mal3volent
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What was your favorite math subject in school and why?
I don't want to be rude.. Especially to an adminBut what kind of question is that?? LOL. I look at that list and cringe at all those things. Maths was something I had to grin and bear. I was above average at it but I can't recall enjoying a single minute of it.
I guess it's like me and English. I play Scrabble, Wordle and now Quordle, and I enjoy it. I asked a guy the other night if he wanted to play Scrabble (online) and he said no, he's more of a numbers person. I certainly am not.
@Opi_Kid_Rock I did stats at uni as part of a Marketing degree. Again, it was just a chore but I did quite well. I guess I'll choose that.. The others are like a distant blur of awfulness.
So you didn't like these subjects in school, therefore my question is "cringe"? I'm not sure I follow your logic.
So you didn't like these subjects in school, therefore my question is "cringe"? I'm not sure I follow your logic.
I guess it's like me and English. I play Scrabble, Wordle and now Quordle, and I enjoy it. I asked a guy the other night if he wanted to play Scrabble (online) and he said no, he's more of a numbers person. I certainly am not.
I didn't say your *question* is cringe, I said I cringe thinking about those subjects. But then maybe you'd cringe at subjects I liked, which is fair enough.
Statistics and probability as a sub-topic had the most practical and applicable value into the real world. It allows one to value some premises more heavily than others. I have used statistics in the fields of Finance, and games like Poker and others.
love your avatar, film was thought provoking as well...whew weeeeeee she sure could do mathematical equations i am sure betting, i loved all things much more than math(i ruled paper mache in art class), i was in GATE english, sure wouldnt know it by my posts, but im with you there when it comes to math compared to my enjoyment of readin` and a writin`I didn't say your *question* is cringe, I said I cringe thinking about those subjects. But then maybe you'd cringe at subjects I liked, which is fair enough.
love your avatar, film was thought provoking as well...whew weeeeeee she sure could do mathematical equations i am sure betting, i loved all things much more than math(i ruled paper mache in art class), i was in GATE english, sure wouldnt know it by my posts, but im with you there when it comes to math compared to my enjoyment of readin` and a writin`![]()
love chess and really enjoyed A beautiful lifeI was inspired to relearn Chess after that (dad taught me as a kid but I've forgotten. I downloaded a few apps (one for kids hehe) and learnt some basic stuff but yes, I soon realised I probably wouldn't become a grand master. That is a numbers thing.
That GIF with the woman and maths symbols reminds me of A Beautiful Life with Russell Crowe as the schizophrenic who is a mathematical genius.
with such a mentality you definitely won't.I was inspired to relearn Chess after that (dad taught me as a kid but I've forgotten. I downloaded a few apps (one for kids hehe) and learnt some basic stuff but yes, I soon realised I probably wouldn't become a grand master. That is a numbers thing.
That GIF with the woman and maths symbols reminds me of A Beautiful Life with Russell Crowe as the schizophrenic who is a mathematical genius.
with such a mentality you definitely won't.
chess is a decisions thing, first and foremost. You decide who to sacrifice in order to reach your goals.
But it will take at least 10.000 hours of playing chess till you get a better overview over what's happening on the board and who is threatening who etc. pp
You should add Physics, or applied math as an option. ANd also allow more than one vote.
I was good at calculus, commercial calculus like differentials and integration. But I really enjoyed the Applied probability and statistics course I took.
Side note, I failed Physics II in college and had to take it again. Haha.