Dec 13, 2005 - 2:13 PM
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I dont think you guys have any idea about what i think of math. I dont hate it, i am just not good at it and i think i know the reason. It is not that I cannot remember the formulas or the equations or even the derivatives, it is that I think that I cannot understand why math was created the way it was. It was someone who decided that we should count by 1's. Why not 1/2's or anything?
Heres what confuses me. (this is not a math problem so bear with me) If you have a line that is 4 inches, a physical line that you can see, it is possible to divide that line into 3, 100 percent equal, parts. but if you have a line that equals 4, meaning you cannot see the line but it is represented as 4, then there is no way to divide that into 3 equal parts. the number comes out to 1.33333333333333....... and on forever. If it goes on forever then there is no end. If that is the case than how can you divide a line into three separate parts just fine? Theoretically, i think there should be an end and thus this is why i think math is flawed. Try and take that 3.9999999... x 3 again and you will see that it will not equal the whole number 4. There must be a problem. -------------------- |
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Dec 14, 2005 - 6:25 AM
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Exactly what pills are you supposed to pop?
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Terzin1 Oh yes, I popped a few pills for my math final... Dec 13, 2005 - 2:13 PM
jgreening 3.9999999...(ad infinitum) = 4. Dec 13, 2005 - 2:16 PM
CelicaQT haha did those pills wear off yet?
Yeah I hate ... Dec 13, 2005 - 2:47 PM
WannabeGT4 1.3333333333333333333... is 1 and 1/3. It's ju... Dec 13, 2005 - 3:00 PM
Terzin1 i dont think you understand tho. a piece of that ... Dec 13, 2005 - 3:44 PM
jgreening QUOTE(Terzin1 @ Dec 13, 2005 - 2:44 ... Dec 13, 2005 - 4:33 PM
ILuvMyCelica95 I hate math too. I really suck at it. I still add ... Dec 13, 2005 - 4:03 PM
WannabeGT4 There is no way to reprent 1/3 of something by usi... Dec 13, 2005 - 4:04 PM
orvillescelica QUOTE(Terzin1 @ Dec 13, 2005 - 12:44... Dec 13, 2005 - 4:20 PM
celicaST i take it you havnt taken calculus yet. the concep... Dec 13, 2005 - 4:51 PM
FSX_Celica94GT its because 100 can not be divded by 3 perfectly. ... Dec 13, 2005 - 5:25 PM
Celica_Fan Nerds lol just kidding I ain't good at maths. ... Dec 13, 2005 - 5:31 PM
Terzin1 I can't explain this phenomenon and I am in M1... Dec 13, 2005 - 6:07 PM
RocketScott QUOTE(Terzin1 @ Dec 13, 2005 - 3:07 ... Dec 13, 2005 - 11:27 PM
Hanyo QUOTE(Terzin1 @ Dec 13, 2005 - 3:07 ... Dec 19, 2005 - 2:58 AM
Shigexile Ahahahaaha Dec 13, 2005 - 9:41 PM
Jdog1385 i went up to calc 2 for engineers/architects...tha... Dec 13, 2005 - 9:45 PM
dlx742 I love differentiating
lol jk
i have a solid ... Dec 13, 2005 - 11:00 PM
soulshadow yeah math is hard, but a 2nd round at calc. will ... Dec 14, 2005 - 1:54 AM
presure2 this topic makes my head hurt! =) Dec 14, 2005 - 6:08 AM
Terzin1 Oh I passed the class, thats all I care about. Pa... Dec 14, 2005 - 12:26 PM
Dr_Tweak What does it do? Dec 14, 2005 - 12:28 PM
jgreening Its for ADHD. Since its designed to keep hyperact... Dec 14, 2005 - 1:22 PM
celicaGT96 Ive taken it before, and its pretty cool, cuz you ... Dec 17, 2005 - 1:56 PM
97lestyousay Its PIE it shold be 4. Dec 17, 2005 - 2:01 PM
Tweek It is very possible to divide 4 inches into 3 part... Dec 17, 2005 - 4:35 PM
Terzin1 thats makes sense. Dec 18, 2005 - 5:53 PM
CheesyLobster we use a base 10 system. everything is realative. ... Dec 18, 2005 - 10:30 PM
Ethnykceli ha i just got a b on my cal 2 class and an A on ph... Dec 20, 2005 - 1:47 AM
Terzin1 what if that little bit of fraction that is missin... Dec 20, 2005 - 6:38 PM
rocky2006 what little bit of fraction that is missing? noth... Dec 20, 2005 - 10:26 PM![]() ![]() |
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