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nevinsmith

Member

Registered: 2010-05-19

Posts: 39

Hi everyone

hi people!

Im nevin and im from new zealand!
im 17 and desperately trying to understand calculus in my high school at the moment

my teacher is quite retarded in that he only has a degree in psychology and
doesnt know much beyond differentiation

this is why you guys will be my best teachers!!!

thanks for helping me

bobbym

bumpkin

From: Bumpkinland

Registered: 2009-04-12

Posts: 109,606

Re: Hi everyone

Hi nevinsmith;

Hmmmm, that is about what age I learned it too. Taught myself. We did not have forums or computers back then, or paper and pencil. Just a sandy beach ( which was clean back then but full of sharks ) to write on and some smooth stones to count with. You will be expected to do a lot better!

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Jai Ganesh

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Registered: 2005-06-28

Posts: 48,420

Re: Hi everyone

Hi nevinsmith,

Welcome to the forum!

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