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[Beanlord]

What I found about math is that most people can actually get really good at it. It's mostly about the foundation that you have built and the fact that teaching math is a hard task. I don't blame the teachers but if there's no good foundation, children will grow up to "hate math".

Speaking of which



Too bad few appreciate what a great subject math is and how it projects indirectly in almost everything we use and do.

[magaginho]

That's the thing, I also need to find out what I'm good at. Math is just horrible, I'm really terrible at it, I'm doing alright in this programming course, so... We'll see :D

Funny that you say that since he actually teaches economics. You would be another one popping to me saying how he's an ******* like many others did in the past.

[Hugolich]

I don't blame the teachers, I blame myself for not knowing the basics, but it was my choice, being young and stupid does that to you.

[Zardonic]

There's a math professor on YouTube that uploaded lots of videos about math explained in a effective and easy way, it's worth checking it.
Here is his channel https://www.youtube.com/user/professorleonard57

[Beanlord]

I don't blame the teachers, I blame myself for not knowing the basics, but it was my choice, being young and stupid does that to you.

You could fill in your blanks over time. It's never too late, most of the high school math (at least in Bulgaria) is easy to grasp.

[magaginho]

I don't blame the teachers, I blame myself for not knowing the basics, but it was my choice, being young and stupid does that to you.

Well at least you admit that you got room for improvement. I've had a lot of my friends that had my dad as a teacher and they always stated that it was his fault for making such difficult exams. My answer is always the same: If you can't even get the theory right why are you so convicted that you'll get the practice right? If he's actually giving you a bad grade that just means you're not ready and you don't know enough to embrace the professional world. Try harder. And this is the kind of mentality that most of the students nowadays don't have.

[helzz]

University nowadays is a joke in most cases. When you have the pressure from the government saying that those students need to be approved, you can be the dumbest person walking around but you have a degree. I can't imagine the amount of incompetent kids that are going to pop in the next year's.

Quoting my old men: If you think your generation is ****ed, think about the professionals that will handle your kids paperwork.

This is true. I'm slaving away on my degree, studying like mad like everyone else on my course because our subject is hard as **** and requires a tonne of work, while my mates on different courses do **** all and get the same or a little higher grades than me, and I've read their assignments. They're pure trash. They don't know **** about what they're studying and can't type to save their life but still get passed.

That's part of the reason why I'm doing my masters after graduation, and I'll do it at Cambridge.

[magaginho]

This is true. I'm slaving away on my degree, studying like mad like everyone else on my course because our subject is hard as **** and requires a tonne of work, while my mates on different courses do **** all and get the same or a little higher grades than me, and I've read their assignments. They're pure trash. They don't know **** about what they're studying and can't type to save their life but still get passed.

That's part of the reason why I'm doing my masters after graduation, and I'll do it at Cambridge.

What you just mentioned is the main reason why people with a degree aren't appreciated in the same way that they were a decade ago. Nowadays everyone has a degree but people fail to understand that having a degree doesn't automatically turn you into a good professional.

Like I've mentioned there are still subjects that require a lot of hard work and study (Example: Medicine) but 90% of the students nowadays have their life turned easy and then they're awful professionals because they have no idea of what they're doing.

[unbanned]

You can shout at me if you want daniel, or I can just give you a hug.

Thanks, x1.

This thread is here for venting. Have at it.

It's just that we grew up together, we did pretty much everything together for 16 years or so, she meant the world to me and now I feel nothing but emptiness.

I'm sorry for your loss.

I'm sorry for your loss.

x2.

Love you Alex, see you soon.

Off to drown my sorrows and probably do something I'll regret later, peace out.

[Orphic]

I could go the rest of my life without seeing another alkene or alkyne reaction and I'd be just fine with that.

So glad I'm done with this **** after this semester.

[Mercy]

Im so bad at Overwatch :(

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You're only level 5 though. At that level, people expect that you're still learning the game. You're fine.

[Thydus]

What you just mentioned is the main reason why people with a degree aren't appreciated in the same way that they were a decade ago. Nowadays everyone has a degree but people fail to understand that having a degree doesn't automatically turn you into a good professional.

Like I've mentioned there are still subjects that require a lot of hard work and study (Example: Medicine) but 90% of the students nowadays have their life turned easy and then they're awful professionals because they have no idea of what they're doing.

Tbh all what 'professional' means in terms of working is that they get paid for doing a job, I laugh when someone tells me they are a professional.

[Link]

That's the thing, I also need to find out what I'm good at. Math is just horrible, I'm really terrible at it, I'm doing alright in this programming course, so... We'll see :D

Not to burst your bubble or anything but programming requires an entirely different subset of math that you have probably never used or seen before. Here's a really simple proof. Also you will need calculus.

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[Kasumii]

blame myself for not knowing the basics, but it was my choice.

You just said it yourself. It all goes back to the basics. For most kids, the problems begin when the subject of fractions come up. I don't necessarily blame the teachers but I do blame school and district policies for not allowing more time to be spent on a subject that will literally determine whether you will love or hate math from middle school onwards.

If you're looking to improve and you're already comfortable with adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing then start with basic fractions and work up from there. Greatest common factor, least common denominator, would be next then ease into the square roots and radicals before moving on in to basic algebra and algebraic factoring.

Not to burst your bubble or anything but programming requires an entirely different subset of math that you have probably never used or seen before. Here's a really simple proof. Also you will need calculus.

To further expand on what Link is addressing here, in programming you use a lot of discrete mathematics when you start getting in to more advanced construction of algorithms and data structures. The idea educators have behind forcing students into that math course is to encourage more logical thinking.

Depending on what kind of programming you're doing or what software you plan on writing / designing you may or may not need calculus (colleges force this on students anyways though). If your aim is to be a game developer for example, there's calculus EVERYWHERE when it comes to 3D math.

[magaginho]

Tbh all what 'professional' means in terms of working is that they get paid for doing a job, I laugh when someone tells me they are a professional.

You nailed it right there. Reason why I've said good professional considering that I've seen so many bad workers calling themselves professionals.