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Pol

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Registered: 2005-06-14

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Help me plz!

Hi,i'm Pol. I need an EASYER way to learn maths,but i'v got A.D.H.D. Its very hard for me to learn,could anyone please help me? I would be so gratful if someone could help me!

Thanks

Pol

Last edited by Pol (2005-06-27 23:06:07)

Roraborealis

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Re: Help me plz!

I'm sorry, I don't know what A.D.H.D is. If you could tell me what it stood for, I may able to assist you.

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mathsyperson

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Re: Help me plz!

ADHD=Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

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Roraborealis

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Re: Help me plz!

I thought it was a maths topic! How embarassing.......

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Zach

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Re: Help me plz!

Gawsh. Even I knew it meant something like that.

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Roraborealis

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Re: Help me plz!

So you're trying to say my level of intelligence is low?

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Mr T

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Re: Help me plz!

i do believ that was the implication

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Roraborealis

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Re: Help me plz!

Well, it isn't. >:(

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Mr T

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Re: Help me plz!

really?!

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Roraborealis

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Re: Help me plz!

I thought it was obvious, since (if I may say so), I believe I am more mature than you.

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stewie

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Re: Help me plz!

WHAAAAAAAAAT! That is absurd.

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Mr T

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Re: Help me plz!

stewie speaks truth. i can be very mature when i see fit. that time does not arise often however

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I bought a large popcorn @ the cinema the other day, it was pretty big...some might even say it was "large
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Roraborealis

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Re: Help me plz!

As I thought..........

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Zach

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Re: Help me plz!

Actually, the implications was that I knew that ADHD was something to do with attention. I have no doubts that your intelligence, measured in any way, I'm sure, is a high one indeed.

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MathsIsFun

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Re: Help me plz!

Important: Intelligence and knowing facts are two separate things.

An encycopedia has more facts than anyone could possess, but it is not intelligent.

I have taught accountants, engineers and managers how to use computers - they look pretty silly hitting the wrong keys and not knowing how to open a doucment, but I never think they are dumb. They just lack information about computers.

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mathsyperson

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Re: Help me plz!

I agree. There isn't really any good way to measure intelligence.
I don't think that IQ is a good indication either, because it is measured with aptitude tests which only really test your logic.

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Jai Ganesh

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Re: Help me plz!

I think IQ tests work fairly well. Testing a person's logical thinking can be equated to testing his intelligence. Logic relates to drawing inferences from available information. But logic can be funny too. This is syllogism.
The book is on the table.
The table is on the ground.
Therefore, the book is on the ground!

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MathsIsFun

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Re: Help me plz!

I think modern researches are saying there are different intelligences

A magazine had some "intelligence tests" in it, and a friend and I were doing all those "what is the next shape" puzzles. His wife said "I don't understand those at all". The next page had a test involving faces and names - you had 30 seconds to memorize them, his wife looked at them for a short while and said "go on, turn the page". She got every one right, and I and my friend hardly got any!

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Roraborealis

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Re: Help me plz!

Aha, that proves something. What about natural, inherited talents, though? Could they be classed as different types of intelligence?

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