BF2S Forums Advanced Math, is there really any point?

..teddy..jimmy wrote:

All I'm asking, especially the older generation on these forums, has math been beneficial to you in life? I'm not talking about basic math but rather about more complex problems involving calculus, trig, etc.

Ah so that'll be ol 27 then.  Let me see.  Im a co director, a commercial artist, sign writer by trade.  You would of noticed here that my spelling is awful, it should be excellent for what I do but all my work is pc based.  Wether I am writing a quote or making a sign/van/window whatever, the pc I use or should I say program will have spell checker on it.  That wasn't the case 16 years ago, I'm now 32, could be 33, not too sure.  (you'll know what I mean when your my age mate).  So while English is vital, I can get by.

Now as for maths, I have never had to use algerba, I can use a calculator when ever I like and my pc will give me all dimensions I need.  That wasn't the case in 1900 when my Grandad started us off back then Maths n English were probably all that mattered.  Pie, trig or working out the radius of a equalatrial triangle isn't ever going to come into my life and unless you end up working for a pharamcutical company I dount it ever will.  In your case studying for law all that clever Maths shit will be bullshit, English bit written and spoken (see told you I was part of the older generation) will be vital.

I send my daughter to a Welsh school, ok Im a passionate Taff but more importantly by the time she reaches comprehensive, year whatever it is, she will be pretty good at Welsh, the don't teach her English until she is 9, I was gobsmacked to find that out.  She leaves comp when she is 16 in the hope she can speak Welsh, English and either French or German, I also belive IT/computers has its own language and she will be good at that too.

I have mentioned this before, the most vital lesson I ever took (the only boy in all the school) was cooking/home economics.  I cook for my family just about every night, I'm proud to say Im the best cook I know, my Mum was but unfortuantly for us she is no longer with us.

So Teddy mate, don't worry about all the silly brackets in maths, how this equals that or is above the power of this, fractions are maybe a little important but you will get further in life by being Assertive, Polite, Ontime, Part of a team (ie sports), and generally show a lot of common sence.

I wish you good luck in persuing your career in law school, I saw my sister have a go and yes she passed with a degree easily she is currently working for Swalec in a call centre but has done very well for herself.

(I haven't corrected my spelling mistakes on purpose)

1927 wrote:

..teddy..jimmy wrote:

All I'm asking, especially the older generation on these forums, has math been beneficial to you in life? I'm not talking about basic math but rather about more complex problems involving calculus, trig, etc.

Ah so that'll be ol 27 then.  Let me see.  Im a co director, a commercial artist, sign writer by trade.  You would of noticed here that my spelling is awful, it should be excellent for what I do but all my work is pc based.  Wether I am writing a quote or making a sign/van/window whatever, the pc I use or should I say program will have spell checker on it.  That wasn't the case 16 years ago, I'm now 32, could be 33, not too sure.  (you'll know what I mean when your my age mate).  So while English is vital, I can get by.

Now as for maths, I have never had to use algerba, I can use a calculator when ever I like and my pc will give me all dimensions I need.  That wasn't the case in 1900 when my Grandad started us off back then Maths n English were probably all that mattered.  Pie, trig or working out the radius of a equalatrial triangle isn't ever going to come into my life and unless you end up working for a pharamcutical company I dount it ever will.  In your case studying for law all that clever Maths shit will be bullshit, English bit written and spoken (see told you I was part of the older generation) will be vital.

I send my daughter to a Welsh school, ok Im a passionate Taff but more importantly by the time she reaches comprehensive, year whatever it is, she will be pretty good at Welsh, the don't teach her English until she is 9, I was gobsmacked to find that out.  She leaves comp when she is 16 in the hope she can speak Welsh, English and either French or German, I also belive IT/computers has its own language and she will be good at that too.

I have mentioned this before, the most vital lesson I ever took (the only boy in all the school) was cooking/home economics.  I cook for my family just about every night, I'm proud to say Im the best cook I know, my Mum was but unfortuantly for us she is no longer with us.

So Teddy mate, don't worry about all the silly brackets in maths, how this equals that or is above the power of this, fractions are maybe a little important but you will get further in life by being Assertive, Polite, Ontime, Part of a team (ie sports), and generally show a lot of common sence.

I wish you good luck in persuing your career in law school, I saw my sister have a go and yes she passed with a degree easily she is currently working for Swalec in a call centre but has done very well for herself.

(I haven't corrected my spelling mistakes on purpose)

Now that was what I was looking for

I took cooking for IGCSE just so I'd learn how to cook tbh I completely agree with you, it was probably one of the more beneficial classes I've taken even though it doesn't sound much like it.

Think of it as "Physicmaths" Very useful in engineering like someone said. "What would Michael Scofield do?"

kylef wrote:

Think of it as "Physicmaths" Very useful in engineering like someone said. "What would Michael Scofield do?"

lol +1

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Last edited by ..teddy..jimmy (2008-02-28 09:31:27)

Kmarion wrote:

It has helped to explain the world we live in.

I can see the response now:  "But its sooooooo hard!!!111one"

Math is required for any science or engineering field.  It's also useful for fending off that thing called 'ignorance'.

justice wrote:

..teddy..jimmy wrote:

justice wrote:

Btw, if you get into Bristol, go to Bristol.

If not, go to Manchester

Really? I shouldn't consider Warwick or Birmingham? Warwick being by reputation academically the best.

You're opinion is really useful tbh. I live in Norway and it's hard to really get the "feel" for where I want to go.

Well, I know no one who has gone to warwick, but it depends what kind of location you're looking for. Countryside and nice small towns? out of your choices Warwick is the clear choice.

Exeter and Birmingham are both shit locations, I've been to both places and have had friends who have actually gone to both of those Uni's, they hated it, 1 even dropped out because he hated the shit whole, that is Birmingham

Manchester and Bristol are on a par academically, both very good...Great city life and night life, it will be very intense. If you enjoy that kinda thing chose one of these 2 rather than Warwick.

I just say Bristol over Manchester because I prefer the city of Bristol, and you have all the nice beaches quite close by, which is a nice touch, I know loads of people at both uni's

Of course, don't completely listen to me, I'm just giving some advice on my experiences....different people like different things I guess

Ignore him, go to Manchester.

Night life is fucking ace, and when i'm back over in England we can go rave it up.

GunSlinger OIF II wrote:

Birmingham all the way!

Haha, last time it was Nottingham!!!

GunSlinger OIF II wrote:

same difference

stupid yank.

FatherTed wrote:

GunSlinger OIF II wrote:

same difference

stupid yank.

eat a potato

GunSlinger OIF II wrote:

FatherTed wrote:

GunSlinger OIF II wrote:

same difference

stupid yank.

eat a potato

Haha semi good come-back.

To follow in your style;

eat a burger

GunSlinger OIF II wrote:

get a tan

doesn't work

pink instead of tanned haha

FatherTed wrote:

GunSlinger OIF II wrote:

get a tan

Ive got a tan.

I'm not ginger and freckly lol.

Why did I have the image that you were, I think it was just the orange in your avatar and the fact that you're Irish and that Poe is a huge Ginger