebra and know high school math somewhat, people who have a good grasp of calculus, and people who have studied enough abstract math post-calculus to realize that most math doesn't involve solving equations. less
I've noticed that levels of math proficiency and perspectives of the "usefulness" of math divide people into four groups: people who know arithmetic and prealgebra, people who have mastered algebra and know high school math somewhat, people who have a good grasp of calculus, and people who have studied enough abstract math post-calculus to realize that most math doesn't involve solving equations. less
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I've learned several types of math, but honestly, I hate it all.
10/05/2012
precalc -_-
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