Math help

[zoiDman]

Sounds like my daughter. She's consistently read from 3 to 4 grades higher since 1st grade. She's a word and letters person, I'm a numbers person.

I think it is a Visualization thing.

When I close my Eyes, I Can't see words. But when I look at something like this Total Nicotine = Total Nicotine equation ...

(initial volume) * (initial concentration) + (base concentration) * (X) = (target concentration) * (initial volume + X)

I see the "X" bound up with the initial volume. So it sounds like there will need to be Some Factoring Involved.

 

[Hawise]

She's a word and letters person, I'm a numbers person.

I think it is a Visualization thing.

When I close my Eyes, I Can't see words. But when I look at something like this Total Nicotine = Total Nicotine equation ...

(initial volume) * (initial concentration) + (base concentration) * (X) = (target concentration) * (initial volume + X)

I see the "X" bound up with the initial volume. So it sounds like there will need to be Some Factoring Involved.

I always thought of math as a language. There's not much difference (to me) between order of operations and subject + verb + object. They're both just systems for communicating meaning in a way others will understand.

 

[Alter]

I need a nap after trying to comprehend all these algebraic equations. It confused the hell out of me back in skool and still does today.

 

[JohnMatey]

ahaha.. this thread is gold. It just proves that vaping is good for the brain. If you recall your (yes, that long ago) algebra class, this is called solving linear equations using multiplication and division! I only remember it because my son just had this exam!

Remember to exhale!

 

[zoiDman]

... I only remember it because my son just had this exam!

Remember to exhale!

This is the Ultimate Fallback when Math Instructors are asked by Students when am I ever going to use this?

LOL

 

[DaveP]

I wasn't that fond of math in high school and just did it because it was a core course. In college that bit me in the ..... I passed Algebra and aced Geometry and Trig, but fell flat in Calculus and barely passed it.

The teacher agreed that I knew the Calculus and laid out the problems correctly, but my weakness in Algebra resulted in in incorrect answers! It's a good thing that she gave partial credit and deducted points for the mistakes in Algebra and didn't mark the entire two page Calculus problems incorrect because of a few mistakes in the process!

My major was Computer Science. I really didn't need the Calculus to program standard business applications. The programming environment did that stuff for me with math extensions.