Math Is Fun Forum

yazz

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Registered: 2014-01-14

Posts: 425

hi all

hi i am yashwanth,in India. and i don't have big background . i am a student of 16 yrs.i love programming. (but not a pro ,i always wanna be one).and my recent google searches took me here.i am little attractive towards math and my school teacher is not innovative somuch.since programming requires lot of math knowledge,i hope you all can help me.you guys seems to be a big community.

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Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a
fruit, but Wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad .

bobbym

bumpkin

From: Bumpkinland

Registered: 2009-04-12

Posts: 109,606

Re: hi all

Hi yazz;

Welcome to the forum. You are correct, programming requires a lot of math to do it well. Programmers who do not realize this will have a difficult time no matter how clever they are with their favorite language.

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In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

yazz

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Registered: 2014-01-14

Posts: 425

Re: hi all

yeah and you guys are interesting...

Last edited by yazz (2014-01-14 04:58:30)

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Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a
fruit, but Wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad .

yazz

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Registered: 2014-01-14

Posts: 425

Re: hi all

and i am happy on receiving quick reply..bobbym

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Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a
fruit, but Wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad .

bobbym

bumpkin

From: Bumpkinland

Registered: 2009-04-12

Posts: 109,606

Re: hi all

Math is an interesting subject when you are not being burdened by having to do it in a classroom. So I guess, if you are interested in an interesting subject then you become interesting.

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In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

yazz

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Registered: 2014-01-14

Posts: 425

Re: hi all

wow...i know you are a math genie...are you in programming as well...

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Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a
fruit, but Wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad .

bobbym

bumpkin

From: Bumpkinland

Registered: 2009-04-12

Posts: 109,606

Re: hi all

I am not any type of genius unless a non math genius is a type of math genius. I started as a math type then became a programmer because I wanted to solve tough math questions using a computer. I thought that if I used a computer I would not have to use any more math. I was not very bright back then either. Then I found that I needed more math than ever before so I came back to math.

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In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

yazz

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Registered: 2014-01-14

Posts: 425

Re: hi all

if you don't mind,can you share,what was your mindset when you were in my age..just to confirm that i am in right path..

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Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a
fruit, but Wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad .

bobbym

bumpkin

From: Bumpkinland

Registered: 2009-04-12

Posts: 109,606

Re: hi all

Hi;

You are perhaps on a better path than I was. There was no internet and no  computers when I was your age. Naturally, there was no programming either. Math was taught in a manner that when we would enter a physics or chemistry class we were completely lost. We knew nothing of how to calculate a number. This effectively ended my dreams of being a biochemist or chemist.

Because I could not relate mathematics to anything in the real world I was always asking the question, what is this good for. So I say learn the computer first. Learn how to calculate real numbers on it. Then take up math. You will never ask the question that confused me so much.

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In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

yazz

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Registered: 2014-01-14

Posts: 425

Re: hi all

yeah i will..and thank you...

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Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a
fruit, but Wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad .

bobbym

bumpkin

From: Bumpkinland

Registered: 2009-04-12

Posts: 109,606

Re: hi all

Hi;

But when a math question comes up come in here and post it.

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In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

yazz

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Registered: 2014-01-14

Posts: 425

Re: hi all

yeah..and can i post my homeworks questions.i mean it seems you and your team can teach me better than my teacher.bcoz my math teacher is not so great and lively and friendly as you are..she only wants us to score up and up and quality education is lacking ..

Last edited by yazz (2014-01-14 06:24:40)

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Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a
fruit, but Wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad .

bobbym

bumpkin

From: Bumpkinland

Registered: 2009-04-12

Posts: 109,606

Re: hi all

Remember to show whatever work you have done. It is easier to assist when you know exactly where the questioner went wrong.

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In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

yazz

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Registered: 2014-01-14

Posts: 425

Re: hi all

ok thank you..

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Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a
fruit, but Wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad .

Jai Ganesh

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Re: hi all

Hi yazz,

Welcome to the forum!

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It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

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yazz

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Registered: 2014-01-14

Posts: 425

Re: hi all

thank you..

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Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a
fruit, but Wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad .

John E. Franklin

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Re: hi all

Welcome to the forum!!!

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ShivamS

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Registered: 2011-02-07

Posts: 3,648

Re: hi all

Hello yazz, welcome to the forum!
Though the curriculum is good, in a country as populated as India, teaching quality is something which often gets little importance. Nonetheless, the fact that you are trying to supplement that lacking with online resources is commendable!