Are you good at math?

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  • victoria4321
    victoria4321 Posts: 1,719 Member
    I'm an electrical engineer and I used to teach calculus. I pretty much remember all the calculus I learned, single and multivariable. I remember linear equations pretty well and differential equations. The only math I probably forgot a lot of was probability.
  • SSSLLLX3
    SSSLLLX3 Posts: 22
    Borrowed this from a FB friend:

    Here's a simple arithmetic question: A bat and ball cost a dollar and ten cents. The bat costs a dollar more than the ball. How much does the ball cost?

    5 cents :)
  • sisierra
    sisierra Posts: 659 Member
    math is evil O.o

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrFZ_1xCrIQ (can skip to 2min)
  • sisierra
    sisierra Posts: 659 Member
    Borrowed this from a FB friend:

    Here's a simple arithmetic question: A bat and ball cost a dollar and ten cents. The bat costs a dollar more than the ball. How much does the ball cost?

    5 cents :)


    see this is what i'm talking about! how is it 5 and not 10cent? -,-
  • RedefiningMe
    RedefiningMe Posts: 44 Member
    Me. I'm a math nerd.
    It's funny ... I can do complex equations but I still have to think hard about my multiplication facts. I just hated the thought of memorizing those stupid things!

    That's totally me - well maybe not going as far as to say I was a math nerd. I do love math and I am good at it, but I could never work in a numbers job :noway:
  • Anayalata
    Anayalata Posts: 391 Member
    Borrowed this from a FB friend:

    Here's a simple arithmetic question: A bat and ball cost a dollar and ten cents. The bat costs a dollar more than the ball. How much does the ball cost?

    5 cents :)

    see this is what i'm talking about! how is it 5 and not 10cent? -,-

    If the ball cost 10cents then the bat would cost $1.10 which means the total would be $1.20.

    The ball costs 5cents which would make the bat $1.05 so the total is $1.10.



    Oh and I too enjoy math and learning new and more difficult variations of it. I only studied up to Calculus I in college but I'm going to continue to pursue it.
  • CoderGal
    CoderGal Posts: 6,800 Member
    I heart ordinary differential equations <3

    I :heart: PDE's too. :)
    Omg how could I forget. <3

    To the engineers: how can you truely say you are good at math if your constantly rounding to 3 sig figs :laugh: (I kid)
  • RedefiningMe
    RedefiningMe Posts: 44 Member
    Borrowed this from a FB friend:

    Here's a simple arithmetic question: A bat and ball cost a dollar and ten cents. The bat costs a dollar more than the ball. How much does the ball cost?

    5 cents :)


    see this is what i'm talking about! how is it 5 and not 10cent? -,-

    If the ball was 10c then the bat would have to be $1.10 which would make the total cost $1.20.
    x(bat) +y(ball) = 1.10
    x = y+1
    replace x with the y formula: y +1 +y = 1.10
    combine like items: 2y +1 = 1.10
    isolate the varible: 2y = 1.10-1
    Do the math: 2y = .10
    Reduce to get the answer: y = .05

    Ok, maybe I do rank up there with the math nerds :tongue:
  • strawberrie_milk
    strawberrie_milk Posts: 381 Member
    I love math! Calculus was my favorite class in high school, and I plan on taking tons of math courses in college next year :)
  • spearfox
    spearfox Posts: 276 Member
    I balance the checkbook every month, does that count?

    I keep a cheat sheet for my trig formulas in my calculator. After that I have a few reference books in my toolbox to do a few other things. I am always told to utilize programmers at work since that is their job and they have the necessary CAD/CAM software to spit out programs. Unfortunately, most times, I can whip a program out myself quicker than these programmers that have expensive software backing them up. I don't think I am THAT great so it must be something on their end.
  • snoopytwins
    snoopytwins Posts: 1,759 Member
    I'm not shabby at it. Many moons ago, I got my B.S. in chemistry with a math minor. The more complex it got, the better I understood it. If that makes sense.
  • NoAdditives
    NoAdditives Posts: 4,251 Member
    I am currently taking intermediate algebra. I love it. It's fun.
  • vicmonster
    vicmonster Posts: 297 Member
    I love math but I'm terrible at it so I married a math teacher
  • jenafey
    jenafey Posts: 10
    Yay - I love math :)
    I taught various middle and high school math classes for the last 10 years and it was a blast! I kind of miss it now that I'm a stay at home mom. I was a computer science major in college though.
  • NYChick84
    NYChick84 Posts: 331 Member
    I'm the one who circles X and says "here it is" if the problem is asking me to find X...... :embarassed:
  • Natx83
    Natx83 Posts: 1,298 Member
    I'm the one who circles X and says "here it is" if the problem is asking me to find X...... :embarassed:

    X marks the spot ;)
  • Rayman79
    Rayman79 Posts: 2,009 Member
    I balance the checkbook every month, does that count?

    Are there really people out there who use an actual cheque book?!?!? Wow.

    Sorry if I'm sounding judgmental, but I thought these things went the way of the old passbooks, and the dodo.
  • PLUMSGRL
    PLUMSGRL Posts: 1,134 Member
    I can handle a slide rule...does that answer your question?:laugh:
  • stupidloser
    stupidloser Posts: 300 Member
    Math? What's that?
  • soontobeskinnysara
    soontobeskinnysara Posts: 177 Member
    I have contemplated getting the quadratic formula tattooed on me. it is my faaaaaavorite!
  • LovingLisa2012
    LovingLisa2012 Posts: 775 Member
    algebra :grumble:

    have to take it in college this fall, maybe they can help me understand that crap
  • rhonniema
    rhonniema Posts: 522 Member
    i have a B.S. in Engineering Management.
    i would hope i that i was good at math.
  • Karalopolous
    Karalopolous Posts: 574
    how I feel:
    rage-guy-meme-math-test.jpg
  • NYChick84
    NYChick84 Posts: 331 Member
    I'm the one who circles X and says "here it is" if the problem is asking me to find X...... :embarassed:

    X marks the spot ;)

    :smokin: :smokin: :smokin: :smokin: :smokin: :smokin: :smokin: :smokin: :smokin: :smokin: LOLOLOLOL!!!
  • niceMarly
    niceMarly Posts: 89 Member
    As I am a trained bookkeeper, I am proud to say I passed on my love of all things logical and mathematical to two of my sons...one has his Bachelors in Math/Comp Science w/ Studies in Statistics....and the other is heading into the Math field soon as he is done high school. I ask them for assistance in Calcullus and Algebra.
  • sullykat
    sullykat Posts: 461 Member
    Borrowed this from a FB friend:

    Here's a simple arithmetic question: A bat and ball cost a dollar and ten cents. The bat costs a dollar more than the ball. How much does the ball cost?

    5 cents :)


    see this is what i'm talking about! how is it 5 and not 10cent? -,-

    If the ball was 10c then the bat would have to be $1.10 which would make the total cost $1.20.
    x(bat) +y(ball) = 1.10
    x = y+1
    replace x with the y formula: y +1 +y = 1.10
    combine like items: 2y +1 = 1.10
    isolate the varible: 2y = 1.10-1
    Do the math: 2y = .10
    Reduce to get the answer: y = .05

    Ok, maybe I do rank up there with the math nerds :tongue:

    Math is stupid, and this is the exact reason why…
    p.s. I'm going back to school and currently have 90% in both chem and bio, ended up with 65% in advanced functions. Math is balls, and makes NO SENSE!
    p.p.s. I actually applaud people who understand formulas, and the such.
  • honeysprinkles
    honeysprinkles Posts: 1,757 Member
    I am decent at math but it's definitely not my strongest subject. I took up to Calc. 2 in high school but I certainly don't remember any of it now and I had a really good teacher so I ended up with a B.

    I'm a lot better in English and writing.
  • Karalopolous
    Karalopolous Posts: 574
    I'm the one who circles X and says "here it is" if the problem is asking me to find X...... :embarassed:

    X marks the spot ;)

    or this
    elephant.jpg
  • xHelloQuincyx
    xHelloQuincyx Posts: 884 Member
    great at geometry, algerbra, and trig. in fact I used to enjoy being in math class and got put in advanced ones.

    cant multiply by nines without using my fingers

    fail
  • LaurenAOK
    LaurenAOK Posts: 2,475 Member
    I loooove math, but never took anything beyond statistics because I didn't have to for my degree and I'm lazy. No calculus for me! Though part of me thinks I'd really enjoy it...

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