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[Grey Council]

oh k. thanks, me and my friends were confused about iterative methods of problem solving. lol - the maths department using long and complicated terms.

and J0n? stuff you too.

 

[freaking_out]

Originally posted by Grey Council
oh k. thanks, me and my friends were confused about iterative methods of problem solving. lol - the maths department using long and complicated terms. ...

yeah, they do that a lot!

 

[KeypadSDM]

So does ours. Why the hell do they have to make everything so long winded?

 

[freaking_out]

Originally posted by KeypadSDM
So does ours. Why the hell do they have to make everything so long winded?

yeah, to try to make the hsc seem like something "good" and high tech!

 

[KeypadSDM]

Originally posted by freaking_out
yeah, to try to make the hsc seem like something "good" and high tech!

Or just to propagate their arrogance and supposed superiority over other departments.

 

[freaking_out]

Originally posted by KeypadSDM
Or just to propagate their arrogance and supposed superiority over other departments.

that reminds me of english- and how they use hard words!

 

[Grey Council]

no, in our school the english department use easy words because they think we are just stoopid. meh. The maths department, on the other hand, think we are pretty damn smart, so they use uber-long words which we don't get, and the maths teacher don't either. I asked my old maths teacher what iterative methods was, he said we'd done it, and not to worry... when I only did simpsons/trapezoidal last week.

lol

 

[freaking_out]

Originally posted by Grey Council
no, in our school the english department use easy words because they think we are just stoopid. meh. The maths department, on the other hand, think we are pretty damn smart, so they use uber-long words which we don't get, and the maths teacher don't either. I asked my old maths teacher what iterative methods was, he said we'd done it, and not to worry... when I only did simpsons/trapezoidal last week.

lol

yeah, since in maths u don't use that much english- u gotta use the hardest words when u get a chance (to use english).

 

[KeypadSDM]

Originally posted by freaking_out
yeah, since in maths u don't use that much english- u gotta use the hardest words when u get a chance (to use english).

Like Riemann, and Goldbach. Those are some seriously big words.

 

[freaking_out]

Originally posted by KeypadSDM
Like Riemann, and Goldbach. Those are some seriously big words.

yeah, don't get me started on buchanan and "riemenn".

 

[KeypadSDM]

Originally posted by freaking_out
yeah, don't get me started on buchanan and "riemenn".

Why not, his hypothesis could solve most of mathematics' fundamental problem. Also the ternary goldbach conjecture would be proven IF the general reinmann hypothesis is correct.

 

[freaking_out]

Originally posted by KeypadSDM
Why not, his hypothesis could solve most of mathematics' fundamental problem. Also the ternary goldbach conjecture would be proven IF the general reinmann hypothesis is correct.

now u starting to use the hard words- LoL

 

[KeypadSDM]

Originally posted by freaking_out
now u starting to use the hard words- LoL

It would seem so, but more importantly, if the Reimann hypothesis is actually correct (which is probably is) it proves Robin's theorem is correct as well.

 

[freaking_out]

Originally posted by KeypadSDM
It would seem so, but more importantly, if the Reimann hypothesis is actually correct (which is probably is) it proves Robin's theorem is correct as well.

yes very importan indeed...

 

[:: ck ::]

hey grey council is ronny in ur skool now?

 

[Grey Council]

ronny who? ronny? hrm, someone else asked me that as well, and i haven't an idea who the hell ronny is. if he is in year 11, i don't know. If he is in year 12, i haven't met him yet. hehe

 

[renton]

spkin of order, does everyone do the questions in order in their papers? I'm stronger with the mechanics stuff which is usually towards the end and im withered and tired by that stage so im thinkin bout doin em first. anyone got ne experience with that?

 

[Templar]

I did my trial back to front. Was actually simpler than in order, but that's just me.

 

[Affinity]

Doing things in order is usually the way to go, there are good reasons for that

1) Difficulty generally increases with question number.
2) Less attention devoted to keeping track of parts not completed.

 

[darkliight]

Hmm, this isn't really advice, just the way I tend to go about exams.

During reading time, I tend to pick out all the questions I know I can do. When the exam starts I do those first, from back to front, while I'm still thinking straight, and less likely to make easy mistakes. Once I'm happy with them, I start spending time on the ones I'm not so sure about.

The ones I'm not sure about tend to tax my head, and I'd rather make easy mistakes on stuff I might get right, instead of making them on stuff I should get right.