14-12-2004 19:28									#61
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Calc 2 and (math major level) Statistics. Started a class called foundations. All proofs, I gave it up after 3 weeks.
Not so good proofs killed me. I got Cs from Calc 1 on. As before that, but I never put in extra effort.
Nope my math is good enough for accounting. Maybe an applied course if it's required for a masters. Doubt it.

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	14-12-2004 19:29									#62
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quote: Originally posted by Lazarus and the Gimp Blimey. Is that what you learn in maths lessons?

Nah, that's what we learn in management. We managed to get chocolate bars, a rubber duck, an analogy about a ship and a rubber duck, and a double entendre involving viagra, into a formal presentation on "managing change". Was a fun tutorial

	14-12-2004 19:36									#63
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My speciality is multi-dimensional geometry which I've been reading up on over the last few months (polytopes ), other than that the usual mechanics stuff. Probably A2+ level in both, which is cruelly ironic

	14-12-2004 19:50									#64
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What the hell is A2+?

	14-12-2004 19:53									#65
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A2 level. Higher than AS level and lower than degree level.

	14-12-2004 22:03									#66
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A2, as in I'm currently working approx at or above (hence the "+") that level. Which is cruelly ironic because I severely ****ed up my A levels, and not at uni .

	14-12-2004 22:28									#67
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i'm rather like laz (which is about the only time you'll hear me say this)

i'm thinking about going into accountancy though, so my current maths level of 'bloody rubbish' may have to be improved.

	14-12-2004 23:25									#68
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Not necessarily, from what I've heard.

	15-12-2004 00:21									#69
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Depends on which accountancy field, there are many, ranging from:

Audit and accounts - piss around with invoices and despatch notes all day. Boring as ****. Easy. Might do a bit of maths occasionally. Usually done by economics and arts students.
Tax - Can mess with your mind with all the things you can do. Its a great mental workout - the 'maths' is easy, but thats not the point, its about using the right maths to get the most advantageous result. Normally done by science students.

I'm working in forensics at the moment. Not much maths, but it gets very intricate.

	15-12-2004 01:42									#70
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quote: 1. What is the highest level of mathemathics you have so far studied?

Have an A* at GCSE, and a B at FSMU. Calculus at 14, and it is still easier than french...

quote: 2. How well have you grasped what you were taught?

Better than I grasped my English/french.

quote: 3. Are you going to learn more?

I am currently studing for a my Maths AS level (take one module in January), and I plan on carrying on to A2, and Ialso want to do Further Maths AS in the summer.

	15-12-2004 02:27									#71
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quote: Originally posted by Krill quote: 1. What is the highest level of mathemathics you have so far studied? Have an A* at GCSE, and a B at FSMU.

What's FSMU?

	15-12-2004 09:12									#72
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quote: Originally posted by Dauphin I'm working in forensics at the moment. Not much maths, but it gets very intricate.

Hunting down tax evaders?

	15-12-2004 10:50									#73
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Algebra, equations, two and three dimensional geometry, trigonometry, analytical geometry, polinomials, functions, probability, logarithm and exponentials, limits and serials, derivation and integrals...All during high school...

In the Turkish education system, you have to go through an exam at the national level covering a variety of high school subjects including maths and the overall score you get from that exam determines whether or not you qualify for any preferences you made about which universities you'd like to go.

Although my preferences were all social sciences, I learned these topics by heart to increase my chances. I was a math machine on all the above topics back then.

	15-12-2004 11:04									#74
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that is just normal highschool stuff...

Jon Mliler

	15-12-2004 11:26									#75
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quote: Originally posted by Jon Miller that is just normal highschool stuff... Jon Mliler

Yeah, and I forgot most of it by now.

I still think some of those topics are too much for high school, like integrals. I wonder if the curricula in North America or Europe are more streamlined or heavier...

	15-12-2004 11:34									#76
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It depends. Math curricula is generally crappy in the US (calculus is definitely not the norm for high school students, though there are plenty of exceptional schools), but it's better than that in Europe and Canada.

	15-12-2004 11:36									#77
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You honestly think the math curricula is better in the US than in Europe or Canada?

You are aware of the recent study which put most of western Europe and Canada well ahead of the US w.r.t. math?

Calculus was the norm at my high school, anyway. It was pretty much assumed you took it unless you requested not to.

	15-12-2004 11:36									#78
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I've been studying multi-dimensional super string theory and how it relates to quantum gravitation for fun. That and Kerr black holes.

	15-12-2004 11:37									#79
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Someone skimmed my post too quickly....

	15-12-2004 11:39									#80
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quote: Originally posted by Ramo Someone skimmed my post too quickly....

No, it was apparently poorly written.

quote: It depends. Math curricula is generally crappy in the US, but it's better than that in Europe and Canada.

(with the brackets removed for clarity of intent)

	15-12-2004 11:41									#81
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Yes, that says exactly the opposite of what you stated.

	15-12-2004 11:43									#82
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quote: Originally posted by Vince278 I've been studying multi-dimensional super string theory and how it relates to quantum gravitation for fun. That and Kerr black holes.

You sound like those who are peddling snake oil.

	15-12-2004 11:43									#83
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Ohhh, I see now.

It's ambiguous and can be taken both ways.

You meant "that" to describe the curricula in the US:

quote: It depends. Math curricula is generally crappy in the US, but it's better in Europe and Canada.

would've been more clear.

I interpreted "that" to describe the curricula in Canada and Europe:

quote: It depends. Math curricula is generally crappy in the US, but it's better than that [found] in Europe and Canada.

It can be used both ways in English.

	15-12-2004 11:52									#84
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Well, I'll be sure to run my post through a spell checker and triple-check it for clarity next time.

Specifically, what "that" referred to was the parenthetical comment describing the state of the US curricula.

	15-12-2004 11:58									#85
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quote: Originally posted by Urban Ranger You sound like those who are peddling snake oil.

A little. The first part I'm studying is a lead I'm following for finding the Grand Unified Theory. If I told you why I was studying up on Kerr black holes you'd think I was drinking all that snake oil.

	15-12-2004 12:02									#86
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quote: Originally posted by Ramo Specifically, what "that" referred to was the parenthetical comment describing the state of the US curricula.

Hmm...isn't that a grammatical no-no?

I was taught that the sentence should be semantically unchanged when parentheses are removed, and they only exist to add clarity or extra description.

	15-12-2004 12:05									#87
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**** man, WHO CARES?

	15-12-2004 12:08									#88
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The people trying to parse what you write, for one.

	15-12-2004 12:13									#89
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What possesses you to parse a post of a person up 30 hours?

**** your English grammar. I'll be out of the primarily English-speaking would in half a day anyways.

	15-12-2004 12:16									#90
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quote: Originally posted by Vince278 A little. The first part I'm studying is a lead I'm following for finding the Grand Unified Theory. If I told you why I was studying up on Kerr black holes you'd think I was drinking all that snake oil.

Supermassive Kerr Object.