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Great Sage of the Sea
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Location: Citrus County FL | Subject: RE: Well...
So if d = days and a = algebra uses, did you just say a / d = 0? |
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COMSUBBBS
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Location: Liverpool, England | Subject: RE: Well...
Algebra; the step change from basic arithmetic to higher mathematics designed to find a required unknown factor employing a formula of letters to arrive at a solution. Like many other school kids I considered the subject a monumental waste of time and a royal pain in the arse, until I entered the world of engineering. Once there I had to seriously re-evaluate my opinion and re-learn it if I was to advance towards achieving any engineering qualifications necessary for my job in the RN.
But outside the realms of engineering, physics, mathematics and a few other applications I can understand why most people contemptuously dismiss it. Billy Connolly was once a welder in a Clyde shipyard and here is his hilarious take on algebra. Be careful who is listening as the language is - well just what you get from Billy Connolly.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqZo07Ot-uA
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COMSUBBBS
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Location: Kansas City Missouri | Subject: RE: Well...
Forgot to mention that I enjoyed my high school algebra course so much, I took it TWICE!
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Master and Commander
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Location: Albany, GA. | Subject: RE: Well...
As with all wells, this has been a rather deep discussion. |
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Master and Commander
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Location: East Coast of Wisconsin | Subject: RE: Well...
Welcome!! In my freshman year of high school, I had to change schools in 3 different states the first semester algebra was taught. Did I pass? Fat chance. I still don't memorize very well and axioms and postulates didn't turn me on then or now.
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Great Sage of the Sea
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Location: Milford, PA | Subject: RE: Well...
I loved Algebra.
So much, in fact, I kept repeating it, 3 years of it in High School and 3 times in Summer School.
As a result of all this cramming I graduated 1/4 point shy of getting my picture into the Senior yearbook.
After 8 years in the Navy, I went into Engineering and was a practicing Licensed Professional Engineer for over 30 years.
Never once did I even see anything remotely related to Algebra.
Geometry, Calculus, Trigonometry, of course.
But never did find a use for Algebra.
Not even in Algiers.
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Senior Crew
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Most algae are too small to need a bra. Kelp, however... |
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Master and Commander
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Location: Patterson, New York | Subject: RE: Well...
I found algebra helped my problem solving and thinking skills.
On the other hand, 3 years of the French language were of little value to me.  |
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Master and Commander
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Like Gary I enjoyed Algebra so I took it twice with once in Summer School. I even gave up a few weeks of vacation for the love of it. Irony being so ironic I did get "A"s and "B"s in Calculus in college. Go figure. Since college was after the Navy maybe being on board the boats re-aligned my brain cells. |
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Old Salt
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Location: Harrison, NJ | Subject: RE: Well...
Beware of Al-Gebra. It's a weapon of math instruction. |
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COMSUBBBS
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Location: New Jersey | Subject: RE: Well...
My knowledge of math ended at short division in the 4th grade. You may as well have been trying to teach me Mandarin when I was introduced to algebra in the 8th grade.
Like Ric I haven't used algebra today or yesterday. Not even once... 
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Master and Commander
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Location: Wollongong, NSW | Subject: RE: Well...
My father was a user of Algebra and Calculus - he was a metallurgical research engineer. My son is a chemical engineer at a 'practical plant' - he doesn't use algebra.
As I would tell people at property investment seminars "I used to be a trained killer" - therefore I didn't need it. |
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Admin
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Location: Renton, WA | Subject: RE: Well...
Well played sir.... |
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Plankowner
Posts: 9165
Location: Upper lefthand corner of the map. | Subject: RE: Well...
So where were you today. It was the Base Tolling of the Boats!!! |
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Old Salt
Posts: 438
Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL | Subject: RE: Well...
rover177 - 2017-08-16 5:10 PMMy father was a user of Algebra and Calculus - he was a metallurgical research engineer. My son is a chemical engineer at a 'practical plant' - he doesn't use algebra.As I would tell people at property investment seminars "I used to be a trained killer" - therefore I didn't need it.
Could come in handy for planning purposes.
If your shooting is 100% accurate 80% of the time and 80% accurate the rest of the time, how many bullets will you need on your next five target assignment?
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Master and Commander
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Location: Albany, GA. | Subject: RE: Well...
None, I am learning to shoot a crossbow. |
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Master and Commander
Posts: 1576
Location: Wollongong, NSW | Subject: RE: Well...
So I'm shooting 96 out of 100. |
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Master and Commander
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Federal guidelines required a score of 95 out of 100 to qualify with a handgun. That was difficult until they eliminated the 25 yard shoot. I usually also shot between 96 and 98 even with the 25 yard shoot. Things got harder when they added tactical reloads and timed shoots. That's when I decided I'd rather spend my Winter in Florida rather than guarding federal facilities. |
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