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By *icentiousCouple
over a year ago
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I was up to the level of equations like binomial distribution, which probably only A level now.
Got to admit my daughter is in her penultimate year of her GCSE’s and dread her asking “what does this mean”. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Maths is sadly my worst subject; a real shame as I admire the intrinsic beauty in arithmetic etc.
Oh well….  "
I don't mind giving you some private lessons  |
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I like numbers. If I'd actually applied myself at college (and not dropped out, but that's another story  ), I could probably have gone on to a career in finance. I know if my wages or commission have been paid incorrectly at first glance...that's good enough for my current job  |
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"Maths is sadly my worst subject; a real shame as I admire the intrinsic beauty in arithmetic etc.
Oh well….
I don't mind giving you some private lessons "
 You’ll have to start me off on a really rudimentary level; I literally can’t remember my times tables  How bad is that? |
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"Oxford Masters. 
Does the Oxford part make any difference to the MSc? not sure I follow... Its a Masters from Oxford Uni"
I fail to see what Oxford has to do with your competency in mathematics. I say this often to Oxbridge grads, the maths you studied is no different to the maths I studied. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Its part of my work and something ive struggled and struggled with, i got a 'f' at gcse level. i did a 'science engineering- nanotechnology tech engineering' degree so had to scrub up Maths and Physics Further Maths & Mathematical chemistry as part of the degree... in all fairness programs work it out, my 11 year old nephew is quicker than me amd can do it in his head   |
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I'd say one thing I have learned about myself and the subject off maths from a young age is...
At times my maths skills when I was in school needed serious work on, gradually over time I got better at it...
took me into higher education but later I had to drop out due to not being able to keep up on maths related subjects despite extra help and sessions etc but that's just life...
These days I'd say I use it on a range off everyday life matters and scenarios, calculation say car journey time/miles from location A to location B and how long google maps estimates or petrol and off course yearly MOT & Car Tax/Service payments which I pay in one instalment then all that is left is upkeep..
hourly wages on jobs I'm working/carrying out, sports information, calculating costs/expenses/bills even though my numbers are off by a few digits sometimes I double check it on a calculator to be on the safe side..
Kind off a rocky relationship but its good for me to use it otherwise my maths skills would go worse... |
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Left school 37 years ago at 16 with an ‘O’ level. Surprisingly I can still remember one or two of the rhymes that ‘Nobby’ Clarke the maths teacher told us to help remember some of the equation stuff.
All that, opposite / adjacent = tangent type of thing. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"There are 10 sorts of people in this world.
Those that understand binary, and those that don't.
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there are two types of people in this world. Those who can extrapolate from incomplete data. |
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"There are 10 sorts of people in this world.
Those that understand binary, and those that don't.
Gthere are two types of people in this world. Those who can extrapolate from incomplete data. "
Stealing this!
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Dyscalculia here, so I’m absolutely terrible at maths!! I can cut a cake into even portions tho, does that count as maths Miss pc "
Being crap at maths is handy when you serve pizza |
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By *lex46TV/TS
over a year ago
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I'm good at maths, passed O level a very long time ago.
I use maths everyday especially percentages. Working out margin on stock and profit and losses.
My mental arithmetic is excellent. Years ago when my wife helped my business a customer would have 6 items in their hands and I would tell her the total cost before she found the calculator. |
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Started degree course in maths/physics joint, in second year switched to just physics, but this did involve continuing some maths modules. Have since spent lots of years writing computer software, sometimes using moderately complicated mathematics. I also read maths texts for enjoyment... |
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Well to sum things up, you can count on me for any number of calculated risks you might want to take that doesn't involve multiplying. I'll divide my time giving you the biggest fraction of my time, adding as much input, whilst subtracting nothing that equals a positive balance, whatever that might equate to. As you can see I'm no square on anyone's hypotenuse, and only go off on a tangent if pi is not on the menu. |
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By *rHotNottsMan
over a year ago
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"Oxford Masters.
Does the Oxford part make any difference to the MSc? not sure I follow... Its a Masters from Oxford Uni
I fail to see what Oxford has to do with your competency in mathematics. I say this often to Oxbridge grads, the maths you studied is no different to the maths I studied. "
It makes a big difference,,to study at an RGU you have to be good, to study at Oxford you need to be really good. It’s like saying a BTEC is equivalent to a GCSE or Manchester Met is the same as Manchester, it isn’t. |
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"I was up to the level of equations like binomial distribution, which probably only A level now.
Got to admit my daughter is in her penultimate year of her GCSE’s and dread her asking “what does this mean”."
I’m finding Y10 maths really hard!! My eyes glaze over when youngest tries to explain…
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Absolutely terrible. Can get by with a calculator.
Weirdly better at slightly more complex stuff but my basic number is crap and I can barely get by at GCSE level. Just one of those things. Some people are good some aren’t. |
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"Oxford Masters.
Does the Oxford part make any difference to the MSc? not sure I follow... Its a Masters from Oxford Uni
I fail to see what Oxford has to do with your competency in mathematics. I say this often to Oxbridge grads, the maths you studied is no different to the maths I studied. "
It's a prestigious university which is harder to get into. The subject matter may be the same but the academic ability of the graduates is likely to be higher. I say this as someone who went to an ex polytechnic. |
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"Oxford Masters.
Does the Oxford part make any difference to the MSc? not sure I follow... Its a Masters from Oxford Uni
I fail to see what Oxford has to do with your competency in mathematics. I say this often to Oxbridge grads, the maths you studied is no different to the maths I studied.
It's a prestigious university which is harder to get into. The subject matter may be the same but the academic ability of the graduates is likely to be higher. I say this as someone who went to an ex polytechnic. "
He could mean the other Oxford! There's two |
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"Oxford Masters.
Does the Oxford part make any difference to the MSc? not sure I follow... Its a Masters from Oxford Uni
I fail to see what Oxford has to do with your competency in mathematics. I say this often to Oxbridge grads, the maths you studied is no different to the maths I studied.
It's a prestigious university which is harder to get into. The subject matter may be the same but the academic ability of the graduates is likely to be higher. I say this as someone who went to an ex polytechnic. "
Yet the pass rate for a 1st is harder to achieve from the Open Uni than Oxbridge. |
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